Resolutions??

Well I guess these are my new years resolutions, but they seems pretty borring and ordinary. I mean that to say what many people reslove to do them and I have before as well. But I really hope that I can hold to them this year.

#1 Personal Bible study.
I have been doing a pretty good job at this. The ladies at my parents Church had been doing the Beth Moore study -Jesus. My mom had bought me the book and I am working through it. I am liking it, but I still find it a stuggle a lot of days. Not beacuse I do not want to do it, but because I stuggle with finding time to do it. I have been trying to get up early with Nate so that I can do it before Judson wakes up, but of course he has just decided to wake up ealier! :) Then there is nap time, which is great too, but that is also a time I can do some of the things around the house that I need to do with out Judson's "help". Then there is after Judson's bedtime, but I get so tired and am also wanting to spend time with Nate. So I guess I am saying that I am really going to find a time to do this everyday, it just may not be the same time every day! :) I am also praying that I am able to really focus on the study while I am doing it and not go over the list of things that need to be done in my head.
I know that this busy time with Judson or children is a season of my life, but hopefully it will be a season I will be in for awhile still, so I need to get this all figured out!

#2 Working out
Again finding the time is the hardest part here. Not that finding the motivation is not hard!! So for now I have chosen to do Turbo Jam, it is only 20 min. a day. So I am hoping that I can fit this in somewhere. It again may not be the same 20 min. everyday, well Monday-Friday, but I hope that it is in there somewhere. I know there are pounds that I never lost after Judson was born and then there was some emotional eating starting in October which just led to the holidays and so many yummy treats. So who even knows how many more pounds have been packed on.

So these are my resolutions this new year, I really hope that I can make them both a regular part of my day and life.

A Little Chit Chat with Judson

As you can probably tell ,part way through the video I could not think of more words that Judson knows. There are many more that I have thought of since making this, but this still gives an idea of his cute little voice and some things he can say. :)

Lori you have inspired me to post a video. I love all the ones you post of Brooke!!

And thank you to Nathan for clearing off the card so that I can take more video!! It has been way to long!!

Lots of fun!!

Judson loved helping Daddy shovel the driveway, and play in the snow for awhile!

Later Judson wanted to dress up in Nate's snow gear. He would bring us something and say Da-Da and want us to put things on him. He can also say goggles, it is pretty cute!!

My sister gave us a sugar cookie kit, it had the mix, cookie cutters and frosting. It was a lot of fun, but we made a HUGE mess!

Judson had a great time painting on New Years Eve. He loves to paint, really to do anything messy!

Last week Judson was sick, so I was trying to think of quiet activities that he could do. He was not feeling well and still wanted to run around. So we decided to make play-doh. It was a great way to pass the time and to do something creative.

The other day we made our own finger paint, Judon really got into it. It was a good time!!

Christmas

Our first Christmas was with my family back in Davenport. It was a lot of fun but pretty crazy too. With my parents, us four kids, our spouces and all of our kids there are 20 of us.

Judson LOVED being with all of his cousins and Aunts and Uncles. He also loved all the great gifts that he got. A Little People barn, Little People airplane, and Little People castle. He also got a tent and tunnel, and musical micraphone.

Then on Christmas we were home just the three of us. It was great to wake up that morning and take Judson down and let him open up all of his presents. He also liked opening up all of our presents. It was so much fun though, and we loved having the time with just him.

Judson got another Little People airplane, a Little People swing and some actual Little People. He also got a little Husker football.

It was a very Little People Christmas!! :) But he loves all of them.

Then over New Years we had Nate's family here for another Christmas celebration. Judson enjoyed lots of great time with Grandpa, and Grandma too.

He also enjoyed showing Aunt Alyssa all of his Little People.

With the help of Dan and Nolan, Nate gave me another Christmas present. They built shelving for storage for the basement. It is so much easier to get to each tub now!!

Judson got an awesome car mat that he has really enjoyed.

Finally working...

Since the start of November I have not been able to get on blogger consistantly. When I log on it kicks me off the internet. Well it all worked today and I was able to catch up on other peoples blogs. Hopefully it will let me back on later and I can catch up what has been going on in our lives. I hope to use nap time to do that. So I hope to have pictures and things up later today!

Big Boy

Nate and I have been talking about transitioning Judson to a bed. He is fine in his crib, not crawling out or anything, but it seemed like time. Judson is already 21 months old, I know where has the time gone!!! So we thought it was time. I have been told by other moms that actually 18 months is the best time, well we already missed that but oh well. So last night Nate and I took a side off the crib to make it a toddler bed. It is so nice that it converts!! We wanted to keep Judson in his room and did not want to have to move everything around to make room for a bigger bed. As soon as we took the side off and remade the bed Judson got so excited and climed right in!! It was super cute!! Then last night when it was bed time Judson was so funny because he did not want to go thourgh his normal routine and read a book he just wanted he bed. So I put him in it and he stayed all night!! What a great kid!!

I said he stayed it in all night, I didn't say that he didn't get out this morning! :) I was in the bathroom and I heard him get up. I went to check on him and of course he was not in his bed!! So I looked around his room, then around to the other bedrooms and no Judson. I then heard a noise downstairs. So I went down to see Judson opening a Christmas present that had been under the tree. He was so proud of himslef, and really it was cute. But that is not what I was hoping for!! I now have to make sure that I am always up before he is, which happens most days but not all! :) But it is good to have him out of his crib, he is not a baby anymore!! We will just have to see what happens with this new freedom of his. I am a little nurvous about nap time today!! Without being trapped, like he was in the crib, who knows what he will get into!

Little of this, Little of that

We have started to let Judson play with play-doh. He loves it!! And it is great to have something new to do. With the weather being cold and us having to be inside more we are getting more creative!! Well he had been playing great with the play-doh so the other night I let him play with it while I made supper. It was great!! He was happy and busy, and strapped in to his seat at the table. Well he had also decided to see what it tasted like!! Really this was the first time he decided to eat it, which is amazing!! But he had nice slimy blue teeth as you can see. We will try again though, play-doh is just to much fun not to play with!!

We put up a few decorations around the house. Not all of our Christmas things, but enough to make it feel like Christmas!! We have also used our fireplace some too. Judson loves to have the tree lit. If it is not one, he will go over and plug it in. I have to agree though, I like it on too!!

The other night was had a great family night. Went and got haircuts for the boys, ran some errands then came home and just played games and hung out. We made a point of not turing the T.V. on and just spending time together. It was such a fun night, though there are only so many things you can play with a 21 month old that just wants to knock everything over or mess everything up. Judson enjoyed playing cards with Nate though, he thought he was big for sure!!