My husband makes homemade tamales usually once or twice a year and since he was off work, he got the ol' cornhusks ready and went to town rustling up some of the best tamales this side of Whereversville. One of the girlfriends and one of the boyfriends didn't totally care for them, but at least they tried them and were very sweet about it. The one said he never had tamales and thought it was a vegetable or something - HILARIOUS! Come join us for our fiesta ~
Homemade guacamole - ole!
COME AND GET IT!
(Pictured: The backs/sides of Brandon (Sara's boyfriend), Sara, Meredith, Allison (Adam's girlfriend) and Picture #2 is part of Nick's arm (Meredith's boyfriend), Adam's back and the same people as Picture #1)
For dessert, we had s'mores and let me tell ya - this is as close to camping as I get. I bought this little s'mores maker at Christmastime and we sure have gotten our $14 worth out of it - it makes kitchen camping a breeze! (pictured L-R: Scott, Allison (Adam's girlfriend), Meredith, Nick (Meredith's boyfriend) and Sara's arm)
(Pictured: Allison's arm, Meredith's torso, Nick)
Here's Allison - this was pretty much her supper since tamales weren't her fav.
We finally finished our evening with a game of Apples to Apples which if you've ever played, is pretty hilarious. I totally won. OK, maybe I didn't actually win, but I came in third or fourth which is just as good, right? OK, that's not true either, I set a time limit and we finally just quit - but we did have fun!
Having kids this age isn't always a barrel of monkeys (especially when it's around 2 a.m. and they're not home yet) so it's nice to kick back sometimes, readjust the priorities (theirs, not mine) and remember to fit a family night in here and there. ♥
10 comments:
Mmmm I love tamales!! Makes my mouth water just thinking about them :) Every time we visit Mexico they make them and wow, they're SO GOOD! Looks like fun :)
OMG I think we are living in a parallel universe, this is the last day of MY vacation too! Looks like you are having a great time - it's a pity we have to go back to work isn't it?
Those tamales look awesome!
I love it when you post. And camping with a s'mores maker in the kitchen is my idea of camp as well. I just use a microwave instead.
Hope the knee is feeling better.
Your tamales look so good!
Oh, I love tamales. Either ship some this way or maybe I should pray that my husband learns how to make them!
Looks like a fun evening.
i love Tamales but they are such a chore to make!yours look yummy!
We are about 4 hours from the Lake, but haven't been for several years. It is a fun place to go.
Gee it sounds like you guys had a great time. I love tamales and did not know that Scott made them. We never got any!!!
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