I believe I have accomplished something incredible and almost unbelievable... I have managed to re-create a soup that closely resembles the Tortilla soup from Tortuga's Cantina in Houston, Texas. A few will understand the importance of this, but for those that don't, I will explain.

In Houston, there are a few Tortuga's, and while on my mission in 2000, Chad Sturgill and I went to eat there for the first time, it was located on 1960 in Copperfield. I was safe and ordered some enchillada or something and Sturgill had the tortilla soup for reasons unknown. When his soup came out, we both about gagged cuz it looked and smelled like butt. I dared him to take a bite, and he eventually did... and the rest is history, the best soup I have ever eaten.

Now, mine might not look like the authentic butt soup, but it smells and tastes pretty dang close. I'm immensly proud of myself, I would liken it to winning the tortilla soup lottery. I wanted to share my victory. I think Sturgill and Jared Nelson would approve.

Here's a couple of pic's of our idiot kids:



Bat Attack! Look out for Manu Ginobli, Lexah!














And Saint Avery... with is pink toy... fitting.