Happy New Year!

I know I know it is Jan. 20th and I am behind . . . . :) but I still have to share.

I always love the feeling of a new year with the expectations of hope that it will be better than the last.  You never know what the future will bring.  But, I also have mixed feelings as I reflect on how fast time goes by.  It is reminder to never take anything or anyone for granted, to live in now, and to look forward to the future.
I wanted to share my favorite things of 2010 - the problem is I can't remember everything and I know I will miss something!  My days run together and this is one of the reasons I started this blog.  So I will do my best ;)

FAVORITES OF 2010
1. Mine and Dustin's 39th bdays!
2.  We started really working on saving more and keeping to a budget - didn't do to bad!
3.  Watching Carlin playing baskeball for the school team - She is awesome!
4.  Caden playing Spring baseball with West Jordan - The Phillies took second place!
5.  New baby nephew Easton
6.  Our 19th anniversary
7.  The kids got awesome grades all year! 
8.  Our Vegas family vacation 
9.  Summer BBQ's
10.  Carlin turning 13!
11.  Starting my blog
12.  Farmer's market produce
13. Dinner with my Gpa J.P. who I don't see very often.
14.  Caden playing Summer and Fall baseball for Copper Hills
15.  Finally finishing our backyard!
16.  New family pictures - 20 people on my side of the family - They turned out beautiful!
17.  Getting back in touch with great friends!
18.  Caden's 15th birthday
19.  Getting through the transition at work and knowing my job was safe.
20.  All the holidays

MY GOALS FOR 2011
1.  Work hard to find a balance in life between family/work/my time/social.  Some days I am too stressed and it carries over to family. :(
2.  To help with this my husband says I need to delegate more to him and the kids.  What a great husband to even offer!  I have to try harder since I think I have to do everthing myself.
3.  We are lucky to even have a date night once a month - Bring Back Date Night!
4.  Visit my grandparents more often - I love them so much!
5.  Start a garden this year.
6.  Get more sleep!  Laugh more!  Exercise more!
7.  Start finishing our basement.
8.  Organize my pictures.
9.  Plan our family vacation.
10.  Hopefully a 20th anniversary trip.
11.  I have always wanted to learn how to play the piano - but I don't know if this will happen this year.

Just Dance!

I have to say this Wii game has become a favorite in the Hardcastle household!  Carlin received Just Dance 2 for xmas and the kids immediately started playing it.  You choose a song from the many genres, watch the "person" on the screen and the symbols at the bottom show you what dance step to do and based on the controller in your hand the game scores your performance.  I watched them a few times and thought it looked fun.  I danced in high school so I thought no problem!  I was excited to get my groove on to "Holiday" by Madonna and "Wake me up before you go" by Wham. (Yes - I am an 80's girl).
Those first couple of tries about killed me!  But, the more you practice the better you get and it is fun!  We have had so much fun that we bought the first Just Dance game to go with it. 

Caden and Carlin trying it out

Dinner with our friends who braved a terrible snow storm coming to our house!


Go Sterling and Caden!




"Walk like an Egyptian"



Char and I groovin it Madonna style!



The supporters :)


New Years at Mom and Dads

Hailey, Carlin and Dad!  Dad was gettin down!