All Things Food

You may (or may not) be wondering what we did for Dave's birthday --- We both had Monday evening activities, so we had dessert when we got home and celebrated with some of his friends by going boating & grilling out on Tuesday evening. I gave Dave roller-blades for his birthday - something he has never done, and he wasn't too sure if it was "cool" for a guy to go roller-blading, but I assured him that it is.... Plus, Snickers loves to go - and it will be nice to have him along. (Hopefully we do not have any injuries in the learning process, we'll let you know!) This was his birthday breakfast treat, French Breakfast Puffs (aka Sugar Muffins):

So, back to the food discussion.... The pressure was on as I made another attempt at the Baked Alaska, this time for a birthday dessert... (last attempt was Feb for Valentine's day) Please see the link above for previous pictures. You will all be impressed that I achieved the desired dessert this time!! I know Dave was quite proud of me:

The inside ice cream/brownie... Mmmmmm :

And Finally - we attend a Tapas Party this weekend - Tapas are like Spanish Appetizers. So, I made a dip with homeade pita chips...that's right, I cut them up - seasoned them - and toasted them... they were deeeeeeelicious:

JSUK - we have a new family member!

Just So You Know - We are a new Aunt & Uncle today!! Joey & Maritza (my brother and his wife) had a baby girl at 4:15am (on their anniversary, nonetheless), California time.... Cecilia JoHanna, 7lbs 1 oz, 20 inches long. Here she is:

JSUK - It's Dave's Birthday Today!!!

Happy Birthday to my Handsome Husband!! :) He turns 31 today - wow! I remember when 30 was old...we, of course, don't feel that way any longer.

One of the lines from the song we danced to at our wedding, "Better Than I Was, More Than I am." Which is what we feel like we are together, in our marriage - with Christ at the center of it every day. I'm so blessed to have him in my life, and we try to remember to not take any of our days for granted.

Favorite Photo Friday

Snicker-doodle
Dec. 2006
I love this picture when he still had his "puppy hair" that stuck up in every direction. He doesn't have any puppy hair anymore ---- but he is much better behaved now, than he was back then.