2013 New Year's Resolutions Re-cap

It's that time again! Time to see if I succeeded or failed miserably at my New Year's Resolutions! In case you forgot, here they are again along with my updates:

1. Take a photo every single day in 2013. Yes, that's right, a photo every.single.day. Why you may ask? Because Scott bought me a new camera for Christmas/my Birthday! Also, because I am insane.
Yeah, that didn't happen. Long story short, Scott's father passed away unexpectedly in February and I didn't feel like picking up the camera every day after that. I tried to at least do some photos every month though.

2. Lose weight. I won't be specific about my current weight, but I will say my goal is 15 pounds lost by May 1st. Hahahaha! I'm pregnant. So obviously this did not happen.

3. Try to cook one "real" dinner a week. Ok, some of you may be saying "What?!". Let me let you in on a secret - I do not cook. Scott does the cooking in this household. This year I am going to make a concerted effort to learn how to cook real meals (i.e nothing frozen or pre-packaged involved). I may or may not share these cooking attempts on my blog. Depends on how well it goes ;)
Nope. Didn't happen. Sorry Scott.

4. This is annoyingly vague, but I have a couple of specific bad habits that I do not want to point out for fear of other people noticing them, but I am going to try to stop this year. Like for real. And no, I am not going to tell you what they are even if I do manage to stop said bad habits.
Some yes, some no. I'd say 50% improvement in this department.

5. Last but not least - THIS will be the year I stop cursing so much! I hope.
Let me tell you - Rocco repeats EVERYTHING now. So I have made great improvement in limiting my cursing. I say limiting because, hey, sometimes things are worth cursing about.

Stay tuned for my 2014 resolutions!

Merry Christmas!

We celebrated Christmas this year at our house, hosting both of our immediate families. This is not only the best photo we have from the day, but basically the only photo we have from the day - whoops. We were too busy having fun, eating, and enjoying each other's company to take photos - the way it should be!

Christmas Eve

Twas the Night Before Christmas....

Look how much he has grown since last year!

Christmas Cards 2013

Now that everyone has had time to receive our Christmas cards - here's the online version of them!

Front:

Back:

Mintz Family Photos 2013

We took these photos back in late October, but I didn't want to post them online until our Christmas cards went out for the year. Now that they have been mailed, here's some of my favorite photos from our photo session:

Wild West Christmas

Rocco's class had a Christmas performance with a Wild West theme (odd choice, I know). Scott and I both thought that a room full of mostly strangers was going to freak Rocco out, but we were pleasantly surprised! He actually LOVED being on stage, was shrieking in joy at times, and did a pretty decent job of singing along with the songs and the rest of his class. We were very proud!

A Christmas Rhyme

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle All The Way,
Oh What Fun It Is To Announce,
A Baby Is On The Way!

Little Pepper Mintz or Spear Mintz is due to arrive May 25, 2014!