Hooray for twenty eleven

Happy New Year!

For New Year's Eve we watched the 6:00 pm fireworks show from our park. What a great idea to have the fireworks at a time when the kids can watch. Then we went home, put the kids to bed and had some friends over to ring in the new year.

Twenty Eleven Goals

2010 was a wild ride for our family and 2011 doesn't seem to be slowing down. We are enjoying life in the fast lane. As we jump into a new year I wanted to set my yearly resolutions/goals. As a habitual breaker of New Year's Goals, I wanted me make mine specific and simple this year, but I get really carried away with resolutions (and obviously run-on sentences), so my first four are ones that are more of a check mark, either I complete them or not, while the others are general and harder to measure but things I want to work on this year.

Don't cut my hair. Simple enough. I am sick of my short hair, so if anyone sees me approaching a hair salon or a pair of scissors, tackle me to the ground.

Family Home Evening every week. No excuses.

Learn to cook the perfect lasagna. If you have a good recipe, send it my way.

Create books from my blog. My blog is the only journal I keep. My sister prints hers out each year and has a library of family history to show for it. I really like this idea but need to get started as I am almost 6 years behind.

Improve my time with my children. Read, sing, create, play outside, teach, read scripture and cuddle EVERYDAY. 

Better define my photography. Spend more time figuring out my style of photography and less time trying to copy others.

Be a better friend. Do a better job of keeping in contact with old friends and a better job and making an effort to serve those around me.

Revamping my cooking. Plan out meals. Make them healthier. Try new recipes.