Middle Eastern Cuisine

Hi all! Kambria and I went to a cooking class Friday night that demonstrated some fun Middle Eastern recipes. It was so fun and the food was delicious! We had Pistachio Rose Ice Cream that made us think of Grandpa! Also, hummus with pine nuts, egyptian feta salad, cucumber yogurt dipping sauce and a few more dishes.
I was unaware that there is a Middle Eastern market called Shah razed at 1615 W. 2100 S. This is where the cook bought the hard to find ingredients and where she recommended buying lamb. They also had "thin pita bread" that tasted more like our Syrian bread than any pita bread I've had. We may have been the only family members out here that haven't been to this market yet, but I thought I'd share just in case!
Kambria and I are proposing a Middle Eastern Cuisine night! I'm offering my mother's house to host the event. Anybody interested in preparing a dish...or just to eat?

Christmas morning at the Sharp house

Holiday pics

Elder Gabriel's Homecoming

Here is the moment we have all been waiting for...Cameron is home! It was such a fun experience to witness the reunion between missionary and family after 2 years. Klint commented on how the feeling we all had around Cameron was such a strong witness that he served a very honorable mission. We are so glad he is home and very proud that he has served the Lord and impacted so many people in Brazil with his testimony of Jesus Christ. Welcome home, Cam! We love you!

Halloween at the Sharp's!

This year my idea for a costume just came into my head like a lightning bolt of inspiration! I was FLO, the Progressive girl. The progressive commercials might be annoying to you all at this point, but I hardly ever watch T.V. so I haven't seen too many of them. I dressed up 3 times this year!! Got good mileage out of the costume. This was definitely a fun year for Halloween. I loved all the pics of kids! They look so adorable.

Elder Gabriel was dressed as a "Real Missionary" this year! This is an allusion to the great conference talk by Matthew O. Richardson. He is doing so well and I hope you are all getting his emails. His coming home date is December 28th!! Time is flying by!
Love you all! xoxoXO Annaliese

Halloween 2011

Halloween this year was a little crazy with Carley being sort of sick still, but we made it through! The girls dressed as a butterfly and ladybug (all with stuff we already had, which is awesome!) and I joined in the fun by donning my summer hat and makeshift bug-catching net. The only trick-or-treating we did was up at Kylen's office; they do it every year. Fun for all the staff to show off their kids and grandkids and fun for me to get more than enough candy for little kids in 1 indoor place. So nice and easy! And good thing I only bought super cheap candy that doesn't tempt me to eat it all because we only had like 4 groups of trick-or-treaters at our place. I kind of feel like a "Halloween Humbug", but I'm sure as the kids get bigger we'll get more into it.