The BIG 26!!

WOW has time flown. I turn 26 tomorrow and its just that much closer to 30! I remember as a litttle girl really wanting to be 25. When ever I played house or college with my cousin Rachael i was always 25. For some reason i thought 25 was the age to be. Well i was 25 for the last 364 days and it wasn't anything special!! This year has been a special year. I gave birth to Camryn just a month before my 25 birthday, meaning at the age of 25 i had two girls under the age of 1!! Camryn was born Christmas day and Janae celebrated her 2nd birthday on Easter this year! Not sure when that will ever happen again.

Then in May my mom celebrated her 50th birthday! And we have continually celebrated her brithday through out the year as we have given her a chart that will be filled with 50 things that us kids are doing for an d with her throughout her 50th year. I only hope i age as well as my mom and look half as good as she does at the age of 50.

May 5th my nephew was born, the first grandson and my first nephew!!

June 26 John and I celebrated our four year anniversary, well we didn't really celebrate it i don't think, maybe out for dinner but that is about it.

My family all went to Tulemeen and we all stayed there for the entire week which was a miracle in itself as we have many differences!!

In fall we celebrated my sister inlaw and brother in laws 40th birthday!

My Taunte Annalee passed away after her battle with cancer.

We had a record amount of snowfall for Christmas and had to postpone all Christmas Gatherings! Camryn turned one and started walking.

These are really only a few things that happened this year but they are the ones that are sticking out to me right now. Of course there were many outting with family and friends.

So what is in store for this year as i turn 26 hmmm, pregnant? hahaha not yet!!! I joined the gym in november and have been going regularly since, of course there have been some weeks that were really lame and i didn't go but for the most part i have been pretty good. I have lost a couple of inches and five pounds but i still have a far way to go to get back my pre pregnancy body. I hope to do that before i get pregnant again. So when you see me all ship shape you can assume baby #3 is not too far off!!haha. John and i are celebrating our 5th anniversary this year and we are going to try and get away for a night or two and leave the girls. This will be the first time leaving them for longer then like four hours. So we shall see if it happens. I have some attachement issues and so do they. I want this year to be different so often i feel like I am "just a mom" a nd i know being a mom is the most important job in the world but i feel that I should do something more. I would "be" someone if i was working outside the home. I know this sounds lame and ridiculous but sometimes i think i might be a better mom if i had a part time job away from them. We'll see if God leads me into a part time job or if i become satisfied with my mother job!! I love my girls greatly and it would be hard to leave them to go to work but some days a break would definately be great.

John is going down to 4 8 hour days this next week. So he will be home 3 days a week. We'll see how long this last. It is a work share program through EI as there is not enough work at his work right now. I think even after this program is done he will remain on 4 10 hour days.

I hope our marriage will take priority again. its been on the back burner for some time probably since Janae was born and it really needs to come back to life and i am going to make a concious effort to make sure that i show my husband love ALL the time!!

So anyways I wanted to leave you with this poem i got from my mom that was on the card she gave to me and like she said it's so true.

How to Make a Beautiful Life

Love yourself.

Make Peace with who you are

a nd where you are

at this moment in time

Listen to your hear.

If you can't hear whta it's saying

in this noisy world

Make TIME for youself

Enjoy your own company.

Let your mind wander among the stars

Try.

Take chances.

Make mistakes

LIfe can be messy and confusing at times

but it's also full of surprises.

The next rock in your path might be a stepping stone.

Be happy.

When you don't have what you want

want what you have.

Make DO.

That's a well kept secret of contentment.

There aren't any shortcuts to tomorrow.

You have to MAKE YOUR OWN WAY.

To know where you're going

is only part of it.

You need to know where you've been too.

ANd if you ever get lost, don't worry.

The people who love you will find you

Count on it.

Life isn't days and years.

It's what you do with time

and with all the goodness and grace

that's inside you.

MAKE A BEAUTIFUL LIFE...

The kind of life you deserve!

Love mom and dad!! Thank you so much this was a wonderful poem and card.

Good Bye 25 and welcome 26!

Thought i would post some pics of me at the age of 25 but apparently i have like none!!