So, I made our special "Texas Tortillas" the other day (my first time without Tiff) and Melissa and I were rolling them out for what seemed like forever. :-) When we did get them done we made Enchiladas one night and then some Steak Quesadillas the next. (I'm really getting into this whole cooking thing!!!)

The only thing I could think of while we ate the Quesadillas was the time that I was staying with the Habegger family in Texas and we had a contest of who could eat the most Quesadillas. (lol) I think Josh ate 10 or something, Isaiah was close behind and Esther and I ate around 6 or so (I know, call me crazy...let me tell you, I wouldn't do it now, that's for sure! Lol!). I told my Mom and she said, "WHY were you and Esther having an eating contest with boys?!" Of course, my excuse was, "Mom, I was 13." That seemed to settle it. (j/k) :-D


Also, I finally took Elissa's advice and watched "Call Me Madam". What can I say? It was delightful, through and through! The dancing, the singing, the acting...*dreamy sigh* :-D
Donald O' Connor and Vera-Ellen are great together! They do a dance reminiscent of "The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing" which was positively spectacular! I have to agree with Lis though, the two main characters didn't interest me half as much as Donald and Vera did. And they didn't sing as well either. Not that I'm biased. ;-)
Anyway, I heartily recommend it to all musical lovers, especially. But really, I think it's an enjoyable film for everyone.
And an interesting fact about Donald O'Connor...apparently he was supposed to play Danny Kaye's part in "White Christmas" but had to drop out at the last minute on account of Pneumonia. Too bad...I would've liked to see him in that as I was never a Danny Kaye fan. Ah well. :-)
Oh, and if anyone has any other musical recommendations please let me know as I'm on the lookout for some good ones!

Here's a song that I really enjoyed from "Call Me Madam". Oh, and check out those *charming* red-rimmed glasses! LOL! (Elissa also has a video up on her blog that is another of my favorites!):

I also watched a version of "The Alamo" last night. Despite a few things, I enjoyed the movie. Davy Crockett and Sam Houston were my favorites. :-) It was sooo refreshing to watch a movie about my home state! One of my favorite scenes is bittersweet...in which it portrays Davy Crockett's brave death after the Alamo has fallen to the Mexicans (Crockett was the lone survivor after the battle.). I would tell you what he says, but, I think I'll let y'all watch it for yourselves. :-)
Following is the battle of San Jacinto in which the army of Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna's army in 18 minutes. It was an incredible act of God.
"The Alamo" is really about the sacrifice and courage of those 200 men who stood up to thousands of Santa Anna's soldiers so that they could have the right to be called Texans. They were ordinary men, but they went down as heroes.

Other than that...what's going on? Hmmm...well, Tiff comes home on Saturday!! We're all very excited as it seems like forever since we've seen her! She's such an amazing older sister...always keeping things running, encouraging all of us, and just being there for us. We miss you, Tiff! <3

Ooo! And I found this adorable photo of a "Highland Coo". It's from somewhere in Scotland...not sure where exactly:

Isn't it adorable? I do so love cows! :-)
(sorry, I just had to share it with y'all)

Sooo...Moosh and I made Cheesecake last night! It was quite a fun dessert to make!! (As you can see I'm really getting into this cooking thing! *grin*) And it didn't smell to bad either. :-) Here's a few photos that Mel took during the process (and some other random ones that we've taken while Tiff has been gone):

"Turtle Cheescake Des Amis" (from our New Orleans Cookbook. *Yum*)

The Evaporated milk/Caramel Mixture

Oreos, anyone? :-)

Melted Caramel...*dreamy sigh* :-D

I look sooo tired in this photo. LOL. But hey, it was a ridiculous time of night. :-D

The finished product...with chocoalte and caramel on top.

Completely done! Personally, I'm going to have a hard time waiting 'till Sunday. :-D

Caleb...and his trained hands. :-D

J/K. That's just Mom, cutting his hair. :-D

William...either the Conquerer or the Cute. I'm still trying to decide. :-D

The little girls with their new haircuts!! And I think William wanted one too. :-D

Grace and Abby with their new haircuts! From behind, you can't tell them apart! :-D

Caleb's way to stop passers-by. :-D

Melissa's art. :-)

William, "I LOVE WATERMELON!" :-D

*Faints* IT'S FROM TEXAS!

Grace and Abby 'pickin' chicken' :-)

Grace wasn't too impressed with the limp peice of celery leaf that she found. :-D
(I thought it was a worm, myself.)

Well, I suppose I should let y'all go now, as you're probably officialy bored now. :-) God bless your week exceedingly!!!!

In Christ Alone,

Jessica