Everybody's Day

This past Sunday was declared "Everybody's Day" in the Wood house hold. As mentioned in the previous post Ryan graduated from dental school so most of the celebration and family gathering was centered on that event. Because so much family was able to come out we decided to do as much celebrating as possible on that day.

Grant's 2nd birthday was actually on Monday but we decided to have a party a day early. Grant is in love with all kinds of trucks but he holds a special place in his heart for garbage trucks. I decided I wanted to make him a garbage truck cake and I think it turned out pretty cute (at least he knew what it was).

Grant had a blast opening his presents and even let out several screams of joy while opening them (isn't that the reaction you always want when you give someone a present?). It's hard to believe that my baby is 2 already, he seems more like a little boy every day.

We decided Tate needed Sunday to be a special day for him as well so Ryan gave him his baby blessing in church. It worked out perfect to have the family be able to attend and participate and Ryan gave a beautiful blessing to our sweet little baby.

Last but not least, Sunday was also mother's day. It was awesome for Ryan and I to have our mother's with us that day and to enjoy celebrating being a mother. It is definitely my most favorite job.

Oh and P.S. here is Ryan's favorite and coolest graduation gift from his brother Farel. It's a Remington 870 12 gauge shotgun with an 18" barrel and extended seven round magazine. Yes, Ryan is in heaven right now and, yes, he is extremely safety conscious with the storage and use of his firearms, so please no one worry.

Family

Ryan graduated from dental school this past Sunday, WOO HOO!! We can't believe how quickly these four years have passed. However, since Ryan is continuing on with his ortho residency, I'm still feeling in school mode, so it kind of feels more like the end of a semester, instead of the end of dental school. We were excited to be able to have so much family come this weekend for Ryan's graduation. Ryan's mom flew out here from ID and his sister and brother drove down from West VA. My parents and bro (freshly returned from his mission) drove down on Sunday as well. We haven't had that much family here at once so it was fun to be able to spend time together.

We had fun showing Ryan's mom some of the local sites. She has not been to the east since when she served her mission in Alabama and Georgia. I think the humidity helped bring back lots of memories.

The morning after Ryan's mom arrived we decided to go strawberry picking. I actually ended up having to feed Tate in the car while Ryan, his mom and Grant went picking, but I think they handled it pretty well. Again, Grant is giving his "cheese" smile. I'm coming to realize that kids don't smile on demand.

After Cheryl and Farel came down made a big breakfast including the fresh strawberries we had picked to go on the waffles. After breakfast, we spent the morning taking in the beautiful flowers at Duke Gardens. Later that evening we drove out to Maple View Farms and enjoyed some delicious ice cream and the wonderful view while rocking on the front porch. It was a fun day.