4th of July...

 
We celebrated the fourth in good old Idaho Falls again this year and oh how I love the 4th there. We havn't made it the past two years so it was good to be back. We started out watching a fun parade in perfect weather (no excrutiating heat or sunburns!!), had a delicious fried chicken picnic in the park, and topped it off with pizza by the river just before ending the night with the BEST FIREWORKS EVER!! They really are ranked pretty high now in the nation and this year was the best yet! I loved the show! Jadyn, however, did not and first tried to run away from them but then just hid under my blanket and buried her face in my shoulder the whole time. I kept havng to make her come up for air! By the end she had fallen asleep...who knows how because the finale was SO incredibly loud and earth shaking! Macee on the other hand got bored about half way through and decided to wander around looking for food or something else to do- not even noticing the huge display of fireworks going on behind her:) Only my child would be asking strangers for food while the entire town of Idaho Falls is enthralled with the beautiful fireworks display!
We stayed the whole weekend and had a blast playing with cousins and celebrating birthdays (Ethan and Jadyn). Ben couldn't make it though because he was heading back to Panama where he is now for only a week though this time! Yea! We miss him tons already! Anyway- that's all for now- hope everyone had a great Indepedence Day and may we always remember those who fought for our freedom!

Oooh I learned a new trick...

Many Kudos to my dear cousin Alisha who informed me of Goole Picassa in which I was able tocreate the NEATO picture below of Jadyn's birthday!! It took me a bit but I am proud to have a cool picture posted :) FINALLY!! I have to play around with it more- but thanks Alisha for getting me steered in the right direction !!
So as you saw below Jadyn turned two last week...yikes! We had a blast down at a place called Bass Lake that is down in the Twin Falls canyon. We swam, ate, fished, ate, canoed, ate, played on the toys, ate, and ate, and did I mention we ate?? It was a great time celebrating with our favorite friends (who happen to be our neighbors :), Grandma and Grandpa Greenwood, and Aunt Beth and her boyfriend. Jadyn was about to fall asleep in her cake by the time we got around to it- but after she figured out how to blow out candles I had to re-light them several times so she could do it again :) My how time flies! I love you my little Jadyn!

Yahoo Look Who's Two!!!

 

Golf Anyone....

In the spirit of the US OPEN this weekend I thought I would share a few pictures of the Greenwoods Golfing! Ben is actually at the US OPEN right now for his 30th b-day/Father's Day present! He and his Dad flew down Thursday night to meet with an old high school friend living in San Diego now and the three of them got the privelage of watching Tiger woods, Phil Mickelson, and Adam Scott live! They were so excited- it was like Christmas for little boys :) They literally were a couple of yards away from these All Star golfers. Happy Father's Day Dad and Grandpa- hope you enjoyed your trip!
Since Ben and I started dating he has slowly gotten me into the sport of golf which I had never even thought about before. In fact I got a set of golf clubs for our first anniversary. Ben and his family grew up golfing so it is his favorite pastime. I am gradually getting better and enjoying it more every time I go out- but boy it can be frustrating too!
It is also Ben's goal to get his girls to become golfers as well to pay for college..yes you can earn quite a scholarship these days as a female golfer. I keep trying to convince him they should get a cheerleading scholarship but he's not biting on to that one for some reason...:) So- Macee just got her first "real" set of BARBIE golf clubs! They are sooo cute and she loves them! It even came with a cute Barbie visor and gold balls and tees. She loves to go out and hit in the yard and last weekend went golfing with Ben and his parents to try them out on the real course! This trooper went along for all 18 holes- I can barely survive the full 18! She hit great too....could be an up and coming golf prodigy :) Here's some cute pictures of her as well.
That's all from the Greenwoods for now- I know I should keep going cause this blogging RARELY happens, but dishes are calling:) Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there!

HELP!

Can some smart blogger out there tell me how the heck to get my pictures to rotate and face the right way!!??? Thanks!

Easter Cuties

Happy Easter....
We enjoyed a fun weekend in Idaho Falls with Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Chelsea. We got to go to the Pro Rodeo at the Holt Arena and boy was that fun and exciting! Macee loved it- especially the bull riding which is her favorite event. I don't know why I used to think rodeo were so lame and corny when I was younger- I love them now!! Then we had a great day on Easter with a fun egg hunt and a yummy dinner. Good food, good fun, good times :)
Ben is still hanging in there in Panama- after suffering from a slight bout of vertigo, then a small golf cart accident which left him a bit bruised and extremely sore! It doesn't keep him off the golf course though- his last trip there he saw a crocodile and an armidillo! His friends golf ball actually landed about two feet from the giant croc so they had to throw dirt clods at it to get it to go back into the river! Men! I guess it was a great golf shot he didn't want to give up :)
other than that he's learning a lot and actually it looks like he is going to be coming home sooner than expected! It looks like he'll be headed home the 5th of April now instead of the 29th! Yahoo! Except I was planning my trip there to leave on the 4th :( Bummer no vacation for me, but I'd give it up to get the hubby back home :) That's all for now- hope everyone had a great holiday!

Oh Panama, Oh Panama

Oh wait...maybe that is the tune to Canada's national anthem :) Panama is what's on the brain right now though-because my hubby is there for two months!!! for those of you who don't know- probably because I am the best communicator ever- he is in Panama City training for a new job in the investment field. SIDENOTE: isn't it ironic that I have a degree in COMMUNICATIONS! I know I know and so do all of you by my overwhelming amount of blogs, e-mails, and phone calls to keep in touch that I am horrible and it!
Anyway, just a quick post to say he is doing well and adjusting ok to life without any girls (aka- wife and kids...yes there are girls in Panama..but not so cute I guess!) He is living quite nicely in a fully furnished condo on the beachfront on the 28th floor of a skyscraper! See attached pictures! His boss is great and is teaching him a ton about business- which he is loving! He struggles with the language barrier a bit but has learned how to order a burger with cheese! Muey Importante! I probably just murdered the spelling on that :(
The girls and I are holding up ok so far- it's only been a week though- 7 more to go, but we will manage with the help and support of many loving family members and friends. I am going to go visit the first weekend in April to expand my cultural horizons-YIKES!! I have a slight phobia of leaving the country..is there a phobia for that?? But I will manage! Should be fun and exciting to go golfing in a rainforest and see the famous Panama Canal! Hope I don't come back with Malaria!
That's about it for now- I am being naughty at work to write this real quick so I better go! Here's the latest pic of my blondees too with Great Grandma Hank. I look awful so just pretend I'm not there- but the rest of them are pretty darn cute dontch'a think! Hope all is well with everyone- keep Ben in your thoughts and prayers while he's away- talk to you later!