Wood Family

Baby Emmett

2010-01-26T19:13:00.003-07:00

(4 days old)
I just love these pics of him! Sweet little Emmett has been such an easy baby and is really good natured. (obviously that is not why he is smiling). He was 7lbs 6oz and 21 inches long! Hooray for a good baby!
(5 days old)

Baby Pics

2010-01-26T18:22:00.007-07:00

Halloween

2009-11-06T18:23:00.005-07:00

Blake was a Knight and Ryker was Thomas the Train! They had a great time!

Preggie Update

2009-11-06T14:18:00.003-07:00

I am 27 weeks pregnant in these pics.... so much for my every 4 week goal!

Happy Birthday Cody!

2009-09-09T15:55:00.003-07:00

This is actually a day late, but I wanted to wish my youngest brother Cody a happy birthday!
Cody,
We had a great weekend with you guys! I wanted to post the picture mom took of you and the boys reading, but havent gotten a chance to get to the store and mom said the picture card is making the computers freeze, so I will have to post that later! (Lucky you, a few days still before your pic is front and center!)
Kilee,
Happy belated birthday from the blog world ( I wanted to include your birthday in this post as well since I am much better at phone calls and cards then blog posts)... also, you still have not posted a picture to your blog! I cant believe you gave me such a hard time for MY infrequent blog posts!
I love you family!

Happy 3rd Birthday Ryker!

2009-09-01T12:28:00.004-07:00

My baby is 3! He is such a sweet kid and we are so lucky to have him in our family. He absolutely loved the fact that it was his birthday and had a great time opening presents and eating cake! Blake was a good sport considering he didnt actually open any of Ryker's gifts, though he did offer his services for it many times. I am so lucky to have such a great family!

Preggie Pics

2009-09-01T12:03:00.003-07:00

This is me at 19 weeks 3 days pregnant with the pictures taken midday.

This is me at 19 weeks 4 days pregnant and the pictures taken in the evening. I dont know if you can tell for sure in the pictures, but I pop out more as the day goes.

Its A Boy!

2009-08-30T18:17:00.004-07:00

The Wood Family is adding a BOY to the family! We are so excited!

The arrow is pointing directly. Follow it up and you can see his two legs!

Below is the 4-D pic! I think he is so cute! His little arm is covering part of his face but it is amazing how much you can see!

Ryker's First Day of Preschool

2009-08-21T14:29:00.003-07:00

Ryker on his first day of preschool! He was sooooo excited!

Grandma, Grandpa and Cody came to visit and brought Ryker's birthday gifts with them. They let him open one of the three presents while they were there and he could hardly wait! He absolutely loves the present! (Blake is pretty excited about it too, if you can't tell! They play with them all day!)

First Day of Kindergarten!

2009-08-10T11:39:00.005-07:00

Blake started kindergarten today! He has been so excited and did so well! I was really nervous but am so excited for him! He is such a great kid and I will miss having him home all the time, but I am so proud of him! Isn't he cute!

Preggie Update

2009-08-10T11:29:00.004-07:00

Needless to say, these are not the best pictures of me, but it documents time for me and thats all I am really worried about. I am 16 weeks 4 days pregnant in these pics and hopefully will find out what we are having in the next couple of weeks! I am very anxious to get things ready for this little baby and would love to know which color scheme to go with! If you have a guess Id love to hear it!

Happy Birthday Dad!

2009-07-17T13:59:00.003-07:00

Happy Birthday Dad! Hope you have a great day!
Also, for those who dont know, we are expecting #3. I am due Jan. 22, 2010 and am 13 weeks today. Here are some 12 week photos.... I wanted to have some picture documentation this time since I havent done it with either other pregnancy. I'm not showing yet, but Im definitely feeling the side affects of pregnancy!

Nanny & Papa

2009-07-17T13:54:00.002-07:00

Daniel's parents cam to visit just over a month ago (yes, I am late again). The boys got to play with Nanny and Papa for a week and had a great time!

Blake is 5!

2009-06-17T11:36:00.005-07:00

Blake is 5!!!

Blake loved his Thomas the Train with paint splatters!
Ryker was just as excited as Blake! (I have no idea why he took his shirt off!)

Blake Loved his tractor cake!

We went to Amazing Jakes for Blake's Bithday!

Happy Birthday Blake! (almost 2 weeks ago)

Preschool Graduate!

2009-06-03T12:59:00.005-07:00

Blake has graduated preschool and is
starting kindergarten next year! We love you
Blake!

Blake with teachers Miss Amy (top) & Miss Cathy (bottom)

Pictures!

2009-06-02T08:39:00.005-07:00

Daniel's Graduation!

My parents were able to come for it!

Update

2009-05-21T22:35:00.002-07:00

Ok, so it has been a while since I have posted anything... again.... so the pictures and full texts will be coming soon... i get around to catching up on it every now and then...
The Big Events:

Congratulations to my hubby for Graduating! I am so proud of you, thank you for all you do and sacrifice for our family! I love you!

Congratulations to my wonderful brother and his fantastic new wife! The wedding was beautiful and I am so happy for you guys!

Congratulations to my sweet little Blake for graduating pre-school! I can hardly believe my baby is going to be in kindergarten!

FACEBOOK

2009-03-13T08:39:00.004-07:00

Ok, so my mom has been telling me for a while now to create myself a facebook. I havent had a lot of time lately, but still, I could have made time. I couldnt figure out why I needed a facebook. So last night I finally did it. I am on facebook....

I know what you are thinking... I am going to find some long, lost friend and be so grateful I joined.... on the contrary...

Now what? I cant figure out what the point of it is... I dont have time to sit there for hours trying to figure it out or reading every post thing anyone writes to anyone... needless to say... I am definitely going to have a talk with my sister so she can help me set the settings I want on it.... (I would ask my mom since she is the one who talked me into it, but she is not that computer savvy either!).... I guess Im missing the point of this phenomenon, but oh well, and maybe one day I will end up loving it!

Congratulations!!!

2009-03-08T17:30:00.005-07:00

Congratulations to my brother Jordan and sister-in-law-to-be Brittany! I am so excited about their engagement and to have another great sister in our family! Sorry Jord & Brit, I know this is like a month belated, but wanted you to know how excited I am for you both!

My Aunt Dana Got Married!!!

2009-01-19T13:46:00.003-07:00

CONGRATULATIONS to my wonderful Aunt Dana and her new husband Miguel! They are so cute together! They were married in December of 08' and I love how much he adores her and how it makes her blush!

I'm way behind!

2009-01-19T13:42:00.003-07:00

Ok, so I have been way behind on my blogging. Between traveling, holidays and work I just couldn't find time to do it. (Needless to say I havent scrapbooked one picture since Blake was 9 mos old...). I am hoping to catch up over the next week on all that is happening with us so that when the time comes that I do start scrapbooking again, I actually have some kind of timeline.

More Family Pictures!

2008-11-17T18:38:00.002-07:00

Jumping Family Pics!

2008-11-08T19:05:00.004-07:00

My mom took our family pictures on Nov. 1st and these were some fun jumping ones we did. We just cracked up looking at them. Blake thought it was great, therefore, the little jig he is doing in the lower pic.
I would say I am putting up the regular family pics tomorrow, but knowing me, it might take a couple of days!

Political Stress Syndrome!

2008-11-05T18:37:00.003-07:00

I tend to let politics stress me out sometimes (as most of you who know me, know). This election and some of the props on the ballot have struck me hard, seeing how our country once founded on God, has now become one of no morals. As I see our country continuing to fall victim to liberal ideas it saddens me, knowing this is the world my children will grow up in. I pray that what I teach my children will outweigh the pressures of this world and that they can be another generation fighting for what is right. Having said this, I plan to continue to support my country and our leaders while not supporting the immoral ideas that may come. I am proud to be an American and to live in the USA!
"As for me and my house we will serve the Lord" How grateful I am that I can declare that statement!

Halloween!

2008-11-02T14:05:00.006-07:00

Blake & Ryker getting ready to trick-or-treat!

Ryker didn't like his hat and we had a hard time keeping the legs of his pants down, but other than that, he had no problem taking candy from everyone. He is kind of a chicken and kept telling us "I scared" everytime he went up to a house with decorations.

Blake hardly wore his hat and didn't attempt wearing the face mask, but was very excited about being a knight. We only made it to 4 houses before he said he was ready to go home though. Ryker was still willing to look for candy though and we ended staying out for about 45 minutes.

Blake's class party was actually on Thursday the 30th and they had a great time. His teachers are Miss Cathy, the pink crayon, Miss Amy, the purpleish crayon, and Miss Cathy, the cowgirl, is his speech therapist. They bobbed for apples, made witches hands (medical glove with popcorn and candycorn for fingernails), dressed up like mummys and iced cookies! We just love his preschool!

Always getting into something!

2008-11-02T14:00:00.002-07:00

I know this isn't a great picture, but I wanted to start putting a few pictures up now and then of the silly thing my kids do or get in to. I caught them in the laundry room getting into the little foam stickers and putting them all over their bodies. They were having such a good time I had to grab a picture before I made them clean it up.

Blake Gets Glasses!

2008-10-17T19:29:00.005-07:00

Blake got new glasses a few weeks ago. It is his first pair and has taken him a while to get used to them. He now wears them more often than not and that is a huge improvement! I think they look so good on him, he is just so cute and sweet!

Whenever the camera is out, neither child can go without a few pics of himself. In this picture I am glad he is a boy since all he is showing off by lifting his clothing up is his upper half! In the other picture of Ry he has a hat on that he made the previous Sunday in church. It is by far his favorite hat, go figure!

Ryker is 2!

2008-10-03T09:36:00.005-07:00

These are pictures from Rykers birthday! He is 2! I cant believe how big my baby is! What a sweetheart! He is still singing happy birthday and loves presents now! He even sang happy birthday to my sister Kilee who happens to share the same birthdate, it was priceless!

The Bride & Groom!

2008-08-28T18:51:00.002-07:00

Congratulation to Levi and Kil'ee! They were married this last Saturday! Don't they look so cute together!

My cute boys at Ki & Levi's wedding!

2008-08-28T18:47:00.002-07:00

Ryker is eating a cookie right before Kil'ee and Levi come out of the temple. And people wonder why his face is always a mess in his pictures :)
This is Blake waiting for Ki and Levi to come out of the temple. He was playing with Uncle Jordan and Uncle Cody and couldn't understand why we would make him stop for a picture.

Here Comes the Bride!

2008-08-20T11:18:00.002-07:00

This is my sister Kil'ee's ring! She is getting married this Saturday! (there is a picture of her and her fiance in an earlier post). Congratulations Kil'ee! We love you and can't wait to see you!

Ryker, Blake & Brock

2008-08-20T11:11:00.001-07:00

Aren't they cute?! Ryker is on the left, Blake is in the middle, and Brock, the boy I watch during the week, is on the right. They were being so good and all were happy so I just had to take a picture!

Swim Lessons for Blake & Ryker!!!

2008-08-14T09:09:00.005-07:00

This summer my boys both took swim lessons through ISR. They were taught how to "swim-float-swim". I really wanted more of a survival swim lesson which is what ISR does. Both boys did great and were able to float and swim by the end. These pictures are of them floating.
The boys both learned to swim, flip over and float, and then flip over to swim again. These pictures are of both of them swimming. Blake is actually diving for sticks is this one.
These pictures of both boys reaching the side. I am so proud of them and feel a little bit of comfort knowing they have these skills. If you are interested in looking into these lessons for your kids go to infantswim.com. They take kids 6 mos. to 6 years old.

First Day of School!

2008-08-12T12:02:00.003-07:00

These are pictures of Blake on his first day of school this year. He was just so excited to get on the bus and go to school. What suprised me was that after school he was not at all excited to tell me about his day. Our conversation went like this:
Me: "Hi, how was school?"
Blake: "Good"
Me: "Did you have fun?"
Blake: "Yes"
Me: "What did you guys do today?"
and he walked away to go play. I had to just crack up that he, at age 4, is over the "telling mom about my day" thing. He does share who did things that got them put in time out every day though. Luckily it hasn't been him yet.... Ill hope it stays that way.

Oh yes, and I am late again, school started on August 6th. And although I did take the pictures on the first day of school, it has taken me this long to post them. He is just so cute though!

My Fat Feet

2008-08-11T08:39:00.003-07:00

I have gotten this rare virus thing that is not contagious but is extremely painful and annoying. I get these lumps/masses under the skin that hurt and then cause heavy swelling. It also causes really bad joint pain which I have learned subsides a little as I walk and move the joints. Since it is a virus there is not really anything they can do, I just have to wait it out. In the meantime I thought I would post some pictures of my now fat feet and to any of you who see me at church on Sundays, I apologise for the flip flops.

This is my right foot. It was just barely starting to swell at my ankle though it is enough swelling you can no longer see the inside ankle, instead, the inside ankle is a mass of swelling. You can also notice the good sized lump about at my instep which is another lump/mass, not swelling.
This is a picture of both of my feet together so you can see the significant amount of sweeling to my left foot. My ankle on both sides of the foot is now covered up and I officially have the "roll" around the front. The swelling on my left foot is all the way to my toes and feels really tight. You can also see some of the redness on my left leg and a newly starting nodule just above the ankle of my right foot.
This is a picture of the outside of my left foot. You can see the swelling all the way to my toes in this pic and also how bad it is around the heel. These pictures were taken on Saturday and since then I have had many more nodules pop up on my knees, ankles and shins and the swelling is of course continuing to swell. Luckily though, these are the only places I have lumps right now.

Me and my sweet boys

2008-07-31T18:37:00.002-07:00

For any of you who don't know, I have chopped about 6 or so inches off my hair and gone blonde again! I love changing my hair and my I think my hubby likes it too. I know he is appreciating the time I don't have to spend in the bathroom now that I dont have as long of hair. My two adorable boys are in this picture with me and even though Ryker had been cleaned moments before, he somehow always manages to make a mess of himself immediately after, therefore making his face covered in food for yet another picture. I love my kids so much and am so grateful for them.

Blake's Birthday Pictures! I know I am very late!

2008-07-31T18:23:00.003-07:00

This picture is of Blake blowing out his 4 candles on his Nemo cake. I can't believe I have a four year old. He is so sweet and cute and I love his adorable personality!
This is Blake with his friends at the birthday party. Aparently he is the only one who won't look at the camera. Ryker is on daddy's lap and the rest are from left to right, Brock, Cailyn, Blake, Landon, Lukas
This is Blake counting money he got for his birthday. I know he doesn't really get how much it is worth in the sense of buying things, but he was thrilled. I love that at this age, pennies are still a large amount to earn! Thank goodness for me!

Congrats Kil'ee & Levi

2008-06-30T17:04:00.003-07:00

This is my beautiful sister and her fiance Levi! Aren't they so cute together! Congratulations! I love you Ki!

Slacker!

2008-06-26T15:01:00.002-07:00

OK,
So I am apologizing for any of you who come to my blog planning to see something new posted because... it just doesn't happen. I keep saying, "I am definitely going to get to that this week", and surely enough, the week passes and it just doesn't happen. Needless to say, I have pictures of my sweet little four-year-old's birthday party and also a picture of my new hair cut and color that have not been posted, but I will get to it... hopefully this month :)

2008-06-09T15:15:00.003-07:00

Rosa, the mother of the three children, and their new home. They are such a wonderful family and it was such a blessing to get to know and help them.
Rosa's three kids, named Gual, Selvi and Iris.
Ki, me and the kids showing our green hands after painting the inside of their new house.

2008-06-09T14:56:00.004-07:00

Everyday to and from the job site we rode in the back of trucks. This is us so happy to be headed back after a hard day working.

This is another very lovely picture of us. Here we are waiting for the trucks to come pick us up to take us back to Antigua.

Mom, Ki & I working on the house!

2008-06-09T14:36:00.003-07:00

Well here we are moving cinder-block from one location to another. This happened almost every day and was really hard work. We all appear to be really happy about the fact we are loading block after block but we are only smiling for the camera, and apparently Kil'ee found the energy to pose.

Here we are filling the cracks between the blocks with concrete. We actually became decent at this task, though I wouldn't recommend hiring us. We eventually ended up walking along the beams about 5 feet off the ground doing this and although I am a big chicken, I pulled my self together on the unstable beams and helped get the job done.
We actually had to mix the cement and concrete. First we would shovel the amount of wheelburrows full of dirt or rocks needed, and then we would add the cement bags. Mixing it all together was by far the hardest and most exhausting job we did. The second to last day we mixed 14 wheelburrows full of dirt with 7 wheelburrows full of rock and 8 bags of concrete at once. It was painfully exhausting.
This is me mixing cement.
This is a lovely picture of Ki and I carrying buckets of concrete to pour on the ground making the floor for the home. If you can't tell, we are covered in it and quite disgusting. I had bruises on my arm and leg from holding, lifting and carrying the buckets.

Our Interesting Times in Guatemala (besides building the house)

2008-06-07T21:02:00.004-07:00

We climbed the volcano Picaya! It was a really cool experience and really hot by the lava.
My sister and I both happened to run into this lovely corner with the protruding cement window sill. This picture was taken after her hit and before mine, and I caught her after she ran into. I find it ironic the picture was taken of the two of us and I soon after went down because of it.

Interesting things in Guatemala

2008-06-07T20:42:00.002-07:00

So we thought it was interesting that they can carry anything with or on their head. This woman is carrying pineapple in bags. We would see men and women also carrying things like large bundles of wood held to them by a strap around their forehead. Crazy.
This is obviously a volcano erupting and we thought it was really cool that we got to witness it.
We found this interesting thing a little funny. The main square in Antigua has this fountain in it with (stone) women, one facing each direction, squeezing their nipples where the water flows from.

Pictures of the home the family had before and during our trip in Guatemala

2008-06-07T16:27:00.006-07:00

This picture is of the house the family was living in prior to us building their new one.
This was the inside of the house the family was living in. The family consisted of a single mom, her twin, 10-year-old boys, and her 6-year-old daughter. I just have to say what a wonderful family they are.
This picture is of the family's kitchen (the area with a roof held up by sticks to the right), the bathroom (the pieces of tarp with the blanket in front), and the new home we were building for them which is the cinderblock and cement to the left of the picture.

Happy Birthday Honey!

2008-05-22T17:26:00.003-07:00

I just wanted to wish my sweet hubby a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! He is so wonderful and I am so grateful for all he does for me and our family. He spoils me rotten and I love it! I love you honey and hope you have had a great day!

Guatemala

2008-05-22T17:23:00.002-07:00

For all of you wondering why I haven't posted anything, I have been in Antigua, Guatemala with my mom and sister building a home for a single mom and her three kids. I will hopefully be posting soon pictures and stories about the trip!

Ryker's BooBoo

2008-04-14T20:50:00.002-07:00

I've done so many posts recently with only Blake, I decided to put one in of Ryker after an accident (since owies seem to be my theme lately). This has actually been a little while, but Ryker had been trying to crawl off the curb and hit the asphault going down. Needless to say, he doesn't go into the street without the OK from mom now. Aren't they sweet, smiling even after they've been hurt. I love my kids and their beautiful little personalities.

No More Stiches!

2008-04-14T20:40:00.004-07:00

Yay! The stiches are out. You can't really tell since he still has the scabs, but once those heal there will only be a few little scars.We have already noticed a significant difference in how well his eyelid lifts and hopefully it only gets better! Don't ask about the face he is making. He thought it was hilarious to not let me get the kind of picture I wanted and I think he won, but these kind of memories and his sweet little self I just can't complain about.

Day After Surgery

2008-04-02T11:08:00.002-07:00

These pictures are of Blake the day after surgery (today). He is loving the time he is getting to spend with Grandma and although his eye is a little more swollen and irritated, he is happy and doing well.

Blake's Surgery

2008-04-02T07:41:00.004-07:00

This is my sweet little Blake. He had surgery yesterday on April 1st, 2008. He had a terrible time coming out of anesthesia. We had the same problem again after he woke up from his nap (which was a hard thing to get him to take). He is such a trooper though and by late afternoon (in this picture) he was doing much better and already some of the redness and swelling had gone down. He even played a little baseball with Grandma who came down for the surgery. His friend Cailyn brought over a big 4 wheeler toy for him and made his day. This is a picture of them around 7:00 last night. Ryker is climbing in the stroller in the top right corner of the picture.

Uncle Jordan & Blake

2008-03-31T20:53:00.002-07:00

Happy Birthday Jordan! Hope you had a wonderful birthday! We love you!

The Golfcart!

2008-03-30T13:39:00.002-07:00

Daniel and Cody working on the golf cart last summer!

Thanks to Grandpa Seager we have this fun golf cart to play with. The boys both love it and Blake is especially proud when we take his friends for rides. It is a hit all around!

My Family

2008-03-24T16:44:00.003-07:00

Ok, So I have the BEST family in the world!
My mom made these pants so we could all have
matching pj's for a picture while we were all
together at Thanksgiving. It is definitely not
the fanciest picture, but we are all there and
have a great time together. I just love my
family so much! Thanks for being so wonderful
guys!
PS.... My boys are the orneriest picture takers!

My first experience with the famous "Pink Eye"

2008-03-04T21:08:00.003-07:00

Alright, so on Saturday Blake got pink eye (which for all of you who are not familiar with conjunctivitis, it can be very unattractive). We got him on antibiotics right away and after 24 hours he was no longer contagious as well and looking much better (no more gunk in the eye). Yesterday we thought we were in the clear, but today Ryker figured he might as well join the pink eye club. Now we are administering antibiotic eye drops constantly throughout the day and night and I run around sanitizing everything and washing everyone's hands. I am especially bummed though, because yesterday I did all of the deep clorox cleaning to rid my house of the bacteria and now of course we have another case of it. Lovely.
Note to Allison: Sorry, Ryker's is not bad enough to see in a picture, and I didn't get Blake's picture early enough. You can always look it up on WebMD to see a picture of if you want. Trust me though, it is not pretty.

Blake In A Box & Happy Ryker

2008-02-27T14:39:00.004-07:00

Our Trip To Disneyland! Jan 2008

2008-02-25T09:36:00.003-07:00

2008-02-22T13:36:00.004-07:00

Ok, so Blake thought it would be fun to color Ryker last night and apparently is pretty quick since he drew quite a bit before I got the markers from him. It is under his hair too, but luckily you can't see it.

2008-02-22T09:44:00.003-07:00

My cute boys!

Taiwan Market / Taiwan Trip April 2007

2008-02-21T23:04:00.002-07:00

Daniel, Shali & RyRy

2008-02-21T22:55:00.003-07:00

So why'd the little one get a seat to himself?

2008-02-21T22:44:00.002-07:00

Here we are at church in Taiwan. The most interesting thing about church in Taiwan is the reverence. During sacrament meeting, and even the sacrament, people just walk in and out, will leave and go shoping or whatever and come back in and sit for the rest of the meeting or get up again. I thought that was interesting and a little entertaining.

2008-02-21T22:28:00.002-07:00

Seager Family with friends in Taiwan! This is one of the markets with a bunch of little shops. A lot of places sell squid on a stick or eggs soaked in horse urin or other such items, but I chose not to be brave and try. The squid smells so bad it made me gag just walking past it. When we were lost on the beach Kilee and I kept gagging because there are just a ton of these squid vendors and it just reeks of ..... something putrid. Story of being lost below:

We had to take two taxis everywhere we went because of the size of our group, so my brother would translate to the first taxi where to go, and the second was supposed to follow. On one occasion though, Kilee, Daniel, Blake, Ryker and I were in the first cab and we were supposed to be meeting on the beach. Unfortunately the second cab went his own way (which is common among the crazy driving in Taiwan) and we either ended up on opposite parts of the beach or arrived at drastically different times or whatever and got seperated. We walked the beach asking everyone if they spoke English and nobody knew what we were saying and would answer "big eyes" and point at my boys. Finally, after a while, we found a girl who spoke English and she called us a taxi who arrived at the same time as the van from our hotel with the Chinese speaking brother! Whew

Pictures

2008-02-21T13:26:00.002-07:00

Well I love pictures! I am the one that whenever we have pictures done, I buy most of the poses because I don't want to miss a thing. When I first started scrapbooking I was terrible because I felt like EVERY picture needed to be scrapbooked. I have learned now how to make a decent scrapbook and am very excited to get this up and going. Hopefully soon I will be able to start posting all the cute pictures done of the boys!

Update

2008-02-21T13:24:00.000-07:00

We are all doing well and living in Arizona. Daniel is close to graduation at ASU and is applying for the W. P. Carey School of Business for his Masters.

I stay home with the boys and participate in a scrapbooking group which is fun, and a good excuse to get together with friends!

Blake is going to preschool and loves it! He is about to have his fourth surgery this April and since he doesn't know what surgery is, he doesn't seem to have a problem with it.

Ryker is getting big and getting into everything. He is very mischievous but hilarious to watch. We just love watching them grow up.