Chicken Pot Pie

For all of those who are reading this I'm sorry it isn't anything special.  Tonight I made up my own recipe of chicken pot pie.  I need to write it down so I don't forget the changes that I need to add.  Feel free to make it.  We all loved it!!

2 cups of chicken(shredded)  I used 5 chicken legs next time I will do 10.
2 carrots
2 russet potatoes
2 pie crusts
3 packages of chicken gravy.

Cook chicken in a 350 degree oven until done.  I brushed on a little canola oil on the legs and seasoned them with salt and pepper.
While chicken is cooking I peeled and diced the carrots and potatoes.
When Chicken is done cooking shred it and put to the side.
In a sauce pan make 2 packets of chicken gravy.  Just follow the instructions on the package.  I did add a little of the chicken drippings from when I cooked the chicken.
After the gravy is done mix in the carrots, potatoes, and chicken with the gravy.  Set aside.
Take your pie crusts and roll them out so the will fit a 9 X 13 pan.
Put a pie crust in the pan then pour the gravy mixture into the pan then cover it with the other pie crust.
Bake at 450 degrees for about 35 minutes.
Make the other gravy packet about 5 minutes before the pot pie is done.  Pour gravy over your pot pie once you have served it.


If you do decide to make this and the instructions are unclear just let me know and I will help you understand them.

Does Food = Memories?

I have thought about this is question alot the last couple of weeks.  The answer I got was YES.  This year we went to my families Thanksgiving dinner.  We had what we have every year but we tried to introduce a couple of new things too.  We had turkey that was stuffed with stuffing just like my grandma used to do.  We used her stuffing recipe which is always delish.  When it came time for desert my mom surprised us with carrot pudding and caramel sauce.  Carrot pudding is something that my grandma always made at thanksgiving every year with fail.  My grandpa just loved it!!  So growing up us kids learned to love it.  As I took i bite of the pudding my mind went back to the years that we had thanksgiving dinner down at my grandmas.  I remember sitting at the table with grandpa one morning and having carrot pudding for breakfast.  Thank goodness my grandma had to work.  I remember one time on the day after thanksgiving I decided that I wanted to stay with my grandma and grandpa.  I was having a bowl carrot pudding for snack when I looked over at my grandmas and told her that I needed to go over to the store and talk to my grandpa(my grandpa owned a furniture store).  When she asked why I told her I needed a TV in my room since my brothers got one.  Needless to say that my grandpa had a hard time saying no to me since I was his only granddaughter.
As I sat there eating the pudding this year I remembering how good it tasted all those years ago.  My sister-in-laws tried and they said it was just o.k.  They thought it was going to be out of this world by the way my brothers and I talked about it.  Then my sister-in-law said it is probably all the memories that come with it that makes it so good. 
Tonight we had homemade noodles for dinner.  As I was making them for the first time was praying that they would turn out.  The only time I have had homemade noodles is when my other grandma made them.  I remember the first time I tried them.  I was sitting in her front room and eating them with hot french bread with my cousins.  We were probably watching some show that my grandpa was watching.  I remember thinking these are so good I could eat these everyday.  I remember she made them for me when I had my wisdom teeth out.  She made them for me when I came home from the hospital after having the twins.  I remember her showing up at my door with them after I had a miscarriage.
My grandmas probably didn't realize that they were making memories that I will never forget when they were making these.  They probably just made them to make them.  Now that I have family and the boys are growing up.  I want them to have they same type of memories.  I hope that one day  if they ever have stew that they will remember that I used to make it every year on the first day that it snows.  When theyeat Chinese I want them to remember about the Christmas Eve parties we had where we made homemade Chinese food.  This year as we continue are tradition of watching The Polar Express on Christmas eve and I want to include homemade hot chocolate with it.  I hope that they will continue on that tradition of watching that movie and having hot chocolate.  I want them to have the same pancakes that Jason had growing up because that is what his grandmas made.  I want them to have the memories that come with food that I have.
I don't know where this blog is going.  It was suppose to be so I could keep with everything that we were doing but half the time I forgot my camera or I didn't know how to write it.  Hopefully here is to blogging a lit bit more.

A new found love......

I know I need to do a major update.  So many things to tell you about.  I have found a new website that I just love.  Here it is:  Pinterest.  I spend a couple hours every Saturday night on it when the boys are in bed and Jason is out fishing.  Love it!!!!  Check it out!!!

HAVE YOU BEEN JIMMERED?

Tyson loves BYU sports, especially football and basketball. Tyson has been a Jimmer fan since the 2009-2010 basketball season.   Before we found out Brooklyn was a girl we were talking names.  Tyson said he wanted to name the baby Jimmer after his favorite basketball player.  When he found out that one of his old teachers in school was expecting he thought she should name her baby Jimmer.  When Tyson was up at Primary Children's  this summer we would take him to the balcony so he could be outside.  The balcony has a great view of the U.  The first time we went up there(we went up there alot during his stay) he decided that he needed to boo at the U since after all we are BYU fans.  As you can see we bleed blue and not red at our house.  So follow these links  to be Jimmered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Es18vVugg8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqX_b_Bu4hI

11 months later.....

Let's just say I suck at blogging.  Alot of things have happened in the past 11 months.  But for now here a some pictures of Brooklyn.  I can't believe she will be one next month.



*Pictures By Min.

WE HAVE A GIRL!!!!

Our sweet precious little girl was born on March 19, 2010. She was born at 8:43 in the morning and weighed 5 lbs and 13 ounces. We named her Brooklyn Anne Hunter. We are thankful for this sweet spirit came into our family. She has her dad wrapped around her little finger and the boys love her!!! Here is a picture of her when she was few hours old. I will blog more about her arrival soon.

It has been awhile..........

I can't believe that it has been 6 months since I updated. What is new with us since May. Tyson is in the second grade and is doing great. I go in and help every Monday and Friday. Curtis and Connor have started kindergarten and just started they take home reading program. I go in and help in their class on Mondays. I will soon be in there everyday helping. We are hoping that it will turn into a job but we will have to see. Jason is busy working full time, working on cars after work, and doing some djing. Then there is me. I keep busy helping at the school, helping with homework, keeping the house clean and the trying to get the laundry done so I don't get behind.
We are also trying to get a basement done. This has been a project that has lasted a few years. The storage room is done and Tyson's room is almost done. Tyson's room should be done by January if everything goes well. He can't wait to move downstairs. We also have some great and exciting news. We are having a BABY GIRL!!!!! She is due March 24, 2010. It is o.k. if your you mouths just dropped to the ground because mine did when I found out. We thought our family was complete but I guess we were wrong. Hopefully I can keep this up to date better since I'm starting to feel better. 21 weeks of being nauseous is not fun!!! As soon as I figure out how to put a baby ticker on here I will. We also need help with names. We have none!!!

Mother's Day

I had the best Mother's day weekend. Jason decided to take the week off because my baby brother Matt got married on Friday. So I took full advantage of Jason being home. On Monday I went and got my nails done. On Tuesday Jason had to go pick up a washer and dryer for Matt so I sent Curtis and Connor with him. Since they were gone all day I went and got my hair colored and cut. Four hours of just me time it was great!! After I got my hair done my mom and sister-in-law decided we needed pedicures. As we were picking out nail polish I thought I should do something fun and exciting so I went with bright green. You should have seen my mom's face. Wednesday and Thursday I just spent playing with the boys. Then Friday came the big day!! As we walked into the marriage waiting room at the temple I just started to cry. My mom's uncle and aunt from Mesa came up to surprise Matt(Matt lived with them for almost 3 months last summer). When I saw my mom's uncle I thought of my Grandpa that had passed away about seven years ago. I really miss him. I didn't stop crying until the end of the ceremony. The reception was great. Everything was perfect. It was so bright and refreshing. Their colors were black, white, and apple green(the reason for the green nail polish). There were flowers every where. It was nice to see all my old ward members and get to talk to them. It was great because because most of my extended family stayed until the end. It was great seeing my cousins(Shelly, Ashley, April and her two cutest boys ever, Brooke and her little boy, and Melissa) that I haven't seen for years. I hope that we can see each other more often. We got invited to stay up at my Aunt Barbara's house in Portland. Since Jason has a cousin that lives there and we have friends that live we are really thinking about coming up there. Then my wonderful uncle Duane invited us for a week end at his cabin. This one we are going to do because as soon as much uncle announced that he had a herd of elk that eats his grass Jason got really excited. I do have to say I have the best family. On Saturday we did nothing. Tyson had his last soccer game. On Sunday my day started out early. I woke up around four thirty to one of the kids coughing. I didn't really think any of it. If the kids needed something they would come and get me. A few seconds later the bathroom light came on so I got up to see who was up and if they needed something. As I started down the hall I knew what was going on. Poor Tyson was throwing up. So after he was done in the bathroom I went to tuck him back in bed thinking that he had made it to the toilet. I was wrong he threw up all over his bed and on his floor. So there I was cleaning the floor and tearing his bed apart I made the decision that all the kids were going to stay home from church. I know probably not the best decision but I haven't heard a full talk because the kids always need something. So I went to church alone which was nice and I got to hear and actually pay attention to all the talks. After church we made dinner and watched a movie. It was a great day.

Jason spoiled this year about a month ago we were going to Park City to see If I could find me a dress or a skirt for Matt's wedding. I ended up with three new dresses and two new pair of shoes for Mother's day. Thanks babe!! The boys each gave me a cook book that they made in school. My parents gave me a flower pot from the Crandalls green house. My mom also let Jason take home one of the flower arrangements from the wedding since he wanted to give me flowers too. So as you can see I had a great Mother's day weekend.

Finally a new post...

Did you miss me? It seems like life just gets busier and busier for us. Sorry that we don't have any pictures in this post. What have we done? First Jason helped his dad cut down a tree in their backyard. That took up a whole Saturday. The boys loved to watch them to take down the tree. Next Tyson started spring soccer. He has played to two games. The first game was totally nice and warm and the next game we were standing in the rain watching. Don't you just love the spring weather. We are getting ready to plant a garden in our backyard. Because of all the storms I haven't gotten the peas in that I want to grow. I'm hoping that we can get them in this week or it will be to late to plant them. We asked the boys what they wanted to plant and they said corn, squash, and watermelon. About 2 years ago Tyson asked our neighbors, Stan and Stella, if we could grow watermelon. They told Tyson that they have never tried to grow one but they would. So they gave us a watermelon that never made it to our garden, but they planted about two plants that year to see if they could grow it. Now they grow it every year for Tyson. I have the best neighbors!!!

This weekend is General Conference. I love this weekend. I love that I don't have to get dressed on Sunday if I don't want to. Yesterday was busy for us. I had Alisha, that's Matt fiancee, bridal Shower. I want to thank everyone who reads this that came. It was really nice. Alisha, I hope you like the fondue pot!! I'm excited to have her be my sister-in-law!! She is so cute!!!!! I Can't believe that they get married in a month!! We also had the annual Goodrich Easter Egg Hunt. Jason took the boys to it since I was at the shower. Don't I have the best husband? The boys came home with enough candy that the Easter Bunny doesn't have to bring them any. They were excited to tell me all about it. Thank you Aunt Cindy, Uncle Jan, Janson, Kayla, MarLyn, and Janae. My boys look forward to it all year. Thanks for inviting us every year. You guys are the greatest!!(I asked Jason to take the camera to the Easter egg hunt so we could get some pictures but trying to help the twins he didn't get any. I totally understand why. Some hopefully we can get pictures next Sunday.)

Spring break starts on the 13th I hope that it is good weather so the boys can enjoy being outside. Hopefully we can do something fun while the boys are out of school. I want warm weather so I can get my rollerblades on start getting back in shape.

My Valentine

I have seen several of these tags on other blogs.



1. Where did you meet your spouse?
We met through a mutual friend. We actually met briefly a few years earlier before we startedn dating but I was waiting for a missionary. We hung out a few times before Jason asked our friend to set him up with me.


2. Who asked who out?
After our blind date Jason did all the asking out.


3. How long have you been together?
Ten and half years.


4. How long have you been married?
Nine years and three quarters


5. How long did you date before you were married?
Nine months


4. Where did he propose?
The Provo Temple. He said that we needed to talk about some things. I actually thought that Jason was going to break up with me. I was totally surprised.


5. Where did you get married?
Mount Timpanogos Temple on June 17, 1999


6- What does he do now to surprise me?
He brings me flowers. He tells me to go and do something for myself and he will watch the kids and put them to bed.

7. What is his best feature?
I love his eyes.

8. What is best quality?
He will always listen to me and try to see my point of views even though he may not agree with them.

9. Does he have a nickname for you?
I really can't think of one but once in awhile he will call me hon.

10. What is his favorite food?
He has alot of favorite foods. I think it just depends on what kind of mood he is in.

11. What is favorite sport?
I don't think he has one. He isn't into sports but he loves to wrestle with boys.

12. Where and when was your first kiss?
Our first kiss happend after a third date in my parents drive way.

13. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?
While we were dating we loved to go up the canyon and we also loved to hang out with our friends. Now that we have the boys we love to be with them.

14. Do you get flowers often?
YES!!! While we dating and we were first married I got flowers at least once a week. Now he just does it to surprise me with them.

15. Do you have any children?
YES!! THREE BOYS
Tyson: 7 years
Curtis and Connor: 4 years

16. Do you have any pets?
One dog

17. Does he have any hidden talents?
He can fix anything and he loves it too.

18. How old is he?
31

19. Who said I love you first?
Jason

20. What is he favorite music?
Depends on his mood and if I'm in the car with him.

21. What do you most admire about him?
He is always willing to help other people out. He works very very hard and will do anything to provide for me and the boys.

As I was doing this tag it made me realize how much I love Jason. Jason is the perfect match for me. He deals with my craziness and he still loves me. Even though I don't say it enough I do love you JASON!!!!

Day Out With Dad

Earlier last week Jason called me from work and was wondering if he could take Tyson shooting on Saturday. I told him that he would have to ask Tyson. I didn't think Tyson would want to go because he is more of I don't want to get dirty type of person and he doesn't like loud noises. Jason asked Tyson if he wanted to go with him. Tyson said yes. I was happy becasue ever since we had the twins Tyson doesn't get much one on one time with Jason. Jason was thrilled. If you know Jason he loves to be in the outdoors weather it is hunting, shooting, fishing, or just taking his truck off roading. So Saturday afternoon they headed out to the West desert. They stopped by Walmart to get some Ammo and some beer. Jason told Tyson that the only good reason to buy beer is for shooting because they explode. They also stopped by Subway to get sandwiches. They had a blast. Jason taught Tyson about Gun safety and how to shoot at targets. Their targets included beer cans, empty pop cans. and frozen water bottles. Tyson can't wait to go again.

Dad and Tyson going over gun safety.

Jason helping Tyson line up his target.

Getting ready to shoot

Getting ready to shoot

Tyson hit his target.

Christmas through New Years

Wow, since it has been awhile I thought it was about time to post about our Christmas and New Year. Tyson got to decorate gingerbread houses again this year at School. I got to go in and help. I think that is one of my favorite things to do with him and his Class. I'm grateful that my dad is willing to watch Curtis and Connor so I can go help in Tyson's class. Also at Tyson's School they have a Christmas program where all the grades sing Christmas songs. They do one it the morning and one in the afternoon. I decided to go to the afternoon one so I could here my nephew Daniel sing. Tyson did a great job his grade sang two songs. The Songs were Must be Santa and Deck the Malls. All the kids did a great job. For Christmas Eve we went over to my parents. My parents always have a little party for the grand kids that include a visit from one Santa's helpers that have a couple of little presents for them. This year our Santa helper couldn't make it because he had double knee replacement. We sure did miss him and hopefully he will be there next year. All the kids were disappointed that "Santa" couldn't make it this year. My parents decided that they still got the presents. All the grand kids got new PJ's. I love this tradition because it reminds me off all the Christmas parties that my grandma and grandpa Prestwich would have. After the party it was time to go home and watch a Christmas movie. We usually watch the Polar Express but I wasn't in the mood. So we watched the Santa Clause. After the movie was over and the boys were asleep it was time for me and Jason to get busy. On Christmas Morning the twins woke up way to early and we told them to go back to bed. Finally around seven we told them to go get Tyson up. The boys got clothes, transformers and legos. Jason got Guitar Hero. I got a laundry sorter. Jason and I(mostly it was for me) got a kitchen aid mixer from my parents. I was totally excited. After we got our Christmas presents opened and we were dressed we headed over to Jason's parents for Christmas Breakfast. This is a tradition that started when Jason was kid. He would go to his Grandma and Grandpa Hunter's for breakfast with all of the family. I did get to go the year before his Grandma died. I couldn't believe that almost all the family came. After we had opened our presents there we headed home. The rest of the day was spent play the Wii. Uncle Matt came up and played with us for awhile. Tyson really liked having Uncle Matt to play with him. For dinner he headed to Mi Ranchito. I know that sounds crazy that we go there but we do. We usually get it to go because the boys are into playing with their toys and they don't want to stop playing.

For New Years we went over to Jason's parents to play games. We stayed tere until about 10 then headed home because we were tired. Tyson decided that he wanted to stay up until midnight. He some how convinced Lindsey to stay up with him. So him and Lindsey watched Return to Neverland until midnight then went to bed. Oh how I would love to have the energy that he has to stay up until midnight.

Tyson singing in the school program

My nephew Daniel.

Chirstmas

Tyson showing off his BYU hoodie.

Tyson loves BYU.

Tyson opening his legos

Connor and his legos.
He didn't feel good the reason from the puke bowl.

Curtis and his Legos

Family Pictures

A couple of weeks ago Jason decided to take a couple of days off. During these days off Jason went rabbit hunting. This is something Jason really enjoys doing. I haven't figured out why yet. On the other day we decided to do pictures. We actually got a family picture done. Yea!!!

So here are the best pictures of the us. They are not the best quality so I might go get the CD so you can see them better. We hope that all of you have a great Christmas.

Tyson

Curtis

Connor

The Twins

The Boys

Our family

Tagged...

Kayla tagged me so here we go....

8 favorite TV shows:

1- Jon and Kate plus 8
2- Rachael Ray
3- Thirty Minute Meals
4- Dr. Phil
5- Good Things Utah
6- Amazing Race
7- Deal or No Deal(boys love this one)
8- The Apprentice( Tyson's favorite)


8 books you recommend:

1- Twilight
2- New Moon
3- Eclipse
4- Breaking Dawn
5- A Walk to Remember
6- The Rescue
7- Message in a Bottle
8- Book of Mormon


8 things that happened yesterday:

1- took the kids to school
2- went to the grocery store
3- emptied and loaded the dishwasher
4- laundry
5- vacuumed
6- picked the kids up from school
7- made dinner
8- watched TV


8 things to look forward to:

1- Twilight(haven't gone yet. Does anybody want to go with me?)
2- Thanksgiving
3- Having Jason actually have a day off work
4- Going to the bookstore
5- Pedicure
6- getting hardwood floors for the front room
7- having the basement finished
8- losing thirty pounds


8 things on MY wish list

1- Going to a remote island with Jason
2- A money tree so Jason doesn't have to work so hard
3- A trip to Disney World with the family
4- A hot tub in the backyard
5- A maid
6- Having the boys not fight for one day
7- Clothes
8- A girl


8 things I love about fall:

1- Halloween
2- Hee Haws
3- Not having a huge power bill
4- Cuddling with Jason because I'm cold
5- Taking rides to see the leaves change
6- School is in session
7- Thanksgiving
8- Getting ready for Christmas


8 people I tag:

1- Janel
2- Brandy
3- Heather L
4- Sandra
5- Darla
6- Kristy E.
7- Andrea T.
8- Cori

Family updates....

I thought that I would take a few minutes and tell you what we have been up to. It seems like our lives never slow down.



Curtis and Connor: Let's just say I don't think you will ever meet two little guys that can get into so much trouble in such a little bit of time. What one doesn't think of the other one will. They have learned to love their time out chairs. They love Pre School!!!! They love their teacher Miss Lisa(I love her too). They always know when they have school. They both got haircuts this week. Their haircuts were done by dad. Jason was sick of telling me to call and get them an appointment but I always forgot. So one night after dinner Jason went and got his trimmers and started cutting Curtis' hair.

Curtis before dad got ready to cut his hair

during the hair cut

The finished look.

Connor's turn

during the hair cut

Connor is all done.

They were so excited that dad had cut their hair that they told anybody that would listen. Good Job Jason they boys love their haircuts.

Tyson: Wow this kid is growing!!! He loves school and has tons of friends. He says his favorite part of school is eating school lunch and recess. I think that is typical for a first grader. He has great teacher. He always tells me that Miss Bailey rocks. He loves to read. He always has a book and wants to read. He just started reading chapter books. His favorite series is Jigsaw Jones Mysteries. He also loves to read about animals and dumpy the dump truck(he read those books in Kindergarten and he felt so big because he was the only one reading a real book). He is a funny kid ask our families. While Jason was cutting the twins hair he asked Tyson if he wanted his hair cut too. Tyson looked at Jason and said no I have nice hair and Becca has to cut it. This past week Tyson lost his first tooth. Yay!!! The first day he noticed that it was loose he was so excited and was worried that he would swallow it. A few days later he was at school eating lunch and his tooth came out. He swallowed his first tooth. Needless to say he was sad because he thought the tooth fairy wouldn't come. Everybody told him that the tooth fairy would still come and that she knew that he had lost a tooth. The next morning about 6:15 in the morning he got up to go use the bathroom and he left the bathroom light on. So I got up to go turn it off and Tyson opens the door and yells "Mom, look what the tooth fairy left. ONE DOLLAR!!!" Needless to say we were up very early that day. Here are some pictures of Tyson on the day he lost he first tooth.

Jason: Jason is finally well after being sick for about month. He had to take a couple days off work to stay in bed. He is staying busy working full time for Doug Smith. He has picked up several side jobs to make extra money. If Jason isn't working on cars he is usually found out helping people out or at the gym.


Heather: I spend my days taking care of the house and the boys. Between trying to keep the house clean, keeping up on my laundry, and helping the boys I don't find alot of extra time. I love that I have had a couple of girls nights out. I also got my hair cut and colored.

Well there you have it. Now you know what we have been up too. We hope that all of you have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.

They couldn't wait

This morning we woke up to snow on the ground. The twins were really excited when they saw the snow on our deck. They kept telling me that they needed to get their snow shovels and start shoveling. I told them that the snow would melt and that they didn't need to shovel. After everyone was dressed. I started doing Tyson's hair. After I got Tyson's hair done I went to find the twins since it was their turn. I went into the front room, where I assumed they would be, and they weren't there. Then I heard noises coming from the backyard. The twins were in the backyard on the deck shoveling snow. I guess they couldn't wait to get out and start shoveling. Here are some pictures of them shoveling. Curtis has the beanie on and Connor has the ball cap on.

HALLOWEEN NIGHT!!

Halloween seems to get busier and busier as the kids get older. On Tuesday we had our ward Halloween party so the kids got to dress up. Tyson was Captain Jack Sparrow. Connor was Buzz Lightyear. Curtis was a cowboy. He was supposed be Woody but we liked this costume better. If you ask him he was still Woody. On Wednesday the twins had a Halloween party at pre-school so another day of dressing up. Finally Halloween arrived. What a busy day. Tyson had a school costume parade. Then I helped with his class party. Then after school we went to Doug Smith and did their trunk or treat there. We could have stopped there because we got tons of candy. But couldn't. Next it was to time to go trick or treating. We went to all the Grandma's and Grandpa's houses. I was grateful when we were done. We went home and went to bed. Now I just have to make the boys don't eat all their candy at once. I'm glad that the costumes are put away until next year. Hopefully we can have a break before we start getting ready for Christmas.

Our Cowboy Curtis getting ready for pre school. His favorite thing was to

take of his hat and say "yee haw"

Connor being Buzz for his pre school party

Woody and Buzz best friends forever


Tyson in the school parade


Trick or treating to Uncle Matt and Alisha. Uncle
Matt gave them handfuls of candy.


Next we went to Uncle Jan's and Aunt Cindy's house.
We just love the Goodrich's


Here are some more random pictures of the boys on Halloween night.!!

CARVING PUMPKINS

On thursday night we decided that we would carve our pumpkins. We only got one done becuase Jason didn't get home from work until 6:30 and by the time we got dinner over and cleaned up we only had time for one pumpkin. Tyson wanted a pirate pumpkin. So we have found a pattern online and got to work.

Jason starting to carve the pumpkin.

Tyson trying to get out the guts

He got some

Curtis helping get the guts out



Connor getting a big handful


Our pirate pumpkin. Jason did a great job.


The pumpkin all lit up

After we had finished we put the boys to bed and Mom got to clean up. Thanks goodness Jason had the boys put all the guts on cookie sheet. Easy Clean up.