February 28, 2009

Just wanted to post and let everyone know that on Saturday, February 28th, my baby brother is getting married! Yes, Married! :) Jeremy Winston Adam Wood will be wed to Tracy Gamez. I am heart sick at not being able to attend, but I couldn't get a waver from the doctor to fly. Still just wanted in some small way to help celebrate.

  Dear Jesus,

   Please watch over Jeremy and Tracy as they make this life commitment to one another. Help them to understand the depth of their vows both to each other and to You. Lord, guide their day to day, their dreams, goals, realities, mountains, and valleys. May they come to know what Your love means as they learn to love each other. Father, please pour out your grace and mercy. Cover them as they begin this new life together. Help them to know how much I love them...more importantly how much you love them.

                        Amen 

                                                                       

Gymnastics

Getting ready to do a back flip
Jumping into the pit!
Climbing out of the pit
Practice on the bars
Climbing the rope for the first time

While my parents were here we got to stay and watch Kaden during gymnastics. Dad remembered to bring his camera (since I ALWAYS forget) so we finally got some pictures of Kaden doing his thing. He and Caleb both LOVE gymnastics and are really learning some great techniques. I'm just so excited for everything that they learn to do, since I still can't do a cartwheel! :) 

  We didn't get any pictures of Caleb since dad hadn't bought his new camera yet, but I'll TRY to remember next week as it'll be Caleb's first time with out Mommy! :( I'm so sad to give up the mommy and me class but figure it's better to do it know then wait until the baby comes...so my little man is growing on up *sigh*. 

  Hope everyone has a good start to their week...oh wait it's Wednesday...hope everyone has a good mid-week! :) Jesus loves you

T-Ball!!!

My little man all grown up and ready for baseball!
"Home run!"
He's got his game face on. 

Well, we're getting Kaden all signed up for t-ball this year. He's got his sports physical next week and then we should be all ready. Try-outs...excuse me "skill assessment" isn't until the beginning of April and then he should find out what team he's on (our neighbor is coaching and is requesting Kaden for his team) and then practice and games start! I'm so excited. This is bringing back painful memories of my own childhood ( I was NOT good at organized sports) and precious memories of watching my little brothers play t-ball...Chris for the love of the game and Jeremy for the free hot dog at the end :) But those are stories for another day! :)

  Matt took Kaden out shopping today to get him all ready! I'm so proud of him and just can't believe my baby is old enough for baseball! *Sigh* where does the time go! 

Been Away to Long

I realized today we've been away from Texas to long...

  Caleb: (playing with his toys like cowboys) " Yay - Whooo!"

   Mommy: "No, Hunny it's  'Ye-Haw!"

  Caleb: "Nope, Yay - Whoooo!" :)

Family Time

Mom and I at the aquarium. Isn't she beautiful!
We took Dad and Mom out to our favorite restraunt in Carmel. I just love this shot of them. 
Kaden and Papa playing in the maze at the Denise the Menace park...yes my dad wore his white cowboy hat ALL over California!  :) He was so easy to find! 
Papa and his grandsons on the train
One more picture by the statue
Mom and I being showered with love on Valentines day...we all got gifts but the boys opened everyones for them.
Kaden "posing" by the ocean on our drive along Big Sur
Not a great picture of me...but wanted to give you a view of the baby belly! We're 30 weeks now.
It rained off and on most of the time Mom and Dad were here. Matt and Dad got some great shots of the rain out over the ocean
More rain off in the distance
Our one and only "whole family" shot.
Papa, Grandma, Kaden and Caleb

  Well, it's with a heavy heart that I look through and post these pictures. Mom and Dad headed back to Texas today. Every moment of the last week was precious, protected, and sweet...but man the goodbyes are SO hard. Kaden and I just kind of clung to each other and cried and I explained to him that saying goodbye is one of the hardest things we have to do in life. Still, the time together is well worth the pain of separation. 

  That being said, the week was a blast. We did all of the normal sight seeing tours, but were able to squeeze in lots of fabulous visits with dear friends from when my family lived here 10 years ago, lots of Starbucks stops, eating out, open houses, and fabulous 3-4 mile walks each day (rain or shine!) :)  Such a blessing. Mom and I even got to get away for some girl shopping time, and although Matt and Dad did get rained out of their amazing sky box on Pebble Beach's 17th green, they got some good time together too. 

  Just wanted to share a few pictures and tell Mom and Dad...I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO MUCH!

Still here

Just wanted to pop in and say hello. My mom is reading to Kaden, Caleb's down for his nap, Matt and my dad are at the Pebble Beach Pro Am Golf tournament (We were given tickets by some friends!!! Thank you Greg and Melissa!) ...unfortunately it's rainy and cold and we're praying that they won't catch pneumonia! But I guess that's the price you pay to see the "Stars" play golf. :) I'm trying desperately to stop time so that my parents won't have to leave, but it seems to march cruelly on. I'll post some pictures after they head home...till then hope everyone had a good Valentines, and knows that they are loved!

And the winner is...

Matt...surprise, surprise! But Kaden and I deserve mega bonus points for having much better attitudes about losing at Monopoly. Needless to say, Kaden and I are done playing that game for a while! Actually, I quit when things were looking desperate and under the excuse that I need to get cleaning done...which I did because my parents are coming tomorrow!!! Yippee!!! WooHoo!!! So excited! It's been a LONG 6 months and I'm so excited to get to hold them close tomorrow. Oh, and the boys and Matt are excited too! :) I'm sure we'll have pictures to post over the next couple of days. Hope everyone has a good week. 

Update on Monopoly

Kaden is holding his own! He's quite the little business man...Now mommy is going to lose to both her boys. :)

Family Game Night

So...Matt and I started a game of Monopoly on Saturday just for the fun of it...although fun is probably not a good word for it since, I confess, I am a poor loser and since I almost always lose it's never a pleasant experience...However, Kaden for the most part enjoyed rolling the dice for me and laughing with me whenever Daddy landed in jail. Unfortunately, it did prove quite stressful for him as well, since he is not a good loser either...must run in the family. We decided to try and play one more time allowing Kaden to play as his own thingy and Kaden and I pinky swearing to have better attitudes. But suddenly, Kaden got very upset and started to cry...

  We asked him what was wrong and he said, "what if the police men come and get me for playing the game!?" 

   "Kaden, why would the police men come get you?"

  " Because it says on the box that I have to be 8 before I can play!" :)