Boys will be Boys

I have been trying to find jobs Caleb can do for pay. Dave and I would like to help him learn the principles of hard work, saving money, and paying tithing. We had a bunch of bad apples that had fallen off the tree and needed to be picked up. I guess I didn't realize how many there were when I offered him a penny an apple or a dollar a bag (thinking there would be about 100 apples per bag). Well he conned Millie into helping him and they came up with 6 full bags of apples. I paid him his $6 and he put his tithing in an envelope for the Bishop. He was sure proud of himself as he handed the tithing to Bishop Smith and told him how he earned it. (He absolutely loves Bishop Smith and loves to take our tithing up to him on Sundays).

Millie kicked the apples to make them in piles so they were easier to pick up

Caleb showing how strong he was to gather all those apples

What boy can spend over an hour picking up apples and not climb the tree?

Thus, Boys will be Boys!

Leanora is 5

I am finally trying to catch up my blogging. It has been very busy and everything seemed to happen at once. On Friday, November 21 Leanora turned 5. One of her wishes was for Ellie to come to her party. We had it worked out until the Carlson's had a family emergency and she couldn't make it. But we had a fun evening anyway and she got to play with Ellie the next Monday.

Caleb's favorite part of any birthday "heavy, heavy, hangover"

Noni and her Cinderella Polly Pockets

Any girl's dream, Cinderella dress-ups

She got to pick her own cake, is that fair?

Blowing out the candles!

I cant seem to get the words right under pictures, anybody want to help me out?

Fall in Idaho

Sometimes I wonder why I live in this state of Idaho. It gets very cold in the winter and it can be very windy any time of year. In fact it can get cold any month of the year. The weather is not my idea of an Eden. But all it takes is a look out my back window and I remember how gorgeous it is. Here are examples of a Fall evening and sunset. See why I love it here?

Logan the Elf

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Something New for Dinner

I have been trying to get a family cookbook together for quite some time. In fact, I think it was Becca that started it for a Laurel project, what, 8 years ago? Usually when I try something new I type it up in my "family recipe file" that she started and there it sits. So I thought the best way to get it to them would be to post it here, then all of you that read my blog can try it out too. I have to admit that this started out as a Pampered Chef recipe but I have changed enough ingredients that I think it is no longer theirs, just the idea is, so I renamed it too. Next time I make it I think I will try to take a picture of it so you can see how I folded it. I hope the directions make sense. Anyway we thought it was pretty good and it was super easy, so here it is.

Easy Chicken Baked Burrito
1 Large Tomato thinly sliced
3 C. chopped cooked Chicken
1 Can diced Green Chilies
½ C. chopped onion
½ lime (juice only)
3/4 C. thick and chunky Salsa
1 T. Taco seasoning
1 clove Garlic (minced)
1 ½ C. Shredded Mexican cheese blend
4 burrito size Tortillas
1 Can refried beans
Preheat oven to 425. Mix together chicken, green chilies, onion, lime juice, salsa, taco seasoning, garlic and 3/4 C. of the cheese, set aside. Arrange tortillas in an overlapping circular pattern on a round stone (pizza pan would be ok). Tortillas will extend off edge of pan. Spread beans in a square shape in the middle of the tortillas (about 10"X10"). Spoon chicken mixture evenly over beans. Sprinkle with more cheese if desired. Fold all 4 edges of tortillas up over filling like an envelope pattern. Arrange tomato slices in rows on top of burrito, sprinkle with cheese covering entire surface. Bake 18-20 minutes or until cheese is melted and edges are browned. Cut with pizza cutter or large knife. Top each serving with shredded lettuce, sliced olives, green onions, guacamole, sour cream as desired.
6 hearty servings