Such a Great Mom

This morning Laura was treated with flowers and breakfast-in-bed(probably not such a treat since Clay made the breakfast) in appreciation of her being such a wonderful mom. CJ and I love her very much and we hope she knows how much we admire and appreciate her in all that she does. And if you're reading this, and you have a mom, let her know how much you love and appreciate her(and not just on mothers day).

Gibber The Gecko!

Say hello to Gibber. Now Gibber is no ordinary Gecko (Yes, the above pictures are of one Gecko, Gibber changes colors) that lives at the Ward residence. Gibber is a Gecko that......get this......Laura HELD! Not just touched, or stepped on, or happened upon accidentally, she held him, and he let her. He's a good Gecko.

"My Own, Secret Garden"

One of Laura's many projects has been growing a vegetable garden in the backyard area of the house. Since there's not a lot of ground to work with, Laura has been using various pots and has been having great success with them. But she also has a small plot next to the shed where she has been planting.
Last night for dinner we had some wonderful string beans that were freshly picked. There are also tomatoes and squash that are coming along well. Clay and CJ are very proud of Laura for taking such good care of her garden, along with the 50 million other things that she is constantly doing.

My Compliments to the "Chef Junior" (CJ)

After a grueling time of preparing chicken tetrazini (Copyright Aunt Erin Bailey 2006) and dinner rolls, the hard workin' chef gets to take a short break and watch his masterpieces bake & crisp in the oven!

Half-Time Hoopla!

Quick break from doing dishes! Ok Kids, hold still, say cheese.......Alrighty, that one was a keeper!

Splish Splash I was taking a ............Swim!

It's mid-April and the temperatures are getting to ninety on some days, so we figured that we'd better get CJ a pool. He took to it pretty quick and has been having lots of fun splashing around and playing with his toy boats.

Easter Time

Well, it's been a successful Easter, although it doesn't compare with the infamous egg hunts at Granny Wards house! CJ was able to participate in three different egg hunts; one at base housing, one with the Milton ward, and one here at home. It was a lot of fun and CJ got pretty good at finding the eggs and especially opening them to see what he won. With one of his eggs, he decided he would open it right in the middle of the ward egg hunt, and then must not have been too impressed with the contents. He put the egg back together and put it into the neighbor boys (Hunter's) basket. The next day at church Jed and Erin politely gave back to CJ the egg with his half-eaten candy inside.

King of Bunker Hill

For the past few weeks CJ has been climbing on everything he possibly can. He's gotten quite good at it, and usually puts on a little show when he gets to the tops of whatever he is climbing on, i.e. the file box, the upside-down cloths hamper, utility boxes, you name it. He likes to do a little Irish jig when he gets on top and makes sure that we know that he 'Lives For Danger'.

CJ Wants to be a Fire Fighter Too!!

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It seems as though CJ has been taking notes from Bryce and Kathy and wants to become a firefighter; at any rate he is quite skilled with the use of a garden hose.
As we were washing the car and pickup on Friday afternoon, Laura was having a lot of fun giving CJ the hose and letting him splash around with it. It was quite entertaining watching him, and he was obviously quite entertained, as well as soaked to the bone.

"Red Knight 163 Solo, Outbound"

Well, it's been an exciting week for flight training. Clay passed his checkride on Wednesday and then headed off into the wild blue.....by himself. And yes, he cheated death once again and came back in one piece. He's now started aerobatics and will fly an aerobatics solo on Monday.
It was a stressful time getting to this point in training, but with the help and encouragement of a hot hunny and a cute little boy (Laura and CJ), the Ward family was able to get there.

There Was once a Wise Man With A Stick......

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This weekend we went camping overnight with the Baileys (the couple with the boy CJ's age) in order to get the 'roughing it' experience, Southern Style. It was fun, even though it wasn't quite like camping back West. Here, everything is on a slightly smaller scale, i.e. the molehills are the mountains, and the ponds are the lakes. No Matter. It was fun to get outdoors and enjoy the atmosphere. We've heard that the place to go camping in Florida is on the beach, so we'll have to try that for our next venture.


CJ and Hunter had a lot of fun running around and playing in the pine needle piles. They were also mesmerized by the camp fire, which meant we had to do everything short of putting a leash on them in order to save from going on a trip to the hospital.

Sunday Morning

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Well, sorry it's been a few weeks since we've updated the blogger. It's definitely been a busy few weeks, and we've not been taking as many pictures as we would have liked. Training has kicked into high gear and Clay is flying every day (except for bad weather days) and somedays he's flying two times a day (a.k.a.double-pumped). Laura has been busy with Young Womens and the play group, and just keeping up with CJ during the day is very demanding at times. But never fear, the Ward crew is alive and kickin' and doing great.
These pictures were just taken this morning out in the back yard when CJ was exploring the dirt, bugs, water, and wood chips. You might notice CJ is a little bit shorter, but don't worry, he didn't shrink in the wash, he just got a hair cut.

CJ's First Birthday!!!

It's amazing how fast the time goes by. Who would have thought that it has been a whole year since CJ was born. It seems like we just got him, but also he's grown up so much this past year that it's hard to imagine what it was like when CJ just layed around with little booties on his hands. He's brought so much joy and Entertainment into our lives, it would be hard to even imagine what our lives would be like without him.
He had a lot of fun on his birthday with a big piece of chocolate cake. He's not a stranger to chocolate, so that was probably why he had lots of fun 'playing' with his cake, but not too much of it actually got eaten.



CJ also had a lot of fun opening some ofthe gifts that he got, like the forward facing car seat which he Loves, compared to always ridingin the car while facing backwards. He got quite a kick out of opening the package from Grandma and Grandpa Smith with all of the paper confetti inside, as well as the toys and books that he received.