New babies are a gift from Heaven

Isn't she absolutely adorable? Considering I'm her aunt, I may be biased, but that is besides the point. Even though the first two weeks of the new year didn't go exactly as planned, I say a new baby trumps all of that anyway. 


Dena Marie Capehart was born at 2:18am on January 3, 2012. She was 7 lbs 7oz and 20.5 inches long. As her mother Dana says, she's practically perfect in every way. Dena joined this world slightly unexpected and slightly unplanned, but thankfully as healthy as anyone could ask for. Heavenly Father sure has blessed our family. Both Mom, Baby & Dad are doing well & settling into a new routine at home. Grandma has been helping out here and there. She truly is a blessing.


I love being an aunt. It is awesome to be able to spoil my nieces and nephews and to pretty much love them to pieces. How can you beat that?


So the new year started off a little crazy, but I'm glad. Crazy keeps me on my toes and makes me grateful for having wonderful people in my life.

New Years 2012

So New Year resolutions are for the birds, but I do feel like January is a good time to make a new start. 2012 needs to be better than 2011 for lots of reasons, so I decided to make some changes. I think it is important to write down my list and make it public. That way I'm being held accountable. So here goes my list of making life changes:

1. During tax season I'm going to stick to a schedule. In bed by 11, up at 5:30. Jazzercise Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. A routine is a good thing. After April,  modification will be needed, but still a routine.

2. I'm going to study, take, and pass at least 2 parts of the CPA exam.

3. I'm going to keep up with the Sunday school lessons by reading it during my nightly Scripture study. Then this year I will ha e read the Book of Mormon and fulfilled the Virtue requirement for personal progress.

4. I'm going to eat better and keep losing weight.

5. I'm going to say my personal prayers more consistently.

6. I'm going to blog more since I don't write in my journal very often.

7. I'm going to be thankful, for everything.

I know that seams like a lot, but I have been working on a plan for the past week. I know I can do this, and my life and marriage will be better for it.