2009 New Year's Resolutions

As a family, 2008 has been a great year. We have accomplished many things...new job, new baby, ran a marathon! We have also learned a lot! 2009 will be a test of that knowledge. Hopefully we can do better. Here are our resolutions:
Adam: "to get at brain"...or, rather, to fill it with more information....or, hope it doesn't explode, and leave me looking like my picture! This year, I will be working on getting my administrative teaching liscence, as well as heading up a brand new Varsity Girl's soccer Program, and teaching PE at Westlake High School. I would also like to better my time in the St. George Marathon.
Arianne: One word, "sensitivity." I am working really hard this year at being less sensitive. I tend to overthink things, and read too much into what people do and say. I need to let things just roll off my back. Also, I would like to be MORE sensitive to the people in my family. I want to be able to pay more attention to what they need, and how I can take care of those needs.
Anderson : TURN 5! Every day, Anderson asks, "am I 5?" He says, "when I'm 5, I get to go to the big school, ride a bike with no training wheels, play soccer, go to Lake Powell, and I will see Molly Paul and the twins again!" All of that will happen when he is 5, so that is his resolution....to turn 5!
Aspen: To be a big sister! She already is, but all she talks about is being a big sister....Again? No, I'm not announcing anything! She is such a great big sister, and we are so grateful for her.
Ace: We have had a big year for Ace, full of all sorts of new things. Heck, he was potty trained at 22 months! If I were to make one for him, it would be to grow into his head! He is constantly diving head first into things, because he is so darn top heavy! Still cute, if I don't say so, myself!
Aussie: This year will be full of new things for Aussie....first steps, first word, first birthday. I'd say, he's got enough great things he will do this year!
Resolutions or not, I'm sure this year will be filled with lots of ups, downs, and all-arounds. We will just all have our goals in sight, and keep on keepin' on. That's what we do!

Some Pics from Preschool

I have really enjoyed teaching preschool from our home. One of my favorite things about it is watching how our kids interact with the others, and how different sides of them begin to emerge.
Here's Aussie sitting with the big kids at story time. (I think he was eating a gram cracker.) It was too cute!

Eating cupcakes on Ace's birthday. Do you notice the girl eying him in the background? He is quite the ladies man!
Thanksgiving Feast
Ring around the Rosie. "We all fall down!"

Letter Hopscotch
Writing around the room

The other day, I was trying to take a picture of Anderson, and what do you know?...He wouldn't let me! So, here is what happened when I was chasing him around the entire upstairs, thrying to snap a shot.

You can run, but you can't hide!

Gotcha!

Oh, yeah, and I failed to mention, that it was a Sunday morning, while we were getting ready for church. My little chase around the house caused us to be late. Oh well, O got some fun pics out of it!

Rub-a-Dub-Dub...Kids in the Tub!

I love the tub! Many times, with 4 kids (4 and under), they get unruly, wild, and a little out of hand. When this happens, I need something that is going to make all of them happy. That "something" is the bathtub.

Ace and Aussie play and play.

The 3 older ones took the toy bucket, and decided that it would be a good idea to sit in it. What you don't see, is the pool of water all over the floor! You win some, you lose some, I guess.

I've been tagged

TAG:RULES:
1- link to the person that tagged you; http://so-write.blogspot.com/
2-post the rules on your blog
3-share 6 non-important things habits/quirks about yourself
4-tag 6 random people at the end of your post, by linking to their blogs
5-let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a a comment on their website
6-let your tagged peeps know once your entry is up

6 non-important things about me:
1-i have very dry skin.
2-i dislike the winter--it makes my skin even dryer
3-i am a "quality time person"--when people spend time with me, I feel loved
4-my son just tooted, and i laughed--so i guess i find bodly functions such as these, funny!
5-i can say "scooby-dooby-doo" like scooby doo
6-I have a freckle on one toe on my left foot and one on my right foot
tag victims: Molly & Paul, Dana, Megan Ekins, Carma

The SMOTHERED Brother!

You would think, that in a family with a fairly new baby, the kids would all be wanting the same attention the "baby" gets. Not in our house. In fact, they all want to be the one who can take care of him. Heres my proof!

Aussie may look a little fightened at times, but he loves them, too!

Vacuuming Fairy

Haloweem was a lot of fun this year. The fun couldn't start without getting the house ready with our very own Tinkerbell!She has found that she loves to vacuum. She's a great little helper
Whenever I would call her "Tinkerbell", she got mad. She was a "Green Fairy".
I was a bad mom this year, and didn't get too many pictures. Here's one outside the preschool. We had a little parade up and down our street, and then came back to play musical chairs, and sing songs. It was a lot of fun! One thing I did learn was, when you're the mom, you make due with what you have. I ended up wearing Adam's soccer clothes. Fun times!