OT: Annual Christmas Breakfast and Parade

Killit_and_Grillit

So we do an annual Christmas Party for my daughter and all her little friends each year before our local Christmas Parade. 

This year the parade got bumped a week due to weather, so we had a week of celebration. 

Highlight Reel:

My son got a pic in his #1 car...with Bo Duke and the General Lee


I met Kid Rock (We bawidabad’d with a Coors Light mic. It was hysterical.)

He was the Grand Marshal of the parade. 


My daughter decided she was the only kid who didn’t need to follow the rules and kept walking out to pet all animals. 


Rewind 1 week...

Pre Parade Party with all the kids. 

Made Cranberry Gin Rosemary cocktails. 
My buddy’s son waited for 10 minutes for me to cut the ham.  He is my favorite little person. He usually comes over and sits by my Egg with a smile on his face and says “hot” while rubbing his stomach  


We decorated cookies in the garage in waves...mostly so I can use the blower to get all the sprinkles out.

Pancetta Goat Cheese quiche. Did not suck.

Finally, my vote for the best parade entry. 



Take some time to make great food and enjoy the season with your family, y’all! 

JohnInCarolina

Nice!

I think I need more info on that ham though brother.  That looks awfully good.

bgebrent

That garage is one multitasker.  Last I knew it was for making pear moonshine...
Good times brother.

theyolksonyou

This is my favorite thread ever. 

Killit_and_Grillit

@bgebrent “allegedly”. My garage is what these millennials call a safe space. Except it’s full of guns and liquor and bacon (and cookie sprinkles)

@JohnInCarolina the ham played. I gave it a pretty deep score to get some more surface space and rubbed it in @MeatChurch Honey Hog. Let it do it’s thing for about an hour then gave it some Boars Head brown sugar coating and left uncovered for 20 minutes. Nothing crazy. But pretty solid. 

nolaegghead

Kid Rock is a total douche but I absolutely loved everything else.  Good times.

Killit_and_Grillit

nolaegghead said:

Kid Rock is a total douche but I absolutely loved everything else.  Good times.

@nolaegghead this forum is littered with douches. That’s part of what makes life entertaining! 

tarheelmatt

Awesome post!

Where was Daisy?

Killit_and_Grillit

tarheelmatt said:

Awesome post!

Where was Daisy?

Wasn’t THAT good of a day @tarheelmatt I met her a few years ago at a charity event I was running security at. 

She walked up and I cracked that 15 year old boy side smile. No regrets. 

thetrim

Great post and looks like a fantastic time, but with or without the blower, you'll be finding sprinkles for years.

I do hope you had a nice "Sprinkles are for winners" speech!

Killit_and_Grillit

@thetrim sprinkle bae got a little out of control Saturday so I have no doubt they will be everywhere. 

JRWhitee

Great post buddy, those kids had a blast I'm sure. 

JohnnyTarheel

Great day brother!!  Love the pics 

YEMTrey

Great post @Killit_and_Grillit .  Fun times for sure.  That daughter of yours is going to be kicking your ass for years to come, lol!!!

gonepostal

Enjoyed the heck out of seeing this. Thanks for sharing!

The_Stache

The "Fork" folks are an eclectic group!!!  Looks like you and fam had a GRAND TIME.  Good stuff

buzd504

JohnInCarolina said:

Nice!

I think I need more info on that ham though brother.  That looks awfully good.

I need more info on that cocktail.

Jstroke

buzd504 said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Nice!

I think I need more info on that ham though brother.  That looks awfully good.

I need more info on that cocktail.

Yes sir—gonna second that motion

Killit_and_Grillit

@jstroke @buzd504 I used La Croix Cranberry Raspberry, Bombay gin, a splash of low sugar Cranberry juice and a rosemary sprig. Easy, light, refreshing, but still has a Christmas feel to it. I'm usually hit or miss with the la croix drinks but this one played.

buzd504

Killit_and_Grillit said:

@jstroke @buzd504 I used La Croix Cranberry Raspberry, Bombay gin, a splash of low sugar Cranberry juice and a rosemary sprig. Easy, light, refreshing, but still has a Christmas feel to it. I'm usually hit or miss with the la croix drinks but this one played.

Thanks.  Sounds tasty.

Jstroke

That sounds very simple, and a great idea, thanks

BGEChicago

Can we hang out? I think you did more in a week then I did in 2018!!

Killit_and_Grillit

@BGEChicago you always have a pullout couch in TN!

caliking

Seeing this puts the Happy in Holidays. Strong work, sir. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Greatness. 

YukonRon

What is not to love?

This checked all the boxes for a greatest post ever:
Happy children, Ham, cocktails, General Lee, Kid Rock, parades, sprinkles, the works.

Congrats on a heck of an experience the children will remember for years to come.

Loved this post Adam.

SaintJohnsEgger

Awesome post. Food looks good. Kids had fun. Good drinks. A parade. What more could one want.