2012 Family and Personal Goals

FAMILY: -read our scriptures together every night

-Sunday walks

-Every 2-3 months have mom/kid date and dad/kid dates

-Go to "Jump on it" every year

-Every year go to grandmas house for Christmas

-Read books together every night

-TJ and Lynsey temple date nights

DAD: practice the piano for 2 hrs a week -finish the basement-bear testimony in Sacrament mtg

MOM: read my scriptures daily-pray daily-exercise regularly-learn more about my camera-learn to use the Silhouette-learn a song on the piano-build something out of wood-cook more-gossip less-sew something

TALLIE: work on reading-wiggle teeth-eat healthier-take scriptures to church-learn more about Jesus-become an artist

CHLOE: no TV on school mornings-ride a bike without training wheels-learn to tie her shoes-learn to read-try more foods-learn to peel an orange

LEXI: Counting, learn her ABC's- try eating anything

The other night for Family Home Evening we had talked about goals and what we want to see happen this new year. We all sat down and together came up with the family ones. You can tell which ones the girls choose. Then we each thought of things we would like to learn or improve on with ourselves. Tallie was so cute because she came up with hers all by herself with no help or influence from us. I didn't say one word to her. Chloe needed a little help but they were all things she really wants to learn to do. I was looking back on the goals I had set last year and I accomplished many of them. One that I struggled with was going to the temple as often as we should. But one of the things that had been on my list pretty much since we got married was to learn to cook and cook dinner every night. I am currently doing that and I really enjoy it. Not so much the preparing and cleaning dishes or spending the time in the kitchen but the satisfaction of having cooked a meal for my family and getting to eat it together. I have branched out and have been trying new recipes and it has been kind of fun (except for the fact that I throw a lot of the food out since Chloe and Lexi never eat) but I hope they will learn to eat and try new things if I keep exposing them to it. We also put together a time capsule for 2011. It was fun to search around the house for things and the girls thought it was cool. We put everything in a jar and I hope to continue this new tradition each new year.

We are back to school and doing hair and homework and routines and bedtimes and all that jazz. It's good to have a schedule. It keeps me sane but at the same time I feel all of the fun being sucked out of my life. I also have a new calling. I am the Primary Secretary and I have yet to have my first Sunday on the job. I am nervous. It's a busy calling and I already feel busy. I am definitely going to need help with this one.