Changes!

Let's be honest, I wasn't super excited to return to the Buff. Taking down the Christmas decorations is never as fun as putting them up. And when I was taking our icicle lights down, look what I noticed on the other side of the glass. Yup. REAL icicles. Freezing daggers, really. Just ask Doug, he has the stab wound on his hand to prove it.

We are back in the swing of things though. Trav has started another semester and I remembered that I actually stay really busy out here. I wrote out my New Year's Resolutions and have already dug in. I feel like I have a fresh start in my church calling too. I'm excited to tackle Personal Progress and have positive feelings moving into the theme of "Be Strong and of a Good Courage". I'm surprised, actually, at the motivation I have for YW. Here's to hoping it lasts :)

Another strange thing happened when we got home.... I felt like I wanted to change up our living room. I don't like change and never really feel up to moving furniture around or anything like that, so it surprised me that I felt like redoing some things. I decided to start with this wall. There's a glare on the picture of the temple, but that picture is the main reason I wanted to change things. I don't like that picture!! Awful to say, but it's true, and I got a new one for Christmas, so now I have something to replace it with.

Here's the new look. I really wanted pictures of our families up in the house, and since we took some new ones over the break, I added those. The 5x7's are of the grandkids on each side of the family. It's not a massive change, but it's a start!

Other changes.... Doug joined the 26 club! We celebrated Saturday night at Dave and Busters. Here's half the group...

And the other half. Note the game in the background. Shed a tear for the Cardinals.

I think it's funny because uttering the name {Cardinals} used to be comparable to a garbage word. Now they're the stuff. We love our fair weather fans. :)We played a few games after dinner. Love {Deal or No Deal}. I played first and won 12 tickets. The most you could get is 250. Trav played down to two cases and one was the 250 case. His banker offer was 130. I cheered to take it. He didn't, and he won 250 tickets! I'll never live down being the "doubter". Go Trav. Let's hit Vegas, baby.

I even got the victory reaction.

The only motorcyle this kid's going to be riding!

I had to capture our solution to keeping the child warm when it's particularly nasty outside. He hops in Dad's kanagroo pouch.

Collin has had many changes since Christmas break. He is lovin' the big people food. And making messes. It's not dinner unless it's smeared all over your face, and hair.

And.....drumroll please.... he's crawling!!! Haha. He never did the army scoot, he'd just get on all four's and rock, and then one day he figured out how to translate that into moving forward. He sealed the deal probably a day after we got home. For a while the wood floor posed a problem. He'd just slip and slide and get stranded. Now he's a pro and I get to keep all eyes on him or else he's playing with the dirty vacuum or sucking on the laptop cord before I know it. Please pray he doesn't get a zap or worms any time soon. :)

Last of all, what's a new year without new T.V. shows?!! Unfortunately, ME+Reality T.V.= a big waste of time! But yes, I am addicted to The Bachelor. I wasn't even a huge Jake fan last season, but he's a nice guy, what the hay? It's fun. Trav and I also catch up on the Biggest Loser on the weekends and American Idol. Hence my new Kris Allen song playing. We are also diehard Community fans. That show is hilarious! It takes me back to the good 'ole MCC days. And maybe we also watch SharkTank. Dang, that makes us sound like couch potatoes. Most of that is done on the weekends when the child is sleeping and we are homebound. I know it doesn't justify it, but that's ok. We have our problems and you have yours :)