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We have made it through the first week of the year!
I have set a few goals for myself this year and I am excited to accomplish them. I am tempted to share my goals but have been advised not to (even though I'll probably end up writing about them eventually anyway). One of Matt and my favorite writers Donald Miller blogged about a lecture he went to where the speaker talked about goals and how powerful they are. That we shouldn't share our goals, if possible, for it puts you at a disadvantage. He said the brain enjoys the sharing in the same way it enjoys the achievement itself therefore you have lost your motivation. It makes sense and is something interesting to think about.

Since I won't be sharing my "actual goals" I will at least say that so far I have stuck with them and have set smaller goals within my big goals that I have already started to achieve.

Now, on to Audrey.

She is at the stage where she is closely observing her surroundings. It is so fun to just watch her look around wide-eyed, taking it all in. You can just see the wheels in her head turning trying to figure out what everything is. Matt and I often talk about how pure life is when you're a baby. How simple your needs are and how nothing alters or influences you, you just are who you are! How beautiful is that? I hope this innocent pureness is something Audrey holds on to for years to come.

Earlier this week we took Audrey for her first hike. It was a lot of fun and a pretty intense workout for me considering I didn't exercise very much during my pregnancy. We hiked North Mountain because it has a paved trail so we were able to push Audrey in her buggy. She slept the way up but awoke when we reached the top, which is only about 1.5 miles.

It looks level here but it was quite steep most of the way.

Half way up a nice man offered to take our photo.
We usually don't get to take photos of all three of us.

A view from the top!

I love this photo! Matt showing Audrey where she was born.

I love her cute little face.

Audrey telling Daddy how much she likes hiking.

On the way home Audrey fell asleep, per usual. When we were ready to take her out of her car seat once we got home I wanted to film her because she does this cute little stretch every time. It's one of my favorite things she does. She raises her eyebrows and stretches her neck and usually curls her arms on each side of her head. It's the sweetest little thing.

More cutie photos of Audrey...

Tugging on her little hat.