Dad turns 42!

Happy Birthday to Walter Benson Wood, my dad, on his 42 birthday! I won't steal Nicole's gift of posting a bazillion things great about the birthday guy, but I would love to take the opportunity to share with all of cyberspace how great I think my dad is.
My father seems to have ESPN (ha!) on how I'm doing, if everything is okay and makes it his business to know if I'm happy. He has made such a concerted effort, starting from when I was very young, to have a close personal relationship with me and I believe that has made all the difference. He inspires me to be better and to forgive myself when I'm less than.
I'm very proud to be his daughter and endlessly grateful that he's my father.



He also has a smokin' hot wife, shown below, who pretty much rocks in the mom department. Kinda want to be her...only married to Paul and not Walt...sorry Dad...

Cruise 2009

Okay, so here are just 4 of the cruise pics; Picasa will only let me do 4 at a time and it's the easiest way to post, so there you have it. Secret is out. I'm a lazy blogger.
It really was such a great time. Krystal (Paul's sister) watched Presley the whole week and was just awesome about it. She could be the most responsible 20 year old I've ever known and I felt great that Presley was in loving hands.

This shot is from Megan's Bay and was one of the funnest days. We asked the guys to do a flex pose and I'm proud to say that Paul must not pose in the mirror too often because his was the most...um...original. :) He looks so good and he knows I know it.


This one is from Tortula, where it rained as we got off the boat and we ran under this little post office thing until it let up, which was minutes later. I don't know why, but this is one of my favorite photos from the entire trip. Paul is number one funnest partner. I think I fell in love with him a lot a bit more on this trip. He treats my family like gold and I love him for it.

This silly one is from the Baths, one of the coolest places on earth. Love my sisters, but where in the heck is Nicole? Pictures of my sisters are NOT complete without her. It was SO FUN seeing her and Ryan. They're in Detroit right now and they are missed terribly.



This last one is from Nassau at Atlantis Resort. It was an adventure going through this resort, with it's amazing aquariums. Mom and Dad had seen it before so they bailed back to the boat. It's pretty amazing that my best friends happen to be my siblings and their spouses. Mom and Dad did something right. :)

All in all, it was the vacay of a lifetime, although I hope it happens again! Austin and Laura were missed more than I like to think about, but they're coming to AZ in March!

There are plans afoot to go on a cruise with Paul's family and I hope these pics fuel the fire! I know it's dorky, but I've come to terms with being a total cruiser. I love em. I love the food, I love the ports, I love the days at sea where you do nothing but soak up sun and go back for more soft serve!

Been a long time, shouldn'a left you

So it's been a while and I'm tired of seeing my own post of pioneer children singing.
I snapped a couple of pics of the Precious this morning, in clothes newly dug up from Nicole's stash. I think I asked permission...
Would you ask if the clothes were this cute?
Didn't think so.



She's getting so big. And SO much fun. Sometimes she and I get into fights, but they never last very long because I'm ALWAYS the one to apologize first.

I know I should post from our vacay to the Caribbean, but there's so many pictures and I look so good in all of them that it's just too hard to choose.
:)