CHIMICHANGAS! YUM!!!!

This is one of our favorite recipes. Not to brag or anything, but Byron says I can make these better than he has ever had at any restaraunt. I use chicken, but you can use shredded beef or ground beef also. I've never made them with beef so they probably won't taste as good as mine. HeeHee. Also, I don't really follow this recipe exactly, I make adjustements.

2 onions chopped (I use very small onions or 1 large onion); 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 Tbl vegetable oil; 3 cups of shredded chicken (or 2 LBS of ground beef); 2 medium tomatoes, chopped (I don't use these because we don't like tomatoes); 1 can (8 oz.) green chilies, chopped (I use two cans to spice it up more); 1 tsp cumin ( I don't really measure this out, I just sprinkle it on until I feel like it is enough); 1/2 tsp salt; pepper to taste; 1/2 LB cheddar cheese, grated; 20 flour tortillas (10-inch size); vegetable oil for frying ( I don't use this. I bake them at 400 degrees for 20 min or until both sides are golden brown.); salsa; sour cream. We also eat ours with refried beans.
Saute onions and garlic in 1 TBL of oil in large frying pan for 2-3 min. Add chicken and cook until thoroughly browned. (I actually boil my chicken so it is more moist and then add it to the onions and garlic and let the flavors mix for about 3 minutes or so). Mix in tomatoes, green chilies, cumin, salt, and pepper. Place a small amount of grated cheese in the middle of the tortilla. Top with 2-3 TBL of meat mixture. Secure with a toothpick. Brown on all sides in a small amount of oil in frying pan or bake them.
I actually make a big batch of this and freeze them. That way if I am unable or not in the mood to cook a meal, all I have to do is pull them from the freezer and bake them. And it is something Byron can cook for himself if I am gone that evening. Enjoy!!!!!

Home Sweet Home - Soon!

On Saturday, Byron and I signed our lives away. We bought a HOUSE!!! YEAH!!!! It won't be done until October though. But oh well. I am so excited. We are tired of living in our tiny condo, sharing walls with all the neighbors. That night, I woke up at 3 am and couldn't fall asleep until about 4:30. I couldn't stop thinking about the house and how I would decorate each room and where I would put all of our stuff. So excited. It is on Signal Butte and Elliot. It is three bedroom and a den. I talked Byron into moving out there so I could be closer to my brothers and sister (soon sisters.) I never really see them much. Byron will have to drive further to go to work, but since he doesn't go to work until noon and comes home at 9, then he will miss all of the rush hour. He said he won't mind the drive, so I hope not. Cause we are planning on staying in this house for a very long time.

Sorry below I said something about pictures. Well for some reason the pictures wouldn't post. Sorry.

Last Tuesday Byron got rear ended. He rarely takes the Tundra to work with him, but this time he did. And then at work they were short on vehicles so Byron volunteered to drive his own vehicle. He was doing sweeps (getting deposits from banks) and he was just idiling waiting for the light to turn green and then BOOM! He thought, did I just get hit? He looked in his rear view mirror and saw that the girls jetta's front end was all messed up. So he proceeded to ull over to a side street and then the girl sped off. Byron then turned around to try to chase her down. By the time he got turned around and back on the street he drove like a maniac going in all directions looking for the girl. Sadly, he couldn't find her. So he called the Vice President and told him what happened and thankfully he said the company would pay for all of the damages. You can't really see the damage that was done in the pictures but hopefully the truck will get fixed soon. It really stinks that our new truck got damage. Now it's not so new.

Pictures! Pictures! Pictures!

Me and cousin Evan, best buds

ME and my DAD

ME and my MOM

When I grow up, I want to be just like my DAD!

Me and my cousin, Cohwen

Uh Oh! Mommy caught me making a mess!

I love to eat! and make a mess!

7 months old

Well Landen is 7 months old today. He weighs 17 lbs 5 ounces. We actually had to go to the Dr. today because he has had a fever, croupy cough, running nose, stuffy nose, the whole fun deal. The Dr. said his lungs sound good, but he has an ear infection. So antibiotics for 10 days. He has been really good about being sick, except at night time. He as been waking up every two to three hours because he can't breath or he just wants me to hold him. Last night at 4 a.m. he wouldn't go back to sleep, so I had to walk around the house with him. Finally I layed down on the couch and let him play between me and the couch. He finally got tired and fell asleep. We were sleeping really good until Byron's brother text him and that woke us up at 8:30. I know we should be getting up at that time anyways, but we were both so exhausted from being awake for most of the night. I think Meagan can relate.

Well my mom finally posted today. She wanted me to let everyone know in case no one reads her blog, since she hardly ever post. She also is asking for donations to help out Bronson with getting some things fixed with his trailer. Read her blog and it will explain more in detail.

We are going to Show Low this weekend for a friend's wedding. So I am hoping to post some pictures from my mom's computer. So you can all see how handsome my little man is and how big he is getting. Till then, have fun!