Where has this month gone?!

I can't believe January is over in a day! I don't know where the time is going! We haven't been up to too much lately, but I thought I'd write a little about January just for the sake of keeping up my journal (which is what this is.) This last week I finally started my INSANITY program (one of my presents from Christmas.) I had to put it off a couple weeks into the New Year because of sickness and what not. Better late than never! Its a pretty extreme fitness program that you do an eating plan with. There's really only one word to describe the workouts and thats INSANE! But I actually really enjoy it! I love a good hard workout where your lungs are burning, your muscles are burning and you feel like you can't go on any longer, but you just keep pushing and prove to yourself that you CAN! If you haven't ever heard of INSANITY you should google or youtube it. It comes with an eating plan that I've been doing also. I have loved all of the recipes so far (minus one) and its not complicated at all. Its just real everyday food, but proportioned. So thats what I've been consumed with lately. Other than that Tyrel has been gone to Blackfoot everyday working for his Dad while we await hearing back from jobs we've applied for. He's already turned down a couple that we just haven't felt right about, but we're looking forward to hearing back from some other specific ones. Me and my little buddy are still just hanging out everyday together. He's my best pal! We got him some fun things to do for Christmas that we've finally broken out of the boxes. We got him some play doh and fingerpaints. He's not 2 quite yet, but I know my little guy and thought he'd enjoy that stuff. He has! Tyrel and I also started taking a college class together called Farm Business Management...something along those lines. Its actually really interesting and we enjoy being together for 3 hours every Thursday. Thanks to my MIL, Kindra and my friend Breanne for helping out with watching Tytyn. We had ward conference yesterday and for the 3rd hour everyone that is in a presidency met together to listen to the Stake President speak. It was the first time I think of our whole marriage that Tyrel and I got to sit together in a meeting (besides Sacrament.) We have always had callings that have permitted us otherwise. I serve as first counseler in the Primary and Tyrel is 2nd counseler in the Young Mens. We both LOVE our callings! Anyways, we were discussing how to be an example to those around us that we are responsible to teach, such as our children. He said that we could give the BEST lesson ever about how important it is to attend the temple and that no matter how strong the Spirit is while we teach that lesson our kids will only learn by watching us get in the car and GO. Whether it is once a month or however often it is that you can attend the temple, they will learn the most by your example of GOING and DOING the work. We also discussed how Jesus was the perfect example in all things. He said that many people he knows including himself at times have come up with an excuse not to attend your church meetings. Whether your traveling or otherwise occupied there can always be an excuse. Then he said don't you thing that Christ traveled ALOT! And I'm sure he never missed his church meetings and other obligations just because he traveled. I just have to give a shout out to my parents in this area because this is where they led by example. It didn't matter what foreign country or state we traveled to, if we were gone on a Sunday we found a church and we went to our church meetings. Sometimes the services were in a different language, but it didn't matter the spirit can still be felt in those situations and you are still able to take the sacrament and renew your covenants with your Heavenly Father. I will be forever grateful for the example my parents set for me by attending the temple and their church meetings and fulfilling their callings to the best of their ability. I hope that I can be as good of an example to my kids as they were and still are to me!

This is right after his 3rd haircut (given to him by Tyrel). He did SO good! Which is a complete turnaround from last time when he screamed and cried the whole time. He just sat still and smiled and jabbered, I was so impressed! We promised him a treat and had to go to Fred Meyer afterwards. And if any of you mothers don't know they give out free cookies at the bakery for little ones there:) 

This is his very first finger painting masterpiece. We had alot of fun making this together, but I think he had more fun cleaning off in the sink afterwards:)