Wrestling, anyone?

Gotta love Friday night wrestling!

Stripes

Morgan wanted to take some silly pictures of us since we both wore stripes today!

Finally... SNOW!

RJ (and I!!!) were super excited to see our first 'real' snow of the season!!  We have had a few flurries once or twice, but finally a little coating on the ground!  Yay!  Nothing to cause school closures, but at least FINALLY some white stuff!  It is winter, isn't it?!

RJ catching snowflakes!

 

What can we make?

So... Morgan and RJ are into watching these blogs that young girls (8-13 years old) create about all sorts of silly things... The most recent one went like this: The girls each gathered a bag of random 'stuff' (literally) around the house and gave their collections to one another (switched bags).  They had one 'shared' bag (that had tape, markers, scissors, etc) and they had to create outfits from what the sister gave them.  Well... guess what RJ and Morgan wanted to do?  Yup... do the same thing...  Here are their results...  kept them entertained for a long while but what a mess they made...

 

bzzz, bzzz, bzzz...

Bees?  Wait, what?  Yup.  Daddy has decided he wants to make honey this summer.  He has gotten Morgan on board so this is has turned into a Daddy/Daughter project.  Who wants to play a game... how many bee stings will we get?  They went to a full day seminar and came back overwhelmed but still excited to start this project!  Let's see how it turns out...

Ninjas!

Ninjas in the house!

New Year's Resolution

Wow!  2016!  Where did last year go?  We had lots of ups and downs!  I personally had a lot to work through and am trying to start 2016 in a more positive light.  I need to lead my life the way I want my children to lead their lives!  Being positive, kind, generous, slow to anger, and trying our best to make the best choices possible for all people that enter our lives.  I also do not want my children to be taken advantage of or be 'push-overs' by their classmates.  I have decided I need to show them how to be themselves and be proud of who they are and what they like, enjoy, and activities they want to participate in!

This is so difficult for me because I struggle with being happy with me.  I don't know why, but I am always comparing myself to others, not completely happy with my appearance and have been known to try on many outfits before being picking the 'right' one!  Ugh, gotta stop always comparing myself and am going to try hard to change that bad, bad habit of mine!

When trying to figure out New Year Resolutions I was a bit stumped... I don't want to make resolutions that I will not follow through with as I do every year along with everyone else!

So... yes, there are several things I will try to work at, but are NOT resolutions...
* I will try to be healthy = exercising and eating less junk food
* I will try not to raise my voice as much
* I will try not to bring school work home

So... a couple of my resolutions...

1. Keep the master bathroom floor clean of my clothes.  Only leave my gym clothes on the tub if wet. (I often plop my clothes on the floor next to my sink at night)
2. Add a new blog entry at least one time a week including a quick blurb about the week and at least one picture. (I have been neglecting my poor little blog!)
3. Work on being proud of who I am, what I like, what I enjoy doing, and my appearance

And, as I kinda shared in the first paragraph... I am going to live by a word every day.  I had already written the top paragraph before talking to Megan.  She shared she was going to live by a word this year and that she read an article.  I did some hunting... several different sites shared about the 365 day challenge.  Some of their reasons for picking a word are as follows:

"Forget New Year's Resolutions.  Scrap that long list of goals you won't remember three weeks from now anyway!  Choose just one word.  One word you can focus on every day, all year long... One word that sums up who you want to be or how you want to live.  It will take intentionality and commitment, but if you let it, your one word will shape not only your year, but also you.  It will become the compass that directs your decisions and guides your steps.  Discover the big impact one word can make!"

"Words are powerful and focus is powerful.  Choosing to focus on just one word is just plain powerful."

Then... I found a book called, My One Word by Mike Ashcraft.  Part of the book synopsis said, "The concept of My One Word is simple.  Lose the long list of resolutions - all your sweeping promises to change - and do something about one thing this year instead of nothing about everything.  Choose just one word that represents what you most hope God will do in you, and focus on it for an entire year.  The single act will force clarity and concentrate your efforts.  As you focus on your word over an extended period of time, you position yourself for God to form your character at a deep, sustainable level.  Growth and change will result."

A link to Mike Ashcraft's blog will give you much more information!

The word I will try to live by everyday will be POSITIVE.

A positive start to everyday in 2016!!

Ice skating downtown!

Today we headed into the city for some ice skating and early (6pm) fireworks.  Getting down to the city wasn't too tricky, but ice skating proved to be VERY tricky for Morgan, RJ, and Daddy.  Daddy stayed on his feet most of the time, but can't say the same for Morgan and RJ... I think my arm will be sore tomorrow since I was holding up either Morgan or RJ the entire time!  It was a fun time!

We had MeMom tape the news as we saw Action News at the skating rink... wouldn't you know, Morgan's face got some air time!! (RJ and Momma got on too, just no faces...)

Selfies?

What happens when Momma leaves her phone unattended...

or... how about a video?

Top 10 List

Gotta LOVE Mogan's top ten list

that she gave Bob and I for Christmas...