Thursday, July 1, 2010

More Summer Pictures



Camping!!!

After rain ruined last weeks plan - we headed out to Mahoney State Park with our good friends the Lundgrens. Casey and I had a good laugh about how much life has changed (for the better). Eight years ago we traveled with the Lundgrens to Daytona beach (just the four of us). Now we are a group of eight!!!!
The campout at Mahoney was fun.
The kids enjoyed smores, playing, and riding horses/ponys. Here are some pictures.




Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Going by fast

I can't believe July starts next week. While that means summer is once again going by fast, the Hoods are still enjoying lots of time together. On Friday we went on a family bike ride and then enjoyed a free smoothie on national flip/flop day.




On Saturday we had a get-together with the GU athletic department. Don't tell Ella's grandmas that daddy took her on her first four-wheeler ride.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Summer is here (according to the temps)

So the Hoods had a busy weekend. We spent time with Sue's extended family at a small church camp in Iowa. Of course if you are reading this blog you aren't really interested in how much fun Sue and I had.





Monday, May 24, 2010

Busy Weekend

Sue and I spent 5.5 years praying for Ella and next week will mark 3 months of her with us. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! If you haven't heard me say it - GOD IS GOOD!!! We have our first post-placement home study coming up. I hope we don't fail.
Ella had a busy weekend.
First the Hoods went on a family bike ride. Sue and me loaded our bikes and packed Ella's trailer and headed to a local trail. Midway through the ride we stopped for dinner. Can you guess where?




On Saturday we first attended the birthday party of a co-worker's son. This was tough for Ella because it was the first event where gifts were present and they weren't all for her. I had warned her of this day for awhile:)



We then met some church friends at a local park for a picnic. Ella showed she has picked up some of mommy's traits (she is fearless). You might notice Ella is wearing a different outfit than the one she had on during the party. Ask Sue and she will tell you about how great her Saturday was.