{A Woodland Trip Around The Sun: 2021}
I think this photograph best depicts the season of life we're currently in. We're on the go, a bit of a mess note Nate's shoe but we're together and my goodness do we laugh!
Here's what the past year looked like according to our phones...
January 2021 began with a family outing to the National Aquarium in Baltimore.
It snowed!
Clayton lost a couple of teeth
Look how far we've come: Jan.2014
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| First day of school- Melbourne, Australia |
February
Virtual school.
Look how far we've come: Feb.2011
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| Ice fishing- Quebec, Canada |
March came alive with Fiona's 14th birthday!
Snow tubing in West Virginia.
Sadly, we lost our beloved rabbit, Jackie. He was the GOAT. Here's a quick look back at Jackie through the years...
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| He even did tricks! |
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| Nate is so little |
Our chickens, dog and cat were all long time friends of Jackie.
Reed started going to the gym with Ryan
Poor Fiona had appendicitis.
St. Paddy's
Look how far we've come: March 2015
South Island, New Zealand
Easter was in April this year...
The weather warmed up and out came the trolls from under their bridge.
Look how far we've come: April 2019
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| Grand Canyon, Arizona |
May
We spent Mothers Day weekend camping on Assateague Island with the wild ponies.
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| A proud Jr. Ranger |
Ocean City
We celebrated 16 wonderful trips around the sun as a married couple.
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| First in Miss Brenda's pool! |
Look how far we've come: May 2014
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| Sydney, Australia |
There was a lot of excitement in the air this June.
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| Reed and Fiona finish middle school. |
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| Clay completes first grade |
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| After 3 years of preschool- Nate is ready to move on |
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| Ryan makes tenure! |
To celebrate, each child brought a friend camping at Point Lookout.
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| C&O tow path |
Fun times along the Potomac just north of DC
Look how far we've come: June 2015
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| Koh Rong, Cambodia |
We celebrated Ry Guy's 44th birthday with a Great Falls camping trip with family & friends
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| love him! |
Welcome to the club buddy!
Fiona joined swim team.
Clayton joined a kickball league
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| Parents vs Kids |
Look how far we've come: July 2003 2018
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| Puerto Rico |
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| Just found this. Our first big adventure in Homer, Alaska |
This August we were New England bound.
Our annual hike up Gap Mountain.
Mini-golf
Candlepin bowling...
A day at Aunt Tammy's lake house.
Mini-golf
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| Hole in one! |
Traditional Davis Farmland trip.
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| Cheeky boys |
Fiona went on a 10 day RV trip with her grandparents.
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The last day of August was the first day of school.
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| High School!!!! |
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| Grade 2 |
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| Kindergarten |
Look how far we've come: August 2019
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| Great Sand Dunes NP, Colorado |
September brought on fall activities.
Reed played football.
One Night Reed was asking Ryan about who his favorite football player was.
Clayton joined soccer.
Nate will begin extracurriculars in the spring. For now he's wearing lots of hats.
A fun family nature class
Discovered a new local hike.
We headed south in October to visit Ry's folks and grandma.
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Clay chirped in, "Mine is Reed."
In August Fi had auditioned for the play, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. She made it!
Look how far we've come: Sept.2014
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| Tasmania, Australia |
I know she doesn't look much older than Ryan but I swear to you, she is 99.
Reed turned 16!!
Nate celebrated his 6th birthday! To watch him blow out the candles there's a video here.
My birthday is the day after Nate's. I was able to go on a girls retreat the weekend prior. I don't even have a picture to show for it but I have some lovely memories.
Halloween!
Look how far we've come: Oct.2012
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| Our first trip to Thailand |
First quarter grades closed in November. I don't want to brag but I'm bursting with pride, so I'll just say all 4 kids take after Ryan. Nate is extremely intelligent but he struggled at the beginning of kindergarten. Thankfully, he pulled it together in time to start the 2nd quarter.
Nora the cat explorer is no longer the scrawny cat that adopted us.
Tilly pup turned 3. She has proven to be the best, most loyal dog and certainly a huge part of our family. Here's a recap of some cute pics of Tilly over the past few years...
Reed is ON THE ROAD!
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| learners permit |
Look how far we've come: Nov.2017
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| New York |
At the time of posting it's barely December. In an effort to record a full trip around the sun, we'll bring it back to December 2020
Annmarie Garden in Lights
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| Q*bert!! |
A winters hike with the best of friends
Christmas!!
Last year we were driving down the highway and a fire truck whizzed by us.
Nate screamed out, "It's Santa!"
Christmastime was extra special with family living near!
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| ???? |
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| It was a Bag 'O Pranks |
Since he was 3 we've done a treasure hunt for him. He absolutely loves this! Each year it's different but the always encounters a strange cast of characters on his quest to find his birthday treasure chest. I wish I had taken more pictures. I guess I was focused on taking video? You can click here to see a few clips from his 2020 hunt. Here's Ry the Hot Dog drill Sargent. He wouldn't give up his clue until Clay did his training course. HA!
Look how far we've come: Dec.2016
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| Our family is complete and setting roots Maryland |
If you have made it all the way to this point, we love you too!
I know it's a ton of pictures but it has been so much fun digging through them and strolling down memory lane. I want to add more but I have to walk away for now. :)
The Woodland Clan wishes you a 2021 Christmas season filled with joy and laughter.
As we enter the new year we do so with grateful hearts.
Thank you for being a part of our lives!
xoxo
Ry, Trudy, Reed, Fi, Clay and Nate
Comments
Thanks for letting me in your orbit through this special year’s review of the Woodlands. May 2022 be good to all of you.
Love,
Helen