Our Christmas Time

A Twilight Christmas

The Love Scene

You can see from Mally's face how she feels about Ethan.

CTR

Here's a video of Mally singing her version of "Jingle Bells." It was taken in May, so you will notice how cute and little she was, short hair and all. Listen for the gospel principle she is trying to teach you. You never knew "Jingle Bells" was a religious carol.

What's Good Around Here?

My husband and I love to find yummy non-chain restaurants to dine at. About a month ago we ate at the grand opening of La Carreta in AF. It's a toothsome Peruvian restaurant. The food is so fresh and delicious. We noted at what a shame it was that it was not more busy. As we drove home, tummies totally satisfied with our delicious meals and wallet pleased with the reasonable price, we past Applebee's and Chili's and noticed the long lines of people waiting to be seated. Seated to eat what? An over-priced, over-processed ordinary meal in a loud charmless atmosphere!

So, if you are like us and like to patron locally-owned restaurants a little out of the ordinary and sample cuisines from around the world, here are a few of our favorites:
Bombay House- Indian, we recommend the Lamb Vindaloo.
The Blue Iguana- Mexican, I recommend the Enchiladas Amarillas.
Thai Village- Thai, we recommend the Yellow Curry.
La Carreta- Peruvian, I don't remember the name of the dish, but I recommend the chicken in cilantro sauce.
Bandits Grill- American steak house, I recommend the Six Gun Salmon with green beans and the BEST prepared yams anywhere. Stephen recommends MEAT, STEAK, anything he can drizzle with A-1.

Those are a few of our favorites. Where do you like to go? Please share. We are always interested in finding a new place to enjoy.

Happy eating!!!

Happy 31st B-day Stephen

FYI to all you meat-loving cheapos out there, you can get a free meal at Tucanos Brazilian Grill during the month of your birthday. You have to register on their website on the "Club Tucanos" link. They then send you a gift card good for a buy 1 get the 2nd meal free. I think we will be going to Tucanos twice a year for now on, once in November and once in April.

The 9th

Here's Mally doing the 9th Article of Faith. She gets a little silly about it. I guess she now knows she is performing for an audience and wants to make it entertaining.