January 2015

Happy New Year! We rang in 2015 at home with our kids, watching the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy" and eating popcorn on the couch! We are such party animals! ;)

I am trying to think of the highlights of this past month… it seems like it was just barely New Year's Day! Now it's already February 3rd! I think the biggest thing for me in January was just trying to get organized (like everyone else in America.) I still need to get Avery's room redecorated, but that girl just does NOT want to give up her crib! We have a twin bed in her room, all ready to go, adorable bedding on it and everything! But does she want to sleep in it? Nope! She also is still pooping and peeing in her diapers, despite having actually pooped on the potty one time around mid-Janurary. I thought, "Wow! She is going to start wanting to do this now!" But no. It was apparently a one time deal. She is never using the potty again. lol She refuses. We always see her starting to "push" and we say "Want to go sit on the potty?!" and she screams, "NOOOO!!!!" and runs away. It's awesome. Honestly, at this point I don't even want to push it because we are going to Florida at the end of the month and I would rather just have her in diapers while we are at Disney World than have her in the middle of potty training and telling me "I need to go to the bathroom!" after we are in line, about to get on a ride! So oh well… no rush.

Oh, also! The kids are in some activities!
Avery is doing to toddler lab at BYUI. She started about two weeks ago and she loves it. She doesn't even mind when we wave good-bye and leave.  She just goes to that on Tuesday and Thursday from 9-10:15. Not real long, but still a nice little chance for her to play with kids outside of the house and have some fun.
Caleb wanted to do Tae Kawn do as his choice for the rec department activity this season! lol He goes twice a week and seems to like it so far.
Gabe is doing basketball and has a really good coach, which is awesome. They haven't lost game yet! (They have only had three… lol but still!) He is loving it this year. Last year his team wasn't as strong, but this year they seem pretty together.
Me and Josh? Our activities are driving the kids around everywhere and working. That's about it! haha I am still doing activity days at church, Josh teaches Sunday school to the teens, and I am keeping busy with Etsy. Janurary has been slower (it was last year too) but I am quite enjoying the pace actually! ;) Not so crazy! I actually have had time to work out! (I don't usually do such crazy things, but I am going to Florida soon and the holiday food was not kind to my waistline…haha)

So that's about all I can think of! Oh yeah! We may have just adopted a cat! We brought her home from the shelter this weekend "just to stay the night and play" but my kids are in love. I don't think she's ever leaving this house. She is actually curled up on my desk right now while I type. She is pretty cute though - long hair, gray and white. We call her Kitty Soft Paws (from the movie Puss in Boots). ;)
I will have to find some pictures now! Yes, I realize they are mostly of Avery….