"Making the decision to have a child - it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. " ~ Elizabeth Stone

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

One of my favorite parts of fall/winter!!! This is great for kids - they love the toppings and more mild flavor! Also great if you or your hubby get heartburn! Sweet!


White Chicken Chili
1 Lb Great Northern Beans - rinsed and sorted
Garlic - minced
A little chili powder or cayenne (1 tsp or so)
1 14 oz can chicken broth
1 med onion, chopped
2 4 oz can’s diced green chili
1 tsp oregano (I use Mexican oregano - about 1 TBSP)
3-4 bouillon cubes
2 lbs cooked, shredded chicken
2-3 TBSP cornstarch
Put beans in med saucepan, cover w/ water. Boil 20-30 min (simmer) Discard water. Put all ingredients into crock pot. Add enough water to cover (I cover it with at least a few inches extra water). Cook on low 10-12 hours or high 5-6 (or till beans are done). Adjust thickening and seasonings to taste. Serve topped w/ grated cheese, tortilla chips, and sour cream! YUM!
Also great in a bread bowl - make it extra thick
This was too funny not to share. It is amazing how everyone sees you differently! Also - shout out to Camille who was the only one right on the eye color! (Ya'll aren't gonna kill me for bloggin this right? it is about me....;))

Okay, this one is different - this is funny. YOU fill in
the blanks about ME and send it back to ME.
Ok - by request I am going to comment on these - my comments will be in blue

From Annette -
Where did we meet: At Christian's reception, ( I wouldn't have remembered that)That was a weird night for me. Yep!
Take a stab at my middle name:I am pretty sure you have one, but don't think I have ever heard what it is. That is ok - its not important!;)
Do I smoke:Nope (I got one too) yep
Color of my eyes:Brown nope:)
Do I have any siblings:Two brothers yep
What's one of my favorite things to do:Blogging, reading, cooking delicious food, hangin with the fam. (sorry that was more than one) yep
What's my favorite type of music:Hippity Hop, j/k Primary Songs, j/k ok I don't know. I pretty much love it all!
Am I shy or outgoing:More outgoing than you think you are. Really? I feel like I am soooo not outgoing!
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules:Rule follower - I agree
Any special talents:Yeck yes tons, spiritual, way easy to talk to, great friend, mom, wife. AWWWW, thanks:)
How many children do I have:3 You betcha!
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what is one thing that
I would bring:Jonathon Heck ya - it would be like a vacation! I guess we would miss the kids... eventually...;)

Becky F.
Where did we meet: mission Yay for Utah!
Take a stab at my middle name: lynn Yep - although it is Lyn
Do I smoke: no of course!
Color of my eyes: brown They are green with brown in the middle, or hazel I guess;)
Do I have any siblings: two brothers -Derek and I can't remember and Jeremy - good memory!
What's one of my favorite things to do: spend time with your family and cook Yay and Yum!
What's my favorite type of music: classical I do love it!
Am I shy or outgoing: outgoing REALLY? - still suprised about that one!
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules: follow the rules I think so - I try anyhow!
Any special talents: singing I love it!
How many children do I have: 3- Emma, Russ & Hannah MMMM, they are so sweet!
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what is one thing that
I would bring: I can't decide tuna melts or ice cream? Ha ha ha ha - we ate that alot on the mish...

Holly -
Where did we meet:we grew up together One of my cousin/sisters (Long story)
Take a stab at my middle name:lynn Ya, but Lyn;)
Do I smoke:no of course not, never!!!!
Color of my eyes:brown and green....
Do I have any siblings:2 yep
What's one of my favorite things to do:go to the lake an play post office lol! Hee Hee Hee;)
What's my favorite type of music:instrumental I do love that too!
Am I shy or outgoing:outgoing I am shocked!
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules:little of both lol!hehe ;)
Any special talents:singing
How many children do I have:3 They are such sweeties!
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what is one thing thatI would bring:a picture of your family Man, I would miss them!

Camille
Where did we meet: Chior OR Girls Camp Ya, one of those;)
Take a stab at my middle name: Anne? I love those books!, but no...
Do I smoke:No You are right;)
Color of my eyes: Greenish Brown Yay Yay Yay!!!!!!!!!
Do I have any siblings: Yes
What's one of my favorite things to do: read OH Ya!
What's my favorite type of music: Country Love it too!
Am I shy or outgoing: Outgoing Do you guys know something I don't?
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules: A little of both but mostly follow the rules. I try to!
Any special talents:Singing ;)
How many children do I have: 3 !
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what is one thing that
I would bring: Probably books or your husband LOL

Ali -
Where did we meet: church sometime when we were little. Flagstaff Yep;)
Take a stab at my middle name:Lynn Yep - Lyn:)
Do I smoke:Nope
Color of my eyes:Brown sometime I will have to remind you of our convo on this in HS - they are green w/ brown stars in the middle;)
Do I have any siblings:Yep, 2 brothers
What's one of my favorite things to do:Cook although not today...
What's my favorite type of music:Country Good stuff!
Am I shy or outgoing:Outgoing OK?
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules:Rebel in your own way! Ha, ha Ha Ha;)
Any special talents:Beautiful voice! Awww, thanks!
How many children do I have:3 ;)
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what is one thing that
I would bring:Um, hubby and kids? Sunscreen? No clue. Oh, probably a Book of Mormon. those are all good - I don't know how I would choose...

Michelle -
Where did we meet: church Yay!
Take a stab at my middle name: mildred That awesome,but no;)
Do I smoke: no
Color of my eyes: brown Sheesh - you need to stare deeply into my eyes more often!;)
Do I have any siblings: yes :)
What's one of my favorite things to do: read I do love it!
What's my favorite type of music: anything? Yep!
Am I shy or outgoing: outgoing If you guys say so!
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules: a little in between really?
Any special talents: singing I love that one!
How many children do I have: Three so far...;)
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what is one thing thatI would bring: books Hee Hee Hee!

Kate -
Where did we meet: At church (or at birth...)
Take a stab at my middle name:Lynn Yep, Lyn:)
Do I smoke:heck no That is RIGHT!!
Color of my eyes:Brown, maybe hazel? Yay - yes - Hazel!!!
Do I have any siblings:2 AWWW
What's one of my favorite things to do:Laugh and play with your kids, and dance in front of everybody! LOL
What's my favorite type of music: Everything I think, I know you LOVE music You are right on!
Am I shy or outgoing: Are you kidding me???? You say "I dont care what anybody thinks"
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules: Well.... you did kiss a lot of guys in high school and I know of a canoe or 2 that was tipped at girls camp in the middle of the night and you hooked me in the ear when we went fishing and you called someone a ba***** (Kristi's note, I did not know that this was a bad word at the time...) so I am going with rebel Ha ha ha ha
Any special talents: You give the best hugs and I love hearing you sing and you are a awesome momma AW, I miss your hugs!
How many children do I have: 3 I think unless you have a surprise I do!
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what is one thing thatI would bring: A wave runner or maybe your journal wave runner.... Ha ha ha ha!

Hey , if you want to do this too, leave a comment w/ the answers - this seriously has had me cracking up!!!!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Oh ya, by the way....

Our playroom has been done for quite a while, but I keep forgetting to post pics of it....:) Sorry - I didn't clean it up first!

Hannah loves it!
Russell relaxin'

The kitchen


The cute snuggly room!
Since this room was finished we hardly use the rest of the house! We love it!
Plus the rest of the house has stayed clean! Nice!


The huge toy closet - YAY!!!!

A Fun Visit!!!!
Jonathans sister and her girls came up to visit last week! We had so much fun with them! It was great to have them here!
Warning - LOTS of pics

The Buffalo...

Doing excersizes at the stations!

What a way to work out!



Concentration!


Wheeee!


Sarah the Sweetie!



Russ and Em.



AWWWW!



A Tarantula! Russ loved this thing!



See? He walked beside it for a while!


Up by Snowbowl!


Cutie Kids!


Playin in the woods!


Pretty field.

Cute!

Love this one!


Collecting Pinecones!


A few pics...



I love this one

And this one!
It was so great to have cousins around! We sure love you and can't wait to see you again!

Boots

I really look forward to wintertime, and getting the cute girls their boots!

Excuse the bare belly!

Emma loves getting dressed up for school!



MMMMM - Yummy!

Hannah LOVES Potato's, can you tell?

This is one of my favorite pics of Hannah...

Seriously.... so adorable right?

Can I help it if I think my kids are the cutest things to ever live?

An impromptu after church photo shoot

Hannah - Seriously Mom, didn't we look good in the first shot?

Ok - I am outta here


I know - I am adorable!



I love when Daddy swings me!!!



Russell trying to keep the momentum going!

Monday, October 20, 2008

A couple of problems?

Everyone knows I have a serious problem when it comes to books. I LOVE them!!!! I read constantly and this is my current stack of books on my nightstand that I am reading or are the next to read....
I usually finish books really fast and go through a stack like this every month or two... But lately I have been slacking big time. I have another problem....

We finally got high speed internet and we started watching this show. I am so sucked in and I find myself watching episodes when the kids are sleeping instead of doing things I should like... I don't know... Laundry, dishes, vacuuming etc... :) I also have not been reading and I seriously miss it. I keep thinking I should stop wasting so much time watching Lost (I am halfway through season 2) and then I think, no I should just hurry and finish it and then I can get back to life!
Please tell me I am not the only one with this kind of a problem! ;) I am pretty sure I am not totally alone, right?

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

A shout out... (and a bit more wedding bliss)

My cousin Becky is an AmAzInG Photographer! She was there for the wedding so she took a few pics of her own! (Jen Fauset took the official pics --- her blog leads to her site if you want to see the rest of the gorgeous couple!)
Anyhow - I am totally untalented and unbiased - I thought all the pics were amazing! It isn't too hard when you have such a cute, happy, smiley couple!!!

Just Married
He did it! Yay! Bethi is our Aunt!


Russ, quite sad that Bethi didn't marry him...


And then getting a kiss!



Grandma and Hannah!



The happy couple


Stealing a kiss
(It's ok, he is allowed to now;))




There were a lot more but I thought I would just give ya a little taste;)

One of my all time favorite people....


My brother Derek is so awesome! Let me tell you a little about him....
He is so supportive of all of us - he is the first one there any time you need help and loves everyone unconditionally.


With Russ

He loves having fun, he is so happy all of the time that people are drawn to him. They love to be around him and always are suprised at how funny he is.



Dereks "Naughty shorts"

He has been there for me through most of the really bad times of my life. He has seen me at the worst I have ever been and because of his love and determination for me I am a better person.


He once told me, "it's ok if you never walk again - I will push you around the mall as much as you want".



With Emma in Sedona
He went on "dates" with me, he loves my husband and kids, he married the most wonderful girl!

I am so grateful that he is my little brother and one of my very best friends!



(Ok - and D, if I ever do a "top 10 blogs " your's certainly would make it) Silly:)