Snow Shoes

My brother Mike and I went snow shoeing at Snowbasin this weekend. We trekked all over the mountain.

It was beautiful.

They had groomed trails but we decided to go off the trail and make our own tracks.

We spotted this moose on our way home. So cool!

Merry Christmas

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Zoo lights

Our new family tradition is to go to Zoo lights at Hogle Zoo. They have amazing lights and I always love going to the Zoo but at some point I would of liked to see a live animal. We only saw a few monkeys, a bear back and a leopard. Well I guess you could count what we saw in the snake house but it stinks so bad in there you just glance as your are running through hoping the smell doesn't stick in your clothes. It was freezing but Addison loved it.

YUM

This is a crockpot recipe that my sister-in-law gave me it is super quick and easy.

Salsa Chicken

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 cup chunky salsa

4-6 chicken breasts

Put chicken in bottom of crock pot. Mix together soup and salsa and pour over chicken. Cook on low 5-8 hours.

We ate it over rice with some shredded cheese but it would be great all rolled in a tortilla.

Fall pictures

My sister Melissa and I decided to take some Fall pictures of our kids. Its an adventure to take pictures of children and not something I enjoy doing. But to save a few bucks we thought we would try it. Addison refused to look at the camera let alone smile so my sister started to sing "if your happy and you know it clap your hands" this is her doing the "your face will shirley show it" part.
Every time we tried to take a picture Zach would be eating a leaf.You would of thought the dang things were sugar coated.

Addison loved the falling leaves and Zach was happy to have a belly full of them.
Nap time was apon us and the kids were quickly falling apart.

A day full of smiles, tears, and a lot of singing came to an end and I somehow managed to get a pretty cute picture.

Puppy Prison

Addison likes feeding the dogs her food more then she likes to eat it so we bought this handy gate to trap them while she eats. A lot of the food still ends up on the floor but a least Clyde isn't doing a dance to get her attention. It also keeps them trapped while I cook dinner so I don't have them under my feet waiting for me to drop food and tripping me in the process. It was definitely the best fifty bucks I ever spent.

Recipe of the week.

I am practicing to be the next Iron Chef America or so you would think with all the cooking I have been doing lately. Being a stay at home, most of the time, mom gets old with all the cleaning and butt changing so I have decided one thing I can look forward to is trying a new recipe once in a while. Lame, I know but you do the best with what you have. I am going to encourage others to do the same by posting new recipes every week and if you got some good ones let me know I will give you my email I would love to try them.
This recipe is from a good client of mine. Its super easy, cheap and yummy a great one for a cold day. I like it over baked potatoes or Navajo tacos but its just as good in a bowl with a little cheese and sour cream.

Quick Chunky Chili

1 pound lean ground beef

1 medium onion chopped

1Tbsp chili powder

1 1/2 tsp cumin

2 (16oz) cans diced tomatoes, undrained

1 (15oz) can pinto beans drained

1/2 cup salsa

Combine meat and onion in 3 quart sauce pan. Cook over medium heat until meat is no longer pink breaking meat apart with a wooden spoon. Add chili powder and cumin. Cook until fragrant about 1 min. Add tomatoes, beans and salsa. Bring to boil stirring constantly. Reduce heat and cook for 10 min. Enjoy.

-I add a few squirts of ketchup when I add the beans and salsa I think it tastes better.