Happy New Year!

We've had a fabulous winter break.  I truly enjoyed being home for almost two weeks with my family.  We spent a lot of unscheduled time together, and I was completely lazy, lounging in my stretchy pants most days.  I was back to work today and feel ready for a new year.  The boys head back to school and preschool tomorrow and Justin will be back to work.  Jacoby told me tonight that he's missed school and his friends.  It will be nice to get back to our routine, but we definitely loved a few weeks of down time.

We had several movie nights and watched Polar Express one last time before it goes back in the Christmas bins.

 Here I'm playing with a shiny new thing...it starts with an i and ends in "phone" (: A very generous gift from my parents-in-law

 Jacoby and Grandmanette spent time playing Make-a-Break

 Jacoby is a master builder and Morgan is keeper of the timer

 We wrote thank you cards

 On New Years Day we made chocolate donuts

 Morgan overcame his fear of the Wii and plays by himself now

 I made angel hair pasta with my new pasta machine, which is so cool.  The pasta is super yummy too.

 For our New Years dinner we tried shrimp!  And everyone handled it ok.  Whew!  For some reason, Justin and I were really nervous about introducing this one even though both boys have tested negative.  Jacoby is giving a thumbs up that he likes shrimp...he ate a bunch of them!

Morgan is giving a sideways thumbs up to show that he only liked it so so.  He's sort of on the fence about insect-type fish that come from the sea...just like his mom.  (:

During some moments of my stretchy pants laziness, I did some reflecting on 2012 and thinking ahead to 2013.  2012 was a good year for us.  The move into our house was a major deal and so was Jacoby starting Kindergarten.  We weathered both transitions pretty well, although I think Kindergarten was far more difficult for me than moving was.  Jacoby really seems to love school, which makes us happy.  And we're so thankful that we've had no allergy issues so far.  I'm also so, so thankful that both boys remained healthy and we had no major medical issues come up.  A bonus was adding a few new foods to our diet.  I think the only two things we didn't get accomplished on our 2012 list was swimming lessons for the boys and me getting Morgan's first year scrapbook finished.  It's just about there and I hope to wrap it up this weekend.  And as for swimming lessons, does it count that I registered them but forgot to take them?  (:

Here's what we're thinking about for 2013:

Justin

D.I.S.S.E.R.T.A.T.I.O.N -- Do I write this every year?  Probably, but maybe this year it will come true!!  (:

Continue developing programming skills

Jacoby

Have fun turning 6 -- did I mention he's already told us he wants to have a party with his class?  All 28 of them...gulp.  I have a plan though, and I may recruit the grandmas to help.  (:

Go skiing

Try swimming lessons or gymnastics or soccer or piano

Finish up Kindergarten in style and start First Grade

Maybe read a chapter book on his own

Morgan

Have fun turning 4

Finish preschool class and move into Pre-K-- really?? how has this happened already??!

Go skiing

Try swimming lessons or gymnastics or soccer or a music class

Learn letters and numbers 

Me

Finish blog books for 2009 - 2012 and print as budget allows

Run BolderBoulder 10K race again

Read chapter books with boys each month -- we started James and the Giant Peach tonight

Read a couple of books with Justin -- we started a Hemmingway last night

Continue learning how to expand our culinary abilities and recipe box

Do a better job keeping up my allergy blog (stay tuned for an updated post)

Family

Focus on relationships, both inside our family and outside -- we really became hermits in 2010 when all of the medical stuff began, so we're going to try and engage more with the outside world this year.  (:

We have some financial goals we're hopeful about this year

We hope to get to Montana to visit family

Go camping twice

A weekend getaway for Mommy and Daddy

Happy New Year Everyone!