All I want for Christmas is my THREE front teeth!!

Well, Kiaya has now lost her third tooth in a row! Poor kid has trouble eating anything she has to bit into. The Tooth Fairy is having trouble keeping up with all these lost teeth!

Still a fan of Twilight

Just my opinion.......I actually saw the movie Twilight twice over the weekend and was glad I did. The first time I came out of the movie I had mixed feelings about it. I know there is no way they can make a movie to meet everyones expectations to an incredible fantasy book. But I felt like they left out a ton in the movie. Like my friend said, it was more like a play than a movie. It was really choppy. I kept thinking to myself the whole time if you hadn't read the book you might not have a clue what was going on. It could of been a lot better with a better director and better acting.

The second time I saw it, however, I liked it a lot more! Maybe it's because I knew what to expect and I could just enjoy it. To me, Bella is just the way I pictured her and I liked the Cullen's a lot more. Edward tends to grow on me throughout the movie but I still thought Jasper looked like an idiot. To my surprise Rosalie was one of my favorite characters in the movie. I couldn't quite get into her in the books but in the movie I really liked her. I also liked James! Did anyone else think he was hot? I thought Carlisle looked like a real vampire and Alice was perfect for the part. Although, I was sad the movie didn't get into her and Bella's friendship more, like in the book. And I loved the baseball game scene!

All in all it was a good movie and I'm sure I'll see it again and of course end up buying it on DVD.

Way to go babe!!

For all of you who know my husband know that he is an avid hunter. This last Friday he woke up at 4 am to go hiking up the freezing mountain, above Coleville, in a foot of snow hunting for elk. Yes, sometimes I do think he's insane! But being the supportive wife that I am, I let him go have his fun....sometimes. :) His hard work did payed off though. He got this nice 5 point not long after they arrived. Hey, another year of meat in the freezer, right? I'll be honest though, I would have loved to been up there with him. Cody and Jon

(sorry about the gore)

Will & Heidi tied the knot!!

It's not every day that your best friend marries one of your favorite cousins. That's right, Jon's best friend, Will Packer, and Jon's cousin, Heidi Hale, finally tied the knot!! I wonder if Jon and Will ever thought they would end up being family??
The ceremony was incredible. Will's grandpa, Boyd K. Packer, sealed the two of them. It was a beautiful wedding and both of them looked happier than I've ever seen them. Congratulations! We love you guys!!

White Corn Chicken Chili = YuMM!!!

1 onion
1 garlic clove (diced)
4 cooked/chopped chicken breasts
2 cans white corn (w/ liquid)
2 cans white Great Northern
beans (w/ liquid)
2 cans green chilies
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. coriander
1/2 tsp. oregano
pinch of cayenne
3 cups chicken broth
3 T. lime juice or 1 whole lime

*Saute onion & garlic. Add everything together in pot and simmer for 30 min. (Calls for simmer 2 hrs.)

Self serve
*Place tortilla chips in bottom of your bowl before soup. Then add topping.

Top with:
-grated cheese (mozzerella or cheddar)
-sour cream
-guacamole
-salsa
-green onion
-cilantro

Catching Up

Boy, I don't know how some of you guys stay on top of your blogs the way you do.....impressive!! I've been a big slacker.

These past couple months have been pretty good. We've been doing some things that fall brings for fun things to do. One of our fun nights we went to the Pumkin Patch and afterwards came home and carved our pumkins with some of our friends while we ate homemade stew and Dick's glazed doughnuts, then later stayed up until 3:00 in the morning watching The Ring 1&2. It was a really fun night. My favorite quote of the night (by Heidi), "Does pumkin that you cook with come from real pumkins??" Gotta love that girl!

We had a great Halloween. It was a perfect Halloween night. Not too cold, a little drizzly, the wind blowing the leaves up just enough to make it spooky. We went to Aunt Cheryl's anual Halloween party that is always spectacular! Then Jon, Chad, Rori and Grandpa took the kiddos trick-or-treating. Afterwards, Grandma made us the BEST tortilla soup I think I've ever had!! I'll post the recipe. Great things need to be shared, right?

Chad and Rori

My cute parents

This picture is Hillarious! You might not of seen it right at first....look closely, do you see it? Yes, Jon has antlers! That is from the big elk hanging on our wall behind us. We didn't notice it until after we took the picture. What a babe!