Rexburg

Right when I got home we went for a ride in Dad's car.

Dad took me and Chel and mom for Sushi...go figure. I have eaten more sushi in the states than I have in almost a year in Grand Cayman! Although I have indicated on this blog that I haven't been eating veggies, but yes to sushi; please note that I mainly ate california rolls and I do take my vitamins. (Just so none of you think I am going to be the worste mom ever!:)

I took this picture from Sugar City Cemetery. With a little help from Saundra I think it turned out pretty cool. While everyone was busy doing various things on the farm or in town Saun, London and I went to visit grandma and grandpa.


Saying hello to Grandma and Grandpa.

Look close at the name on the tomb stone! It is Saundra's exact name, she was named after my Aunt Saundra. She was only about a year old when she died, she was my grandma's first child.

I love the way London hugged close to the headstone. We spent about 20 minutes here laughing and talking about grandma and grandpa. We also had time to take a few fun pictures. It was such a pretty evening.

Saundra and London with Grandma and Grandpa.





It was difficult to get London to hold still long enough to take these pictures, she kept wanting to take the pictures herself. We ended up laughing so hard after trying to get all 3 of us in the pictures.

Look at the cute little hand on Saun's neck....London is such a sweet little girl.

Because Dad was working on the farm we couldn't have Wes's birthday cake until late that night after Jackson and London went to bed. Of course we all picked all the chocolate off the cake even before the candles were lit while we were waiting for dad to get there. It is difficult for a Wood to hold back from chocolate cake.

Dad got a new combine equipped with a GPS system, basically dad just sleeps while the combine does the work:)

This is one of my favorite views. Looking up from the farm at all the rolling hills. The Tetons are in the distance but didn't show up in this picture. I love to visit the farm now, especially since I am no longer required to pull weeds,get covered in chaff or operate heavy equipment which I never think was a good idea in the beginning.

Lewis and Clark Caverns

Instead of going to West Yellowstone this year we decided to go to Lewis and Clark Caverns. My dad assured us it was only about an hour drive which turned into a 2 hour drive. We all rode in Saun and Wes's van and had so much fun listening to little kid songs.









Saun and mom enjoying the back seat. It is clear to tell they are faking sleeping since my mom's mouth isn't slack. Her signature sleeping expression is when her jaw goes slack but she somehow manages to keep her lips together.

I had to post a picture of everyone who rode in the back of the van!

These caves were awesome! We all decided it was worth the drive. We were in the cavern for over an hour walking through it.

Ode to Lucy

Some of you may already know that one of our family members passed away this month. Lucy has been with us for almost 13 years and has been a true companion to all of us. She has been having seizures for a couple months and on September 5th (Wes's Birthday) she got really sick during the night and clearly wasn't enjoying life so dad had to take her to the farm. Although she was close to all of us I think she liked Sam the most. I suppose Sam might actually have to find a new girlfriend now (hopefully human this time.) Here are a few pictures from the last 2 years of Lucy. I am sad that I won't ever get to call her again...."Here Luey Luey Luey Luey....good girl."

2008 City of Rocks

September 3, 2009. Last picture with Chelsea and Lucy.

London the Photographer

The entire trip London kept asking me if she could take a picture with my camera. It got really hard to say no espeically when her face looked like this. This is her asking me if she can please take some pictures. I finally let her only while I held onto the wrist cord, which turned out to be a mistake because she then thought she could take pictures all the time. Here are a few of London Rose's photographs......

I would just like you all to know how humbling it was for me to see this picture. I was so sick this day and it was right before we left to go back to Utah so I had to get something in my stomach so I made an egg sandwich. Wasn't that sweet of London to sneak a picture of me while I was eating with my head down so I have a double chin? Could she had stood at a better angel? Did she really have to get the large jar of mayonaise in the picture too? Ugh, at least I can say I looked so bad because I was sick and pregnant.

What we have been up to?

School is OUT! So we are trying to enjoy the time while we have it. Breaks only last a few weeks so we have to make everyday a relaxing and fun day. I must say though that the relaxing part means sleeping in and not getting out of bed until noon (and sometimes even 1pm). Its nice to have some time to recover but it goes by way too fast. So what have we been doing:
Cleaning the apartment! We don't have a dishwasher...Life is rough!

Fixing our cars...which seem to always have something wrong with them. This time the brake lights will not turn off. We have been unplugging the battery to make sure we don't kill it and get stranded. I finally got creative with the duct tape and did a temporary fix until we can get the right part...because why would they have a 15 cent part here on the island :).
Hanging out and going for walks on the beach...One of our favorite things to do is just walking on the beach! Its relaxing and there are always things to see. Playing with the star fish. Laura and I love going on Sunday drives. We usually drive out to Rum Point. The drive is great and along the ocean most of the way. We normally stop at our favorite beach along the way and then we go to see the starfish!

The best part of being on vacation is

SNORKELING!

I have a blast everytime I go out. I always see the most interesting things and everytime seems so different from the last.

The squid were so awesome today! They were glowing and full of color. I am glad I had a camera to capture the moment because I don't know if anyone would believe me!

It seems that as of lately everytime I go out I see sharks. This is the nurse shark that came right up to me after being in the water for just 5 minutes. I did wig out for a minute but then it just swam away. I struggled to get a good picture because I was so nervous.

Then of course there are always the Sea Turtles! Its so awesome to see these out in the open. I have a blast chasing them and trying to catch them.


And last but not least watching the sunsets! They are spectacular here!

MARCH 2010...

COMING SOON BABY TAYLOR #1

I envy the women who don't have any morning sickness. Mine is bad in the morning and gets worse throughout the day! We are nine weeks along so hopefully we will all start feeling better in a few more weeks.

Swine Flu + Exams = Fun times!

Since its been a while since we have posted, I just wanted to update everyone. At the beginning of the week Laura started feeling sick. We took her to the hospital and they told us that she has the swine flu. Of course it had to hit during the most stressful week of the month, but we are doing good and Laura is starting to feel a little better. I guess I am next but I hope that I dont start feeling anything until after tuesday when I finish with exams!

Luckily I was able to save up for a new camera, we have been using out underwater camera and as you can see the image isn't very clear. Too bad, because these are some of my dear friends in Cayman. Shalynna, Kieren (Porter) Laura and Sarah. We had a little get together on Sunday.

These are some very adorable kids from the branch who are all watching a cartoon, Denet is a good sport to let all these kids in her room but then again they are pretty cute and very sweet:)