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It has been a long, harsh, cold winter in Kentucky. It was our first experience with winter and all in all, I’d say we did pretty well. We are looking forward to a lovely spring, with summer around the corner. It’s amazing how the grey, wintery weather can affect our moods so readily. We’ve gotten oh-so-creative with figuring out things to do with Hayes and Rhys indoors. Don’t get us wrong, this wintery season was cold and is seeming to hang on just a bit longer, but this winter brought so many blessings. More than we could ever wish for.
Blessings to count.
1. Rhys Alexander Woodley, 7lbs 1 oz, born on 11.16.09 at 4:58 PM. Can we say more? He has added so much to our little world. He has the proudest parents and the best big brother on the planet.
2. Grammy, Pop Pop, Uncle Ash, and Grand Dad came to visit and stay through Thanksgiving and most of the month until Christmas. We’re still so grateful for the time they spent visiting, cleaning house, watching babies, and cooking yummy food!
3. Grammy, Pop Pop, Uncle Ash, Justin, and Grand Dad came to visit the week before/after Christmas. Our house was full of love, laughter, lots of presents for the little boys (and the big kids too!). We so enjoyed having everyone here with us as we celebrated our first Christmas together in Kentucky.
4. We were able to take an impromptu trip in early January to Illinois to visit Great Grandma and Grandpa and Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and many many other relatives. Rhys was a great sport and let almost everyone hold him. He is quite the mommy’s boy at this point and wouldn’t want to stay too long in anyone’s arms, except moms.
5. Rhys’ 2 month check up was a raging success. Rhys has had his share of colds and bugs this winter. He’s been dubbed “the happiest sick baby” by his pediatrician. Hayes and Rhys have shared colds/viruses to the tune of costing us 7 trips to the dr. between December and February. Not a great way to spend the new year..but thankfully, they’ve recovered each time with minimal discomfort from all parties involved. The wee hours spent holding a little boy as they cry and sniffle from their little cold are treasures in our hearts.
6. Uncle Phillip was able to visit early in January, so it helped bring a little Texas to our hearts. Hayes and Uncle Phillip played hours of Little Tikes basketball in our living room. We were certain someone’s arm was going to get tired at some point. That didn’t happen before Uncle Phillip had to leave.
7. Hayes turned 2 on February 13, 2010. Yikes! We had a fantastic Thomas the Tank Engine birthday party for Hayes that included our Wilmore friends and Texas family. Uncle Jesse was able to make an appearance and we so enjoyed that! It seems that Hayes is living up the “terrible twos” description quite well. We’d venture to say that his personality changed IMMEDIATELY the day he turned two. His tantrums are a lot more dramatic and include throwing himself on the floor at the sign that he won’t get his way. He is demanding and impatient (just like his parents at times.) His vocabulary is remarkably extensive and he has become a little sponge that repeats EVERYTHING anyone says. Ha! It is frightening to know that Hayes is listening to every word he hears, including what the sports announcers say on TV as we watch a game. Hayes is growing up so quickly. We can’t believe that he is two. I guess we could say that his baby years are slowly fading into the distance.
8. On March 1, Jeremy turned 31! He is the best dad and husband we could ask for. He is diligent in is studies and never thinks a second about serving one of his boys or his wife as they are in need. What a great catch. It is truly a blessing to see my the Woodley boys (Jeremy,Hayes, and Rhys) are snuggled up taking a nap together. That’s quite a sight. If we could only stop time.
And to top it all of, God has provided everything we’ve needed and more. Even during the dreariest days of this season, we were given more than we could hope for. Thank you, God, for our friends and family near and far.
We are so thankful for email, phone calls, and facebook posts to let us know how our friends and family in TX and elsewhere are doing. Keep them coming.
With love, the Woodleys
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