"Date" Night

Now that I usually work Thursday and Friday nights, Jeff and I try to have a date night on Wednesday. A few weeks ago, we made dinner together and watched a movie. During my pregnancy, Jeff and I went to a school fundraiser where I came across bacon-wrapped dates. I probably had at least a dozen; they were so yummy! So, for our date night, we made these bacon-wrapped dates to see if they were really as good as I remember. They were delicious! Salty and sweet; can't beat that combo. It's very easy: cut bacon strips in half and wrap around a pitted date, bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees. We also made chicken bacon wraps (I guess I was in the mood for bacon). Cut the bacon in half and wrap around chicken chunks. Combine 2/3 cup packed brown sugar with 2 tablespoons chili powder and dip the bacon-wrapped chicken in mixture. Cook for 25 minutes at 375 degrees. Enjoy!

Shrek the Third

We have not been to the movies--for obvious reasons--for many months, so when our friends invited us to go to the drive-in theater, we thought we would give it a try. We saw Shrek the Third, very cute and funny. Sienna did okay for being up past her bedtime; it didn't get dark enough for the movie to start until 9pm. We wish we would have thought about going to the drive-in when Sienna was a newborn. Our friends had their 7 week-old baby boy with them and he slept through the entire movie! And, it's only $6.50 for a double feature! Sienna is a little too old for a double feature; maybe if she were a newborn :) It definitely brought back childhood memories of going to the drive-in with my family, especially seeing kids running around in their pajamas.

Chris Trueman Art

Jeff's brother, Chris, is having an art show at a gallery in Oakland. His opening night was last weekend, but I could not go because I was working. Today, Sienna, my friend Jenny, and I went over to see some of his art. He is very talented and his work is fascinating and has a lot of meaning. This piece is made of mostly lint from the dryer. Awhile ago Chris asked us to collect our dryer lint for him, so I feel like in a small way we contributed :) The significance of this piece is making something spectacular, like a pyramid, from a simple and basic material, such as lint. A link to his website is located under my blogger friends. Check it out!

Play-date at the Park

Sienna has a great little friend named Claire. They love to play together. Recently they had a play-date at the park. Sienna loved sitting and playing in the sand. Of course she just wanted to eat the sand! She is a little small for the swing, but I think she still enjoyed it. She and Claire had a lot of fun and, as you can tell, they were worn out by the time we got home.

Soccer: USA vs. China

Tonight we went to a soccer game at the San Jose State campus. The USA Men's soccer team played China. The stadium was really neat. It felt like we were right in the middle of the action (I think Sienna thought it was a little too close). When US scored and the crowds went wild, Sienna burst into tears. She was fine after a minute and for the rest of the game, but some of those fans were pretty loud and crazy. Most of Jeff's family came down for the game and some of our friends from church. We had a really fun time and wish there were more soccer games around here. USA beat China 4 to 1.