Happy New Years....

We rang in the New Year with our friends at Little Mexico restaurant! Alison rented out the top of the restaurant and all of our friends were there along with all of their friends...I think there was a little over 100 people there. There was a dance room, our own bartender/bar, treats and a photo booth...the whole night was fabulous! Well, I guess there was a little glitch...we planned on putting Parker down to sleep at Gritters, but when we got there Parker refused to go to sleep so we left the 3 middle school girls to put him down themselves (lesson learned...not a good idea!). Several phone calls throughout the night informing us that Parker was crying and refusing to go to sleep made us decide that Joel was going to leave, and bring Parker home. Just as he was about to leave they called and let us know he was finally sleeping! The rest of the night was fabulous!














Now that the craziness of Parker being a newborn is wearing off and we are starting to feel like life is getting more scheduled I decided to set some New Years resolutions. Here they are!

1. Read one book a month.

2. Be intentional about avoiding gossip.

3. Join a mom's Bible study at church.

4. Make a meal for another family once a month.

5. Play with Parker while he is awake and do chores while he sleeps.

6. Run the 25k Riverbank Run.

7. Accomplish 2 things off my Life List.

8. Pamper myself at least once a month...pedicure, facial, hot bath, massage, etc.

9. Purchase a photo shop program and learn how to use it.

10. Finish the basement remodel.

I also have chosen a word to be the focus of the year 2012.  My word is "COMMUNITY".  I hope to invest in meaningful relationships with people in my life and continue to build community with people who are different than me and also people who are similar...CABLE group, Women's Bible Study, other Engedi church members, friends, family and co-workers.  I am excited to see what God has in store for our family in 2012!