Sunday, October 19, 2008

The Others

I worry that I'm taking more pictures of the babies than I am of the big kids...but then I worry that I'm not taking as many pictures of these babies as I have for the others so there's no winning. BUT I did want to add some recent pictures of the big kids here too.... so here ya go!

Waiting at the bus stop


Braeden enjoyed helping me take pictures of Henry today
I've mentioned our fun shower before....this is how much fun we have been having with it!

So...yes I love my big kids too!

Henry and Hudson - 4 months

Hudson and Henry This has been a super fun month with the babies...they have started to giggle and flirt a lot....it's so adorable! They're both sick today - the second cold for Hudson and the first for Henry.
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I think there is nothing sweeter than babies feet....these are Hudson's and these are Henry's Happy 4 month's babies - we're loving every minute!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Chicken Casserole Ole

Sharing one of our favorite meals...

8 frozen chicken tenders (boneless, skinless)

2 C water

1 15 oz. can chili beans, undrained

1 C salsa
1/2 C green bell pepper, chopped
2 C instant rice
2 C Mexican style shredded cheese, divided

2 C bite size tortilla chips

Spray large skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Add chicken, cook over medium high heat 12-15 minutes. (I shred the chicken at this point) Add water, beans, salsa, and bell pepper. Bring to a boil, add rice and 1 C cheese. Cover, remove from heat; let stand covered for 5 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed. ( I usually have to leave the skillet on low heat for 5-10 minutes to make sure all the liquid is absorbed) Top with tortilla chips and remaining 1 C cheese.
Let stand covered 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve with additional chips, sour cream, guacamole, olives, etc.

Goodreads

I met a new friend last night and she introduced me to a website called "goodreads". I'm all about reading new books so I stayed up late last night looking around the site. I'm looking for "friends" on the site so...check it out if you are a reader.

Since I've been thinking about books I thought I'd share the latest series that I just finished. I was introduce to this series about 3 or 4 years ago by my mom (I think). I started with volume 2 accidentally and then went on to read 1, 3-6. I finished the final volume 6 last week (thanks Gina!).

It is such a fantastic series that begins with the the war in heaven and then contines in book two with the same characters here on earth in our day. It is full of politics, terrorists, spiritual insights, and family dynamics. For me it's like 24 meets meets The Plan of Salvation. (Is that sacreligious???) Anyway... the author is Chris Stewart and the series is called The Great and Terrible.

Enjoy!

Monday, October 13, 2008

Remembering Grandad...one year ago today

Charlie Spencer Solomon (Novermber 9, 1926 - October 13, 2007)
After a long life of hard work and service, our beloved husband and father passed away peacefully at home on October 13, 2007 with his wife, Gay, and their six children by his side. Born November 9, 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Nellie Cable Spencer and Charles Drew Solomon, Charlie was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and served in many callings throughout his life.
He served in the United States Navy during WWII and, following four years of service, he was honorably discharged. Charlie was an avid scuba diver and loved anything outdoors, genealogy work, gardening, reading, and being with his sweetheart. He served his first mission as a young man for the LDS Church in the Western States Mission.
He was sealed to the love of his life, Helen Gay Little, on January 11, 1951 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple and they raised their six children to know and believe in hard work and commitment.
Charlie loved his Heavenly Father and Savior and wanted to serve as much as possible. He and his sweetheart served as missionaries for the LDS Church in the San Pablo, Philippines Mission where they learned to love very much the people they served. They also served as family history missionaries in Georgia.
Survivors include his wife and companion of 56 years, Helen Gay (Little) Solomon; six children: David LaVar Solomon (Peggy), Julie Ann Solomon Parker (Doug), Virginia Little Kington, Jeannette Little Simmons (David), Charles Little Solomon (Gayle), Timothy Little Solomon (Beverly); a brother, Kenneth Solomon (Jackie); and 29 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
A viewing will be held Friday Oct. 19, 2007 from 6 to 8 pm at Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby, Idaho and for 45 minutes prior to the service. Services will be held Saturday Oct. 20, 2007 at the Idaho Falls North LDS Stake Center on 955 Memorial Drive at 10:00 am with Bishop Charles Johnson officiating.

Still missing you Grandad...but it's wonderful to know that I'll see you again. I imagine you keep yourself busy sharing the gospel and working on family history. I'll try to do my part on this side... Love you so much!

Monday, October 6, 2008

next month...so exciting!

I found this on Chris Peterson's blog and I really enjoyed it... scroll down to the bottom of this page and pause the music first.