Monday, January 4, 2010

New Years Resolutions

So, I've never been huge into new year's resolutions because I try to do weekly goal setting. I usually do smaller goals more often, but I've decided to make some new goals for the new 2010 year. Here are a few:
* eat 1 serving of fruit and veggies each day. I know that's embarrassing to admit I don't always do because it's so easy, but since having the fruit in Thailand the stuff we get here is so blah. I do pretty well on the veggies, but I need to do better.
*scripture study before Hannah wakes up. Once she's awake I don't get too much out of it. So I'm going to try doing it before I exercise and hopefully I'll still get both done.
*study Thai. I don't care if it's listening to a cd, reading something, or talking with James I need to do something in Thai each week because I'm already forgetting it!
* recognize the hand of the Lord in my life each day. Sometimes I get too caught up in what we don't have or what didn't happen that I take for granted the blessings.
* save $. We talk about going back to visit Thailand, or Germany, or pretty much anywhere else, but it's not going to happen without money. I figure if I only spend half of my monthly allowance and am very careful about getting good deals and using coupons for our groceries I can save the difference. It might take a few years (:D) but eventually it'll add up.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

True Aggie

We had fun this Christmas opening lots of gifts and spending time with family. Here are a few pictures of some of the gifts:
Between Grandpa and Santa Hannah's bound to become an Aggie.
This walker was another gift from Grandpa. Don't worry, he definitely doesn't spoil her - not at all.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone!!

Sunday, December 20, 2009

6 Months

So, I feel like the only thing I ever really post about is Hannah. I guess it probably gets old, but I don't have much else going on in my life. She had her 6 month check-up and she's doing great. She's 26 1/2 inches long (75th percentile) and 16 lb 6 oz (70th percentile). That's our chubby little girl. We're so proud! :D



Thursday, December 17, 2009

My Goal

I've done pretty good on my candy intake since having Hannah -- until this week. I don't know what happened, but my sweet tooth has taken over. Not good. Not good at all. I just feel yucky. So, my goal is to have no treat at all tomorrow. I'd like to go longer, but it is the weekend and Christmastime, so we'll start with one day. I better go put those freshly baked cookies out of sight!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Hannah's First Hair Cut


Yep, it's true. She actually did have her first hair cut - one strand. It's about two inches longer than the rest of her peach fuzz, so we decided to cut it.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

My Dilemma

Just in case you were wondering...it's FREEZING outside. Below freezing to be exact. This is a problem considering we like warmth. My solution is.....to stay inside. Brilliant, isn't it? I got home on Sunday and haven't stepped foot outside, not even to get the mail. So far it has worked pretty well for us. I've been working on Christmas projects and doing lots of baking to warm up the house. I'm just not sure how long we can keep it up. Eventually we'll need food...and to dispose of the diapers. Maybe I can convince James to do the dirty work! I'd love to show pictures of the projects I'm doing, but don't want to ruin the surprise. Maybe later.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

5 Months

Yikes - she's really 5 months old. I can't believe she's that old, but on the other hand it seems like she's always been a part of our lives. It's funny how time works. She has recently rolled over a few times, but other than that not much new has happened. Hannah is fun and keeps us entertained, below are just a few of her funny expressions.












She gives me this look a lot. Iwonder what she's so concerned about?! :D




Saturday, November 21, 2009

Candy Bar Cookies

A little bit of this...

mixed with one of these...


makes these yummy candy bar cookies!!


I took these pictures horizontally and they show up on the computer horizontal, but when I put them on the blog they turn vertical. I don't know why and I don't know how to change it. Urg. Sorry.

Friday, November 20, 2009

New Ride

James needed something for work (and we've been home long enough), so we decided it was time to buy a vehicle. We are the proud new owners of a Nissan Pathfinder. I never thought we'd own an SUV. We're usually the type that goes for a smaller, more gas efficient car. But, James needed something he could haul tools in for work and we wanted to be able to seat a family in it... so SUV it was. It's painful to pay for gas, but other than that we've really liked it.