{Snow Day's :: in Alabama}

What a crazy strange southern winter it has been. We finally got for REAL snow!! We were all super excited about this.... OK maybe Grayson ended up NOT being such a fan of the snow.

 This could have something to do with he was wearing boots that were 2 or 3 sizes too big so the poor kid could hardly walk and kept falling face first into the snow or maybe he kept pulling his gloves off and snow is COLD! He did much better on day 2 when he was in better shoes and it was not SO cold. 

 Ryker on the other hand was over the moon to finally get to build Olaf. Ever since watching Frozen he has been talking about building a snowman. He didn't even care that it was super cold. 

 Miserable baby ...

 we took him inside after this. 

 The snow was not the best quality for building but daddy made it work! 

 Wednesday night was the BEST!! It snowed from about 4pm to 4am and it was the perfect play in snow. Brady and I even went out and slid around on the driveway and streets and had our own snowball fight. It was the perfect winter night. You know the ones when the sky is purple and it is totally silent and the snow is dreamy. Yes I am a romantic. I was in heaven out there with my Love Dub! I had forgotten how much fun it is to kiss in the snow on a night like that. My only regret is that we didn't wake Ryker up to play in it. When we woke up it was all crunchy and not good snow anymore so he didn't get to enjoy it. 

I did however shovel the driveway and MAN it has been a long time since I have done that and I totally forgot how much work that is. We loved the snow but I am sure looking forward to our 60 degree Monday and Tuesday so we can play at the park! 

Happy Winter! 

{Making Valentines}

Ryker and I sure had fun making Valentines to mail off. This is the first time that he has actually enjoyed doing a craft with me and it actually kept him busy for over an hour! It was so fun and I loved watching him get more creative with each valentine. 

 I just love his cheeser smile and how his eyes are always closed when he does it. And then after I take it he always has to see it and he is so proud of himself for how it turned out! Cutie Pie! 

 Some of our creations.

 Grayson was cute being entertained by this balls so we could get our craft on. I was surprised by how long he actually played with them. They were so successful we are going to try them at church and see if that helps him. 

Love this baby face! 

{Eviction Notice}

We are thrilled to announce that another Wood will be joining our family this August!! Ryker is VERY excited about another baby and is hoping it will be a sister - why you ask "because I already have a brother" -Ryker. I think Gray will LOVE having a baby around he LOVES babies. Anytime he sees a baby in their car seat he has to go over and see them. He is really sweet with them. Ryker was even asking for a sister before we found out we were expecting so I hope he will be OK if it is another brother?! 

I have been MUCH sicker with this pregnancy than with either of the boys but THANK GOODNESS that seems to finally have passed. Now here is to hoping that I can get back in to regularly cleaning my house and cooking dinner for our family. I don't know what I would have done without cartoons those first 2 1/2 months. They saved us while I laid half dead on the couch and kept the boys somewhat entertained. 

{Camp Fundraiser Dinner}

Being the girls camp director for our ward means I was in charge of their fundraiser dinner. The girls were all so cute and worked and served so hard. It was such a fun night and I loved seeing the girls thrive while giving service and me being new in Young Women's it was really fun to watch the girls preform their different talents. 

 Our dessert bar.

It turned out so cute with all of the different tasty things to eat and Logan's art work. 

 The girls made all of the decorations and food. The ambiance was just what I hoped for. 

 Mia Maid Class

 Beehive Class 

 Some of our girls talents. They are such talented artist and performers! 

Some last minuet practice before their musical number. 

This has been such a fun and hard calling for me. I am loving getting to know all of these beautiful girls and cant wait for more camp activities! 

Camp out

We have been missing Brady BIG time the past 6 months and right after he came home from taking his boards {really BIG, really HARD exam} he was the BEST daddy and set up the tent in Ryker's room and played in it with the boys. The three of them had so much fun. Then daddy and Ryker even had a "camp out" in it for two night in a row. It was super cute and Ryker was on cloud nine getting to play with his daddy so much. 

Wait let me back up to a week before Brady's exam. Ryker was asking me one night when I was putting him to bed and he had not seen Brady for days and said "mama I miss daddy and want to play with him." I told him that maybe he should ask Heavenly Father to please bless daddy to pass his exam so he can play with us more in his prayers. From that night forward every prayer that angle boy said he asked Heavenly Father for this special blessing. And then the night he took his exam and got to play with his boys Ryker changed his prayer all on his own to "thank you for letting us play with daddy today". I truly believe that this little boys prayers were answered and that is a BIG part of Brady passing his boards. We have been over the moon the past week and a half since he took his test and we have actually been able to see and spend some time with Brady. We all needed him back in our lives more! 

I hope we have many more fun days and nights in this tent together!