2011

Is going to be such a big year for our family.

Ashlynn turns three and hopefully so will her attitude

Holden turns eight, the big eight, that's right baptism time and so happily for him (and me) his dad is going to be the one baptising him.

and sometime this summer we will have another member in our family. I'm not going to lie even though this little one was planned and very much wanted I was scared when I realized what I was in for. Thankfully the fear has worn off and the excitement has set in, it feels right like this was always how it was suppose to be, I knew I bought the car with a third row seat for a reason and I knew I left an empty wall in Ashlynn's room for someone, I just didn't know it at the time, good thing I trust my decision making skills.

So now as our family grows so do our goals, some goals we just carry on from year to year and hope they eventually can be met, kind of like roll over minutes.

Mandi's to do list for 2011

(in no particular order)

-sew an incredible amount of diapers to save an incredible amount of money

-still learn how to play the piano

-still plant a garden

-teach my kids to clean up their toys

-get out of the house a lot more often (by myself)

-buy an awesome camera and learn how to take awesome pictures of my kids

-give birth naturally and unmedicated in a free standing birth center with a midwife

-avoid having to visit the hospital for any reason

-learn how to make the perfect textured home made beef jerky

-think of a beautiful and meaningful name for our child

-finish decorating my house

-find jeans that actually fit my kids, the kind that aren't baggy or too short or too long or leave their butt cracks, or coin slots as we like to call it, hanging out for the world to see.

-enjoy another year happily married to my love

There is always more to do, more to learn, more to experience but I find it hard to do in just one short years time, hopefully time will be my friend this year.