Summer Goals

At the start of the summer each of the boys made some summertime goals.

William learned how to make an entire meal by himself.  He made us spaghetti with homemade sauce, garlic bread, and green beans.  He claimed that the whole process made him way too hungry!

James stopped sucking his thumb (again).  This time for good.  I took him out for a treat when he had filled up his chart.

Alex learned to ride his bike without training wheels and  start himself.  (After a week of riding to school he has it down solid).  He also is working on reading the entire Book of Mormon before he turns 8. He wanted to get ahead of where we are as a family and read extra pages so he could pass us up!

Henry made a goal to stay dry all night long... he did awesome.

I'm so proud of all the boys and the goals they accomplished this summer.

2015 Goals

I love seeing what my boys come up with as their goals every year.  I think they came up with some pretty good ones this year.

William:

James:

Alexander:

Henry:

We also have a family goal to finish the Book of Mormon by the end of the year.  Our Bishop issued the challenge last Sunday and we are working hard to do it!

goal setting

Growing up, the first Monday of January we always set goals for the upcoming year. We would write them down (and draw a picture) and then put them in a place where we would be reminded of those goals. I particularly remember making a goal to sit at the dinner table without getting up. I can vividly recall getting up from the table often. I could have sworn that I made this goal when I was about 5-ish. But when I found my old goals it turns out that I was in third grade! Wow. No wonder my parents suggested that I set that goal.

So this January, on the first Monday of the month, we helped William set goals. It's never too young to start good habits, right? And do you know what? William is doing great!

Pictures from left to right: William sitting in a chair at church, sitting on a turtle (don't ask), lots of food--beans, broccoli, tomatoes, celery, corn, and peas

The biggest success has been his personal goal of trying new foods. All we have to do is ask him what his goal is and he happily complies. Our picky, picky eater has tried so many foods in the past month--and liked them! We're still working hard at the other two but we're ecstatic at the progress we've seen so far!

food storage

I don't know about you... but one of my many goals for the year is to get all our food storage taken care of. Our church encourages every family to have a three-month supply of food. I just heard about this great site: http://funwithfoodstorage.net/. This week they are doing a ton of great giveaways so check it out! What are your tips for getting your food storage together? What about your emergency kits (check out this site)? (another one of my goals)