Decorations and Fondue

Today was a big day ... we finally put up all the decorations that we've been collecting over the past 5 months! A few weeks back, Sarena, Adam, and the kids came into town for Meagan's wedding, and while they were here, Sarena and Makenzie helped Heather get some final touches for our family room and dining room walls. Sarena even showed Heather how to make a wreath. She was in girly heaven. Well, a few busy weeks passed, and then we both had some more time. So Heather created a beautiful wreath, we played around with a few different ways of putting things up, and then today we hung everything. Heather did an incredible job. Actually, she had so much fun doing this, that she's thinking about talking to Tyson about setting up an interior decorating company. I know you're tempted, Tys! Here are some pics of the finished product, although it's best to see it in person.



This weekend was big for another reason, too. We decided to have a two-course fondue dinner to celebrate Valentine's Day this year. We bought an authentic cheese fondue packet from Switzerland and a chocolate fondue mix, and they were delicious. The cheese fondue was flavored with gorgonzola and it was amazing! We highly recommend it, especially with a cut-up baguette, potatoes, and sliced apples. For those who don't know, here's a little tip about the chocolate fondue. You might think that adding heavy cream to melted chocolate would make it creamier, but you'd be wrong. Instead, it turns out that adding heavy cream to a chocolate fondue just turns the fondue into a light mousse that hardens when microwaved. It was not ideal for strawberry-dipping, but it tasted good, and that's important.