Grilled Lamb Kofte
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS: We skipped the traditional bread panade in favor of a little gelatin to keep our kofte moist after grilling. And we added ground pine nuts for richness and to keep the kofte from being too springy.
Kansas Sunflowers
We drove an hour north to visit a Sunflower field. There was also a big bouncy thing.
Warm Springs Ranch
We visited Warm Springs Ranch, near Boonville, Missouri, before Jill’s cousin’s wedding. Had a great time learning about the Clydesdales and how the ranch works. And a couple of beers to boot! This is Stan The Man
New York, 2011
For Keith’s 40th birthday, we decided to get away to someplace he’s never been : New York City. See the city, eat at some great places and no kids! Grand”maw” Joan flew down from St. Louis on Wednesday night to watch the kids, and we had an easy morning Thursday getting ready to head to the airport. Our day was […]
Molly = ‘Male = Tamale
On Saturday, we went to the Houston Humane Society and looked at all the dogs. There were lots of too loud, too hyper and jumpy dogs, but the chihuahua mix wing seemed to be much calmer. We looked at a minitiature pinscher and chihuahua mix, named Roscoe, but he was a little too much for us. Ella and Keith went […]
Evan’s Seventh Birthday
Evan picked BeniHana for dinner, even though it really doesn’t seem like they like it very much. Ella downed an entire order of Edamame and they both had ice cream. After dinner, we opened presents. Evan has previously not been a great present opener. He likes to get one open and then play with […]
Mother’s Day Tea
Evan’s creations for mommy Wall of flowers Evan’s flower for mommy with a coupon card Pic of mommy by Evan The flowers have chores that Evan will do for mommy, so far they have been “too hard”
Evan T-Ball Spring 2011
Evan played for the Marlins for his first t-ball season. His season was cut short by his broken arm, but he enjoyed the part he did get to play. Warming up Catching some grounders with his teammates Nose, toes and throws Nice catch Making contact Good hit Don’t they have dog piles in baseball? Outfielder is a bit boring Everything […]
Easter 2011
Easter Baskets Ella’s Basket Searching for eggs Found one Cascarones hunt with Payton and Macy Payton was a popular target Lots in Ella’s hair Macy had lots of ammo Drive by egging He gets away!
1st Grade field trip to Arboretum
Evan’s first grade went to the Houston Arboretum this year. A very unusual enclave of wilderness in the middle of the city. Kids (Evan in the foreground) playing in the water Snake on a lily pad Nature trail Water snake Our guide A skink (snake-like with legs) What a bizarre place. Lots of snakes and other wildlife. Lots of poison […]