New Year

We wished the old year goodbye and we started early by going bowling with my family. We've never taken the kids, so it was fun to see them so excited. They both absolutely loved it! Once Adam got the hang of it, he insisted to do it himself each time and Emma was determined to get out there too.




You can't tell, but it's Emma trying to bowl. She just giggled the whole time.



We then went and celebrated with Matt's family too. We played lots of games, and had wonderful food. Emma can't ever stay awake for very long, so she was in bed just after her bed time. But Adam was being so good and so adorable, we let him stay up. Until 11:15 when he told us he was tired. Four hours past bedtime!! I'm wondering if we are going to regret that decision, especially where we move to 1 pm church. He probably won't want to take a nap before...

We were slackers and this was the only picture we took during the celebrations.


I've never been more excited for a new year. I think this is the first time I've truly understood what others are talking about when they say new hopes for a new year. This is my sentiments exactly. We've placed a lot of hope in this new year and I just can't help but pray that we aren't too disappointed. I know there will be unpleasant things that will come, I don't mind taking the bad with the good. I just want the good to come. Don't get me wrong though, there are good things in our lives. Wonderful things. Our children, the gospel, our amazing families. We just had goals and hopes for our family that were not able to become we wanted or needed. So I have re-thought what I want to happen this year, though I am not original in my thinking. From my cousin Carlee, I've realized I need to split my goals into different categories:

Spiritual
Physical
Financial
Make Something Better

Some of these goals are ones that I set each year to either keep doing or to become better at, but now that I've written the categories, I know I won't accidentally miss one area. Last year I read my cousin April's blog, and though I don't write as eloquently as she does, I loved what she wrote about and found myself wanting to do the same. In short, I want to be better.
A better wife and mother. A better church member. To better myself in so many different ways that my list could go on and on. But everything that I do each day, I want to do so that I can become a better version of myself. Though there are aspects of life that I'm not able to control, that may have an effect on my goals that I have for myself and family, I will always be able to control myself to 'Be Better'.

I wish everyone luck with their goals for this year!