Celebrations to kick off 2013

There is so much to celebrate, and we're only a week in!  I love it!  And I love having a place and an excuse to write all about what is going on in our world.  It helps me to feel gratitude and a sense of accomplishment.

My goals for 2013 are:

 to continue Celebrating! and sharing on this blog.

to do at least ONE of the "Big 5"* perfectly (as a family we chose one to work on.)

to have a happy attitude

and

to prepare myself in all the ways necessary for the future.

I guess I'll be able to see how well I did at the end of the year if I post regularly on this blog!

On to this week's celebrations:

Celebrating this handsome guy.  He makes my world go around.  It was his birthday on Monday, and it was wonderful to celebrate the Dirtbike Rider...may he have an amazing race season in 2013!  And may 36 be the year for magic to happen for him!  I think he is getting hotter every day...I just had to say that.

Celebrating the Dad by decorating a cake

Shorty was our head-decorator.  We made a yellow cake from scratch
then we made Cake Boss's Fudge Frosting.  Oh my yum.

Celebrating long awaited inside puppies.  This is Chassis (no top-secret blog name for her...she already underwent 2 changes of identity...we shall not confuse her further...)  She is a dappled dachsund, but in our home, she is more commonly referred to as our Weenie.  We like her quite a bit.

Celebrating neighbors.  Ours are real turkeys.  heehee.  We have a herd...a gaggle?  A School! of Turkeys who like to visit us often.  There are also a bunch of deer who gratefully accept our offering of hay.  The kids like to open the back door and yell "Hee-Hawww!" at them.  Honestly, that seems silly to me.

Celebrating creativity!  Shorty is making a doggy bed for Miss Chassis.  She loved it right away.
The best part is that it was all recycled stuff, so I saved a few bucks, and Shorty got to practice his sewing skills.



And last, but not least:  Look which wish came true on Dirtbike Rider's birthday!  Whoopee!  It's keeping the house toasty and warm, and I am so thankful.  Now if I could just keep Chassis from eating the bark off of the wood we bring in....

 *The Big 5 are a suggestion from our church that will help families grow closer, individuals grow stronger spiritually and I think they will just generally help things flow much better.  The Big 5, in case you wonder, are Personal Prayer, Personal Scripture Study, Family Prayer, Family Scripture Study, and Family Home Evening.  Today, we got 100%.  Onward Christian Soldiers!!!