New Family!

urban family has grown by one! my favorite couple has adopted a bitty little french bulldog named Lakritze -- german for licorice:

soooooo cute!

the feb trip home

Always good to be home! and although this year's phoenix festival was our worst on record, the food highlights were pretty damn awesome. especially steaks at kinaid's:

followed by an amazing dinner at Beckett's Table:

my oso buco was deeelish:

family (non-family family included) were a welcome sight. me and the real parents got to do a pet project for my white parents:

got to see the kids:

and these kids:

a couple of my bestys:

family adventures comparing bellies and picking out chairs:

putting up the coolest and the most gianourmous wall decal EVER:

special time at The Pie Hole (btw: muchos thanksos to my B-I-L who bought me one of their t-shirts and is now one of my favorites!):

more tasty goodness at Baco Mercat -- which was so good i sent them a postcard from Japan telling them how good their food was:

breaky at Fred 62:

birthday meatloaf cupcakes with mashed potato frosting for the boy's to celebrate crashy's birthday. my sister's a pro at this:

burn can hardly wait!

big family dinner for the rest of us:

Thanks! It was fun!