El Rey

On Tuesday, Josh finally took me to El Rey downtown, a place he had been telling me about for months!

It is a Cuban / Mexican restaurant. I got the Summer Special - three shrimp tacos with mango, avacado and tomato, with melon juice.

I can see why Josh eats there so frequently. Too bad my work location does not have such good places to eat!

My Husband, the Attorney

While Josh passed the BAR back in November, he still needed to be sworn in. On Tuesday, he took Ben and I downtown and was finally sworn in!



After that and a great lunch at El Rey, we went to my parents house. Ben had storytime with his Oma Angie.



He also played around with his uncles and Opa!

Ben's Baptism

On Sunday, December 28, Ben was baptized!

His Aunts Alicia and Bethany were his sponsors. He was very active during the baptism, but fell asleep by the end of the service.



Ben was back to his social self when we had lunch - yummy fajitas and chocolate cake. He gave us a HUGE smile while hanging out with Uncle Alex.

Josh's 26th Birthday @ The Salt Lick

Josh's birthday is two days after Christmas. This was his first birthday with Ben, and it was the first time that Ben rolled over (from being on his tummy to his back)! Of course I was folding laundry and had to wait a few days to see it myself!

Benjamin enjoys looking around outside (in fact, the day before, Josh was even able to distract him from being hungry by walking around with him outside!).



The dogs enjoy time outside too!



Later in the day, Josh and I had to take Ben to the church for a pre-baptism meeting. Then, we met his family, my Dad and sister at The Salt Lick. I got the turkey platter again. Soooo good!

Christmas Day

After a very loud Christmas Eve night (Ben would scream unless Josh or I held him), he woke up to be in a good mood for Christmas morning. He dressed as Santa's Littlest Helper - in the same outfit that his Uncle Thomas wore for his first Christmas many years ago!







A couple of outfits later, he was having fun with his Aunt Bethany!





And, for the first time, I actually got all six dogs (Danke, Delilah, Sammy, Bailey, Sadie and Perry) in a single photo!



Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

Every year, Josh and I spend Christmas Eve with my family, then travel to San Antonio for Christmas morning with his family.

Next year, Ben will be enjoying food during the Christmas Eve meal. This year, he was just tempted by it!



We opened presents prior to going to the Christmas Eve service. Ben insisted on me walking him around and watching the service on the TV screen.



Benjamin was introduced to Sammy the cat - too bad neither of them realized the other was there!



As usual, Ben had lots of fun with his Opa Peter.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

My mom, sister and I made these chocolate chip cookies from Cooking Light. They came out perfectly - and will now be my "go to" cookie recipe!