A Spring Break Weekend

We kicked off Noah's Spring Break with a couple nights away at Lewis-McChord joint Army/Air Force Base. We enjoyed some bowling, lots of cartoons, bike rides, and fun food.

14 months old

Sweet and very happy little girl!

Friends

We are thankful for friends. From top to bottom: Hellen is our new friend who has been attending our church. She has adopted N, H, and A and we have adopted her as "Grammy". She is so sweet to us. Next, the Woods boys are Navy/church friends. The boys enjoyed time together at the Naval Undersea Museum about 15 minutes from our house. Last, our dearest friends that we have known the longest since living here, Madelyn and Jackson. After several days of tons of rain, our tractor pit in the backyard became a tractor pond. So much fun!

First Stitches

Hudson found himself in the ER this past Sunday night after cutting his hand on some glass he found in the backyard of our friend's house. All in all he was a little trooper and did pretty well getting his stitches in. He is on the mend and we are thankful to God that it was only a minor cut.

Saturday Night Fever

We found ourselves in some lovely 70's attire this past Saturday for a Navy function we attended. We were sort of dragging our feet at the thought of a 70's disco dinner (and to go from our totally conservative/preppy look to 70's disgusting look was quite a stretch for us) but we did have some fun and laughs at the totally ridiculous costumes people had on.

President's Day Sledding Adventure

We were thankful that Ben was home and able to have President's Day off. We drove up to Hurricane Ridge where the snow was amazingly deep and perfect for sledding. The boys (especially Noah) were thrilled!

Little Happy Girl

Just a few of Amalia around the house. Not walking yet, but mommy is just fine with that.

Caught!

It's been one of those days. Hudson was being too big for his britches this morning and while "wiping" managed to use about a half roll of t.p. in the toilet... and you know the rest of the story. Amalia, little sweet baby girl, got caught licking on both the toilet brush and a dog bone. Nice.

Photo Shoot Round II

Do you think I am enjoying having a little girl???

Photo Shoot Round 1

Amalia was particularly tickled this morning after I got her dressed and ready for the day, so I thought I'd grab the camera and snap away.

Amalia Iris Turns 1!

We waited for daddy to get home to celebrate Amalia's birthday last night (just 2 days late) and had a sweet time eating strawberry cake, watching a picture video of Amalia's first year, and giving her a little red rocking chair. Took her to the doctor today for her 1 year baby wellness check up and she is 28 inches long and 21 pounds happy. What a girl!

Noah and Mommy's Snowman

Six inches of snow fell last night but sadly the rains are melting it down quickly. Noah and I got busy this afternoon before it all melted and built this little guy.

Happy New Year!

We celebrated New Year's with my parents this past week and enjoyed relaxing days together. Above are some shots of our little day trip to the mountains on New Year's day.

Granny's got a gun!

We took my parents out for a long drive on New Year's day and enjoyed beautiful sites of the olympics and Mt. Raineer. Ben brought some guns along for a little target practice which we all enjoyed. Grandma shot her first gun ever and wasn't too bad of a shot!