Family Fun

My parents are visiting us for a few days, from Connecticut. We've had fun going shopping, watching Nebraska win their bowl game, and eating BBQ & Tex-Mex together.

Here's mom, making corn tortillas, from scratch. This was the first time she had ever made them. We ate them with homemade posole and green-chile-chicken-breasts on Tuesday night. Last night, we fried the leftovers to make home-made chips.

I just had to take the picture, since I don't think you'd expect someone who grew up in Minnesota and now lives in Connecticut to be making corn tortillas from scratch!

Here's dad, singing along to Rock Band. We play via XBox live and connected our group in Austin to a friend who lives in Atlanta. Dad played guitar a few times and then sang on several songs -- having to sort the songs by decade to find some he knew! He did quite well! We may have him try drums later today, and have mom try the guitar.

We've also done a mini tour of central Texas BBQ joints, visiting the Green Mesquite in Austin (for baked potatoes w/ BBQ), Rudy's near our house (for breakfast tacos) and Kreuz Market in Lockhart (for the whole experience of BBQ served without forks or sauce).

Today, family tradition dictates that we'll have to go to Chuy's! (and I'm definitely not about to change that tradition!)

Tomorrow, they'll head up to Nebraska to visit my brother & sister-in-law. We'll miss my parents, but we're always so glad when they visit!