New Year!

Well, it's January 16th and I'm just now getting serious about thinking about New Year Resolutions (like how I can't even commit to thinking about getting serious about them?!). I'm really liking the idea of family resolutions and resolutions for both Clay and I as a couple. Really, these are just life goals - but for some reason folks don't like calling them goals so resolutions it is.

For me - I'd like to spend more time focusing on me. Simple things really - making sure I put makeup on instead of worry about weather Jack's shoes are organized, paint my toes instead of fussing with the laundry, etc. I'm also going to start sewing more. I'm in love with creating things! I made both Jack and Owen dinosaur hats, and though FAR from perfect they are still VERY adorable.

For Clay and I - a romantic get away. Or just a get away. Hell, we could go stay at a motel 6 in Boise and I'd be ELATED. I don't remember the last time I got to wake up in his arms. Oh the things having two children will do to you! We also need to be better about how we spend our date time - We usually rush through dinner and then go to the grocery store. Anyone with more than one child knows that going to the grocery store with children and having to actually get things that are breakable (chips, eggs, etc) or that are food (I mean really, Jack tries to eat EVERYTHING I put in the cart) is a nightmare so Clay and I usually go to the store on our dates. Not very romantic.

As a family - We need to get out of the house more. With staying home I feel like I'm missing SO much of the outside world. Buildings are completed and I didn't even know they cleared that corn field 6 months ago for that new store. I really should put that as one of my goals...Get out of the house more.

Jack at the aquarium, I'd love to go back!

I'm sure Clay's goal would be to lose weight, but he looks so handsome and I love him with a little meat on his bones. He can get so thin!


In other news, there really isn't much else to report. EXCEPT...

Owen is crawling. All over the place. He follows me everywhere and gets so frustrated when I'm busy going from room to room and he has to crawl after me just to have me change directions. Poor baby. He will be walking soon though, he's already scaling back and forth on the couch and pulling himself up against anything - chairs, walls, his crib, anything really. And will stand with only one hand balancing himself. It's crazy. I'm not ready for my baby to be a toddler. I must stop thinking about it or I will cry!!

And now for some pictures!