{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! 

{rainy day in AZ & welcome baby sydney!}

Yesterday we had the biggest storm i can remember here in AZ

It started sprinkling, then out of nowhere, it started pouring! 

The streets were flooded

the parks were flooded

everything was flooded

Here are some pictures from our neighborhood

A big tree that split in half

The street outside my in laws house

The field by the park

Everything was so flooded, people pulled out their canoes & kayaks! 

Before all the excitement of the crazy storm started, I went to the hospital to visit with a dear friend who had delivered her sweet little baby that morning 

Mommy {Amy} & baby Sydney :) 

Me & baby Sydney

Sydney was so cute & sweet!!!  I forgot how tiny brand new babies are! 

{& its only been 7 months since mine was that tiny!}

Congratulations again Amy & Zach :) 

Well happy sunday Folks :) 

It looks like it's looking pretty gloomy outside again.. maybe it will rain again today.. We shall see!

Enjoy the weather! 

{home made baby food: carrots}

I have always known that i wanted to make my own baby food

Reasons? Its easy, its fresh, & i know exactly what is in it, always!

When we first started G on solids, it was a nightmare! 

She did not want to eat from a spoon at all

So we ended up buying organic baby food here and there, just to see what she would eat!

She is getting a bit better now, at least 1/4-1/2 of the food offered actually ends up in her mouth now {instead of on her hands, her body, the floor, me..}

So i knew it was time to start making my own, to have it on hand at all times.

I have made a few others, but today i'll show you how to make carrots 

Carrots are a good "First food", especially when trying to introduce veggies, because they are naturally sweet. 

G Loves them :) 

You will need:

Carrots 

a peeler

water

cuisinart or blender

ice cube trays

a spatula 

ziploc bags

Peel your carrots

Boil them for 15-20 minutes or until they are soft when poked with a fork

Once boiled, break into pieces & place in your cuisinart or blender

Pulse until you reach the desired consistency, adding small bits of water if necessary.

{I added a little less than 1/4 cup of water to my 10 carrots}

G does not like her food purees to be completely smooth. She likes it a little clumpy 

spread your carrot puree into your ice cube tray of choice.

I use the Green sprouts silicone freezing tray

I prefer the silicone because it is VERY easy to just pop the frozen food cubes out because the tray is so flexible

Place your carrot puree in the freezer over night 

The next day, pop out the puree cubes onto a clean surface 

Place your cubes neatly in a labeled freezer bag. 

Place your carrots back in the freezer next to the rest of your homemade baby food cubes :)

The frozen cubes will keep for about 3 months in the freezer

To serve, i usually do 1-2 cubes a a time, depending on how hungry G seems

place cubes in a microwave safe container & put in the microwave.

I microwave in 30 second increments, just making sure i don't make it too hot.

I like to serve it in one of my Le creuset measuring cups, or a small tea cup, they are the perfect size :)

Feed your fresh yummy food to your sweetie! 

& feel proud of yourself for preparing it 

happy friday 

{Colorado}

So again, i have been a naughty blogger

It seems ive fallen off the face of the planet! 

but really, we've just been too busy to stop & take a moment to write a post! 

But now we're back :) 

There has been so much going on lately! 

One thing that has kept us busy is our recent trip to Colorado

We weren't near the fire in Colorado springs, so don't worry {What a sad tragedy..}

My grandparents live near Vallecito lake 

Its so beautiful up there

I always look forward to visiting my grandparents, i have so many sweet memories at their place 

It was like my 2nd home growing up.

We had a tiny family reunion at my grandparents house last week

We went, my mom & sis went, My brother & his wife & kids went & so did my cousin & his family

That was all that was able to make it this trip but were planning on doing it again next year, & hoping lots more of my family can go! 

My camera died once we got up the colorado {Of course!} & i forgot my charger {again.. of course}

So i dont have all that many pics. Most of the ones i do have are from instagram! {yay instagram!}

But here are some pictures from our trip :) 

{My grandparents house}

{My mom, My sister, Willy, G, elijah}

{My grandma & My cousins' little girl, Evelyn}

{All the Kids LIVED in that canoe the whole week. The pond is on my grandparents land}

{The Girls: Sarah, Evelyn, Me. G}

{My nephews with willy. Caleb, Isaiah, willy, Elijah}

On the last day of the trip, Caleb busted his knee cap while we were playing a game in the dark.

 poor guy 

right now he has an immobilizer on his knee.

Will know a bit more about his knee next monday.

Keep him in your prayers!

{Evelyn & G}

{Daddy & a grumpy G}

{Our little family ready for church!}

We drove there & back

8 hours each way

We drove at night so G would sleep

& She did really well!! 

It was such a fun trip! 

I love my family 

Happy thursday :)