A Family Dinner Event

The Vargas-Garcia family is in town visiting with the Vargas-Crawford family. They have been here visiting and getting to know Sophia. I decided to invite them all over for dinner and to serve up a couple of pans of my "famous" enchiladas. I have taken a normal Betty Crocker recipe and vamped it "Michelle Style". I have to admit..they are PRETTY DARN GOOD!! I think Pablo & Kristin can vouch for me. The first time I made them, I had been living in PV for about a month and on my own and wasn't really accustomed to all the cooking elements, so when a recipe calls for a can of chilies DO NOT put an entire can of chilies and juice into a recipe in PV. Kristin, Pablo & I learned that the HARD way. They were VERY HOT...good but SPICY!! It was a great feeling entertaining everyone in my new apartment and the first time that I did entertain in my new apartment since moving in!! It was so much fun having everyone around!! Sophia was even a real trooper as she didn't want to sleep and didn't fuss at all even though she knew it was WAY past her bedtime. :) However, I did hear that she had a bit of a "meltdown" when they all returned home.

Here are a few photos to document the event!!! The whole gang gathered around my dinner table:


Pablo's Sisters (Lupe & Claudia) & Mom (Betty):

Grandpa's & Granddaughters share a one of a kind bond....I know I sure miss mine!! (soph's expression is so cute here...arrg matie) :)


AND...ALWAYS be a indescribable bond between a daughter and her Mom!!


This next photo isn't a great photo, but there have been many conversations between Kristin, Pablo & I about how Sophia's MANY face expressions imitate and/or replicate the MANY expressions of Kristin & Pablo. Here is one to document (in my opinion)....