New years Resolution!

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE!!!!
To some people it is a time to party, stay up until midnight and watch the year 2011 go away! Well I'm not one of those kind of people. I hang out at home with my family, play some board games, eat cheese and crackers, and watch my favorite movie from the year before! Seems silly but I love it! Its a great tradition that I have always done with my family!

As I look back through the year, its been a very interesting year.


We've been through 5 jobs combined (part-timers). Moved twice, but stayed in the same ward. Been through two cats, and have one fish. Non-stop trial of potty training. Been on a train twice, WITH Santa!

Frankie

Izzy

It is that time of year where we make goals, try it for two weeks and then say screw it!

This year I am dead set on making my goals achievable and I am going to Achieve them!

Here is the Personal goals of Stefanie:

Be a better support for my family
Show more compassion
Read the BOM w/ hubby and finish by 2013
Lose weight (yes I know, so predictable) 30-40 lbs is the goal by August 2012. Before and afters hopefully will be taken
Keeping a food log and HONESTLY entering my calorie intake ;)
Exercise at LEAST 2 days a week.
Always have positive adittude
Make new friends, keep the old ones
Read one book a month (if not more) and finish it
Love endlessly


Family Goals:

Be potty trained by Feb. 2012
Save money for a house- to own NOT rent!
Buy another car (we only have one right now)
Move into our own place by May
Play, learn and love always!

Hopefully we can achieve these goals!
I guess we'll have to wait and see :)

Happy new Year everyone!

Holidays

Happy Holidays EVERYONE!

After all the parties, food, and entertainment I am ready for a vacation! But life has to go on... I just have to share a few pics, McGuire is into this new superhero pose or battle pose. I absolutely ADORE it! It just shows to me if there is ever a "super villian robot, dinosaur or scary eyes" McGuire will rescue me! :)

This first pic is of McGuire Being a Home depot little helper. They were handing these out for free at the depot one day and my mom just had to have it for the grandkids! Check it out!

Superhero/battle pose :)

Now we are to just McGuire being McGuire, He made a gingerbread house at day care, it pretty much spoiled his dinner... but since its his first ever gingerbread house I'll let it pass :)

Yummy!! I had to make it somewhat healthy with the cuties. lol

We had a christmas party at my brothers house a few weeks ago. Little info, Dave is a HUGE BYU fan. Our family on the other hand, we just watch it if we can.. Anywho, McGuire found this helmet...

He came to me and said look mom... Taylor and I were embarassed due to him snooping around. David was pleased to see he chose that helmet. LOL

Pics from last night was probably the most I could get from McGuire. He is not a camera person, so we had a hayday. Here is the evidence :)

Suprehero pose again

We're both saying cheese

My phone does the you see yourself camera.. McGuire LOVED it! One of hid quotes.. "Oh look mom, look at Guire! He's so cute! Mc-Guire your so cute!"

This picture is of him sayin that. I laughed so hard!

McGuire is an angel in my life and I am so blessed to be able to be his mother, the one he runs too for anything. He may have his temper tantrums, his screaming fest, and hitting marathon. But even in the hard times of the behavior, potty time and nap times I love him with all my heart! 

Trains, Trains, Trains!!

Lately all McGuire has wanted is Trains, and after the polar express, we ALWAYS have to make a detour to see the big train on our way to Heber! On Dec. 3rd the heber creeper had a deal going on for a daytime train ride for only $3.00!! If you brought a can of food it was free.. It was alot better I thought because we could actually see where the heck we were at. Still there was no snow, but we didn't care, McGuire was having the time of his life on that train with his Gama and Gapa. We had some cousins come too which made it really enjoyable!

Of course who do you think came on the Train at the pit stop! You got it Banta Saus!!! McGuire loved it, he got to tell him what we wanted for Christmas, got a hug and a big bag of candy! Can you guess what he said? "Banta, you get me trains ok?! You come to my house and get me my trains!"

McGuire and Banta Saus talking!

 On that night Taylor and I had a date night, it was fully dedicated to me.. Why you ask?!? I turned 24 that following Monday.. So we went to Sushi Ya (I've been craving for 9 months) and Breaking Dawn. In between we went to Artic Circle for Taylor, he was such a sport and tried sushi, I wasn't expecting him to even bare the smell. It was a great night of my stuff to do. I felt bad cuz it was a girls night thing to do. But since I don't really have the time or money for the girls night stuff, we saved up to go that night! Thanks babe!!!

Story time really quick...

I was babysitting my niece Halle on Monday and I was making my favorite birthday dinner (chicken Parmeson)... while I was breading my chicken Halle looks at it with full disgust, then looks at me and goes "EWWWWW! Gross, What-IS- THAT?!?" I tell her, Its our dinner soon Halle. She's just looking at it like I don't think so lady!  So finally I get it all cooked and ready, we are all sitting eating, not a peep comes from the kids (its McGuire's Favorite Dinner too) All of a sudden Halle says with a Mouthful, "Wow, this is good stuff!!!" It made me feel really good, but it was a great laugh for everyone there, this is the most I have heard Halle talk to me. Come to find out, she is a picky eater. So way to go for the Chicken parmeson!

Anyways that is all the fun I can share with you right now. Til next time!! I'm hoping we'll have some good and exciting news coming. Can't jinx it though! Happy Holidays