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!

A Few of My Favorite Things

No, I do not have any raindrops, roses, or kittens...just wanted to share a few of my favorite things with you. I actually captured them on camera over the past few days...

Bella and I have become great buddies since we moved. Add Josiah and we make quite a team. Whenever Josiah wakes up from a nap, Bella follows me into his room. The first thing we do is throw up the shades and look out the window at the world. We discuss trees, rocks, birds, squirrels...all of the important stuff. It's a pretty adorable sight, if I do say so myself.

I love cooking & baking and aspire to be fabulous in the kitchen...I'm learning and thankfully Andy is patient :) I absolutely LOVE fresh, homemade rolls (who doesn't) and was able to bake some for Easter dinner.

My boys and their books. Even though we ALREADY graduated from seminary, Andy has been constantly studying over the past few months in preparation for ordination (it's almost done, it's almost done). This past weekend, Josiah decided to help him write a paper. I think he's reading some theological dictionary...he had this very serious look on his face the whole time. I guess we might soon be moving on from Goodnight Moon and Freight Train!



Hope you enjoyed this peek into life at the Wood household. You're welcome to join us at the window anytime!

Easter

Josiah's first Easter was fun...the Easter Bunny brought a fantastic present...our friend Tyler!! He flew all the way from the Midwest to visit us and celebrate Easter. It was a chilly morning around here, so luckily Josiah had a new sweater from Mimi to wear for the day. Our first Easter service with our Redeemer family was great, then we had lunch and spent a relaxing afternoon with friends.

Checking out the Easter baskets

The boys before church

Family pic - For some reason, Josiah wouldn't really look at the camera at all over the weekend...too curious about everything I guess.

Playing in downtown Raleigh on Monday


Thanks for a fun visit, Tyler! It'll be great when you move here and we can hang out all the time :)