Happy 2014!

2013 was a great year for us and if 2014 is even half as great we will be really blessed! 

Aleana eating chips and salsa and rice.

 As we often have done in the past we went up to the Hicken house for New Year to hang out with; Chelsea Moore and her son's Andy and Ezra, Nicole and Talon Anderson and their daughter Addalyn and Son William, Josh and Lindsie Boucher and their son Ethan and their soon to be son her in a few weeks, Erin and Scott Lofley and their daughter Ashlynn, and Chase and Yeon Mi Hicken and their little girl Brooklyn.  We had 8 children under the age of 3 it was a bit crazy and we had some crying but all together it was a lot of fun.  All the kids went down for bed except silly little Aleana she just screamed if we tried to put her down.  We left at 11:00  and she fell asleep with in 3 minutes of being in the car and slept until about 9:15 the next morning.  It was nice to be able to sleep in what a way to start the new year!  

Us with Chase photo bombing.

 Review of 2013

 I turned 26 and have enjoyed spending this year home with Aleana who has grown up way to fast. I did just agree to watch my neighbor Sheena's boys a few time a week so I could help save up money for another adoption.  We enjoyed another Easter with Aleana. In April Aleana's adoption was finalized and we took her to the temple to be sealed to us for time and all eternity. She was also blessed and given a name by Curt. April was a great month for us.   Aleana turned 1 years old and learned how to walk.  Curt turned 30 and has been applying for lost of jobs and interviewing for quiet a few but none of them have been the right job for us.  We just celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Holidays are so much fun with a toddler you can tell she does not quiet understand but feels the excitement and enjoys all the fun.  We are still in the same condo in black hawk and Curt is still in his same job at the hospital. He did apply to be a BYU online professor so we will see if that will help us out until a career opportunity comes along.  We have been enjoying spending time with our Logan friend but had to say good bye to my sister Debbie who graduated and moved home to do an internship.  I will missing having her close and having a babysitter.  I will have to call on my Logan friends more often now. Although she is coming up tomorrow night to watch Aleana while we go see "Ender's Game" with Steve and Damaris Kjar.  Yeah for date night we have not had too many of those this past year.  All is all we have had a great year and so glad that Aleana, Jesica, Brooke, Jeremy and Cindy have been a part of it! 

Here are some project I would like to accomplish in the up coming year

( we will see how many I get done :)

Organize my craft stuff

Print all past blogs into a photo books

Make a book of Aleana's finalization, Sealing, and blessing.

Type up about Aleana's Sealing and her birth and placement. 

Finish Aleana's baby book. 

Start and complete her 2 Year photo book. 

Make my black skirt that has been sitting in my sewing pile for a few years. 

Make Curt and myself aprons (which I have had patterns and material for a few years as well :)

Review and fix up past scrapbooks.

Stay on top of blogging    

Personal Resolutions/ Goals

Exercise twice a week. 

Make healthier dinner and have healthier snacks around the house 

Help save up for another Adoption 

 Listen to or Read lessons for church

Deiced what to do with school money maybe start taking classes.  

Review info from college classes. 

Go to the Temple 2 times a moth (try to set a baby sitting trade with neighbors)

Learn to Index and try to index 30 mins a week. 

Be a better member missionary