Chicken Chili

I love winter and all of the soups that come with it. My Aunt Tracy is a domestic goddess and shared this recipie with me. It is super yummy and great for cold winter days. I make mine in the crockpot and it is sooooooooooo good. I thought I would share it with you:

Chicken Chili (Ronni's way)

1lb Chicken (breast or tenderloin work well)
1 medium onion chopped
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 can chicken broth
1 can chopped green chilies
1 tsp salt
1 tsp gound cumin
1 tsp dry oregano
1/2 tsp pepper
Throw everything in the crockpot and let it cook on low all day or at least 4 hours. The chicken can be frozen (you will need to cook it longer).

2 cans great northern beans
Add beans to chicken 1 hour before serving.

1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup whipping cream
Stir in sour cream and whipping cream 1/2 hour before serving.

* I just use sour cream and thicken it with cornstarch.*

Serve in bread bowls or with bread sticks.

Happy Thanksgiving

This year we had a little bit different Thanksgiving. David had to work Thanksgiving day so we had our Turkey dinner Saturday night with some friends. Thanksgiving day was spent setting up Christmas decorations, cooking for Saturday and relaxing (mostly Chandler and mommy).

Saturday night we ate turkey with all the trimmings and played rockband until we couldn't keep our eyes open. It was a great Thanksgiving.

Doing it.

We are going to take the leap of finally going private. Now that we are back online I will be making the switch Monday December 1st . Please if you have not given me your email and are wanting to veiw our blog send me it so I can add you.

Random Pictures over the last few months.

With all of the nice weather we have been going on some hikes. We went on one just up from our house and up a canyon near layton. Chandler was a bouncy tigger for halloween and greeted all the candy givers by saying "Hello" in a very deep voice. We had a great time.

Online!!!!!!!!!!!

We are excited to say we have been reconnected with the internet! The blogging is going to be better than ever!

Chandler is getting so big. He loves to throw his balls around all day long. He also likes to carry them all at once. While cleaning up one day he came in the room and this is what I saw.... He was holding the balls that wouldn't fit in his hand with his face. It was so funny. He does this all the time and gets really mad when he drops one. I guess you could say he is my little Gus Gus (you know the mouse on Cinderella that tried to carry all the corn at once).

Happy Blogging.

Finally, some summer pictures.

Here are some pictures from the summer....................

Our Office Baby.
Nose Picker
Sweet Boy.
We took a hike up the canyon and had a great time. And yes David's shirt says "clogging bum".

Chandler decided he loves Cheetos this summer.

Enjoying the water at the Gateway.
Washing dishes with Dad.
Chandler enjoying the parade at Santaquin Days.
The Fam enjoying Santaquin Days.

Still Alive.

Hello friends and family. You may have been wondering if we fell off the face of the earth, we haven't. We are still without internet and have been super busy. Just wanted all of you to know we are still alive.

The Happenings

Okay so I am at my mom house this weekend and have a computer with Internet so I will up date you all on our life's since our move. Lets see. We moved to Centerville in June and love it. We seriously have the greatest ward in the whole wide world. they are the greatest people and have made us feel so welcome. We have been enjoying the warm weather and have rode our bikes lots. Nothing to exciting happened in June because we were still managing the apartment complex until July. That was not to fun. People crying about every little problem really seem obnoxious when we were 30 miles away. It went fast though and we are so glad we are done with the managing business.
July was really eventful. We went on our first non managing vacation. It was so nice to go to Blanding and not have to worry about water problems, air problems, or annoying people. We had a great 4th and it was so fun to spend time with the family. Chandler had t0 have surgery in July and that was a little scary. He had hypospadias repair surgery (look it up because I don't want to explain it). The surgery went great and he was back to jumping off the furniture the next day. Okay so it was not that eventful but it seemed like it was.
August was lots of fun we had a great trip to Santaquin for the Orchard days and had a fantastic time at the Rodeo and parade. Without school starting we have really been enjoying the fall.
Chandler is growing up so fast and loves to play all day long and watch lots of Disney movies. He is not a real big talker but he does love to give kisses and hugs. David is enjoying his job at Walgreen's and enjoys help Elder Nelson and President Eyring, it is a happening place. I am desperately trying to lose weight and it is not coming off very quickly. Besides not eating and attempting working out I have been decorating the new place and collecting Christmas decorationgs (I love Christmas). We are all happy and loving the cooler weather. We are getting the internet soon and will start posting some new pictures. Keep sending your emails so I can add you to my list!

Long time no blog. Out of facebook and going private.

Hello friends family! Our little Black family is doing great. We love our new apartment and new city. I regret to inform you all that I have deleted my Facebook account and will not be going back. We will be back on the net soon and will start our blog up faithfully. We are however going to be going private I have alot of your addresses but please send my them if you are interested in veiwing our lives.

Moved

Hi everyone,
We have moved to Centerville and currently do not have internet. I will be trying to do post from the library so our blog may not be updated very often. Sorry :(

20 YEars

20 Years ago.
1. I was 3 years old.
2. I lived in Santaquin, in a single wide.
3. Most likley beating up on my little sister hailey and driving my mother crazy.

10 Years ago.
1. I was in Middle School.
2.I was going through my Jenco stage and thought I was hard core.
3. Started playing volleyball.

5 Years ago.
1. I was a senior in high school counting down the days to graduation.
2. I Worked at Subway in Santaquin.
3. I was getting ready to move to Blanding to go to school and coach volleyball.

3 Years ago..
1.David and I were married May 6th in the Provo Temple
2. We moved to Ogden.
3. I finished Nail Tech School in October.

1 Year ago.
1. Chandler was born.
2. We camped out on elkridge.
3. Lost 20 pounds and gained it back (not such a good thing)

So far this year.
1. David got a job with walgreens.
2. David graduated from WSU
3. Ran a 5 K.

Yesterday I.
1. Put up drapes, cleaned the bathroom, organized clutter, hung up shower curtain, painted furniture and packed for the new place in Centerville
2. Read scriptures with David.
3. Snuggled with Channy.

Today I.
1. Have packed up most of the house
2. Washed all of the laundy.
3. Washed all of the dishes.

Tomorrow I.
1. Finish Packing.
2. Hopefully have upstairs bathroom so clean you could eat off any surface.
3. Prime red wall.

In the next year I.
1.hopefully will lose 50 pounds??
2. Might be pregnant??
3. Might go on a fantastic family vacation.

I tag anyone who wants to do this.

5K

Saturday was the 5K I have been "training" for. It started at 7A.M. and it was a very chilly/blustery start at the mouth of Ogden canyon. My awesome sister in law Kaye ran with me. It was a great run. We took it slow and steady. We may have not gotten the best time in the world but I am VERY proud to say I did not walk one second of it! 3.2 Miles for a big gal is not bad!


Next race I will be sure to do my hair a little better and put on some makeup. :)

3 years already?

May 6th was our three year anniversary. We went to Park City and David shopped his little heart out. Now this was my plan to go shopping and to spend lots of money. Did I? No! I got one pair of jeans and a necklace. Oh well we had a great time!

We went to Ruby Tuesday's for dinner and then had a great pancake breakfast the next morning. We stayed in a little studio condo that had a kitchenette. It was great fun to get a few nights away just the two of us.

Graduation!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On friday the the 2nd of May David graduated from Weber State with his Bachelor degree! We had such a good day. First we went to Daniel's graduation (David didn't want to walk), then we went to the mongolian grill for some yummy food. It was a great day!

Birthday and Zoo Pictures

The White Alligator. Pooping Rhino.

Channy's monkey friend.

Sleepy boy after a long day.