Happy New Year!! (yes, I know a little late!) We’ve just finished up with our holiday company... although the new baby company is just around the corner, so I am sure we won’t have much time of “back to normal.” We had a wonderful Christmas and New Years and I have to say that this holiday season was some of the best family time I’ve had in a long time.
So, 2012! What on earth? I feel O.L.D. I’m not usually a big ‘resolution’ kind of gal, but this year my Husband and I have made a couple of commitments that we hope to stick to for the year. The first is to continue on our journey of minimizing as much stuff and stress in our lives as possible. Re-organzing, Purging, Symplifying, and focusing our energy on our loved ones and keeping those ‘draining people’ at bay. We are learning to live with less and appreciate more - it’s such a freeing thing to do!
Our second commitment has been to have more focused family time. One of the things we’re going to attempt is to do a weekly hike with our kids and dog. The ultimate goal? to get back to nature and expose our kids to the outdoors more. When we first met we were both heavily into outdoor sports and activities and spent the first 4 years of marriage teaching outdoor pursuits at a College. We have a basement full of some pretty fantastic outdoor gear that has been left sad a neglected for far too long. So, we’ve told the kids that if they can get really good at hiking (aka go for walks without complaining!) that this summer we’ll take them backpacking and camp overnight in the woods - the prospect of such an adventure brought MUCH excitement to their little faces!
Anyway, just a quick blog today, but I wanted to share a few photos of our first hike of the year! With 4 kids, a 10 week old puppy AND a 9 month pregnant woman, we were a fabulous sight to see! It was wonderful to be out in the fresh air and I was grateful to share the experience with the kids!
Happy New Year to you and yours! Share your resolutions for the year in the comments below!
So, 2012! What on earth? I feel O.L.D. I’m not usually a big ‘resolution’ kind of gal, but this year my Husband and I have made a couple of commitments that we hope to stick to for the year. The first is to continue on our journey of minimizing as much stuff and stress in our lives as possible. Re-organzing, Purging, Symplifying, and focusing our energy on our loved ones and keeping those ‘draining people’ at bay. We are learning to live with less and appreciate more - it’s such a freeing thing to do!
Our second commitment has been to have more focused family time. One of the things we’re going to attempt is to do a weekly hike with our kids and dog. The ultimate goal? to get back to nature and expose our kids to the outdoors more. When we first met we were both heavily into outdoor sports and activities and spent the first 4 years of marriage teaching outdoor pursuits at a College. We have a basement full of some pretty fantastic outdoor gear that has been left sad a neglected for far too long. So, we’ve told the kids that if they can get really good at hiking (aka go for walks without complaining!) that this summer we’ll take them backpacking and camp overnight in the woods - the prospect of such an adventure brought MUCH excitement to their little faces!
Anyway, just a quick blog today, but I wanted to share a few photos of our first hike of the year! With 4 kids, a 10 week old puppy AND a 9 month pregnant woman, we were a fabulous sight to see! It was wonderful to be out in the fresh air and I was grateful to share the experience with the kids!
Happy New Year to you and yours! Share your resolutions for the year in the comments below!
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