What's for Dinner?

I don't know how many of you out there are like me- when 4:30 hits you totally panic because you haven't got a clue as to what to make for dinner. So in an effort to help my three readers, I am going to start posting some of my easiest and yummiest dinners! Now- today's dinner won't help you at 4:30 because it's a crockpot dinner- sorry. But if you have two seconds tomorrow morning- it's a really good, warm meal that we love here at our house. They are called crockpot fajitas!

You will need:

4 frozen chicken breasts

1 medium onion; sliced

1 package Fajita seasoning

3 peppers; sliced (it can be bell peppers or jalepenos... whatever you want)

Tortillas

Sour Cream

Cheese

Guacamole

Step 1. Put chicken and onion in crockpot.

Step 2. Pour seasoning mix and add water (I usually add enough water to cover my chicken completely- otherwise it dries out in the crockpot).

Step 3. Cook on high for 6 hours.

Step 4. Shred chicken and add peppers to crockpot. Cook one more hour.

Viola! Dinner is ready! It really is yummy- and I'll try and remember to take pictures of it tonight so that I can post it. Anyway- now it's your turn!! Post your favorites on your blog so that I can get some new ideas too!!

Tyler-isms

Scene 1: Ty spent the weekend with my parents. On Saturday afternoon, my mom placed a bowl of Spaghettios in front of Ty. Ty being Ty- shook his head and said "I don't want Spaghettios." My sister who was in the kitchen whips around and tells Ty that there are starving kids in Africa that would love to have that bowl of Spaghettios. Ty sat there for a minute, then turned to Melissa and said, "I don't live in Africa."

Scene 2: Preschool rug time. They are learning about pioneers tonight. They have a guest speaker telling them stories about the little boys and girls that crossed the plains. She turned to them and asked them, "Does anyone know how that pioneers got here?" Ty throws his hand up in the air and yells out "Heavenly Father and Jesus sent them here!" Which was true... to a point. Though probably not the answer they were looking for at Preschool.

Scene 3: Ty has been asked four times to put his seatbelt on. I start to count (usually the only thing that gets his butt in gear). I get to "2" and Ty puts his hands on his hips and says "You quit talking back to me Mama!" I might have popped him if I hadn't been trying to cover up the fact that I was laughing.

Scene 4: I asked Ty what he thought we should get his dad for his birthday (it's in a couple of weeks). Ty sat thoughtfully for a minute before turning to me and saying, "something boring." I asked why we should get dad something boring and Ty told me that it was because he liked boring things. I kind of sniggered, but asked him if we shouldn't get dad something fun instead- and Ty said no. It needed to be boring- "Maybe something for his work." So if you end up with a paper-clip for your birthday Shaun... I'm sorry....

Halloween

Well, Halloween has come and gone, and with it, big smiles, fun and tummy aches. We spent this Halloween down in Salt Lake this year, just for something different. Montpelier has a lot of houses that just don't open their doors to trick or treaters and for whatever reason- don't believe in trunk or treats... So- in an effort to give my kids the kind of holiday that I remember- we headed back to my old stomping grounds.

In reviewing my pictures as I get ready to post them- I found that I don't have a decent picture of both Ryan and Ty together- so you get to see them separately. Anyway- here is our Cowboy Ryan playing outside before we head for the Trunk or Treat down at my parent's ward. It was such a gorgeous day! I couldn't believe it! I can remember having to trick or treat through snow drifts!

And here we have Ty, the NOT scary Vampire Bat. I made the effort this year to make him look creepy with the make-up and he took one look at himself and said that he didn't want to be scary. So... there you have it. This is also a picture of Ty's cousin Daniel (the Fearless Firefighter) who stopped by for a few mintues.

And here- you can have a glimpse of what we grew up with as kids in the Henriksen household. My mom dressed up this year- nose and all! We had some fun with fake eyelashes this year, and when Ty saw my mom's (they were covered in fake crystals) and asked her why she had sprinkles all over her eyes. And, in case you were wondering, I am the stunning pirate on the right. I wouldn't have needed to raid ships- my victims would have just handed over their jewels and treasures based on my looks alone- thinking themselves lucky to have been robbed by such a ravishing beauty.

And last but not least- just the Kidds. Shaun hates dressing up, but I appreciate the effort he puts into things for the kids (and when I want a picture).

Hanging Out With Grandma and Grandpa

We have spent the last couple of weekends with Shaun's parents down in Declo- and unfortunately, for the majority of both weekends- my camera battery was dead. So I did NOT get any pictures of Dani's baby shower or Kent's birthday party. Which is too bad- because both were a lot of fun. Fortunately- I did get a couple of cute ones from around Jacki and Orllo's house while we were just playing around- which is good since those are my favorite anyway.

Papa Orllo and Ryan

Shaun with his boys on the tractor (and yes it was COLD!)

Ryan and Grandma Jacki (I think they were out chasing cows...)

Books

I loved story-time when I was a kid. My favorite book was "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Suess. My dad got so sick of reading it over and over, that he finally recorded him reading the book on tape for me so that I could listen to it whenever I wanted (and I think he thought he was getting out of having to read it so often... which I don't remember working that well...).

Granted we haven't gotten to that point (yet) with our boys- they too love story-time. And it's one of those things that neither Shaun nor I mind doing in the evenings with Ty and Ryan. At first- it was just Ty that wanted the stories, but recently, whenever you sit down with a book- here comes Ryan just as fast as he can toddle. I snuck a picture the other day of my boys with a Thomas the Train story and as I'm sure you can see... all three of them are totally enthralled!!