Chicken Tortilla Soup
1 1/2-2 lbs. Chicken Breast
3 Cloves Garlic, Minced
1 Can Green Chiles
1 Can Enchilada Sauce
1 Medium onion, Chopped
1 Can Tomatoes and Chiles
3 Cups Chicken Broth
1 Cup Water
8 oz. Velveeta
1 Cup Salsa
1 Can Corn w/ Peppers
1 Cup Frozen White Corn
1 Can Black Beans, Drained and Rinsed
1 1/2 Teaspoons Ground Cumin
2 Teaspoons Chili Powder
Salt to Taste

Put all ingredients in a crock pot and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours.  Remove chicken and shred with fork.  Return to crock pot and stir well, serve with corn chips, sour cream, cheese and green onions on top.

All the framing is nearing completion.  I just have to frame the ceiling.  That will probably take as long as the rest of the walls combined did.  But I'm doing all the work myself so I can't complain.

This is the front media wall were all our entertainment stuff will be.

Large pantry and HVAC/water heater closet.  And yes everything in this house is crooked except what I am building:)

Large toy closet for the kids to keep they toys organized.

This will be our bar area.  It will be a small bar with a refrigerator.

This is the laundry room.  Kind of messy right now:)

Our stairs.

This is the center wall were the garage and storage room is.

So we are in the process of finishing our basement.  This is sure to be a long and hard project but I am very hopeful it will run smoothly.  I will include pictures of the progress on this blog.  I can't wait to see how it turns out.  -Ryan

Look at all that wood.  I hope its enough:)

I'm glad we cleaned it out first because there would be no more room with all this wood.

The laundry area before it will have its own room.

Water heater, furnace and pantry.

We can't believe it is already here!  How is it possible that our little baby is now walking, talking, and turning one? 

Tomorrow we had planned to grill out, but it looks like it will rain all day. Boo hoo!  We are having a pink and brown cupcake themed party for our little princess!  We're having Chocolate cupcakes with pink icing and chocolate sprinkles, and I'm sure Elizabeth will have a blast tearing into them!  We will also be having Eclaires (get it?).  We will also have BBQ Pork, cole slaw, pasta salad, fruit, chips, and dip.  

Elizabeth will be the belle of the ball in her brown and pink attire, complete with a birthday girl shirt, and pink and brown tutu (made by mommy!).  We can't wait to see her toddle around the house in her birthday girl gear.  We are sure we will have plenty of pictures to add very soon!

Next week we have a very busy week.  Mommy has to go buy her bridesmaid dress for Manda's wedding (she is the MOH).  Very soon we will also start looking for dresses for Elizabeth (the FG).   Mommy and Daddy also celebrate their 3rd wedding anniversary on Wednesday, followed by Elizabeth's birthday on Thursday!  Mommy and Daddy took a long weekend to spend some family time together.  Hopefully we can do a picnic one day (weather permitting), and take Elizabeth to Totter Otterville for her birthday!

Thats all for now and we'll update with pictures soon!

<3 The Curleys

What would life be without luxury?

This is our new family friendly vehicle.  Its a 2007 Honda Odyssey EX-L with all the bells and whistles.

It has a 244hp, 3.5 liters V6 engine,  Heated leather seats, sunroof, 6 disc CD changer and much, much more.

My wife and I are very excited and can't wait for the many family vacations that this car will be there for.

-Ryan

P.S.  We also can't wait for all of the babies that will fill its seats! ;-)

-edited by Sarah

The Phantom is coming to Dayton in June.  We are going with a few of our friends to experience the greatest theatrical production ever put on stage.  Sarah and I went to Louisville a few years ago to see it.  It was amazing, the most visually stunning play I have ever seen.

I can't wait to see it again, Ryan

Elizabeth is now 12 lbs 13 oz and 23 1/4 inches long!!  wow, she's gettin so big!

She got upset when she had to get her shots, but she took them like a champ!  Hopefully they don't affect her the way they do some babies.  We'll see!

Good night all!

Little Ms. Elizabeth Claire is growing up soooo fast!  She gets bigger everyday!  We love watching her turn into such a little person, who smiles, laughs, "talks," and makes funny faces.  She is trying to roll over, and because she is so wiggly she just moves all over the place!  She is a very strong girl and if she had the balance, she would probably be walking already!  :)

At her last appointment (May 29,2009), she was 9 lbs 15 oz and 22 inches long.  She goes back today and we will see how big she has gotten!!   We'll update with her specs later. :)  Unfortunately, she also has to have 4 shots. :( 

Mommy also went back to work a few weeks ago.  That has proved to be one of the hardest things mommy has had to do!  Elizabeth is adjusting nicely at Aunt Barb's everyday.  She likes seeing her cousins everyday.  She is on a pretty good schedule, so MOST days she doesn't keep the other kiddos awake.  She is also sleeping very well at night most of the time.  On average she sleeps 7 or 8 hours straight through the night.   She usually goes to bed around 10 or 1030 (give or take), and gets up after 5 (a lot of mornings I have to wake her up at 7 so that I can feed her before I drop her off at Barb's!)

Well, that's our update for now, we'll update soon with her new measurements(hopefully!).  Also, we'll try to do a better job at keeping the site up to date!  have a nice holiday everyone!

Love,

the Curley Family

Elizabeth Claire Curley

Our baby has finally come.  It is a strong, healthy and extremely beautiful baby girl.  She was born April 29th at 4:47a.m.  Elizabeth weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces and was 20.75 inches long.

Daddy was so suprised when she came out.  I thought for sure that it was going to be a boy.  The look on my face when I saw that it was a girl must have been priceless.  She was a total surprise.  I am now head over heels in love with her and won't trade her for anything.  She is going to be spoiled beyond belief.  Elizabeth is now officially daddy's girl.

-Daddy

Hello all!  Wow, I can't believe I am almost 27 weeks pregnant!  I'm almost to the 3rd trimester!  Only 95 days left until our due date!  That is amazing!

My pregnancy is going pretty good, with the exception of a few bumps, lol.  I passed my one hour blood glucose tolerance test, so that's pretty exciting!  That not only means that I do not have gestational diabetes, it also means I don't have to go in for the three hour test.  That thoroughly excites me! 

The baby is doing great!  Growing like a weed already!  I feel huge, and I still have three months left!  S/he is moving all over the place.  They like to play the bongos on my organs, esp my bladder, lol.  S/he also experienced their first fire drill on Friday.  Between the loud noise, chaos, and me running around, the baby didn't know what to do!  S/he was doing backflips all over the place!

We are pretty much done with our registries.  We may add a few more things, we may not!  We are registered at Target and Babies R Us.    

The nursery is almost done being painted (only a few touch ups left).  I can't wait to start hanging things and actually putting stuff into the room!  I'm getting a lil impatient!

Work is going well, and I am slowly making improvements at PT, so hopefully I will be able to be released to full duty soon!   I can't wait to get back to my room, and actually be able to do my job!!

Well, that's our update for now!  Thanks for reading!

Kisses,

Sarah