Sunday, December 21, 2008

Sebrina's Attempt at Beautiful Christmas Pictures


As the tradition goes in our family...each year at Christmas time it is absolutely critical to get new cute pictures of the kids. So with camera in hand Sebrina was determined to get some nice pics of the kids. I had already left for church so we wouldn't have to sit in the parking lot and Sebrina began the photo shoot. Some of the pictures turned out pretty cute except for the fact that Ben's collar isn't button down...sorry son, I'll look out for you next year!






























Putting up the Decorations


As part of our manly duty, this saturday Dec 13th, Ben and I went out and put up our Christmas lights. There were no injurys and the family is quite happy with the results! P.S. you'll see Sarah's idea of "helping"...next year I am thinking of "helping" in that kind of way as well!















The Elusive Hunt for the Perfect Tree



For Family Home Evening the entire clan headed to the Christmas Tree farm. We let the kids run around like crazy and animals and Sebrina and I eventually found the "perfect" tree!

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Ben the "Baller"


Hi All- Here is picture of Ben decked out in his Basketball gear! This is his first year, and after the first few games he is getting aggresive and really enjoying it. Yesterday he made a basket and was one of the team's heros!

You Gotta Love Denny's







We are a little behind here, but for Thanksgiving we made the migratory pilgrimage up to Danville to have Thanksgiving with Sebrina's parents. As is common with 3 screaming kids in the car, we made a stop at Denny's (not our choice, but the kids were very persuasive!). We ordered a truckload of food and to my surpirse, ate every last scrap was gone. I swear we ordered enough to feed a small village in Africa, but Ben came to rescue eating all of his Mac & Cheese, half of Jeff's and polished part of Sarah's hamburger and all of her fruit. As if that wasn't enough he ate half an order of cheese fries and was begging for a milkshake at the end. I watched in shock, half horrified and half the proudest pappa ever! Then it dawned on me, that we are going to have 3 of these animals in the house soon and I started to tally up the grocery bill in my head! Heaven help us...but if you're ever with Ben and can't find something he likes head on over to Denny's!

Jeff's Easter triumph!

Jeff's Easter triumph!

Who needs easter eggs when your hair looks this cute?

Who needs easter eggs when your hair looks this cute?

"Mom, are you done taking my picture yet?"

"Mom, are you done taking my picture yet?"

Welcome Baby Jacob!

Welcome Baby Jacob!
Jacob Henry Woodland was born on February 1st weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces. We are so happy that he has joined our family. He has made Heaven feel so close. From the moment we saw him, Mark and I have known that he has a special, peaceful spirit about him. He has been an angel and we have never had such a relaxed happy baby! And yes, we needed it. Three children in three and a half years feels like a marathon that you are having to sprint! But it is so joyful---spitup and all-- and when you look at these precious ones, you can only feel grateful for the miracle of life that God has given us! It is hard to believe that he has blessed us with four!

Woodland Clan minus Dad plus cousin Sydney

Woodland Clan minus Dad plus cousin Sydney
So here we all are at bedtime when Mark's sister Megan and her daughter Sydney (on the far left) were visiting while Mark was on a business trip!

Sunbeams Here We Come!

Sunbeams Here We Come!
Sarah was very excited to be going to Primary with her big brother for the first time. For those of you who are wondering what I'm talking about, at our church before they are three years old, the children go to Nursery where they basically play. But then they go to what most would call Sunday School with the older children. The sunday school class for three year-olds is called Sunbeams.

Sunday Best

Sunday Best
This was in January and of course Sarah doesn't have shoes on, but at least we got two of our children to stand still together long enough for a picture!

Jeff in his car "throne"

Jeff in his car "throne"
I just had to put this picture of Jeff in, even though it's from January because let's face it: He spends a lot of time in what Sarah has named his "car throne"!

Sarah's Preschool Christmas party

Sarah's Preschool Christmas party
Okay so this is an old picture but I'm behind and don't want to skip some of these classic moments!