You thought I forgot huh

Nope!!! I didn't! I'm pretty proud of myself actually because my mind lately can only be summed up in one word, nonexistent. I keep forgetting important stuff and have no idea how I can/could forget those kind of things. Now the real problem is figuring out what to even write about...
still thinking...
thinking...
Walla! wait, nope...
Well I bet that was the shortest post I've ever written. I bet you can't wait for post 3!

This Time Around

So I've made some goals for our family that will hopefully bring us all closer together spiritually and emotionally. I also made some goals for myself. I'm pretty amazing at starting things that I want to try or do but I'm never good at finishing it or even keeping it going (lets be honest). I want to make a chart on the side that has my list of goals that can be seen so I can keep it updated and view it to be reminded so I'll have to see about that later.... (I swear I will look and see if I can).
Family Goals:
Every Monday we have Family Home Evening-we started tonight and I'm sure little M had no idea what was going on but that's OK

Alan and I go to the Temple every month-now that we have a live in baby sitter we have NO excuses

Alan and I do our Home/Visiting teaching every month- I never got called in our ward to be one and its been a year and I felt it was time to go ask to be one. So far so good! I have great girls that I get to go see

We pray and read scriptures as a family every night- We do this anyway but I want to keep it up

Goals for Myself:
Update this blog once a week-crazy I know compared to what I have been doing in the past but I can do it!!!

Complete the Book of Mormon better than I did last- It took me 8 months last go round and I know I can remember the stories better if I read it like a novel like my late gma told me to do. (she would read the ENTIRE triple combination in a month!)

Be more patient-I've been working on this for a while and I can already see a big difference especially with my son.

Fit into smaller jeans-I've been able to fit into my pre baby jeans since I left the hospital but I could go smaller but my legs are just to big lol so they need to do some shrinking

Finish what I start- self explained

So now that you all know my goals you all better kick my butt if I fall out of routine! Especially because I never finish what I start! it takes a village to raise a family, well for me its going to take you guys to help finish my goals. Don't be afraid to tell me if I'm doing a crappy job, just do it!
Love you all and I hope you had a fantastic Christmas and New years!

Things that I've learned

I don't know about you but as soon as I got the October Ensign I read it in 2 days. It was just what I was needing. I love learning about the stories in the Book of Mormon. That is the only book that makes me feel guilty when I walk past it if I hadn't read it that day. Heavenly Father has given us 24 hours in a day to do what we want. Can't I take 30 min or so to read from his book? Yes, yes I can.
In this edition you will find time lines, promises, guides to studying and conversion stories on almost every other page. The faith that the people have in the gospel is so amazing. I'm going to go through a few of the things that really stuck out to me in this edition of the Ensign.

The Iron Rod
There are 3 groups in Lehi's dream that are trying to get to the Tree of Life. The 1st group are on their way and come across temptations of Satan. They wonder off and are lost. There is no mention of the iron rod because if you ignore or treat lightly the word of God you do not have access to that divine compass aka the iron rod. The 2nd group they pressed forward through the mist of darkness aka temptations and partook of the Tree of Life. But they were mocked by greatly dressed people in the Great and Spacious Building and they became ashamed, fell away and were lost. The 3rd group pressed forward continually holding to the iron rod and by the time they got to the Tree of Life they fell and partook of the fruit.
Now we know the reason the 1st group fell- temptations
the 2nd group perhaps they fell because they only sometimes they read and studied from the scriptures
the 3rd group stayed there perhaps because they diligently searched the scriptures and studied them. That saved the 3rd group from perishing.
It makes me think of what group I am in. Or what group I should be in. Well I for sure used to belong to the 2nd group but I'm striving to be in the 3rd. I started consistently reading from the Book of Mormon a while ago but not only that I write down in my journal after each chapter with my take on it and the story that it told to me. I know that sounds like a lot but I remember so much more and I know better where to find the stories. I'm in the book Helaman and going strong. I'm not saying this to boast or act like its easy. Its not. I worked hard to get where I am and continue to try and resist temptation to not read it. Because I know Satan knows what I'm doing and he doesn't want me to get there. I urge you to study and pray about this precious book. "You will find greater power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception. You will find the power to stay on the straight and narrow path...You will find life in greater and greater abundance..."
If there is any reason that you don't feel you can or want to read from Heavenly Fathers book that feeling is not coming from Him but from his adversary, Satan. He doesn't want you to learn and grow. Those are the most important times for you to grab that book and show Heavenly Father where your faith lies.
What group are you in?

Mason's 2!

We woke up Sunday morning to a 2 year old! And to start off the day he decided it was time to bring out the terrible 2's tantrums. oh the joy. Because of that we got to church 10 min late which put us out in the foyer while they were passing the sacrament. Then walks in the Prophet who also was having a birthday that day! We had no idea him and Mason shared the same birthday, and to have each other wave and smile at one another. A perfect way to start off church :)
When we got home we changed his crib to a toddler bed and gave him the new bedding, leaf over his bed, table and chairs along with the other gifts we bought for him prior to his b-day saying that it was going to be for his birthday but that never stops us from buying more. lesson maybe? learned. Alan's cousins bought him a little grocery cart which he is stoked over, he loves to push the cart when we are at the store. Grandma and Grandpa Wilson gave him $30 to help buy a rug for the room and Grandma Rose gave him a leap frog movie and book.
He slept in his new bed all night in the wrong direction :) We couldn't help but sneak a few peaks. legs hanging off the side, so cute. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MASON!!!

Learning How To Sew

Let me emphasize the word LEARNING. It is a totally different language to me. I have to talk some of the instructions through with Alan so it makes more sense with what I'm doing. There is this great book I'd like to get called 1-2-3 Sew! It gives you 11 chapters with 3 projects to do per chapter to master a new skill, it even comes with patterns. Which is totally unlike what I've been doing lately. No patterns just reading off a piece of paper to try and figure it out and pray that after its sewn its going to be the right size. I started with a blanket and I ended up needing a walking foot for my machine ( I thought it was going to bust my needle and break my machine) so I had to stop until I get it in the mail. The next is a dress I made from one of Alan's old dress shirts he never wore. And last is a case I made for Mason to use during sacrament meeting that holds paper and colored pencils. As you can tell I use a lot of the same fabric. That's because I'm a freaking genius and ordered like 5x the amount of fabric I really needed for the blanket. But it worked in my favor so I could try all the new things. (and yes I still have a ton of fabric left :))
So if any of you dear friends know of easy fun things to sew let me know. I'd like to try more! Thanks girls!

A Biking We Will GO!

Mason has a new bike! We got him a new Strider Bike with a matching (wtg alan on the matching) helmet and he is sooo cute! Alan brought home the bike and helmet today from work and mason hasn't seemed to like the helmet very much, in fact he hates it. But little M isn't allowed to ride with out it. He did smile for me so I could take a picture. Here is the first day on the Strider!

Happiness through Selflessness and Obedience

I was reading in the Ensign last week when I came upon a topic that struck me in more ways then one. Realizing that I am at fault and so are many parents that are in the church that seem to get caught up in the ways of the world. I always say that I could never of been a pioneer because of all the sacrifices they had to make along with the trek they endured. But the honest truth is the same is being asked of us as parents. I have found myself living my life day to day figuring out ways that I can be alone/find myself with out little M pulling at my finger, climbing all over me, hitting me with something, making him food, cleaning up his messes and making sure Alan is taken care of too. I've been doing it all wrong. Just like the Pioneers were asked to make sacrifices so have I. I've been justifying ways to say that I need to have my own time/find myself by sneaking off while mason is playing to go on FB or play a Sudoku game or browsing the internet. Instead I should be playing with little M and doing better with my duties as a mother/wife.
In the Ensign is says, "Selfishness in any degree weakens the bonds that hold families together." Don't get me wrong I do play with little M and I do try and keep my house clean, laundry done etc. But I do find myself sneaking off way more then I should. "...messages we constantly hear in media entertainment, and advertising sound like this: "Your number one. Do your own thing. Your special. Find yourself." Such messages are so pervasive that we unconsciously absorb them and sometimes repeat them. Yet they are diametrically opposite from the message of the Savior..."He that findeth his life shall lose it:and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it""
I have become lazy in my duties and I know Heavenly Father gives us things like the Ensign to help us remember who we are and what we are supposed to do in our lives. I hope that now that I've been reminded I can stay reminded and help grow my family the way that Heavenly Father intended.