Drea Wood

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On the road again :)

Written on 04/26/2012 by Dreawood in caleb, family, friends, Owen, Taite, travel

Soooo we’re on the road again.
Totally last minute trip (although we had it in mind – just not so soon) – Since Travis will start working May 14th – we knew this would be our last opt. to travel this year… once summer comes and he is in full swing with training – I just don’t think leaving will be an option for some time. Not to mention with the birth of the baby this fall… leaving after that doesnt really sound appealing either – since ill be tending to a newborn and 3 other kids. People can come see us then ;-)

So we are off to visit family and friends for the next 10 days or so.

We have lots of stops to make and a busy schedule… heres hoping we can do it and stay sane :) – relaxed and just enjoy the time away. So far things are well… the trip went well. As well as it can with 3 boys asking “are we there yet” 15x every 30 minutes hah… well at least 1 of those boys was.

If im scarce from the blog through the weekend its due to no internet signal at Travis’ dads. I hope to post an update by monday though :) – enjoy the weekend!

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Over Capacity

Written on 04/18/2012 by Dreawood in caleb, friends, Owen, Taite

I think we broke a few rules with this :-\

Thats our boys (as you can see I did not allow Owen on) – and our neighbors boy, plus his friends.
It was a very full trampoline!! To my surprise no one got hurt during this particular jumping time :) – but its not uncommon for our boys to ram into each other wrong or play rough. They are boys though and sure do have fun on that thing! Even little Owen (when there are many less bodies on it) – The trampoline btw isn’t broke at the top – the net still works well, we however have a pipe that keeps coming loose – so instead of fixing it every few days we’ve just let it be. One day, we will properly connect it again :)

Oh & in case you didn’t notice :) – I tweaked the blog a bit again. The yellow as bothering me! Plus I missed seeing those cute faces at the top… so, I put them back ;-)

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Layers

Written on 04/13/2012 by Dreawood in beauty, friends, random

Not to long ago I posted on facebook about my thinking about cutting my hair again. Some of you may remember the horrible hair cut I got years ago when I was pregnant with Owen.

Should I remind you? :)

Ok, sure, why not. I have posted this same exact thing a while ago – but for those who are new to the blog you may have missed it. Those who aren’t new, will enjoy the laughs at my misfortune :) – and possibly cringe at the image of what I looked like at one point.

I went in to get my bangs trimmed years ago.

This was the result…

When I got home and saw it (some how I didnt notice when I left the salon) – I knew I had to get it fixed – so I went to another local salon and then I came home looking like this…

Can I just say, that photo brings me nightmares :)
It really is a cross between Jim Carey’s Dumb and Dumber hair cut and a Chinese Bowl Cut.

As soon as Travis saw it, he said “go back.” I had no clue what to do except to just chop it all off.

The result.
No hair :)

But honestly, it wasnt so bad – it could of been worse. I could of had the hair cut above that one. Compared to what it was, going to a pixie cut was ok :) – although the timing wasn’t ideal. With my being pregnant with Owen, having major breakouts with the hormones flushing my system – I would of preferred to have some hair.

So after all that drama I vowed to “1″ – cut my own bangs! and “2″ grow out my hair for years… Although I did have a friend in NC who cut my hair a few times after the “bad cuts” – and she always did a great job trimming things up.

Now that it is long – I have to say it is a lot to deal with. With summer approaching and the heat coming – the idea of a short cut is so appealing.

I felt that my hair had gotten to such a length that it didn’t really flatter my face… so I opted to get some short layers put in yesterday and so far I love them.

Got layers in my hair. Thanks Charlene!!

So here is to making small changes :)

My friend btw cut the layers :) – she came to my house and did them, while we chit chatted and laughed. So much fun. I btw love my hair being played with. If someone wants to make my day, play with my hair for an hour. It is such a great feeling!

What are ways you keep from getting bored with your hair? Are you an impulse hair cutter? :)

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Peanut Butter – I can put up with you for…

Written on 04/10/2012 by Dreawood in caleb, friends, Owen, Taite

So! A little fact some may not know about me.

I hate peanut butter.

The smell…
The feel…
Even the look.

It is just not for me.
Which is funny because I love peanuts :) – but something seriously changes when they cream it up. It isn’t the same IMO. My husband is actually one of the biggest peanut butter fans out there though. In fact I think recently he posted that it was “National Peanut Day” on his facebook. He really loves it. Jif EXTRA Crunchy is his favorite.

I however, stay clear and even find that if he is eating it, I have to take a few steps back.

I saw a craft on Pinterest the other day though, that looked so fun.
It did however involved the use of peanut butter… I can put up with it, for the kids :) – as long as it doesn’t involve my eating it. :-D

So I purchased the cheapest jar of peanut butter I could find. Grabbed some toilet paper/paper towel rolls that I had saved up – and yesterday we went out and had some fun.

Our neighbors kids even joined in :-) – as did my Peanut Butter loving husband, who I can just say loves being home for times like this. Craft time like this is something he rarely did before… since he was working. Which is a given, most husbands do not get to experience these times with their children. So you better believe I am soaking up the memories of it… because it is sweet to see. I love that he is involved with them as much as possible. I know the day is coming he will go back to work… so it definitely is something to be cherished.

Side note, he probably wont appreciate the fact I put photos of him in running clothes and a paint stained hat on my blog :) – after craft time he did go on like a 5 miles run. Which is pretty routine these days ;-) – He has lost 20lbs recently! I thought the photos were to sweet not to post though, so… sorry Travis :) – they were blog worthy, hehe. Gym Clothes & All.

Here are a few pictures from our time.

Taite’s choice of wardrobe is funny. We asked him multiple times if he was hot.
He would say no. Which is beyond me, because I was in a tank top and hot.

Note: If you do this craft, make sure you plan it for a week that doesnt have rain in the forecast ;-) – you can easily take them off the tree if rain is due to come in.. and put them back up once it passes.

Also I highly recommend as you can see from our photos, doing this craft outside ;-)

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Our Easter

Written on 04/08/2012 by Dreawood in family, friends, holidays, Owen, Taite

In a nutshell below ;-)
Although I have no photo’s of the awesome food we had.
Or worship. The band “New Song” played this morning at our church.

Was weird having such a famous band lead an Easter Service in praise and worship. I must say, they were awesome.

I think my favorite was when they sang “Arise My Love.”

Hope everyone had a great day.

We btw are probably one of the only families NOT to get a group photo of our family :(

Always next year , right?

Love dirty little toes :)

Wish I had more pictures :) – I feel as if I am in a photo rut with my family. I can handle a portrait session just fine, but I haven’t taken as many of my own kids as I use to. I may try harder this week to be more creative when I am with them :)

Off to crash now.

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