Arizona and Lisa

Last weekend we went to visit our friends, John and Cindy, in Mesa, Arizona. It was so nice to get out of town for a few days and just relax. My sister, Lisa, was also there visiting so we got to spend some time with her too. While we were there we spent a lot of time sleeping in, playing Wii, lounging around and EATING at tons of great places.
One of our favorite shows on the Food Network is called Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. A couple months ago we were watching it and they featured a place called Joe's Farm Grill in Gilbert, Arizona. It looked so good that we decided to try it while we were there. Seriously, it was the BEST hamburger restaurant we have EVER been to. It is a rennovated old house right next to their farm, so mostly everything they use in the restaurant is really fresh from the farm. I had a delicious cheeseburger, Moose had the Fontina burger, Lisa had chicken strips that you could tell were actually made from real chicken, and we all shared some onion rings. I wish that we had gone back the next day because I'm still dreaming about how good it was. Here are some pictures from our visit there:
Recently, John and Cindy got a new dog named Gracie. She is a really cute little dog and we had fun playing with her. Interestingly, she had a HUGE crush on Moose. Seriously, she followed him everywhere. Wherever he was, she needed to be. Honestly, after a few days I was a little bit jealous :-)
For all of you who know my history with animals, this picture is for you:
After our visit with John and Cindy, we decided to bring Lisa back to Las Vegas with us for a few days. While she was here we put her to work and "let" her practice cooking. She did a great job. We decided to let her have the day off on Sunday and we made meatloaf. Normally meatloaf wouldn't be something to blog about, but this time we made it in the shape of a football in honor of the preseason football games that have started. Moose's favorite time of year is starting up again and he is very excited. I expect that most of our food for the next 5 months or so will have some sort of football theme.