Valentine Swap!

Look what I did! I am so glad I signed up for this swap. Thanks to http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/ I think this goes along with "outside my box" new years resolution. Just a small start, but a start.

Happy New Year!

I already knew before christmas my resolution, my favorite morning show a few months back has a theme for the month. The theme was "Be Daring" or in other words live outside your box....this doesn't mean you have to go skydiving (unless you want to) it just means to do something you wouldn't normally do. In the past few years I have managed to slip into a prety routine life. It's not a bad thing, but I need to do more. I use to always "be daring" and I need to put myself out there again. So some of my ideas for this are:

Get over my phobia of flying over large bodies of water. This has kept me from going to hawaii and other wonderful places....

Meet some girlfriends..We moved here a year ago and I still have yet to really meet some friends.

Become a stronger advocate for my son and his autism..I plan to get him as much help as possible this year. This will require trips to salt lake...well worth it.

Build a stronger family unit...we are all going our seperate ways, and need to make more family time.

Follow my dreams... My important ones!!

Make more time for myself and my husband.

Christmas last year

This Christmas was ok for us, we spent our first christmas eve with my husbands parents and family. We have been married six years and this was our first. Only because we always spend thanksgiving with them. So the girls were with their dad this year and Christmas day was a bust. It snowed so much here, we couldn't go anywere! I did get to reflect on last Christmas. I had all my kids together on Christmas Eve at my aunts house with my grandma and dad. It was my grandma's last Christmas, she passed away in June. It was so wonderful to have a houseful of family and all the kaos. It was the best Christmas I had in a long time. It makes me thankful for my family and I love them all very much. Time is precious and means so much, take each moment and cherish it always!

My little boy..

So L is doing really well, he has his days but I see progress. I always get eye contact from him and he is interacting alot more. He spent four hours at his grandma and grandpas house the other night and did well. He knows were eyes are and he can point to them. We are now working on nose. I have been reading Mother Warriors and it has really given me more hope. I plan on getting him to a DAN doctor by the first of the year. I keep buggin the speech therapy at USU (he is on a waiting list) so hopefully he will be going soon. He communicates to us, just not with words. He will take us to what he wants or he uses some signs. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful little boy, you just look at him and melt.

So much to catch up on..

Corey and Candee opening presents, on our way to thanksgiving,and having a good time with the family. We get to celebrate thanksgiving and birthdays, so we get pies and cake!!




They even got bells from Santa Clause.."the first gift of christmas."




Our tickets to the Polar Express and waiting to get on the train. Once on we got our HOT CHOCOLATE...it was so fun and worth it!







My twilight shirt, and with all the kids at the movie: we sat in the front row, it was the only seats available and we got there a half an hour early. Oh well, I still loved it!



Ok so I haven't been on for awhile...I have many good excuses,so just know that. Since the last time I posted, I have been to see Twilight :) LOVED IT!!!! Went to the Heber Polar Express, Had my son and his girlfriend here for thanksgiving and celebrated their christmas, and now I am still putting up christmas deco and have been since the day after thanksgiving. I Love the holidays it is so fun!! Here are some of the pictures from these events that I am sharing with you. Happy Holidays!

Being Sick...

Not fun.. bad flu going through the house. It's my turn. The only good thing...I lost six pounds.

madagascar..

Last night for family night we went to the movies..The first time since we moved here. We saw madagascar. I recommend it, so funny and I think better than the first. I love the penguins, and all the original characters Melman,gloria, Alex,and Marty. Logan actually sat and watched most of it without a fuss. So glad we went!