I have an aversion to the word "resolutions" but I'm big on goals, so here's a quick overview of some of the things I hope to accomplish in the coming year:
FAMILY
~Be more consistent with daily scripture study and Family Home Evening
~Say yes to my kids as much as possible. I'm not going to allow them to jump off the roof or anything, but I've found that I say no a lot, and I don't think that's a positive thing. If Annie wants to wear her Rapunzel dress up dress to Costco or Ryan wants to build a fort in the loft, I need to let them.
~Have occasional one-on-one "dates" with Ryan and Annie. I think they are at an age where they can appreciate time alone with Mom and Dad.
~Eat out less and eat natural, one ingredient foods (i.e. chicken, broccoli) more
~Go to Disneyland at least once a month (we bought annual passes for Christmas, so we want to get our money's worth!)
HOME
~Organize the garage
~Window treatments for all the downstairs windows
~Get a pool!
PERSONAL
~Eat less carbs and more fruit and veggies
~Exercise at least 3X/week
~Read the entire Book of Mormon
QUILTS
Make or finish the following quilts:
~Giraffe quilt for Eric
~Floral strip quilt
~Postage stamp quilt
~Quilt for Grandma Shirley
~Quilt for Alex and Bronson
~Halloween quilt
~Christmas quilt for our good friends
Friday, January 11, 2013
Friday, January 04, 2013
2012 in Review
So it's pretty obvious that I'm not so good at updating the blog these days, so here is a rundown of our 2012:
JANUARY was a pretty low key month.
FEBRUARY was spent finishing our preparations to move. Packing, ordering new furniture, all that kind of stuff. That month Annie also had a GI doctor's appointment and we found out she was in the 50th percentile for weight, a HUGE accomplishment given her earlier difficulties.
MARCH brought our much anticipated move. We LOVE our new house, our new ward and our new neighborhood.
APRIL brought a change of schools for Annie. Kind of tough, she loved her teacher at Ashland Ranch but she made it through.
MAY brought us the arrival of our sweet baby boy Eric. He is the happiest, sweetest, easiest baby on the planet. We feel so blessed that he is part of our family!
JUNE brought the adjustment to a new baby (which was really a piece of cake!), and a visit from my parents to help with the madness.
JULY was a big month for Ryan. On the 1st he turned 5. We celebrated at Bounce U with lots of his friends. Later in the month he started Kindergarten at CTA Independence. He LOVES school and has an incredible teacher.
AUGUST was by 35th birthday which we celebrated with a night at the Ritz Carlton and dinner at The Melting Pot with our good friends Rachel and Ryan. We also took a trip to Tehachapi for my parents baptism.
SEPTEMBER was another low key month. We like those every once in a while.
OCTOBER was our annual trip to Newport Coast. We went to Disneyland and Sea World and celebrated Bryan's birthday. Bryan's parents joined us for part of the week which was a fun treat.
NOVEMBER was Annie's 4th birthday. We celebrated with a trip to Disneyland and California Adventure. She had lunch at Ariel's Grotto where she got to hobnob with the princesses, which she loved. We spent Thanksgiving at Bryan's parents cabin in Show Low which was lots of fun.
DECEMBER was full of lots of Christmas festivities, including Zoo Lights, the Mesa Temple lights, a ride on the Polar Express, our annual Red and Green Dinner with friends and of course Christmas with Bryan's family. For Christmas we got the family annual passes to Disneyland so a couple of days after Christmas we headed to California for a couple of days. We stayed at a hotel on the property for the first time which was a fun treat and a huge convenience!
Basically we had a very blessed year. I'm so grateful for my sweet little family and all the ways the Lord continues to bless us. Here's to a wonderful 2013!
JANUARY was a pretty low key month.
FEBRUARY was spent finishing our preparations to move. Packing, ordering new furniture, all that kind of stuff. That month Annie also had a GI doctor's appointment and we found out she was in the 50th percentile for weight, a HUGE accomplishment given her earlier difficulties.
MARCH brought our much anticipated move. We LOVE our new house, our new ward and our new neighborhood.
APRIL brought a change of schools for Annie. Kind of tough, she loved her teacher at Ashland Ranch but she made it through.
MAY brought us the arrival of our sweet baby boy Eric. He is the happiest, sweetest, easiest baby on the planet. We feel so blessed that he is part of our family!
JUNE brought the adjustment to a new baby (which was really a piece of cake!), and a visit from my parents to help with the madness.
JULY was a big month for Ryan. On the 1st he turned 5. We celebrated at Bounce U with lots of his friends. Later in the month he started Kindergarten at CTA Independence. He LOVES school and has an incredible teacher.
AUGUST was by 35th birthday which we celebrated with a night at the Ritz Carlton and dinner at The Melting Pot with our good friends Rachel and Ryan. We also took a trip to Tehachapi for my parents baptism.
SEPTEMBER was another low key month. We like those every once in a while.
OCTOBER was our annual trip to Newport Coast. We went to Disneyland and Sea World and celebrated Bryan's birthday. Bryan's parents joined us for part of the week which was a fun treat.
NOVEMBER was Annie's 4th birthday. We celebrated with a trip to Disneyland and California Adventure. She had lunch at Ariel's Grotto where she got to hobnob with the princesses, which she loved. We spent Thanksgiving at Bryan's parents cabin in Show Low which was lots of fun.
DECEMBER was full of lots of Christmas festivities, including Zoo Lights, the Mesa Temple lights, a ride on the Polar Express, our annual Red and Green Dinner with friends and of course Christmas with Bryan's family. For Christmas we got the family annual passes to Disneyland so a couple of days after Christmas we headed to California for a couple of days. We stayed at a hotel on the property for the first time which was a fun treat and a huge convenience!
Basically we had a very blessed year. I'm so grateful for my sweet little family and all the ways the Lord continues to bless us. Here's to a wonderful 2013!
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