Being a family...

We had a great time having our pictures taken at Upper Ross Park. The trees were beautiful and there were leaves everywhere! There is one picture I won't post until after Christmas, and that is the family picture that turned out the best...I'm saving it to send in our Christmas cards. Don't want to spoil all of it!

The funny ones!

Part of the fun in taking pictures are the "goofy" pictures. Usually the "good" poses are the rare shots. So here are a few of our funny pics.





Part of the fun in taking pictures are the "goofy" pictures. Usually the "good" poses are the rare shots. So here are a few of our funny pics.

Mom the Mighty Moose Hunter

I just had to brag about Jon's mom, Ruth, that got a huge bull moose today! Yup that's right she shot it! Very impressive I thought! We first saw a young bull moose and were very tempted to just get that one, but Daryl had heard about a bigger one up there so we trekked on and luckily we did because someday this big guy is going on a wall!
There were 5 of us that went Mom, Daryl, Jon, me, and Casey (Daryl's son). We had a good time! Jon and Casey kept us laughing all the time!

Yes...that's moose hair...we love it when Jon makes us laugh!
Jon, Daryl, and Casey were troopers and prepped the whole moose to pack out...it took a couple hours. 2 horses packed out that whole moose...we love those draft horses that mom and Daryl have!

Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

Today I made the chicken noodle soup again that I talked about in a previous post so I thought I should post the recipe because it is so scrumptious. It really helps if you have a noodle roller to roll out the dough flat. The dough is very elastic and is hard to do with a rolling pin (but not impossible). So here it is:

Noodles:
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
4 tbs. milk
2 c. flour

Mix. Cut dough into 4 pieces then roll thin. Cut into thin strips (I use a cutting board as a straight edge and a pizza cutter). Microwave each batch 3 minutes.

Soup:
4 cans chicken broth
1 c. water
4 cubes chicken bouillon
2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
3 carrots or bunch of mini carrots, cut in chunks
1 onion, cut in chunks
2-3 celery stalks, cut in chunks

In large pan combine chicken broth, water, and bouillon, bring to boil. Add vegetables, chicken, and egg noodles. Simmer for 1 hour.

Hope you enjoy! It's definitely a favorite of ours!

Dressing up is fun!

So our Halloween was busy and fun! Thursday the kids had their parade at school and class parties, and then at night a huge carnival at the school (it's their big fundraiser). The carnival was a blast with food and games and a spook alley (which I think spooked little Andrew too much, he woke up about 5 times that night crying). On Friday we had a huge trunk-r-treat (3 wards) and walked the neighborhood a little bit in Inkom. Needless to say Andrew couldn't carry his bag anymore before the night was over because it was so heavy. And last but not least we went to a party at a family in our area. Adults played games and kids stayed in the basement to play...it was a bunch of fun! So Andrew is Pluto (he actually had a mask but it was kinda big so I made these ears instead (I must admit finding a yellow sweatsuit was not easy...or cheap). It worked out though. Any guesses what Josh is?................. He is the infamous Zorro!
Caleb of course is a vampire.
Can you tell he had fun with it?
Okay you can stop laughing now. :) Jon had a hoot with this costume all day at work. His hair actually stood taller but this picture doesn't give it justice.
This year I went way out of my element as a woman back from the dead. It was fun to be something very different. A lot of people didn't even recognize me!
I wish you could see my makeup better. I had dark grey circles around my eyes, which really made a good effect.