Monday, December 26, 2011

Xmas DAY! pic heavy

starting at 12:01
so we started with taras presents which was 


presents AFTER PRESENTS!


she got a robe and shoes from aunty chowbear and uncle sam










a tutu from esturd aiyi (aiyi-means aunty in chinese)

also from esturd aiyi





my sist esturd



a cute dress from matthew and aunty lucy

super cute

hello kitty presents from uncle ben 

girly diva set from the wang family

super cute! now she can be just like mommy!

taras new tote!

MORE presents from the wang family!! they must really love Tara


Clothes from taras PoPo( popo-mom side grandma in chinese)

more hello kitty clothes from her popo 

and more presents


more hello kitty!!!



esturd finally got her food processor! from sam and chowbear
you better make me pesto


what did i get?!
a wusthof classic cleaver! i put this on my xmas wishlist that i sent out (yes im lame i send out
a xmas wishlist to my fambam) but i set it a lil high this year and i didnt think anyone
would actually buy this for me!! but they did!!! thanks sam and chowbear!!!


my dad with his nice ipad case



and of course more presents for the lil diva


more CLOTHES! i love xmas! i never have to buy clothes for her
=)



and then MORE for lil tarabee


and esturd got a shell  gas card! LUCKY







yeah buddy!!!



face cream for me!



face set for chowbears



hmmm...wonder what it is??

YESS!!!!! A PANINI MAKER!!!! im such a mom i know.....
but i REALLY REALLY wanted one!THANKS ESTURD


and MORE for tarabee! um...aiyis face is awkwardly positioned in the pic....


CUTE 




and to chowbear from esther a cardigan and scarf








all our gifts!



so actual xmas morning fotd



at church




xmas night FOTN
me and esturd









our xmas dinner




JUST taras gifts~!

xmas Eve

Family tradition. Xmas Eve slumber party at my moms house! and at 12:01 we OPEN PRESENTS!

my dinky lil tree for my home.
the drive to my moms
my hotd and fotd


hotd



MY moms house tree


the presents


Chowbears my sil 

my sister esturd and me (sis on left)

chowbears, esturd, and i


my parents. still in love.

chowbears and my brother Sam

my hubs and me <3

my parents trying to be cute

Sams idea of a good time....
just roll with it



my mom and Tara



my peppermint hairband. 


taras uncle and aunty


Cranium!!! best game EVER!



Xmas 2011 family portrait.

Friday, December 23, 2011

blingagge

somewhat finished project:


front view


                                                                                 

Back view

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Chinese Herbal Chicken Soup

ingredients:
-1 whole chicken
- 15 dried dates
-10 pieces dried longan
- cup of the chinese little red berries
-1 tbs chinese cooking wine

directions:
1. boil chicken in stockpot with water. after about hour, take out the chicken and cut up the chicken, save the breast meat, and thigh meat for hainan chicken. So seperate the thigh meat and white meat onto a plate. Dump the rest of the chicken back into the stockpot.
 dont forget to seperate fats and oils

2. Let the chicken stock boil for another 30 minutes. and then keep skimming the fat off the top. after 30 minutes add the herbs and wine. and let boil for like 2 hours! 





after about 2 hours the soup will become a brownish color 









Hainan chicken
ingredients: 
-ginger( like a finger size stub)
-2 stalks of greeen onion
-salt
-oil
( EASY PEEZY!)

directions:
1. mince up the ginger like so:



2. mince up green onion like so:


3. add together 




4. add salt




5. heat up some oil





6. Add oil into ginger and onion mix and then transfer chicken to a nice presentable plate and serve with rice!!