New Years Resolutions

Happy 2009 Everyone! I haven't contributed recently to this blog, except for a comment or two here and there, but I have certainly enjoyed seeing the comments written in the various postings. Katie and I have been blessed greatly by our families and friends and we really appreciate everything they do and represent. We sorely miss everyone!
Anyway, I thought it would be a great idea to post some of our resolutions so perhaps you guys, (writing comments) can follow up on us--keep us accountable.
Katie took the lead and wants to work out at least 3 times a week. She recently started the P90X program (which she got me for Christmas last year) and has been pretty dutiful to complete each day's program. I have committed to work out along side her. Katie is looking fantastic by the way, in case you were wondering)
We are going to be better about holding family prayer every night when Jonah goes to bed. Also, we're going to start holding family prayer in the morning.
I, Jerry, am going to ACT on one of my ideas. Sometimes I step back and think they're dumb, but, well, now I'm beyond that and I don't care. They keep reoccurring so I'm going to act on one that has been on my mind. Joey has graciously been trying to work with me on developing ideas for a while so I'm going to depend on him a lot. Thanks Joey.
There are many more including improving what we eat. Katie won't drink soda for 1 month, while I'm committed to not drinking any for the year. Please, don't mention the Dr P word.
That's about it for now. Good luck on your resolutions and have a Happy New Year!

New Years

It's New Years Eve again. How does this keep happening so fast? My life is passing me by.

Flashback Friday

My friend Bridget does Flashback Friday's on her blog, and this week, I loved her subject, so I'm borrowing her idea to post here.

Christmas presents. There is so much build up to all the gifts we receive every year at Christmas, but how long do we remember gifts that we have received? Surprisingly, I actually remember a lot of wonderful gifts I've received. Here are just a couple of the absolute most memorable.

LIFESAVERS: This was a stocking standard. In elementary school, they used to come in these collectible tins. Now they are the storybooks. My family would always cross country ski up to our grandparents cabin the day after Christmas and we would be snacking on lifesavers the whole time. These are perhaps my most treasured memories from my childhood, and to this day I have to take lifesavers with me anytime I go cross-country skiing or snowboarding. Everytime I taste a cherry lifesaver, It instantly feels like Christmas.















BARBIE DREAM HOUSE: 'Nuff said. With a family of 3 girls this was an essential toy for us, which we played with for years, even long after we were too old for barbies.






TRAMPOLINE: When I was in 4th grade, we had just moved into a new house 2 weeks before Christmas. We now had a living room, AND a family room, and therefore only furniture for one of the rooms. The living room was big and empty and had this big vaulted ceiling. When we ran downstairs Christmas morning, I ran full speed into a trampoline set up in the living room! I was knocked to the ground, but my excitement was far greater than the whiplash. The best part was the room was in the front of the house with this huge bay window. As people drove by our house, they could see these girls flying in the air, but they couldn't see the tramp. We spent all winter on that tramp in the living room. I think I slept on it every single night.















PHONE CALL FROM MY DAD: My dad called me yesterday, and he hasn't spoken to me in 9 years.

Jonah is growing up too quickly. Last week he stared pulling himself up and now he's doing it all the time. He keeps falling down and hitting his head. I'm going to have to wrap him in bubble wrap.

Yesterday I discovered a tooth! Finally! We have been waiting for teeth for months, but when it came I was inevitably sad. My baby is becoming a little boy.

Mowgli Jonah

Jonah is starting to pull himself up! He still won't crawl on his hands and knees, but he is super fast at his army/lizard crawling thing he does. He pulled himself up for the first time this week, and last night he started getting on his feet and hands. So cute!