Christmas in Beaumont 2006

Molly did a great job covering our time in Beaumont, Jasper, and Houston this holiday season, so check out these links below.

The Texas Bowl
Christmas Morning
Christmas Eve/Texans Game

-MS

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow...

After Wednesday's ice storm, the snow begins Thursday afternoon.


Blue Boy explores the falling snow that night.


We wake up Friday to a Winter Wonderland! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!


More playtime for Blue!!!






This is how we roll in O-Town, y'all!

Thanksgiving '06 - That's a wrap!

Here are some fantastic pictures from our great Thanksgiving week!


The lovely ladies at Thanksgiving. Please note Aunt Laurie's light-up turkey apron.


Four generations...


Going out in Topeka...Bullfrog's, here we come!


Baby J's not laughing AT you, Koffee.


Heh-heh, how many days ARE you going to wear that shirt, Auntie Seester?


One of the best pics I've ever taken. This is Dad on our annual hunting trip.


That's my baby - a TRUE hunter/gatherer.


I like to call this one "The Golden Boys."


Me and my "war paint"...AKA Avian Flu.


The fruits of their labor.


Time for our Tryptophan nap, baby.

Hilarious

I've been watching this on repeat now for about five minutes and I can't stop laughing...

Every Man a Wildcat!

Go State!!! 45-42 against the Longhorns! Rock 'n Roll!!!

Click here for end of game highlights.

Cheater!

I'm so sorry, Blue. Joey Greco caught me red-handed with Trooper over the weekend. I'm so ashamed.

Marko Libre

You may or may not be familiar with the movie Nacho Libre, but it's a comedy starring Jack Black as a Mexican wrestler. I wanted to see it when it was in the theatres, but I just never got around to it. So today I was at lunch and decided to stop by Best Buy to see if there were any new movies I "couldn't live without." Well....it's out, and I bought it. What's even better is the Best Buy exclusive Nacho Libre wrestling mask with the purchase of the DVD. Do I really need to say anymore? It's scary I know. Happy (early) Halloween! Hahahaha.

The Matchmaker

Last night, we went to Houlihan's in Fairway for dinner, after absorbing more Genesis music on the drive there than I care to. This restaurant is our favorite spot because of all of the dark wood and amber lighting. Plus, the food is pretty good. Upon being seated, Mark was looking around the restaurant and said "holy shit, that's Dan Ober." And he jumped up and walked over to him. Dan pretty much introduced me to Mark years ago at old Dean and Deluca. He came over to me at the espresso bar one morning, told me "Mark Starr" (who?) liked me, and wanted to know what I liked to do on dates. Everything since has been sheer bliss. It was so great to see Dan and thank him for introducing us back then. He is the Manager of the Houlihan's and bought us a round of drinks. When we were leaving, Mark said "thanks for the wife." Hysterical. Fun night! And the stuffed chicken breast is always a winner.

Toad-in-the-Hole

Allow me to introduce you to the new favorite (Kristen) Starr meal, eggs in a basket (or Toad in the Hole). Here's the scoop: I have always had a fondness for eggs since I was a kid. Well, recently I was watching V for Vendetta, being the Natalie Portman fan that I am. Her character, Evey, eats this upon arriving at the home of "V." She exclaims how delicious it is due to the real butter. I was intrigued by this scene and committed to learning how to perfect Toad in the Hole. After several tries, I find it really quite delicious. The trick is to keep the stove heat down and brown the bread a touch before adding the egg. I like to keep the yolk just a little runny. I also toast the missing piece of bread I cut from the middle. Très délicieux!

-KS

Sweet Baby James - Day 2

He just melts your heart, doesn't he? Grandma Koffee says he looks just like Colin, but has Molly's "Angelina Jolie" lips and chin. She says he's very, very good and seldom cries. Also, he has a huge dimple on the left side and large "man" hands. When James was first born, his hair looked dark, but has lightened after washing. Grandma also said he seems very smart. He clearly gets that from Aunt Kristen.