Ranch Chili Pork

from here

Ingredients
4 boneless pork loin chops, 3/4 inch thick (4 oz each)
4 tablespoons reduced-fat ranch dressing
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions
1. Heat gas or charcoal grill. Place pork chops in shallow bowl. Pour dressing over both sides of pork chops. Cover and refrigerate 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Remove pork from marinade; discard marinade.
3. Sprinkle half of seasoning mixture over one side of pork chops. Place pork on grill, seasoned side down. Sprinkle remaining seasoning mixture over pork. Cover and grill over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until pork is no longer pink and meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F.

Recipe Source – Betty Crocker

Happy Birthday!

Can I tell you how much I love my Storybook Creator Plus! I have created several page prints, calendars and now my sons first birthday card. I love the way it looks! So professional and clean cut! I know the software is an investment but it is so versatile! I LOVE IT!

Mommy of 2

As a mommy it is often a challenge to find time for everything in life. Yet my biggest challenge is carving up enough individual time for each of my children and I. I love spending time alone with each of them and discovering new things with each of them, this is why I did not mind when Adriano wanted to stay up and play or that Lily wanted to help mommy cook when Adriano was taking a nap! It is during these few minutes with each child that I feel truly blessed! Here are a few of the pictures from that adventure!

Halloween Fun

So as part of our Halloween adventures the family went to Del Oso Farms, we picked out a pumpkin, played, and rode the tractor ride. Everyone had a great time, including Adriano.




Pumpkin Fun.
From about the time Lily was 1.5 we have always painted our mini pumpkins. She loves the activity and even requested it this year. We also carve our own family pumpkin. Lily had such a great time with both activities, Adriano was too little to really participate but enjoyed watching!





Pre Halloween Day Fun

On Saturday we went to the Moose Lodge Halloween Party. Lily had a great time. The kids enjoyed yummy goodies and a huanted house :)





Halloween Night

Lily was so excited to be able to go trick or treating!As it is a ritual we go with my dear friend Paula and her daughter Sophie. This year we both added to the bunch by brining along the new additions, Adriano and Logan.

Dance class

Here are a few pictures from Lily's dance class photo shot. Lily had a great time, she was the silliest of all her friends.

11 months old

Adriano is 11 months old and he is a ball of fun
~I love the way he crawls after us if we leave the room.
~I love that he has started to wave and say "bye, bye"
~I love the squeal that he dose if he is really upset.
~I love that he answers the question how old are you by holding up one finger.
~I love the way he scrunches his noes when he smiles.
~ I love how cute he looks in Pj's
~I love to watch him and his sister play.
~ I love the way he plays with toys.

Thorton

Last weekend we attend the Thorton festa. On Saturday we went to the Bode Leite and then Lily performed. Then Sunday we went and marched, but it started to rain. Overall it was a great weekend, the baby stayed home because I was afraid that with all the changes in the weather he might get sick, but luckily he is healthy!

Adriano's first haircut

Adriano is nearly 11 months old and got his first haircut yesterday, 10/15/10. He was such a good boy, he sat quietly in daddy's lap (even though he never smiled) :( We went to Great Clips and they did a good job!

Feeling a lot like fall

Well not anymore actually, but it was for a few days there. I just had to take a picture or to of Adriano in his Pj's!

Park Time

On Saturday I took the kids to the park, they had a good time! We tried a new park and it was nice but it did not have toddler swings. The next on my list of parks is Clyde park because it houses the old Lammersville school and I am sure that would make some GREAT pictures and it has the toddler swings!

Opps!

So shortly after bath time one night I went into the kitchen to make bottles/sippes for everyone and when I returned this is what I found:



note to self, remember that you have an infant crawling around and all small items or writing utensils must be kept at a higher altitude!

Adrian's First Birthday!

We also went to Adrian's first birthday party. The kids had a great time playing, here are a few of my favorite pictures:

Brenda's Bridal Shower!

We had a great time at the bridal shower. Congratulations to Brenda and Manuel! The shower was a surprise and I was supposed to be throwing a baby shower for her sister. We had a great time with good friends and good food. Here are a few pictures from the day's events.

Pictures Continued...

Wow I am so behind, there is so much to post. Here is the rest of the pictures from our session!

Here is Lily:






The Kid's








Adriano's "growing up Pictures" the idea behind the next set of pictures is that every year Adriano will wear his dad's shirt and tie and see how much he grew from year to year!





Lilian has recently started taking dance classes and loves the whole experince, so I thought it would be fun to capture a few pictures of her in her gear!