super bowl

we had our own super bowl party at home with our family today. we munched on chili-cheese dip, had hot dogs and pistachio fluff for dinner, and jiffy pop for dessert. this was a game day type of feast for us and madelyn was over the moon for the jiffy pop (a first time treat).

if you asked madelyn who was going to win, she would answer enthusiastically, "chargers! go chargers!" daddy is so proud.

madelyn was very interested in one of the early commercials where a dog's bark collar gets put on a man and the dog eats all his doritos. i would describe it as outrage that the dog would eat all his chips and wanted me to explain what was on the man's neck, etc. here is her retelling (not the best of the three versions she told us before i could get to the camera):

we never make popcorn, but i was feeling nostalgic when i saw the jiffy pop at the grocery store and thought that it would be fun for our family party. once i got it open the directions (on the inside) say not to use it on a ceramic top stove. gee - that would have been nice to know before i opened it! but as always i have to know why you shouldn't do it - what are the risks? apparently it is just that the heat isn't consistent and the popcorn may not pop (and it might scratch the surface of the stove). after watching a youtube video of someone popping it on a ceramic top i gave it a try. really not a big deal at all. anyway, we ended up with some yummy popcorn and madelyn thought that the jiffy pop dome was the neatest thing ever. i actually think that it scared her a little bit.

a fun evening at home with the family. love.