Sand Mountain in November!

Here are some great pictures of us in November at Sand Mountain. You know, the week of Thanksgiving. That's always the time to go on a trip, right? Just before a major holiday where you spend 20 hours in the kitchen... Luckily, we just had to go to our neice Tami Hawe's house and she provided a lovely meal. I, of course, took Pretzel Salad. (I knew you wanted to know that.)

All of us on little hill. Lisa, Sam, Cheryl (in back) and Robert.

Misha. Now don't you just feel so sorry for her. She always wants to be out with us. But, she gets to be such a mess in all that sand!!

Lisa & Sam! Aren't they cute?

They say it's your Birthday, Shout Hooray!

So Sharon, I hope you don't mind my sharing these "vintage" pictures of you!! They are really fun. Here you are working on a fabulous hair do!!













This one shows your "unique" style!!











Easter with Grandma Jones. We look so happy, don't we???












This is Sharon (the kitty on the right) doing a roadshow at the church. I think Rhonda is in this one too. You'll have to let us know if that's true Sharon. I hope you have a great birthday! You're an amazing person!!

Phylis and Taylor!

I confess I have no idea if I spelled Phylis' name correctly or not. I probably got it wrong. This is a picture I took when we celebrated Grandma Maxine Jones' bd in 2004! WOW! That was a long time ago. But, these two sure are adorable!!

Go Utes!!!!

I just wanted everyone (just in case you did not know) to be informed that the University of Utah Utes won the Allstate Sugar Bowl this year in New Orleans. Here is a photo of my buds Matthew, Hema, Dallin and I the moment it became official that we were the winners. These boys are some of my best friends (Mattew and Hema have been together almost two years and Dallins boyfriend Ryan was at the game). Not only did we win this game, we dominated this game. I mean eight sacks against the quarterback John Parker Wilson. Amazin'! Roll Utes, take that Alabama! And just as a side note, Chris was there for all of the festivities. He said that all of the Alabama fans were very gracious losers for the most part (unlike BYU fans when the Utes killed them). Go Utes!!!

The Girls!

Isn't this a great picture?! I think it's pretty darn cute. It was taken at the wedding (I know, you couldn't tell, right?). That is Lake Tahoe in the background. The girls looked so beautiful that evening (well, they looked more beautiful) so it's fun to have this great picture of them. Enjoy!

Cutting the Cake!

Here are Crista and Jerrad cutting their beautiful wedding cake! They did a good job and didn't even smash each other when feeding each other. Good thing too, cuz Crista HATES cake! (I don't know how that happened, she might have been switched at birth....) I'll post more pics soon! (Well, soonish....)

Soup Season

It's the season for soup so I thought I would share some recipes! These are so yummy!

White Chicken Chili

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast cubed (or 1 rotisserie chicken torn into small pieces)
½ med onion, finely chopped
1 ½ tsp garlic powder
1 T garlic powder
1 T vegetable oil
2 (15.5 oz) cans of Great Northern beans, drained
1 (14 oz) can chicken broth
1 (7 oz) can green chilies chopped
1 tsp salt
1 tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
1 c sour cream
1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp pepper
½ c whipping cream

In a large pot sauté chicken, onion and garlic powder in vegetable oil, cook until chicken is no longer pink (or if using rotisserie chicken, cook until chicken is heated all the way through). Add beans, chilies and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer uncovered for approx. 30 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in sour cream and whipping cream. Serve immediately. Top with cheese, green onions and sour cream.


Potsticker Soup

5 cups chicken broth
8 – 10 shrimp (or desired amount)
8 potstickers (or desired amount)
Frozen stir-fry veggies
1 – 2 cups fresh asparagus
Cut up chicken
Green onions to sprinkle on top
1 c. cooked rice

Boil broth and add stir-fry veggies and fresh asparagus until soft. Cook the potstickers in a separate pot, add to veggies. Cook shrimp, until just pink, and add at the very end.