Thanksgiving 2010

We spent Thursday with the Evans here in Mesa. Nancy brought over the prime rib Wednesday night and told us how to season and slow cook it. We were excited to learn her method and have used it a couple times since. She uses Emeril's seasoning or if out of that paprika, pepper and cumin. No salt as that dries it out. And then bake at 170 or 180* for 10-12 hours. It turns out very tender and yummy! We also took rolls and biscuits as well as Hunter's birthday cake. It was a fun day of eating and visiting with family. I did go on the run to Kmart with them just because I wanted a walk and that is where they were going, not to shop! Just kidding, I ended up buying a couple things. Hunter also promptly spent her birthday money from Aunt Cathy on a food set that she played with for hours and hours that weekend on her own and sharing with the cousins.

On Friday Grandpa Evans took us to the Wildlife World Zoo on the west side. It was about an hour from here. Very fun place though! You got to see the animals up close, even feed the giraffe's and the aquarium was fantastic. Paul went to the ASU game so he was not with us. After that we drove over to see Lisa and Richard's new house and how the remodel is coming along. Paul's truck had broken down that week (bad battery and battery cable messed up the computer board). It was at Pinnacle Nissan not too far from there and almost an hour from here. We checked and it was done so we raced over there to pick it up before closing. Got there at about a minute to six and they had already locked the doors. They took pity on me and opened back up and let me get it. Ann and David drove it home for me. That little side trip saved Paul and I at least 2 hours the next day of having to go get it.



Conveniently there was duck feed in quarter dispensers all along the water area.




From left: Hunter, Vanessa, Christopher, George, Gregory, Kaylee, Seth, Jared and Chad.




Hunter feeding a giraffe. There was a small one that was not getting any food because the bigger ones would just take any intended for it. So we tricked the tall one and had Hunter feeding it while Vanessa stuck her arm out really far and fed the small one.