Dinner with Dad and Jennifer – Joe’s Farm Grill

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Posted on 12th April 2010 by james - the dad in Family | food

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Dad and Jennifer were recently in town for their Spring break vacation and we all decided to go to Joe’s Farm Grill for a yummy meal.

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Joe’s is located in Gilbert, AZ and is a part of Agritopia.  The Agritopia Project is “an effort to design and build a neighborly community around an urban farm.”  It’s a really cool idea and you can read more about it here.

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The restaurant is right next to the actual farm where much of the food the restaurant serves is grown.  Here’s a picture of Gavin patiently waiting for some dinner. gavin-waiting-for-food

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After arriving at Joe’s we waited in line for about 20 minutes and then ordered at the window. I ordered the Fontina burger with onion rings.  The burger was sooo good and topped with fontina cheese, pesto (herbs from the garden), roasted red pepper, mushrooms, and arugla.  Oh yeah, and the homemade pickles are the bomb! fontina-burger   Gavin is still waiting for dinner.  gavin-wants-fries

Chanin ordered the BBQ Bacon Blue burger with chili fries.  Her burger was topped with bleu cheese, bacon, onion rings, and BBQ sauce.  Gavin loved the chili fries!  Dad (Grandpa) ordered the Ribs and BBQ Pork platter and Jennifer got the Ahi sandwich.  The ribs were tasty and the Ahi looked nice and fresh. bbq-burger

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This was our first visit to Joe’s Farm Grill and we’ll definitely be back!  The weather is just about perfect right now and we love Spring time here in AZ.  At Joe’s there are huge grass areas and lots of trees which makes it a perfect place for the kiddos to run around.  When the weather is this nice, and the food is that good, you just can’t beat it!

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Gavin’s 1st Haircut

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Posted on 11th April 2010 by chanin - the mom in Family

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At 16 months, we finally decided Gavin was old enough and his hair was long enough for his very 1st haircut!  We researched the local hair salons and decided on Snip-its in Chandler, an entertaining and interactive fun place for kids to get their hair cut by real professionals.  Mommy didn’t want to attempt cutting Gavin’s hair in fear he’d end up looking like he cut his own hair.  We were a little afraid that Gavin wouldn’t cooperate at the salon, and he’d end up being sent home with only half of a new hair-do.  But to our surprise, Gavin was very good and only had a brief 30 second meltdown.

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Gavin’s hair was cut by Juan Carlos, a real perfectionist.  He made sure that Gavin was happy the whole time by enticing him with lollipops, animal crackers, bubbles, computer games and cartoons.

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Mommy and Daddy watched and instructed Juan Carlos, who made great efforts to please us.  We were super happy with the final result.  Gavin was given a toy and sticker for being a good boy, and Mommy and Daddy were given a lock of Gavin’s baby hair.  Gavin looks so adorable in his new hair-do.  Well, he always looks adorable to Mommy and Daddy, but now he looks extra handsome.  We hope you all agree.  Take a look at some of the pictures from Gavin’s very 1st haircut ever!

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