Winter and the start of a New Year 2012!!

Birthday's, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Years always seem to fly by so fast for me. With having all 3 boys birthdays in Nov, Dec, and Jan plus everything else, I always seem to run crazy!!! Yet my baby is turning 5 this month!!!

Christmas was great this year, and the kids and I were so blessed! I had a hard time at first, yet remembering what it was all about and sharing that with the kids was so important. They got spoiled of course, and my
family spoiled all of us!!! Yet just spending it with ALL of my family after all they have done for me and how much support they have been was the best gift of all...

Ashtin turned 8 in November!! So hard to believe. Ashtin is still kinda shy and trying to find his place I think. He asked for a guitar for Christmas and also got guitar lessons, so we will see how that goes. His dad is very talented in that area, so hopefully it rubbed off on him too. He continues to be extremely intelligent for his age.He tried out karate and baseball, yet didn't really take to either. So basketball it still is...

Landyn turned 6 in December and is doing great in kindergarten!!! He is by far the most intellegent of the boys so far, but don't tell him that. He is such a thinker and is always always trying to figure things out. He has absolutely no fear and will try anything. Christmas morning he got a skateboard, which he talked about for months, and within 5 minutes of being done with presents he had his helmet and pads on and was outside. First time I check on him, he was headed for the hill into the trees.... He also has taken on basketball, yet he wants to do football when it starts in 1st grade. I can see that being something he will enjoy more. He is by far the most like me and my family. He looks just like a Reynolds, and has our personality..... Let's hope he gets the good stuff.LOL

And Gavin turns 5 this month and is ending his last year in preschool!! He is such a mommy's boy, yes I said it.... The doctor says that he will be the biggest of the 3 boys and I believe it. He is growing so fast and is sharing clothes with Landyn now!!! He is begging to play basketball and can't wait to be in school to get into activities. He follows his big brothers around like crazy and is Landyn's buddy. But he is also my little devil. That boy tests every bone in my body.....But I love him and those baby blues....

So the new year hasn't started off fantastic, yet I guess it could be worse. Right now I am battling mono and last month I had Shingles.... So needless to say my body is screaming for less stress and a better immune system... I just hope that I learn to have more patience this year, learn to love more, and grow as a person through my challenges and come out strong. I hope to find a permenant situation for my life or a good path to lead me there..... I just want to be happy, not rich or instantly skinny, just happy and hopefully the skinny part comes along the way..... LOL.

Enjoy some of the pics I put up of fall, Gavin's Christmas Program, and our wonderful family in the past few months.

The Perfect Way to Live Your Life!!!

1. Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you. You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth. And remember, it’s not the people that stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.


2. Stop running from your problems. – Face them head on. No, it won’t be easy. There is no person in the world capable of flawlessly handling every punch thrown at them. We aren’t supposed to be able to instantly solve problems. That’s not how we’re made. In fact, we’re made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. Because that’s the whole purpose of living – to face problems, learn, adapt, and solve them over the course of time. This is what ultimately molds us into the person we become.


3. Stop lying to yourself. – You can lie to anyone else in the world, but you can’t lie to yourself. Our lives improve only when we take chances, and the first and most difficult chance we can take is to be honest with ourselves. Read The Road Less Traveled .


4. Stop putting your own needs on the back burner. – The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. Yes, help others; but help yourself too. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.


5. Stop trying to be someone you’re not. – One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that’s trying to make you likeeveryone else. Someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter, someone will always be younger, but they will never be you. Don’t change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.


6. Stop trying to hold onto the past. – You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.


7. Stop being scared to make a mistake. – Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing. Every success has a trail of failures behind it, and every failure is leading towards success. You end up regretting the things you did NOT do far more than the things you did.


8. Stop berating yourself for old mistakes. – We may love the wrong person and cry about the wrong things, but no matter how things go wrong, one thing is for sure, mistakes help us find the person and things that are right for us. We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.


9. Stop trying to buy happiness. – Many of the things we desire are expensive. But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us are totally free – love, laughter and working on our passions.


10. Stop exclusively looking to others for happiness. – If you’re not happy with who you are on the inside, you won’t be happy in a long-term relationship with anyone else either. You have to create stability in your own life first before you can share it with someone else. Read Stumbling on Happiness .


11. Stop being idle. – Don’t think too much or you’ll create a problem that wasn’t even there in the first place. Evaluate situations and take decisive action. You cannot change what you refuse to confront. Making progress involves risk. Period! You can’t make it to second base with your foot on first.


12. Stop thinking you’re not ready. – Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won’t feel totally comfortable at first.


13. Stop getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons. – Relationships must be chosen wisely. It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company. There’s no need to rush. If something is meant to be, it will happen – in the right time, with the right person, and for the best reason. Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you’re lonely.


14. Stop rejecting new relationships just because old ones didn’t work. – In life you’ll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you and some will teach you. But most importantly, some will bring out the best in you.


15. Stop trying to compete against everyone else. – Don’t worry about what others doing better than you. Concentrate on beating your own records every day. Success is a battle between YOU and YOURSELF only.”