Year in Review

So I have been working on a post with pictures and a recap of the last twelve months for about a week now and after all my hard work I decided not to post it. I was slightly depressed by the lack of exciting things to recap on the first half of the year and had almost no pics to show for anything, plus I realized everything I would be recaping I had already posted about so no need to do it again.

I was so sick/uncomfortable/exhausted/overworked the first half of the year that I have very little to show for it other than pregnancy progression pics. Of course come July I had a plethora of pictures and exciting things (to me) to post about, almost completely revolving around a certain very cute, tiny human! We had a lost of firsts in our family this year-first time I quit my job to be a stay-at-home mom, first time I delivered a baby, first time we became parents, first time we moved out of Cache valley, first time Nephi went on a business trip, first time celebrating the holidays as a family of 3, first time we are both done being students (Nephi graduated in December....yay!!!!), and many other great firsts. We have made a lot of memories this year and have grown so much closer together as a family.

Along with so many firsts, I find myself realizing a lot of things that we didn't do this year and a lot of things that can be improved upon in 2010. I realized that we didn't take one single vacation in 2010...how sad is that?! I am determined to get our little family on AT LEAST one vacation this year. I think if I could pinpoint one new years resolution I have it is to "cease to be idle". I have been thinking about this a lot lately and it is something I really want to improve on. I find myself at the end of the day wondering where the time has gone and what I have done all day. I will admit with a baby it can be hard to use my free time productively because I just want to take a break myself when Addie naps, but I am sick of feeling like I accomplish nothing in a whole day at home. If I use my spare time to keep my home clean, exercise, plan healthy meals, read my scriptures longer, serve others, plan my YW lessons, play on the floor with Addie, and visit with friends and family I know i will feel much more accomplished and happier. Basically I need to use my time for wholesome, uplifting activities and turn off the computer and tv. Wish me luck!