We celebrated Sarah's Birthday this weekend. Her primary request was for me to make the Hazelnut Chocolate Torte which I made last year for her birthday. It is a deliciously sinful delight that we enjoy once a year! I arranged for her to have a massage today and we finished our weekend of celebrations with a dinner out at PF Changs today (they make the best Mongolian Beef there!). We do our best to pamper Sarah on her special day. She does so much for us every day that the least we could do is provide some delicious meals, some relaxation, and a few less chores for the weekend. We love you Sarah!
Though we were all sick this weekend we still enjoyed a wonderful Valentines together. Sarah made some Valentines pink (Raspberry) pancakes :-). And I made us a steak dinner which we all enjoyed very much. We finished off the evening with a delicious triple chocolate torte. I am so grateful for all of my wondeful Valentines especially my first Valentine Sarah. My girls truly are the love of my life, I couldn't imagine it without them!
We just want to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas, we hope you had an enjoyable day together with your loved ones!
According to Alicia, Santa says "Yo Ho Ho". That answers the question about what he does the rest of the year. He's a pirate sailing the high seas in search of hidden treasure! Hope everyone in Colorado is looking forward to a White Christmas, we certainly are!
About 3 years ago Sarah took up a new hobby of cake decorating. She wanted to be able to make beautiful, fun cakes for all of our celebrations. She took several classes and bought some supplies and started making cakes. In the past several years we have enjoyed some very delicious and wonderfully decorated cakes. She does an amazing job and she has fun with it. I look forward to the future cakes we will continue to enjoy as she continues to develop this delicious talent.
Who’s there…
Nobody's home.
That has been Alicia’s favorite knock knock joke for some time now, unfortunately it has been true of late for our blog as well. Alicia picked up repeating this knock knock joke after a visit from cousin Bobby where he read a Halloween knock knock book that we have. It is very cute to hear her say, until about the 5th time or so!
Anyway, we have been very busy lately mostly with Adrianna in kindergarten and I have not taken the time to blog. I hope everyone had a fun and happy Halloween. Though I cannot believe it is here already we are looking forward to the upcoming holiday season!
Just thought I would throw up some fun pictures to make this post more than just words.
This past weekend I spent Satruday evening repairing the power connector on Sarah's laptop. It took a spill several months back and you had to hold it on its side with the cord bent over backward in order for it charge. Anyway, the hardest part was putting it back together after removing everything to get to the power connector board. The worst part was finding out the the connector wasn't the only problem, the power cord has a short in it too! Gotta love electronics. So Sarah is going to have to type with the laptop on its side and the cord twisted in awkward positions while I get a new cord.
For the 4th of July we decided to hang tight and relax at home. Sarah was sick with Strep throat during the past week so we needed to catch up around the house. For the 4th I woke up with the girls and made some blue berry pancakes.
Afterwhich I set out the kiddie pool we'd gotten for the girls to enjoy this summer. I can't believe half the summer is gone already. The girls had a blast playing in the frigid water, and were bummed they had to get out as the lightning and rain started to roll in. We have had storms practically every day which I personally love, but it can be a drag for hopeful swimmers.
We took advantage of the rainy afternoon to enjoy a family tradition of mine tortafritas & mate. In Uruguay, where my mom is from, they often make tortafritas (a fried round & flat pastry similar to sopapillas) when it rains. It is a fun treat that everyone can enjoy, making and eating. Mate is an herbal tea that is also from Uruguay & Argentina. The girls loved helping make the tortafritas and later eating them with mate & milk. What a great way to pass the rainy afternoon and celebrate our heritage & independence!
