:: the narrows ::

on saturday we hiked the narrows for my birthday. it was my first time doing this hike and it was a blast! the first 5 minuets in the ice cold water made me almost want to turn back but once my body became numb it was fun adventures from there. right here i thought i was going to kill myself... cody was running across this rock wall and jumping in and i thought it looked like fun and gave it a try... umm... yeah there was no edge to make you jump and it was weird and i was sure i was going to smash my face on the rocks. luckily to my surprise i didn't. i just belly flopped. needless to say i survived and am oh so glad!

the canyon was so gorgeous and we found lots of good hiding places along our hike.

this time jumping was much easier.

rock climb up and jump! now that is how it should be... right?!

cody and brady being thugs on the golden wall.

this hike was great fun and took its tole on my old lady body but was worth it. if you have never done it i highly recommend it. but don't wait too long the water is getting colder. we are so close we will join anyone if they are wanting to conquer it.

:: happy friday ::

* it's my birthday and i am officially old today!

*brady {are you happy kels?} got hired on full time today!

*getting on good insurance plan

*sushi for dinner... yummmmm!

*games with my sweetheart

*hiking the narrows tomorrow with new hiking sandals

*lots of fun, thoughtful presents... i love you family and thank you!!

*fun messages from good friends... thanks!!

thank you everyone for being so sweet and thoughtful today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jaclyn thanks for the great idea on happy friday's

:: Birthday Week Adventures ::

can anyone guess what mr. wood is about to eat? ..... yep a HUGE grape. i know it looks almost like a green apple but its not. mr. wood was so excited about this grape. he wanted me to take this picture... which is a shock he never tells me to take pictures i normally just do it. needless to say he was proud of it.

in our family we do birthday week to celebrate our birth. it is a fun tradition that i learned from kels and it makes birthdays at our house that much more exciting. mr. wood has been surprising me each day with a small gift and im so excited every morning to get the next one. for yesterday's gift mr. wood took me to see footloose at tuacahn {my first time to this amazing outdoor theater in the middle of the red rock mountains} it was such a fun, entertaining production. i love that mr. wood enjoys musicals, plays, and going to the symphony with me. i am such a lucky girl to have such a sweetheart for a hubby. love you mr. wood!

ps kels thanks for the super cute shirt! i love it :)

:: twinkle toes and bows ::

today i made this adorable bow dress holder for little miss lyra pope. i am so proud of myself and wish i had a little princess of my own to make one for me. it was easy and totally fun to make! what do ya'll think of it?

:: i got the job ::

as many of you know i have been waiting patiently to hear back from henriksen butler about getting a job with their design team. after many, many weeks of interviews and waiting i got the job and they negotiated the pay and hours for me and got what i was asking for! that was a HUGE relief :) so i start on august 24th and will be working 20 hours a week for the first 60 days and then i will have a review and get on full time and salary {banking on them still loving me after the first 60 days that is} i have never been so excited to get a job!! oh i am also going to start watching a cute little boy nolan {3 1/2 years old} in our ward on tuesdays and thursday nights so his mommy can go to school. i thought it would help with me missing my little liam guy and also help out a single mom who could use it. i hope it all goes well i start both jobs the same week. wish me luck, my life will have structure for the first time in 6 months. check back with me in another 6 months to see if i am still this thrilled to be working again.

all in all life for mr. and mrs. wood is wonderful and we are being daily blessed by our father in heaven. life is a constant reminder that we are not in control and that we just need to do things on the lords time table and not ours. whenever i think i have learned this lesson i am kindly reminded that nope i have not remembered who's in charge.

:: roadrunners game ::

last weekend we went to our first roadrunners game down here. i had not been to a baseball game in years. we had a blast. we were there with good friends, the roadrunner mascot was an AMAZING dancer, and good music. which meant for a night full of dancing and laughter. just my kind of friday night!

hey they even won the game!

you got it right... homemade cupcakes brought to you by mrs. wood. there is a bistro down here called 25 main that is known for their AMAZING cupcakes. i ate their last week and sure enough the cupcakes were that AMAZING! it inspired me to make some of my own for a bbq at blake and annie's before the game. i love cooking/baking good food and even more so eating good food!

:: julie and julia ::

i went and saw the movie julie and julia today with a girlfriend and it was wonderful. it was full of laughter and inspiration. it made me long for my city of paris and wish that i actually could speak french. it also made me want to start cooking more creative things for dinner and show mr. wood more love and appreciation for all that he does for me.

my goal of the week is exactly that... i mrs. wood am going to cook more exciting meals! stay toned for my great recipes i will be sure to post them.

paris girls or anyone in need of a great chick flick GO SEE THIS MOVIE!

:: monday reader board ::

get ready for this friends. we decided to do monday reader boards on our blog. this methodist church by blake and annie's has the best reader boards. we love driving to their house so we get to read these. we hope they make ya'll laugh like us :)

:: Memott Family Reunion ::

last thursday 9:00pm we left st. george and headed up to sundance to the cabin for the memott family reunion. thursday was a very long, long day at home for me. i was so board out of my mind that i even watched hours yes that is right hours of house wives of atlanta. i know ridiculous. so when we got in the car i could not stop talking. i know your thinking "that's nothing new" but actually for me in the car it is. brady was shocked! because normally i am zzzzz'ed out with in minuets of being in the car. i was so sick of being alone that i was in heaven being with my sweets. around nephi mr. wood was getting sleepy so we switched the ipod to some snoop dogg and had a dance party in our car. it was so much fun and i never knew that mr. wood knew all yes all of the words to almost everyone of his songs. we had some much needed laughs. as we drove through springville i almost started to cry. i never would have guessed that i would have been so emotional about coming home. it was sad how much i miss living down the street from family.

we had such a blast with all of the aunts, uncles, and cousins who we don't get to see often. it was fun to just hang out and do nothing but play games, eat yummy food, laugh till you cry, eat, and play more games. it was so relaxing and fun to spend so much time with mr. wood and all of his family.

we finally decided to leave the cabin and go on a hike to stewart falls with jamie, dave, and savannah. we were so proud of her she walked about a mile of the 4 mile hike. it was nice to be outside in the cool weather {that is something we don't get often anymore living in st. george and we miss it}

we had a great weekend up north. we got to go swimming on saturday with megan, weston, and our little lime guy. we got to go on the big slide and liam thought it was so cool. after a afternoon in the sun we headed down to springville to mom and dad's for a bbq with the family. we rabner gals love cooking and had a blast making dinner and just talking and laughing. oh how i love to laugh with family, it puts such a smile on my face! ben did the tour de park city race earlier that day and was beat from the 175 mile race. mom and dad were up there being his support crew and cheering him on so he could come in 8th place! way to go bennie you are amazing racer! we are sorry that you wrecked and got road rash but glad you are doing better. thanks rabner family and wood family for a fun weekend we miss you all and don't forget to come and visit us here in st. george. love you!!

:: monday antiques ::

when i walked into this little shop the first thought that popped into my head was i better not breath or everything will come crashing down on me. if you are in st. george and in need of some new fun ceramic mixing bowls or an eclectic dinning set i have the perfect shop for you! the entire house was like this, filled with nick nacks and some amazing treasures. i for one loved all of the old fashioned hats, hand bags, and dresses. i have found the place to get my halloween costume this year. it will impress you all but you will just have to wait a few months to see what it will be.

this past month in st. george i have been trying to explore the city and all of it's small studios and shops. this would be a part of my mother coming out in me and i'm loving it! ok friends lets hear about your excursions in your cities.