Conditions were ideal for the brick tonight. The kids wanted s’mores for dessert, so grilling something seemed a natural choice for dinner. The only grilling material that we had on hand was chicken (in the freezer). That got us to thinking about a chicken marinade that we had been wanting to try. We also had some farmers’ market bread, perfect for panini sandwiches. So out came the brick and the rest is… a delicious meal!

Robin and the kids went to visit Chris for lunch. The kids have been keen on making their own pizzas at Pizzeria Uno ever since our last visit to that establishment. Our daughter had read that she could do so on the menu. Once that girl gets something in her head there is very little chance that she will forget. Since school is starting next week, meaning that this is likely the last time she will be able to visit Chris at work for some time, we are happy to oblige.

Both she and her little brother very much enjoyed the experience.

Both kids forewent snacks this afternoon so that they could have extra s’mores. Our son did break down and have one Oreo in the afternoon, so he had two and a half s’mores to his sister’s three. Even the baby had some.

The baby still prefers raspberries, though. She has clearly been around her big sister too much. She now puts the raspberries on the tips of her fingers to eat them. The other day, she had several raspberries on both fingers when some music came on the TV. She started waving her raspberry tipped fingers in the air, grooving to the music. As testament to her perfection of the art of raspberry on the fingers, not one fell off during the dance.

One last reason for this particular meal was that we knew Sarah, a notorious s’mores hound, was coming over for knitting lessons. We left the grill open so that she could have some.

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