New Years Resolution...

My new years resolution is to blog more... we'll see how that goes. Couldn't be any better than our New Years Eve party. Alex, Jacob and dad, VS. Me, Elaina and mom. Us girls beat the guys in EVERY game we played with the exception of a very close game of Mad Gab. But as you can see from my dad's version of a boquet, that the boys were trying very hard. Us girls were just better :) Well, since Christmas had a little silly string, us kids decided to give my parents a taste of their own medicine. They were so not expecting this but when the ball dropped midnight we unleashed the silly string on them they had given us at Christmas. Only difference this time is they didn't have anything to retaliate with!
It was AMAZING!! Not only did we get them so good, but they were such good sports to sit and wait for us to get a camera.... good thing they can dish it out, but also take it.
For Alex's birthday he went shopping and BOWLING!! A favorite of ours, mostly because we both have our own balls and bowling shoes (both hand-me-downs) and it makes us feel a little ... well I don't feel any better. In fact it's actually funny when I come in with my ball and shoes and bowl an 85! You get the looks like, "shouldn't you do better if you're coming so prepared?" I just like to give 'em a shock.
We didn't actually bowl together, but I definitely could have used a little help from Al. He's so good at bowling.

Alex's sister Rayne and her husband Tom sent an amazing gift to Al for his birthday. A nice white collared shirt with a very nice GREEN tie. So when we went shopping with the gift card they also gave him, HE couldn't resist when he saw this awesome green sweater. I PROMISE I did not put him up to it or encourage him in anyway, he picked it all by himself! I am so proud of him. Doesn't he just look so good - that's rhetorical
Just a few of my Resolutions: Run in my first marathon - even with a bad knee
~ resolve to make my life even happier (I'll struggle with that one, but I'll still try)
~ get to know my husband and myself even better
~ learn something new
~ NOT buy a pair of shoes
~ have Alex HELP blogging ;) and I'm going to begin by having him share some of his resolutions for this year: Some of my new years resolutions for the year 2009 include,
~ FIND A FREAKING MAJOR!!!
~ Eat nothing but cereal every morning for breakfast....(oh wait, I already do!)
~ Make 2009 better than 2008 by making our lives happier and more exciting.
~ Try to live a little healthier and not be as lazy.