Winter Fun

Winter is a fun time of year for myself and my little family. Here is a quick update on everything that has happened.....

Dec 2 Trace turned 4yrs old. WOW!!! I can't believe how much time has flew by. I really hated him to turn 4. I kept telling him it's going to break Mommy's heart if you turn 4 can't you stay 3 forever? He said don't worry I will. If only that were something that can actually happen. As his birthday day came he said mom please let me be 4! It was so funny and I said okay you can be 4. He had a great birthday. We had family and a few close friends over for soup, cake and ice cream and had two activities a pinata ( I didn't make this one like the last one) and we went on a hay rid through the lights. Kind of a tradition for his birthday. And he loved every min. of it.

Before I knew it Christmas and New Years had came and went. We got a lot of nice things for Christmas but the best part of it all was the whole 10 days we had just to spend together. Tim didn't have school and he took off 3days (giving him 10days off). It was so wonderful. The kids really loved having there daddy home. It was really hard to send him back to work school and guard the week after new years. The kids seemed to enjoy everything they got for Christmas. Between Santa and Grandparents they had a ton of things. They are sure lucky that they are loved.

The most recent thing just happened Monday. It was our 5th anny. Tim look the day off which was nice but we didn't get to spend it together alone. We had a few guest come by and he had school that night. I was bugged a little but not nearly as much as I would have been if we didn't celebrate on the Friday before thinking Tim couldn't get off before. We went and had a massage love getting massages. The first time I have ever had one in on our honey moon so kind of fitting I guess :). We went to teypinkais which is also every fun to have a dinner and the show. I think we have had better chiefs before but Tim seemed to like him. Then we ended the night with one of my fav. things to do shopping. I got the sweater I have been wanting to get. Love IT!!! It has been an amazing 5yrs of marriage 7yrs of being together and 11yrs of knowing and being friends with the love of my life. It hasn't always been easy but it has always been worth it. I don't think I would trade our life together for anything in the world and I am looking forward for the years to come.

2011 Goals

So it has been the new year for a few weeks now but bare with me. It has already been a very busy year and with no Internet at home I don't get to get on and use my spare time blogging, facebooking or looking up projects like I used to be able to.
Tim and I are looking into a few things we are thinking about getting the Internet on our cells and have them act as a hot spot for our house. The only problem we have ran into is the phones we want are $400 a piece. So we thought maybe switching providers but we would have to pay $400 each line to end our contract early. So we decided the best thing to do is wait until we can get upgrades in March. Our cells will be under $200 each then. So we looked at other options like clear Internet. Which I have heard works great but to get a good price we need to be in a contract. Well we really want the Internet on our cells so we are just waiting. So that means no Internet unless I come to my moms. I have to admit how bitter sweet it has been not to have the Internet. I was so addicted to fb it was unbelievable. I hardly got anything done on the house and my poor kids where neglected a little. It is probably the mom in me worried that I am a bad mom. So hear is a quick up date on my new years goals and how I am going to reach them. lol

Goal #1 Beach Body. I want to loose 20lbs before summer. I have always said that I was going to do this and never did. I have the lowest selfsteem but have never done anything about it. The longer I wait the harder this is going to be to get into shape. I am just going to get older and heavier. This is the time I wish I could have a baby. lol I know strange to hear but when I have babies I loose weight. I was down to 125 with Trezy. I would love to do that again and keep it off. But this time I am actually working on getting that skinny again with diet and exercising. Not only will this help me loose weight but help me have a healthily life style. I actually began doing this before new years (at least exercising) and after the new years day i gave up on Dr. Pepper yet again. lol this time I am not going to drink vitamin water that made me gain 10lbs. Stay away from that stuff. Water and Crystal lite for me please. Water 0 cal of course and Crystal lite 5 cal per serving yey!! I will allow myself a dr. pepper once in a while. But hopefully after a while I won't even want it. Once in a while I will get cravings for it but just walk away. So proud of myself.

Goal #2 Spend more time teaching my kiddos. Family home evening must be in forced for this one. It is hard to have it when Tim is gone Monday - Thursday 4 am to 11 pm so family home evening will happen on the weekends for us. I am thinking of maybe on Friday afternoons. So grateful Tim has Friday off from school and work. I also want to sit down with the kids for an hour each and teach them other things. Like abcs 123 colors for Trezy and help trace write his name etc

Goal#3 actually decorate my house. my house has always been so bare. I have always had so many ideas but I have never had the wall space or the funds. But there are so many things I can make for cheap and I am so excited to try them out. In fact tonight I am cutting out some wood to do something a friend showed me. http://lh3.ggpht.com/_SuZDtw4rhwA/TQvN_EEz7nI/AAAAAAAAMzI/-hQHTXnsEvU/s1600-h/IMG_0042%5B4%5D.jpg
check it out here. As for the lack of wall space see goal under 4

Goal #4 DE-JUNK. I have always held on to so much junk. And I realized how hard that is to do in a small house. So Tim and I have started to de-junk most people do this in the Spring for spring cleaning but we are getting a head start. We got rid of a tv we didn't need and our hug entertainment stand. I have a whole new wall that was opened up to me and it already has deco up. the front room is starting to look like I have always wanted it to starting to get more decorations for it and it looks so cute. I can't wait to finish it with curtains and ivy. The rest of the house needs the same work next place to de-junk and is the kitchen. lol can't wait. You would not believe the feeling in the front room just by de-junking not only the entertainment stand but other odds and ends. It feels roomer and I am actually starting to feel like I can stand being home while before I just wanted to get out.

#5 Now non of these goals are put in order to importance. I would love to do them all and they are all really at the top of my list. This one more than the others is to actively go to church and pay tithing. We go to church but not as often as we should and we always have money spent on bills and food before we can pay tithing. This needs to change. Tim and I decided to pay a years worth of tithing once tax return came. I think life will go a little better for us by doing this and giving the lord what is his. And we are going to start trying to go to church every Sunday. It seemed like Trace was out of Sunbeams before I knew it and that is probably because we didn't go. I feel like my kids are missing out from learning things and gaining a testimony. This is the time where they either learn to love going or hate going. It will effect if they choose to go when they are older and I want them to want to go when they are older. So we are starting NOW!!! Actually I guess I started this goal last week. Even when Tim had guard I went because it is important. And Trace actually likes going. And hopefully I can get Trezy to like it enough that I don't have to be in nursery with him. This is all is also the solution to number #6

#6 GO TO THE TEMPLE!!! We haven't been as a couple in so long. And I think it would be fun to be able to go with friends too.

These are a few of my goals do I think they are unrealistic?...... NO! In fact there is no reason why I can reach each one. Wish me luck!