C25K

YES!! A dear friend has encouraged me and challenged me to get back on track!! Her blog and facebook are amazing and I am so very proud of her for taking the first steps toward a healthy lifestyle!!!! Soooooo......... C25K here I come!!! (maybe I can even get J to join me??) :)

I haven't been feeling great lately and working out at the gym always makes me feel really good, sooooo...........I need to just make up my mind that I am worth taking a little time out just for me and DO IT!!!! :) I know, most people wouldn't be so excited about heading to a gym but, I absolutely LOVE it!! I always have, ever since I can remember working out in volleyball class in Middle School! It gives me such a great feeling of accomplishment for myself. It also gives me a time to put all of my life's activities and busyness in focus. I always feel rejuvenated and ready to face life's battles after a good, long workout at the gym!!

My first step is to go to the nearest (and cheapest $10/mnth!!) gym that we like and sign up!!

Then I am going to follow my nifty c25k app that I have already downloaded! I like it when I have something that will tell me exactly what to do!! LOL!! AND it lets me play my music w it at the same time!! Bonus!!!! :)

So here goes!! I'll keep u posted on how the next 9 wks go :)

2012 Family Theme

Our family theme for 2011 was "Faith"! This was very evident as our faith was being grown and proven through the many events of last year!! We continually relied solely on God for soo much throughout the year - from jobs to relationships to moving to housing to ministry to schooling and even down to our very basic needs!!!! God's provision and faithfulness is so very evident in our 2011 year!! God is soooo good!!!! I can't seem to get that saying of thankfulness off my mind!!!

So recently, I was asked by my boys what our family "theme" would be for this year?? That in itself floored me that they thought so highly of our "Faith" theme of 2011!! We really did try to express to them at every turn how God was leading and we were His followers..........and that He would provide even when we didn't have all the answers! And boy did He ever provide!!!!! Our faith has grown in immeasurable ways that I am sooo very thankful for!!!!! So after much discussion about a family "theme" for 2012............we came up with "Believe"!!!! We believe God has great things planned for this year! Things that ONLY can be said it is from God!!!!!! Unexplainable, unbelievable and wonderful things are going to happen this year!!!! We can see God working ALL around us and it is soooo exciting!!!!!!

Fun on The Run!!?

Fun on The Run = Lots of CRAZY Fun!!!!!! We started out at an outdoor ice skating park, near our house, which was amazing!!!!!! And then we went to a glow in the dark putt-putt golf!!! We finally ended the night at Buckaroos ( indoor ropes obstacle course, mechanical bull riding and gyrosphere!) This is also where Dylan works!!!! We did ALL of this in a four hour period of time!!!!!!???? Soooo fun!!!

It is such a blessing to be able to watch and be a part of our boys making amazing friendships!! God has blessed us with great Christian friends!!!!!!!!!

Christmas in CO!

An overview of our first Christmas in Colorado!!!!!

Beautiful trees in our front yard!!

The boys thought this made the car look like a hatchback!! LOL!!

Where Oh Where Did Our Sidewalk Go?????

Getting in some Wii time!!!

Our amazing Christmas Sugar Cookies!

Reading the Christmas Story from his ipad

All he wanted was brakes............he was soooo excited to get a "mountain bike"!!!!!!

He couldn't wait to get it out on the trails!!!!

Dakota figuring out his SodaStream!!! He has made some really interesting and good drinks for us!!!

Damon is the DJ :)

Just getting home from a great Christmas church service....

Such great looking boys!! I am sooooo blessed!!!

Our theme for this year is "FAITH" and it was carried through into our Christmas time as well. We received soooooo many blessings from friends, family and most importantly from God!! We had to go through many holiday changes this year, but at every turn there was a blessing awaiting us!!!!!!!!! We definitely had a very Merry Christmas and can't wait to see what God has in store for us in 2012!!!!!!!

What a Blessing!!

Our teens at Belmar Baptist Church took on a HUGE project this Christmas! They ALL pulled together and gave of their own money, bought toys, wrapped gifts and gave of themselves and their time to be a HUGE blessing to over 50 single moms............this is over 100 kids!! These children had a good Christmas because of the willingness of our teens. They were not only a blessing to these very appreciative moms, but also to several of our church families (me included!) as they came and saw how our teens had organized and accomplished such a huge project!!!! I walked into this room and saw this:

How AMAZING is this!!!??? More toys and games than most toy stores even have......... I stood in the doorway and just cried............feeling sooo amazed and humbled at how our teens had given of themselves in such a huge way! I am soooooo extremely proud to be a part of a youth group with such heart for others!!!! The many, many children and families that would now be able to have a Merry Christmas!!

Pancake Breakfast w/Santa!!

Our teens hosted an amazing Pancake Breakfast with Santa!! We had sooo many families come through our doors and have alot of fun with their kids.

Setting up the stage for Santa!! We took pictures of all the kids with Santa :)

The "elves" had alot of fun too!!

Some awesome men of our church cooking the amazing breakfast!!! They did a tremendous job!! It was sooo yummy!!! Pancakes, Bacon, sausage and eggs!!

Damon with Santa!! He told Santa all he wanted for Christmas was "brakes for his bike"!! :)

Damon's amazing friend Atlanna!!

Our busy little elves!!! Don't they look adorable!!!!???

We had a great time!!