I am feeling great!!

I have been working out now since about September, and I am feeling so good!! A neighbor of mine has been so awesome to give me a routine to follow, and I can't tell you how much that has helped me. It also helps a TON to have another neighbor come with me to the gym, Mon-Fri at 5:00AM!
Anyway, I am not saying this all to brag. Because if you know me, you know that things like working out and eating right all of the time are just not me!
But the reason for this post is because I was able to run for 20 minutes straight on the treadmill this morning!! I have never been able to run for that long in my life... and before this, I only pushed myself to 12 minutes. I feel like I accomplished something big today, only because I didn't think I had it in me. **Now side note, I know this doesn't sound like a long period of time to run in a row if you are a runner, but let's just say I told my neighbor when she started coming with me that I would rather die than get on the treadmill!!** So yay for me today!

Christmas/New Year

Now that the holiday season has passed, I might as well post my updates! I need to start out by saying I am so blessed and have such wonderful family and friends!! So thank you to all of you who made my Christmas/New Year season so wonderful this year!
We start out by having Zack meet Santa. I don't know if there is much to say because the picture says it all!!

Then we have Christmas Sunday. This was one of the highlights for me. We all got some new church clothes (and tried to get a decent picture...) which was fun. But this year I was asked to play the piano for the choir performance at church. At first I was SUPER nervous to play, but as my mom helped me feel more confident, I ended up really enjoying it. The whole time the spirit was so strong, I had to keep wiping my eyes dry so I could actually see the notes! And it really made my day when my mom and sister's came to support me. That's what family is for, right?! LOVES!!!


Then we move onto Christmas Eve. We went to my mom's house and had a yummy dinner and opened gifts. We were once again spoiled! We got sleeping bags, yahtzee :>, a movie, and Zack got the CUTEST little outfit for church, just to name a few there.
Josh got new jeans and wanted to show them off!

Zack and Talon playing nicely!

Then onto Christmas Day! I know it just gets better from here, but I LOVED Christmas morning with Zack this year!! He was so funny. He started getting the hang of opening presents and whenever he would open one, he immediately had to play with it. It was great to see how much he loved his slide too. That was the best!
Jared actually used crepe paper for ribbon on one of my presents! Surprised? Me either!


OH!! And lately Zack has had an obsession with babies! Yes, babies. So with Jared's permission, we got him his own little baby. Don't worry, we'll phase this out slowly! :>

Then we spent time at Jared's parents house where we got some new luggage and his parents told everyone they were taking us all on a trip to Florida in October. Yay!!
And finally New Year's Eve. I am so sad I didn't have my camera with me for this, but this was one of my favorites! We went to my mom's house with all of my sister's and their fam (and a boyfriend!) and played the Wii and the game Curses. Hahaha! We laughed so hard all night long, had so much food, and just loved every minute of the night.
Whoosh, LONG post! But we should be up to date now!!
OH ya!! Here is the picture of Zack at church wearing his CUTE outfit from my mom! Thanks again. He looked so cute!