Friday, August 28, 2009

Flashback to Last Month

Hey girlies. Remember when we went to the park back in July? hahah!!

Sure do love you two girls.



(if you want to see the credits for this page you can see 'em here).

xoxo

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

What's For Dinner Wednesday!

Just thought I'd share the yummy recipe I made last night. It's not the first time we've had it. It's SO YUMMY. And its a crock pot recipe. My favorite!

"Steak and Black Bean Chili"



Ingredients:

2 lbs. boneless beef cubes for stew (<-- I've also just cubed up steaks I had in the freezer)
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 large onion, chopped (<-- I usually just do a half an onion)
1 large green pepper, chopped (<-- I don't really like green pepper, so I skip this one)
2 (15 oz.) cans black beans
2 (14.5 oz) cans chili-style chopped tomatoes (<-- I can never find exactly the right thing, but any canned chopped, diced, or petite diced tomatoes work)
1 tsp sugar
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
salt and pepper to taste
sour cream
shredded cheese

1) Cut the beef into 1 inch cubes (I use my utility kitchen scissors)
2) Place beef in crock pot and turn it on low.
3) Sprinkle chili powder, garlic powder, and cumin over meat.
4) Add onion and green pepper.
5) Drain and rinse the cans of beans and add them to the crock pot.
6) Add tomatoes and sugar.
7) Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. (<-- I cooked mine on high last night for 5 to 6 hours).
8) Uncover and stir in the tomato paste.
9) Season with salt and pepper to your liking.
10) Top servings with sour cream and cheddar cheese. (<-- we like to throw in some fritos for crunch! It's good!!)

Yield: 6 bowls.



It's VERY filling!!

Have a great day girls!

Friday, August 14, 2009

ANOTHER Flash Back!

Ok - who am I kidding? I couldn't wait to post these!! (sorry Shanny that you're not in 'em! )




What I wouldn't give to be this skinny again! Les - what are you doing holding Danica and Jessica's hands? And why isn't Jess sitting by her man??? Josh saw these pics and said "Who's the yahoo?" haha

About to ride Space Mountain!


Does anyone know how Holly is doing? I'm not a facebooker, but she's probably the one person I'd love to catch up with. Love you girls!!

Flashback Friday!

I was digging around on our old computer's hard drive and look what I found...



Thursday, August 6, 2009

Don't know what to do

So a lady in my ward asked if I'd be interested in babysitting for her on Thursdays while she works. It would be from 8:30am - 5:30pm. I'd have 1 one year old and 1 four year old. Then I'd have her six year old from 4 until 5:30pm. She pays $50 a day. At first I was all for it but now I'm wondering if $50 is worth it. What do you think? Is $50 a day worth babysitting 3 kids?