{Alaskan Cruise}

The past couple of weeks we have been traveling all over the place. G has become quite the world traveler ;) We went on an alaskan cruise with Williams family. We started our journey in seattle, then went to different parts of alaska, & also Canada. It was a blast! We had such a wonderful time just hanging out with family for a week... & eating.. LOTS. If you have been on a cruise before, you know what i mean when i say we ate lots. William & his brother both came home 5 pounds heavier! Seriously! G made lots of friends too. By the end of the cruise, almost everyone knew who she was & was calling her by her first name. I was very surprised how well giuliana did on the boat & on the plane. Im not going to lie, i was really nervous about traveling with her, but she was amazing!

Here are some pictures from our trip

{Our Family: James, Joe, WIlliam, Me & G, Cindy}

{Ziplining in Alaska. William, Me, James}

{Snorkeling in Alaska. Me, William, & James}

{William, Giuliana, James}

We made so many sweet memories :)

Has anyone else gone on a fun trip this summer?!

 Tell us about it! 

{Garlands 2012}

Again

i seem to have fallen off the face of the planet!

But again

its for good reason

We went on our annual family trip to Sedona

It was a blast, as always!

& then, shortly after arriving back home, we all caught the AWFUL cold that has been going around.

Awful as in, stuffy nose, then runny nose, uncontrollable coughing & hacking, laying in bed, ALL DAY because you are so miserable & can barely open your eyes.. yea. no fun.

First G got it

Then i got it

& poor Willy was the last to get it, & he had it the worst out of all of us!

So we have had a house full of sickies for a couple of weeks

But now we are all better

Here are some pictures from our family trip! 

{Pictures that i stole from my Mother in laws camera :)  } 

{Our Family! William, Me, Cindy, James, & Joe}

{James wife Becca was sick & had to go home from the trip early, poor thing!}

{The boys working on a crossword puzzle}

{Willy & G}

{Willy & His brother James}

{Me, G & Willy}

{My mother in law & G}

{James, me, Willy & G}

{WIlly & G, James, Me, Joe}

{G feeling the water}

{Willy, Me, G, James}

{James & a Leach we found, Yuck!}

{My mother in law & G}

{My father in law, Joe}

{Me, G, Uncle James}

{Spicy Dr.Pepper & Chipotle pork}

I cannot claim this recipe as one of my own

but man do we love it! 

I got the original recipe here. 

I love all of pioneer woman's recipes!
& Her pictures

In our home, we love anything spicy

especially if its, "burn your taste buds off" spicy

This pork is not that unfortunately 

but it is pretty spicy

a good kind of spicy

thanks to the chipotle peppers

Ok 

Here's the recipe! 

You will need:

A dutch oven

1 pork butt

salt & pepper

2 onions

2 cans of Dr. Pepper

1 can of Chipotle peppers

2 tablespoons borwn sugar

Cut up your onions & place them in the bottom of the dutch oven

Follwed by the pork butt, Fat side up

Open up the can of Chipotle peppers

mmmmmm..

Pour the can of peppers over the pork butt, followed by, salt, pepper, the Dr. Pepper & brown sugar

Place your dutch oven into an oven preheated to 300 degrees

The pork butt will cook for about 6 hours

I turned it twice before the 6 hours was over

After 6 hours, your pork butt will be sooooo tender! 

Pull it out piece by piece & shred it with a fork

Place the shredded pork back into the dutch oven with the dr. pepper/chipotle sauce

Let it soak up the yummy flavors

Serve your meet on a tortilla topped with cilantro, avocado & tomatoe.

Yum!! 

This recipe is soo good! 

The pork comes out perfectly tender & flavorful
The next day, we made sandwiches with some of the left over meat & froze the rest
It makes LOTS
Its also yummy scrambled into some eggs..mmm!

You wont regret making this for your family :)

Happy monday!