A Good Weekend

We had a great weekend at Casa de Wood. The weather was gorgeous and we were able to spend a lot of time outside. We had our first annual Family Mulch Day! Andy & I created a few new flower beds and mulched the existing ones...our yard keeps looking better & better! We had a cookout with some of our neighbors - hopefully the first of many. It is good to get to know them.

And, best of all, we were able to see our beloved Cardinals play on TV twice!! We haven't seen a game yet this season and were going through withdrawal. For some reason, this area doesn't televise the Cardinals games...I have no idea why, as I'm sure everyone would appreciate seeing them :) Anyway, this weekend was a series against the evil Chicago Cubs. We "watched" Friday night's game online and we saw both the Saturday & Sunday games on TV. WOOHOO!

Josiah cheering on his favorite team

5 Seconds

I literally turned my back for 5 SECONDS...I walked into the kitchen to throw something away, came back, and found this.


Josiah had walked from the coffee table to the couch to the end table and thrown a pile of mail & books onto the floor. And he was laughing about it. I guess that's the end of piles around here!

Off to the next mess...

Tour de Virginia, Part II

Our next tour stop was to see Auntie AK & Uncle Scott. We played in the afternoon, then went to dinner with my (Amy's) grandparents.

Josiah showed Uncle Scott how he could walk all over the house.

Since they are moving to Texas in a few weeks, they gave Josiah his 1st birthday present a bit early. His first car!

Rollin' down the street, picking up chicks.

Somehow, I didn't get any pictures of Auntie AK on this trip...oops!

Our last stop was Richmond, where Josiah got to visit with Great-Grandmommie Rickman.

We then grilled out to celebrate Mimi's birthday. By that point, the photographer was tired of taking pictures, so we didn't get any of Mimi & Papa!

We had a fantastic time...YAY for fun families and fun trips!

Tour de Virginia

We have just returned from a whirlwind trip to Virginia. In 4 days we saw all of Josiah's great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousin. We slept in a different place each night, had lots of great car time, and basically looked like traveling hillbillies. I have to admit, I was a bit nervous about all of the traveling with a 10-month-old, but Josiah was fabulous! I'm sure it helped that we got loved on well every where we went.

First, we visited the Wood side of the family, spending time with Gram, Pop, and Grandma Jean.

Then, it was off to see Mark, Emily, & Campbell.

Sweet mama & her daughter

"Auntie Amy, please stop taking pictures. This is so boring!"

Cousins

Reading time!

Campbell was giving Josiah some tips on using a sippy cup.


Stay tuned for more "Tour de Virginia" pictures!

Birthdays and College Visits

HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE MARK!
WE LOVE YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU SOON!

Josiah is 10 months old today and we feel like time is flying. Soon he'll be in kindergarten, then driving, whew. So, we figure it's never too early to start thinking about that college education. I, Amy, took him on his first campus visit (well, really second, since he was at Lindenwood so much in St. Louis) this week! We actually went to visit my cousin Molly, who is a freshman at a NC school. It was a gorgeous day, we had lunch and toured a bit of campus.


Now, if he can just learn his ABC's...

I want to marry it

Is it bad to be in love with an inanimate object? I pretty much love my new camera so much that I want to marry it. Sorry Andy! Here are some of the first shots from the weekend. I'm just beginning to learn the new settings, so hopefully the pictures will keep improving!

Early Birthday

I know, I know...the Wood family has been missing from the blog world for a few weeks. My excuses - the first week was cold & rainy and Josiah was sick, therefore no fun pictures. Then the second week was warm & sunny and we were playing outside all of the time, therefore no time to take pictures. We're back and we'll be taking lots of pictures from now on...

My (Amy) parents came to visit this weekend - to play with Josiah, help in the yard, and celebrate my birthday a little early. That's right - if you've forgotten and haven't gotten all of those fabulous presents, you still have 6 days.

My present from them was a COMPLETE surprise, as you'll see from my expressions below. They got me a new camera! I think the pictures speak for themselves...

Thanks for a fun weekend and a super-fun present!