Week one of 2012

Well, it was the first week of 2012 and already resolutions have been broken. :-/ I am not big on resolutions really. I like to have a prayer for the new year versus resolutions that will, and have been broken. However, my resolution that I made for myself was to start running. Technically I did not break it because I did start running, but my personal intention was to run more than just ONCE a week, which is what I did this week. I ran once... blah. I'll do better next week, maybe.

<----- This here is our midnight picture :) 1/1/2012

So I started off the new year with Zumba. I started Zumba this past summer, and I just LOVE it. My personal reason for doing Zumba is to increase my cardio so that I can progress in my running. I would love to be able to run farther than a mile or two. I Zumba with Candace Barsh, who rocks our socks. She is a great motivator and makes you feel like a million bucks even if I may only be worth a few pennies. :)

This week Mason also started back to school, so that means Micah and I get our mornings together and the time in the car while waiting for Mason is always a lot of fun. He is a busy, busy guy!

Tuesday night (Wednesday Morning) of this week Micah was sick through the night with what I guess was a virus. Got sick 3 different times through the night, then woke up Wednesday just as happy as a clam. He was such a trooper!

Wednesday, I managed to get out for a run, and well that was it this week. :)

Thursday I took the boys to Coon Creek to walk along the creek and see what we could see. We put on our "Hunting Costumes" as Mason calls them... Some may just call them camouflage overalls. :) We got our hands and feet wet, jumped rock to rock, and even manged to get my should wet... yes the things I'll do to get a picture. :)

Friday we spent the afternoon at the Gym with daddy, and then a little time on the playground at the School. It has just been GORGEOUS this week!!
Today (Saturday) we took the boys to Dinosaur World in Glen Rose, TX . I had purchased tickets from Groupon a few months back that expire in March, and well we have had some pretty spectacular weather lately that I have been trying not to take advantage of. It was a pretty neat place, and an absolute heaven for children who may be obsessed with Dinosaurs. The boys enjoyed it, as did Matt

and I. We finished up with a picnic at a nice little spot off the road just downtown in Glen Rose, and then headed home. A pretty wonderful day indeed!.

Ok, so to wind down this post, I will talk about a project 52 that I have committed too, along with a bazillion other people I am sure. Mine is with My Four Hens Photography (who is AMAZING). She plans to have a theme for the image each week for you to post. This first weeks theme was "Resolutions" . Fancy that!

I chose this image with the resolution, or like I said prayer that I will see my children as children. To allow them to be the kids they want to be, and have fun doing it. I get caught up in the parenting, which YES is my job, but I feel like I spend 85% of my day correcting them, disciplining them, shushing them, and expecting them to be grown men, when they are just babies.
I of course will still do all of the above, but maybe on a lighter note. Or maybe not so quick to correct, but to see the child in their action.... we'll see... I just want to be a wonderful mommy to these boys and they are growing up so fast, so this is me letting them be babies just a bit longer. :)

Now for the last thing... I plan to write them down, but just have not yet... but I want to end each of my posts with a few funnies that the kids said that week (or that day if I blog daily). Here are just a couple I can remember from this week. :)

Micah and I while waiting for Mason - Looking at a picture of a baby

Micah: aww, baby
Me: yeah, that baby is sweet.... do you want a baby sister?
Micah: Yeah.... No... Santa already brought me a Pino (Piano) and a Bicycle

Mason while on the way home from a Basketball game

Mason: When we get home can we make a Friday?
Me: A Friday (which it was Friday by the way so I was quite confused for a minute)
Mason: Yeah, a Friday
..... Then it hit me
Me: You mean a Sunday??
Mason: Oh, yeah... a Sunday!