Happy New Year

I love resolutions. I make three every year. Usually I'm pretty good at keeping them. Last year, unfortunately I was 0 for 3. I wanted to stop picking my cuticles (I improved here, but not completely), go to the temple 6 times (I only made it 5) and to be able to do 10 boy push ups (I still can't even do one, but I definitely worked hard at it, which is the point of the whole thing).  So it wasn't a total loss even though I didn't technically accomplish any of them.

So my new resolutions are as follows (a goal that is not written down isn't really a goal now is it?):

1- Keep my bedroom floor picked up (I am a very messy person, but so far this year it has remained spic and span.)
2- Be at a certain weight by year end. (I won't specify the exact weight because I am a rather huge person, but I am actually pretty close to getting there. The point is to keep the weight off all year.)
3- Be nice. More specifically I have a goal to not talk badly about anyone. Only positive things to say, no matter who I am talking about or who I am talking to. (This one is going to be difficult and I'm sure I won't be perfect at it, but I want to be better.)

Good luck to all of you with all of your goals! Michael doesn't believe in New Year's resolutions. He thinks you should just always be working to be better. Yes, that's true, but I find resolutions help me be more specific. I think about them all year.

Park Day (3 months later)

Tracy took these super cute pics of my daughter back in early October. If you think she is the cutest thing ever, than I agree with you and we can still be friends. (Tracy always takes the cutest pictures of my kids, by the way. I lucked out in the old sister department.)

It was a windy day so we had the glamour shots fan effect thing going on.

This picture is almost borderline creepy to me, but I can't say why. It looks like she can see into my soul.

She wanted to wear Mack's hat more than Mack did and it made for some adorable pictures.

Raegan update:

She sings Jingle Bells and Frosty the snowman nonstop. Carolyn got her a dancing frosty with a light up snowflake for Christmas and she is obsessed. She treats him like her own child. He gets time outs, he gets his diaper changed and he accompanies us everywhere we go. Since Michael has been home for a couple weeks of break she has grown super attached and wants "daddy" ALL THE TIME! I actually can't really think of anything right now. I just know she is growing up so fast and she is so smart and funny and a pleasure to be around.

More family pics

Carolyn wanted a second family picture taken because she wasn't happy with the less formal beach ones. So we got all dolled up and took some more. My children were terrible. Raegan would NOT do what she was told. And Weston was his usual self and cried the whole time. My apologies to the rest of the family. But hopefully there was at least one that was satisfactory. We shot in two different places. 

 

I tried to zoom in on us in this one. I guess I need the full resolution images. 

 She was not instructed to lay on me.... she just slowly sunk lower and lower toward the bench. (pulling my shirt down with her, I might add)

 Sure..... now you want to look at the camera.

 I tried to get her to put her arm around Weston. No.

And now let's clap for me because I am so disobedient. Yay!

Family Pics

They turned out ok.... not sure if I will print any yet, but here they are. Or here it is, since there's really only one of the fam and one of Tyler for good measure. (Please keep in mind, this is AFTER eating a huge Thanksgiving meal. Maybe not the best idea in hindsight.)

We had forgotten a bow.

Birthday Part 1

Raegan turned two! Sunday at 11:11 PM. ON SAturday we had a playdate at the park with some of her friends. It was good times. The pictures speak for themselves. Except the first picture. I just thought Weston looked funny. :) A huge thank you to everyone who came to play. It was super fun for Raegan. (And for me of course.) I hope no one minds that I posted your pictures..... if it makes you feel any better, no one really looks at my blog anyway. 

Raegan always wants to "hold" Weston. She seriously cracks up laughing every time. You can see how he feels about it. 

The Cooks win the award for most exciting/excited couple!

Thanks for the outfit Grandma!

LOVE it when people hold my baby so I don't have to. :) That baby looks good on you. hint hint.

Picture perfect family.

Yum! 

Still rockin the skeleton jammies... love it!

I could get off the swing..... but why?

Not that anyone wants to hear my mushiness, but I just have to say how much I love this girl. Even when she is being "bratty" I still love her and she still makes me smile. She always says the funniest things. She is so smart. She loves her brother. She loves to do everything by herself. She looks just like me. I love how she sings. I love how she dances. I love her to pieces. Blah blah blah. Happy Birthday to my little girl. You've changed my life and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Halloween Part 2

Here are some pics from the actual Halloween night. 

 "Oh my gosh! They actually put candy in there!"

 Our neighborhood was great. A lot of people really got into it. This guy had a chain saw. Raegan was slightly concerned., but brave. She didn't cry.

 She is thinking that our "hand out" candy is looking really good.

All in all, Raegan had a lot of fun. Thanks to Grandma for coming and helping and taking pictures. Couldn't have done it without her because Michael couldn't go and Weston was needing lots of attention.

Halloween Part 1

Cutest monster and kitty ever! Raegan loved dressing up, though I'm pretty sure she never really understood why. She liked trick-or-treating too, though she was puzzled about the whole thing. But people were handing her candy, so she never stopped to ask questions. It was a super fun Halloween for all of us! I just can't believe it's over and now we have to wait till next year to do it again.

These next three pictures are at Joe's Farm Grill where we went  for my birthday. Raegan dcided to pose for some pictures. She is funny.

This pic is from a fall festival we went to in Cody's parent's neighborhood. Raegan was thrilled to have her first and very own snow cone.

And since this is how excited her dad gets about snow cones, I think it must be genetic.