soup for snow days!

I snagged a way YUMMY chicken enchilada soup recipe off a friend-gotta love facebook- and everone I have shared it with LOVE it too! It's super easy-of course that's why I LOVE it- and super yummy-reminds me of the one at Chili's! My neighbor showed me how easy it is to cut up corn tortillas and fry them in oil to make your own "fresh" tortilla chips that go perfect with this soup--or you can buy some in the store too!so here is the recipe and make some up for this cold snow storm coming in this weekend!

Chicken Enchilada Soup

4 chicken breasts
boil in water
shred up
*you can then use the broth to
make my yummy Mexican rice that
is also way good to put in this
soup instead of the chips!

(((Mexican Rice-))))
2 cups white rice
6 cups chicken broth
brown rice in oil sprinkle in
garlic salt-add chicken broth
1/2 small can tomato sauce-or
use the whole can if you want
it to be more tomato-ish. stir
and simmer until done.

cook the shredded chicken in taco
seasoning mix-follow directions on
the mix.

in a big pot
4 cans cream of chicken soup
or 2 big cans...
1 big can of enchiliada sauce
1 cup milk or I like using a
pkg of sour cream instead.
2 cups of shredded cheese
but I like using the whole
2lb. bag of shredded cheese! YIKES!
then add the chicken
stir well until all melted
and soupy looking!!

Minute to WIN it!

We all had so much fun playing minute to win it games! It was SUPER loud and crazy though with 15 kids!!! OH MY! We broke up in teams of 4 kids each team which helped in that we didn't have to reapeat each game for each kid to have a turn! WHEW! and we just played for "fun" so no one really felt sad they didn't win! And since they left with a huge goody bag full of candy I'd say they all had a great time!

hApPy bDaY cArTeR!!

Eight years ago I sat at Valentine's Dinner with Bryan having contractions so bad I could barely enjoy dinner!! I was not going to have this baby on Valentine's Day since he was a boy and would probly rather not have his bday on the LOVE holiday! Luckily he decided to wait for his official entry into the world on the 15th! Carter is such a sweet and helpful little boy who is quickly growing into an obnoxious little tease! We are having the big party on Saturday and playing lots of "Minute to Win It" games! will post more pics later! Sure love my "Best" boy!

out with the old & in with the new!

I finally saved enough to upgrade to a new piano....the old one was a great beginner/banger piano but the piano teacher cringed all during the lessons! So good old KSL not only hooked me up with a newer one but sold the old one too! I will miss the old one but LOVE the new BLACK one! woo hoo! and I looked on in amazement as the guys backed the uhaul up across the lawn and to the front porch! These guys were no dummies and not about to kill themselves getting the old HEAVY piano out the door! So glad we got it out the door in one piece and the new one was delivered!! Now if only the kids will practice more! Yah right!

Love is in the air!

I remember back when I had energy and did a whole "love week" thing for Valentines and am wishing I had it in me still.......but yeah not this year! So I think we will have Thanksgiving dinner at the fancy dining room table on fancy dishes.....do I dare let them use my nice glasses??? and am thinking I will cut out hearts for everyone with their name on it and pass them around the table to write on why we love that person! and of course my yummy cake to top it off! Now if only the kids could catch the whole "love is in the air" thing and stop fighting with eachother!!