New Year’s 2012

On New Years Day, after our 8:30 am church meeting, we decided to stop by the park and take photos of the kids in their nice clothes since they just looked extra cute that day.  They only problem with that idea is that they were a wee bit tired and Vivian usually won’t look at the camera anyway…not on purpose.  But we did get some darling photos of the kids, even if the light wasn’t ideal at that time of day.

My handsome boy.

What a doll!

At one point, Christian was teasing Vivian by hiding behind this tree, it made for some cute photos!

My three favorite people in all the world!

My boys…so handsome.

Vivian was not in the mood to hold still…can you tell?

My handsome young man and I.

Christian wanted to take some photos of Jared and I.  The funniest thing about when he does this is that he wants to pose us and every other pose he will say “now KISS!”

Vivian was getting tired and only wanted daddy at that moment (it changes sporadically who she will choose). 

This is when we decided to walk back to the car.  She perked up when we said we were going home to take a nap (“What? A nap?  I’m much to energetic to take a nap!”)

I thought this was a precious picture of Christian walking back to the car through the leaves.  He usually is 20 paces or so ahead of everyone.

We went home and that evening had a FHE about resolutions and wrote down what our resolutions would be for the year.  I know a lot of people having been talking about not making resolutions…blah, blah, blah, because they’re never going to be fulfilled, but I personally think that they are a way to reflect on what we want to become and how we plan on getting there.  It’s a point where we say “Hey, I’d like to do better at this or that” but you have to be realistic and realize that it won’t happen all at once that you change but that you’re trying.  It has taken me 2 years to get all of the baby weight off from both kids, but that doesn’t mean that if I didn’t immediately start losing weight after Vivian was born right before the New Year of 2010 that I had “fallen off the wagon” it just meant it was going to take time.  I love that the New Year symbolizes rebirth and starting fresh because that’s what is so great about the Gospel of Jesus Christ is that we can start over, repent and be renewed.  I hope that this year I will become a better person than what I am.  I have so much room for improvement and so many areas I come up short in, I hope that I will be able to change some of those areas.  May we all have a beautiful and renewing New Year!