Growing anticipation for the arrival of our baby Girl.... (!)

Date night at Home

This our Crab-fest Picnic in the living room. 

Delice de Bourgogne 

Pugliese

Steamed Chard

Home Made Squash Soup

and one King Crab!

mmm.

Evan's Fishy!

Tess and I have been asked many times to describe our Honeymoon - but it has proved a very difficult experience to effectively describe - our time there was wonderful, but it doesn't seem to translate easily into a collection of good stories... But I now know how to tell the story - it must be told though the medium of food. 

Yesterday - after an eventful and emotional couple of weeks - an inspiration came to me... I had to make the Sea Bass a la Lucchesi and share the meal with Tess, Tess's Aunti Micki and her Husband Ken.

OK - so let me put it this way... This is like perhaps my ULTIMATE concept of food. This is like my Gastronomic Happy Place. and not everyone (believe it or not) feels the same as me.

That's why I had to make this especially for Micki - Because I knew she'd really appreciate it. 

What amazed me though - is how the meal really began to create the feeling we had in Lucca. In a way our honeymoon was like a big cathartic meal after a long emotional experience. 

So Suddenly we were BACK in LUCCA- (actually - we were at the table at our house in seattle - but this photo is from the day we made the same dish in Lucca - Yesterday we were so involved in eating that we forgot to photograph the ultimate product....)

and Tess made Desert! 

Grampa Jose

Jose Altiveros II

1933-2010

German Traditions

Photographed Below:
(Left to Right)
Jose jr.
Tess
Florian
Evan
Inch

The Idea is that we're supposed to cut this Heart out of the fabric and climb thru - and on the other side we will be married.

Florian IS Helping...

AND - we're Married....

Prev. of things to come

Wedding Photos coming soon....

In Process - Family Tree

I'm intending to create a Wall Sized Paining - But I'm still just sorting out the details of who goes where and how to possibly organize such a thing...

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typical Breakfast in Der Altiveri-RitterHaus

CREPES!

We love Crepes in Der Altiveri-RitterHaus.

The Lady of the House

And by that I mean - 

Meet Maggie. Maggie is a central figure in our house - Der Altiveri-RitterHaus.
One could describe her role in our house as Ever Expanding, Well Rounded and you could say she has a real Weight in our lives.

Maggie has interest in: Crinkly Plastic, Flying Insects and Wet Food.

We like to believe that the Maggie is excited about the baby... She is always enthusiastic when new baby items appear in the house.

Maggie's Thought Caption: 

"Finally - the bed I deserve!"

The Family BLOG!

So here are the fateful first words of the Altiveri - RitterHous Blog.
It is your official online news stream and historical reference for our new Family.
I will start things off right with these words from my best friend and best man - Jonathan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7RB0C3finc

Dry your eyes now and read on.

It's a Sunny day in Seattle, November 4th, 2010.
Tess has both feet into the 9th month of pregnancy with our first child.
The Doctors Tell us it will be a Girl.

Frequently asked Question: Do we have a name?
Answer: We've opted to not discuss it with anyone. In other words - MAYBE.

Photo: Me and Tess - Summer 2009.

Photo: Jonathan, Evan, Tess, Alice @ Miles & Rachel's Wedding Sept, 2008

These are just a couple photos to get us started - Soon you will see - TESS PREGNANT!, our WEDDING!, our HONEYMOON!, and hear stories of all kinds of things you never thought possible!

The Chronicles of Der Altiveri - Ritterhous is your one stop shopping for all news pertaining to all things Altiveros and all things Ritter. 

Talk to you all soon

Evan