Father's Day Events

We had a wonderful Father's Day this year. Just like Mother's Day, we cooked dinner for both our families. We had 13 people to cook for, including Ben and me, and the plan was to cook ribs. We had already cooked them three times over the past 2 months (trying different recipes and cooking methods) and they were delicious!

Due to the amount of people we had coming, we had to try another cooking method this time. Our grill was covered in ribs, literally! In the past, we had cooked ribs for 2 hours on the grill over INDIRECT heat. This meant that there was charcoal in the smoker box and on the sides of the grill...but not directly under the meat that was cooking.

Because we had SO much meat this time, we had no choice but to but the meat over the coals. And, since there were 5 total racks of ribs, instead of 1 that we have been normally cooking, we cooked the ribs almost an hour longer. We weren't sure if this was a good idea or not, but we were afraid that with 4 additional racks than usual, more meat would take longer to cook. To ensure that the ribs didn't burn from the direct heat, we wrapped each 1/2 rack in aluminum foil.

Unfortunately, they did still burn. Some MUCH worse than others. The ribs were good, just very dry from the cooking, and some a pieces a little crunchy, haha. Ben and I tried to eat the "worst" peices so that the others could have a better pick. Everyone said they were good...but they definately weren't anywhere near as good as the last few times we've good them. Luckily, we lots of other dishes to eat as well.

In addition to cooking ribs, we also cooked a big pot of cream cheese corn. Ben's parents brought rolls, sweet potatoes, and a birthday cake for Ben's grandfather. His grandfather brought baked beans. Our friends, Daniel & Rachel, brought potatoes. And my parents brought fruit pie, brownies, and tea. As you can see, we had TONS to eat.

After dinner, while some of us cleaned up, my mom took a few pictures of Ben with Aidyn, and then a few of Ben and his dad with Aidyn. All of the pictures turned out great.

My parents were the last to leave. I gave my dad his Father's Day gift - 2 rounds of golf. I also gave my mom her Mother's Day gift - a digital picture frame to take to work for her desk. She was on a cruise during Mother's Day, so her gift was a little "late".

After they left, Aidyn gave Ben his Father's Day gift that he'd been working on. If Aidyn was rich, he would've bought Ben a motorcycle. But, since he isn't, he got him a motorcycle card (just as good, right? ha), a book of games to play with our youth group, and a digital picture frame to take to school for his desk. Aidyn wanted to be sure that Ben could "show him off" even on the days he isn't there to visit come August. :)

We had a great day, and I hope everyone enjoyed themselves. I hope all the dads had a wondeful Father's Day!