Asha And Shane's Southwestern Celebration

Friday March 12th, 2010, was a big day. Matt's Mom and her husband Ron flew in from NE. Trevor had not seen his Grandma Faye in six months. So he was excited to go with Matt and pick them up from the airport. That evening we attended Asha and Shane's Southwestern Celebration at Camelback Inn JW Marriott in Scottsdale. It was wonderful to be around family.
Matt, Trevor and Myself

Trevor and Mommy

Trevor

Sammy

Scott and Andy

Scott (Sorry), Sammy, Jolene, Andy and Cori

Andy, Cori and Sammy

Faye and Ron

Ron, Faye, Bev, Mike, Rich, Jolene, Anne and Jim

Faye, Cori and Sammy

Shane, Trevor and Matt

Jennifer getting Henna on her hand

Shane, Asha, Matt and Myself

Trevor and Ron

Farm Tots At The PHX Zoo

Thursday March 11th, 2010, Trevor and I attended Farm Tots at the PHX Zoo. We learned about animals that are on a farm, but you don't see them every day. We were able to pet a bunny and we passed on petting the rat and snake. YIKES!

Bunny

Rat

Corn Snake

Evening With Aunt Michal And Family

Tuesday March 9th, 2010 we spent the evening with my Aunt and Cousin's from Nebraska who were in PHX for a visit. We had a nice pizza dinner and did some catching up.
Trevor and Grace (Diana Hagge's Daughter)

My Cousin's Josh and Caleb

Grandpa Lammle and Trevor. (Trevor's Great Grandpa)

Caleb, Josh, Trevor and Grandpa Lammle

Caleb, Josh, Aunt Michal, Grace, Trevor and Grandpa Lammle

Greatest Show On Grass

Friday February 26th, 2010 we watched Kenny Perry defend his title at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, which celebrated it's 75th year of play with golf clinics, pro-am tournaments and Birds Nest entertainment.
Trevor is ready to cheer on the golfers!

Trevor and Matt

Mommy and Trevor

Trevor and Grandpa Dru

Kyle and Kathy

Matt, Jimmy and Dad

Trevor loved riding the bus back to the car with Grandpa Dru.

Andrea's Chili

Served with hot homemade bread, this makes a delicious meal on a cold day. I made this soup in the winter, but am just not getting it posted in the spring.

1 pound dried pinto beans (you may use dried kidney beans instead)
9 cups water
1-1/2 pounds ground beef
1 large onion, chopped (use to your liking, I never use this much)
3 cans (16 ounces each) stewed tomatoes
1 can (29 ounces) tomato puree
I chopped up some green pepper (you may use 2 cans 4 ounces each green chilies)
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/8 cup dried parsley flakes
1 tablespoon dried red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste

Rinse beans. Place in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; cover with water and bring to a boil. Boil 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; let stand 1 hour. Drain beans and discard liquid. In the same kettle, bring beans and water to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours. Drain (beans should measure 6 cups) and set aside. In a large skillet, brown beef and onion. Drain fat. Combine beans, beef/onion and all remaining ingredients in a kettle or Dutch oven. Simmer for about 1 hour.

Saucy Pork Chops

I made this recipe for my family and it was a hit. I served it with rice and steamed broccoli.

4-6 chops (bone-in)
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 Tbsp. ketchup
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

Brown chops in skillet sprayed with cooking spray. Place in casserole dish. Mix soup, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce together and pour over chops. Cover and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Callaway

Thursday February 25th, 2010 was a very sad day for our family. We made a tough decision to put our Shi Tzu, Callaway to sleep. He was 10 years old and had not been feeling well for sometime. He was down to five pounds. We have been trying to find comfort in the treasured memories of good times spent with him. We will miss him dearly.