Christmas 2007

What a wild December! Daddy was rushed to the ER with symptoms of a heart attack. He ended up having gallbladder surgery, and after a few nights stay in the hospital, he's now back home. With work so busy this time of year and with Daddy's hospital stay, we did not have time to mail Christmas cards...for the first time in 11 years. So for 2007, we're using our blog as an online Christmas card.

Santa was good to us this year. Veronica asked him for makeup, and he delivered. One of the pics is of Veronica wearing her new lipstick (with a little chocolate on the side). She also got a new kitchen from Mommy and Daddy, and she has become quite a little chef.

To all our family and friends and to everyone everywhere...
MERRY BELATED CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Happy, Happy Halloween!

Rapunzel enjoys her best Halloween ever.

Daddy's Birthday!

Daddy turned the big 40 recently, and we celebrated with lots of cake and ice cream. Here's Daddy with his favorite girl on Daddy's big day.

Fancy Nancy

Veronica dressed up for her recent trip to Kroger (or as she calls it, "Krogert"). We passed by one little girl in another cart who couldn't keep her eyes off Veronica's outfit. When you look this good, people notice!

More fun Veronica-isms...
Sindabrella (Cinderella)
Nay soup (bathing suit)
Nay brush (hair brush)
Chockers (checkers...applies to chess, too)
Gimme huuug! (Give me a hug!)
Mmm! Alicious! (Mmm! Delicious!)
Crayawn (crown)
Red rang (red ring) (She's wearing it in the picture above.)
Warshee (Where is she?)
(Veronica asks this when she's looking for ANYTHING...doesn't have to be female.)

"Now I know my ABCs..."

Veronica sings her ABCs.

Knock Down, Drag Out

Veronica had a row with another preschooler at the church nursery Tuesday afternoon. I'm not sure what the fight was about, but it looks like Veronica was on the loosing end.


She later decided to cover her war wounds with a fancy McMask.

Count von Count

Veronica attempts to count to 30...and comes up with her own numerical system in the process.

"The Deathly Hallows" Party

Veronica had a blast at the Harry Potter book party. She was sorted into Hufflepuff, worked hard on a Harry Potter word scramble, and enjoyed showing off her scars (one on her forehead and one on her hand). Her favorite snack of the night was a candy cockroach that looked a little too much like a real one. The party lasted from 9:00 pm till midnight, but after two full hours of fun, she was ready to hit the hay. Daddy took her home while Mommy stayed to get the book at 12:01 am.
(I'm sure you've noticed that Veronica is wearing the exact same outfit in the last three posts. She does actually own other clothes. This just happens to be a freak coincidence. I guess you can call it her official Harry Potter outfit!)

"Gryffindor!"

This Friday is the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" party, and lucky Veronica got a sneak peak of the festivities today. She received an official Ollivanders wand, and she tried on the sorting hat. I didn't hear which house Veronica's in, but I'm sure the sorting hat said, "Gryffindor!"

Wild About Harry!

Veronica saw the new Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," this afternoon with Mommy & Daddy. The movie was long, and she squirmed a little, but she really did enjoy herself and the large box of Jr. Mints. Since Veronica is wild about Harry (she has all the movies and books so far), it was no surprise. Even her new puppy had a good time.
Some Harry Potter "Veronica-isms" include...
"Harry Potter Baby" (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
"Harry Potter Snake" (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
"Harry Potter Dancin'" (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
"Harry Potter & the Phoenix" (Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix)
"Harry Potter Penglin" (The Harry Potter preview at the beginning of "Happy Feet")
She doesn't have a special name for any of the others just yet, but she still watches the movies every chance she gets, and the last book we read at bedtime has to be a Harry Potter book. Like I said, she's a fan!

4th of July fun

It was a very casual Independence Day at the Woods house this year. We invited Boom Boom over for grilled brats and burgers, and Veronica entertained us with some graceful swimming moves.

Famous "Veronica-isms"

Veronica started a new trend at church...wearing two different shoes usually on the wrong feet. Her buddy, Jayley, loves the style, and I even caught the nursery director, Nanny Dorcas, wearing a white shoe and a black shoe one Sunday in honor of Veronica. But like every trend, once people start copying you, you move on and start new trends. It's been two weeks since Veronica has worn two different shoes, so I'm glad I got these pictures when I did.

More of my favorite Veronica-isms include...
"Dora Ispora" (Dora the Explorer)
"Clues Clues" (Blue's Clues)
"Nastics" (Gymnastics)
"Krogert" (Kroger)
"Mal-Mart" (Wal-Mart)
"G'side" (Go outside)
"Icka Mouse" (Mickey Mouse)
"Ekasize" (Exercise)
"See See Song class" (Kindermusik class)
"A preckle" (A freckle)
"Dee Lee Dee" (DVD)
"Hirtday party" (Birthday party)
"Han on" (Light on)
"I can't breach it!" (I can't reach it!)
"G'bed" (Go to bed)
"G'side" (Go outside)
"Charlotte's Wet" (Charlotte's Web)
"Poot" (Winnie the Pooh)

VBS Program

Here Veronica sings her heart out at this year's VBS program. At one point in the preschooler portion, Veronica kept getting bumped by her classmates, and she kept shooting them evil looks. I think Veronica, like us all, was just tired and hungry after a long week. Luckily, we got to have lunch with all our new VBS friends and their families after the big show, and the sustenance (which for Veronica consisted mostly of chips and cookies) boosted her mood.

VBS 2007

Veronica's having a blast at this year's FUMC VBS. This is her second year to attend, and at only 3, she is an old pro. Here you see her getting down to the catchy tunes and dressing up for storytelling.

Chism Reunion

Tonight we went to Grecian Steak House for the Chism family reunion. We met lots of family we didn't know, and Veronica made some new friends. Don't let Ron's expression sum up our evening...we really did have a good time. Besides, you'd look like that, too, if you'd just ate 16 oz of steak plus the rest of Veronica's chicken strips.

"I like ekasize!"

Veronica took her very first gymnastics class Wednesday, June 6th. This picture was taken right before we left for class. (Mommies had to stay in the waiting room during class, so I couldn't take pictures.) She had a blast swinging from the bars, walking across the balance beam, and learning how to tumble, but her favorite activity was jumping on the trampoline. When it was time to go, she told me, "I like ekasize!"

Happy Birthday, Papaw!

Papaw turned 62 today, and we celebrated the big event with a shake party. Veronica got into the spirit of giving...and unwrapping. Papaw got lots of clothes and lots of hugs and kisses. In fact, he was having so much fun at his party that he chimed in with the rest of us as we sang, "Happy Birthday!"

Kindermusik Fun

Here's Veronica enjoying her last "See See Song" class of the semester. To see videos, click the play buttons below...

Veronica loves dancing with scarves.

Veronica hops around to some of her favorite "See See Song Class" banjo music.

See Veronica "wag her tail."

The Easter Bunny!!!!

What a wonderful surprise! Veronica got to hunt eggs with the Easter Bunny Sunday afternoon. To see a video of Veronica and the Easter Bunny, click the play button below...

Veronica's Easter Dress

Veronica picked out her own Easter dress and shoes this year. At only 3 years old, she already has a great eye for fashion.

Church Easter Egg Hunt

Even though she got in trouble for taking other kids eggs and trying to steal another girl's Easter basket, Veronica still managed to have a good time at the FUMC Easter Egg Hunt. Here she is hunting eggs and getting a tattoo.