2013 Resolutions

Trying to capture these three together all looking and happy is next to impossible.  But, this is such a true picture of my crazy life (right now) with those monkeys.  Happy happy New Year!

Cody and Heather--

Run an event together.  This should be interesting.  I hate running, and Cody doesn't really love it either.  He wants to do 10K in March.  I am thinking a 5K in May.  I'll keep ya posted on that.

Heather--

Continue my meal planning and grocery list prep.  Also, expand my "go to" recipes that are wholesome and kid friendly.

Take more pictures!

Get myself scheduled... there is no time to fly by the seat of my pants with 3 kids and a husband.  I need to get more regimented this year, so I can stay on top of the housework, laundry, and me time.

Sam--

Stay on target at school.  We have a little problem with "talking" when we should be doing "work".

Complete chores everyday.  He collects the trash/diapers in the house, and sets/clears table for meals.
He is doing really good with this already, but sometimes he whines a bit.

Dress himself in the morning for school without the constant supervision and nagging of a certain Momma.

Annarose--

Stop screaming.  She can turn on the tantrums and waterworks like a true actress.  Her screaming is completely ear piercing and very annoying.

Add more fruits and veggies to her diet

Learn to use the POTTY!

Luke--

Develop a daytime schedule.

Resolutions! How we did and where we go from here...

I love how Holly posted on her blog, the Hauckies success with their 2012 resolutions... so I am going to copycat her.

Annarose....
Work on eating more textures, especially fruits and veggies.  She still eats mostly pureed.
Behaving for diaper changes

AR is finally making progress with her expanding diet.  It has taken a ton of perserverance on my part... but she is finally eating a few fruits whole!  She likes apples, bananas, grapes, carrots, and the occasional strawberry.  She is also much more consistent about eating meats too.
She can still be challenging during diapering, which has now warped into spending way too much time choosing her diaper. Does she want an Oscar? or perhaps an Elmo?  It is frustrating.


Sam....
Staying in his bed all night.  
Putting on school uniform, with minimal help (ie. tying shoes)
Eating breakfast and dinner in a reasonable time

Sam has done stellar with sleeping in his bed, with the exception of a nightmare here and there.  We had some back slides when he started Kindergarten.  I think he missed us and this was his way of getting in the proper amount of snuggle time.
He still needs a little too much support to stay on task and get his uniform on, I think we need to revisit the resolution.
And, I think he is hitting a growth spurt, because he has been doing an excellent job of eating his meals within a reasonable time.  He is still the last to finish, but not by much.


Heather....
Increase speed and time on treadmill (I hate running).
Plan meals weekly, and shopping lists (I run to the grocery store way to many times in a week)
Learn to shoot with my camera more effectively (had my first photo class this past weekend)

Pregnancy killed that resolution in the second half of the year.  I was all but crippled by my sciatic nerve pain, and then I was too big to do much but waddle and quick pace and keep up with my yoga.
The meal planning and grocery shopping is the only way to go for me anymore.  I have been hugely successful with this, and plan to keep it up.  Right now, I have lots of meals still being brought in by friends and the kids have been home on vacation... but within the next couple of weeks I should be back into a good routine with this task.
Still haven't had time to learn my camera better, and I don't see it happening anytime soon with our little Luke... but maybe I can get a book on it or something from the library.


Cody.... Shoot more stuff

We got a deer in the deep freezer and Cody has expanded his shooting horizons to a bow and arrow... I think he is doing a wonderful job with his resolution.

I have some thinking to do on our 2013 resolutions, so I will have to get back to you on that in the next few days!