.:New Years Goals:.

I am definitely slacking in posting about our trip to Oregon for Christmas, and Nic and Alli's wedding, but that is going to take awhile, and I don't have time to do that right now!

But I wanted to get down some of the goals that I have for myself, as well as our family, for this upcoming year. There are always things that we can be working on to be better, but I seem to have put those all by the wayside with the excuse of being too tired from being a new mom. Well, Reece is almost four months old, so no more excuses!

* Lose the baby weight and then some! I got some new workout dvd's for Christmas, and have started getting up at 6:00 a.m., before Reece is up, to do them. It's only been a couple of days, but I am feeling so much better about myself. I'm also keeping a food journal to help myself stop all of the unnecessary snacking that I do. My sweets are going to be limited to the weekends - in moderation - and I'm just going to try to eat healthier all around. I use this website, calorieking.com, to keep track of how many calories I'm consuming. It feels good to be proactive about this. I've been disgusted with the way I look and feel lately, and I'm glad I finally got off my lazy bum and started doing something about it!

* Family prayer & scriptures EVERY DAY! We are usually pretty decent about saying our prayers, but we've definitely fallen off the wagon with our scripture study. I know we'll feel closer to each other, and closer to the Lord, as we work on this.

* Date nights! I need to be better about being a wife, and not just a mom. I feel like I've kind of neglected Josh with my focus on Reece, and that isn't right! We need to make time for each other - even if it's not in the form of a date night - and keep fostering our marriage. He's my best friend, and I'm so lucky to be married to him. I love him so much!

* Be good parents! We are still figuring this parenting thing out, but I think we're getting the hang of it. I imagine this will always be a goal in progress - there's always things we'll be learning about how to be a good parent to Reece and our future children.

* Do my calling willingly! I am getting better about this, but I could certainly stand some improvement. I have received a lot of blessing from serving in young women's, and I need to have a better attitude about the time committment. I love the ladies that I serve with, and I love the girls! I need to be a good example to them, and can always be learning from them as well.

Those are just some of the main things I want to work on for this year. Josh and I are so blessed with our home, the ability for me to stay home with Reece, with our marriage, our families, our friends, and our beautiful daughter. 2008 was good to us, and hopefully 2009 will be even better!