Checking In With Plans for 2016

Not much has been going on here. We've been living and loving and figuring out routines.

 As is normal for the beginning of January I've been thinking a lot about my goals and plans for the year. 

 I plan to walk, run and be active. I plan to be healthier and stronger.  I plan to love myself more, because my guys deserve a happier Mama and wife.

 I plan to craft more. More sewing, more crocheting, more scrapbooking; but spend less and use what I have.

I plan on blogging more. Sometimes it might just be interesting to me, sometimes not. We'll just see where it goes.

I plan on purging what we don't need, so we can really enjoy what we have. 

So lots of more with a little less mixed in. I hope everyone is having and continues to have a wonderful 2016. 

Currently: Christmas

Watching: The Snowman
Reading: Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Listening: LeAnn Rimes - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (My favorite Christmas song and I just learned she did a cover....don't judge.)
Making: A blanket. It won't be ready in time.
Feeling: A little panicked. I have a couple Christmas orders that haven't arrived yet and they are for the same person and if they don't come the person won't have ANYTHING to open on Christmas. ACK!
Planning: Resolutions for 2016
Loving: Munch's awesome toothless smile...even if he flat out refuses to sing "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth."

Dallas Arboretum Through the Eyes of Munch

I love that Munch likes to grab our point and shoot and take his own pictures. 

He isn't always steady and his photos aren't always straight, but it't always exciting to see how he views the world. 

Here are my favorites from our trip to the Arboretum for his birthday. 

 

I can't wait to see what he photographs next.

Munch Turns Seven

Yesterday, Munch turned seven. We opened presents, went on a family field trip,  and ate good burgers and ice cream cake. 

Yesterday marked seven years of being Mama and I am so proud of this sweet boy who first called me that name. 

Munch has always been my laid back boy. He is mostly easy going and is a natural at helping others.

He joined the Boy Scouts last month and he is so proud and excited about it. I love seeing his face light up when he talks about it. 

Munch LOVES to read. He will read anything he can get his hands on. His current favorite is my Doctor Who Encyclopedia that he picked out for a Mother's Day gift. which makes sense. He LOVES The Doctor.

This year he is making plans to be an Egyptologist when he grows up....but also a Dad. 

He is an awesome brother and adores his little cousin, Juliet. It's really wonderful watching him interact with them.

Munch really is a blessing and while I often wish he would stop. I love watching him grow.

Throwback Thursday and a Deep Freeze

I  have joined a no buy challenge for all things scrappy. It's mainly for the month of October, but some (me included) are going into a deep freeze. My goal is to not buy anything scrapbook related (other than prints and maybe adhesive) for 3 months.

I have a pretty large stash of stuff that I haven't looked at in forever. After having Munch, I moved away from traditional scrapbooking and into digital, but kept all my old goodies. Then when I started Project Life, I started buying stuff again. I usually just buy a little at a time, but it's added up. 

So NO shopping until January. 

My first layout of the month fits well with Throwback Thursday. .The papers are a good 8 years old and the picture is of my sister and I in the 80s. 

It's fun looking through my photos and searching my hoard of supplies for the perfect items to use. I'm really looking forward to getting everything down to a more manageable level. I'm going to reevaluate in January and if I can, I would love to go six months.