Snow Cave

My caveToday we went outside in the snow.  I built a snow fort, more like a snow cave, with a little bit of help from the girls.  Adrian helped a little bit too. I made it because when we shovel out the driveway, we put the snow on the side by the Japanese Maple Tree.  Every year we use this snow as a sledding hill or a snow cave.  This year Andrea got the shovel out and started shoveling part of it out.  When I came out, she got tired of doing what she was doing, so I asked if she would pack it around.  Audrey came out and wanted to help.  We kept on trading jobs.  When the girls got tired of doing it, I kept working.

When I finished it, everybody tried it out.  I spent the most time in it.

Momma was not able to get the pictures with Adrian and Andrea in it though :(  Maybe later if it does not collapse.  Hopefully it does not collapse!

snowcave

Korean New Year and Birthday

We went to Daddy’s cousin’s house in Canada.  They invited some friends over for New Years.  We ate meatballs and Kabli Pulao.  Kabli Pulau is a special rice from Afganistan that tastes very good. For New Years we stayed up until midnight! We got to try Korean rice cakes.  I did not like them.

Then we had a Korean Birthday party the next morning. We had Korean Soup made with rice cakes and seaweed.  The noodles were called mantu and were like wontons. Everything tasted really good except for the rice cakes.

Korean Rice Soup

Haitian Fried Plantains

PlantainAuntie Josette and Auntie Nicole taught me how to make fried plantains.  Plantains are like bananas but firmer.working

They are good with hot sauce on the side or crema, according to Auntie Josette.  I have not tried them with creama ( I don’t know what creama is) a or hot sauce yet–I think she meant more Tabasco Sauce.

  1. Cut and cube Plantains. You could also quarter them.
  2. Add Tabasco sauce and salt to tasteSaute
  3. Saute’ until golden
  4. Drain on paper towel
  5. Let cool just till you can eat them
  6. draineat


Happy Birthday

One year oldEleven years ago at 8:15 in the morning, a very tiny little bundle was born.  Very tiny, and very cute, this bundle was one of the best gifts that God has given Daddy and me.  Daddy called to let people know that you had arrived, waking them up in the middle of the night!  Funny how living in different countries can do that.

Happy BirthdayNow this bundle is much bigger, still very cute and still one of the best gifts we have from God.

Daddy and I love you very much!  Happy Birthday.