Whitney Goes to First Formal Dance

Whitney finally got to wear one of her formals she bought last summer. She found two dresses on clearance that she fell in love with and when she got her check from Boise State (for winning 1st place at NHD) she didn't have it for more then an hour and went and bought her dresses. Aunt Amy helped us hem it and then we added a strip to fill in the v neck so she would feel more comfortable dancing around. Then I sewed on 9 yards of red sequins on the waist and bow. I couldn't find the right red in packages so I bought 9 yards of sequins pre-strung for $3.90 and sewed them on individually. I loved the fact that I could sit and listen to music or watch a movie and not feel like I was wasting my time. I'm already anticipating sewing sequins on her pink one I love finding bargains and being able to modify.

And her wonderful date was Collin Andrus. He's and all around good guy in sports, school, piano and singing. She was so surprised when he dropped off the pink jello with his message inside. His question said "I would be tickled pink if you would go to Senior Ball with me?" She answered him with a huge basket of dum dum suckers and a big hunk candy bar and said "I would be a dum dum not to go to Senior Ball with a Big Hunk Like You!"

Whitney had three dates for the day date because the other two girls didn't want to go sledding. They missed out, not Whitney she had triple the fun. After sledding they ate lunch at the Pita Pit and learned what baba ganoush is. It is an eggplant spread.

Whitney Sweet 16 And Never Been Kissed

So Whitney turned 16 in December and I was so busy subbing and getting ready for Christmas I didn't get time to do a birthday tribute for her. She is a peace maker in our home and sets a good example for us every day to strive to be our best. She is getting everything she can out of life. We love you Whitney.

Rick Spencer and Whitney Climb Mary's

Spencer, Rick and Whitney had beautiful weather and a day to enjoy the snow. With the need for adventure they decided to take their boards on their backs and hike up Mary's.

No chairlifts here in the back country. The hike took about an hour as they trudged in knee deep snow. You didn't want to get off the packed trail or you would sink into waist high snow.

All these pictures were taken with Rick's Iphone. Now that his camera is always with him we have definitely collected more pictures of activities.

Thankful for another adventurous soul who took their picture. Kristin was carpooling kids to birthday parties and received this text and picture on her phone. "Wish you were here!" I love technology.

Grand Targhee Family Reunion Was A Blast!

The 3rd Annual Wood Family Winter Reunion had a great turnout. It was so fun to see everyone! It's thrilling to have something to look forward to especially in January. We really needed to get away and unplug. Our children appreciated the break from school. With the great turnout we sure enjoyed the banquet rooms. We felt spoiled having the two bedrooms and no stairs to hike to the fourth floor as in previous years. Thanks for the idea Alan. Amy thanks for all your planning. Monday morning the kids were not excited to go back to school.

Lots of powder and bluebird skies. We couldn't ask for anything more. Except for maybe stronger legs!

Whitney and Kristin were privileged to snowboard with the guys. this year. They were pretty awesome to watch. Brian, Jon, Dave, Austin, Stefan, Ryan, Rick, Spencer, and Preston. I was thrilled to see them do their front flips, 180's and 360's. You guys are amazing. We were envious at your abilities but thanks for letting us try and keep up with you.


















Rick's favorite run was The Good through the trees.


















Kristin loved going off Lost Groomers Trail through Waterfall. The natural pipe was a lot of fun to try.

I wish so bad that I would have had the video camera to get Spencer doing his front flip off the cornice it was so big. Spencer you rock!

Brinley started snowboarding last year and is doing really well this year. Brinley and Brielle had fun tubing and playing in the snow and swimming and hanging out with cousins.

















The best place to be at the end of the day. Soaking the tired legs. It looks a little deserted today with no one in it compared to Friday night when they wanted to kick some of us out because there were too many people in it.


















These pictures were taken last year. Ryan and Brian you guys are so cool!

Alan and Brianna


















Whitney, Jacob and Brinley up in the loft.


















Our favorite night time snow activity. Brinley, Brielle and Wendy tubing. We love you Wendy! The fox was so cute to watch during tubing he wasn't even afraid of people. The real wildlife to watch though was Craig and his crazy fart machine and pranks.


















Brielle and Kara


















CJ and Jackie. We missed you this year Jackie. I hope we will see you this summer.

Dave, Amy and Lynda


















Alan and Rick lighting Spencer's Birthday cake. Spencer has celebrated his birthday the last three years at Targhee. He wouldn't have it any other way. We love our family and we love snowboarding I think we had a taste of what heaven will be like! We hope to see you all next year. We're already making plans and anticipating the fun.

Whitney's Going To France For Spring Break

Bon Jour! I guess Whitney will be brushing up on some conversational French. Whitney was chosen to be one of the 20 delegates representing Idaho Falls Mayors Youth Advisory Council. MYAC (consisting of all 4 area high school students) meets twice a month with the mayor to promote community involvement. They host self esteem camps for high risk children, comm-UNITY Fest, a New Years Dance plus endless other service projects and causes throughout the community. MYAC was invited to attend a public hearing for the licensing process for AREVA the new Uranium Enrichment facility being built out on the desert east of Idaho Falls. The youth read a letter supporting the decision to have AREVA in our area. AREVA was so pleased that they decided to host 20 students with an all exspense trip to France. The problem is they have more then 20 MYAC kids. So they were chosen based on peer vote, ranking in how involved they have been in MYAC and then had to write an essay. The last two months she was counting down till she turned 16 with a chain with dating quotes on it now we'll have to make a chain with 67 french words on it till March 22! She has been learning all about some of the famous landmarks in AP Euro. This will be an amazing experience plus she will be with one of her best friends. Au Revoir!

Duck Hunting At Birch Creek

Grandpa Cherney took Rick and the boys duck hunting. Spencer and Preston were finally able to attend hunters education this past fall. They were excited to use their new skills and go hunting around Birch creek.