Merry Christmas to the Fam-o-lee

The weary world rejoices, for yonder brings a new a glorious morn!

Here's a pic of the kids opening light sabers. We had a nice and relaxing day yesterday with the kids and all of their prensents. Since it seems like they both got 100 toys a piece you would think they could find other toys to play with, but yesterday they spent most of the day admiring the other one's toy.

Josh and I also celebrated our 10th anniversary..yay!


We went to Josh's Mamaw's Christmas this year and it was nice to see everyone. We haven't been here in at least 5 yrs I think.

Another stop on Christmas eve was at my parent's home and then on to our chuch.

This past Monday & Tuesday we went to Nashville with Josh for work and were able to visit Uncle Truckles, which is always fun!

Picture with Christmas cards.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and now on to New Year's!

Ty is 4!

My baby boy is 4! Wowsers! I know I can complain about him a lot, but I love that little guy SO much. Below are some pics of him and the last is my favorite, it shows him laughing on the swing with Lu and Pheebs. I LOVE TY's LAUGH, he gets so into laughing that it makes you want to join in. Yesterday on his real birthday we just hung out, went to Mickey D's and played all day.

Marley is 2!

Yesterday, Dec 18th was Marley's 2nd Birthday. It is hard to believe that she is already 2 years old! She has been such a blessing to my life and I am so thankful to God for her. I love the way she squirms when I hold her, and the way she already tries to tell me what to do, and that she sleeps late in the mornings, and I could go on and on. Here are three pics of her, newborn, 1 yr, & 2yr. Enjoy!!

Christmas Photo, Box Home & Red Shoes

This was actually the 2nd pic we took. I should have stopped there instead of making the kids pose for 50 more terrible pics.
We bought a new tv for $250 and I don't know which we have used more the box or the tv. We got another for a family member and when Ty saw it he said yay a rescue boat for Marley (what he calls his box), he didn't say oh another tv!
I absolutely love these shoes on Marley, if I had a pair I would wear them everyday. Oh wait I do!! :)

I'm a real slacker

I did not take one picture at Thanksgiving or from Bryce's party or from anything else over the last week or so. Now that I have my camera back I hope to do a better job. :) Here are some pics I took before I left it.

At church we all painted ornaments for our tree...fun, fun!
Sayuri being sweet with my parents.
Here's a pic of my Dad with Marley.

Greyson Baby Shower & Boots

Tessa gave us these coo pink cowgirl boots and Marley has worn them ever since. The kiddos are so cute in their boots!!
Thanks so much Anthony & Tessa for having us this weekend. The guys had a great time and the girls had even a better time shopping. I hope we didn't wear you guys out!! We already miss you all!!

Halloween & The Beard Party

What a great Halloween we had. To see all of our pics click on the updated Oct album. Here are Daddy's Lil Punkins!!
Friday we went to Angie Bandy's home for a Halloween party and then Saturday evening we went to church for their Harvest Fest. It was a lot of fun also!
We then went home to trick or treat and hang out with friends. We enjoy doing this every year, and thanks to everyone who came. After trick or treating we had smores...yummy!
This past week we were in Lenoir City a lot taking care of my grandmother who fell and visiting with Sayuri, my new niece. It has been a long week and we are glad to be home. Please pray that my grandmother will continue to improve and for Tessa's Uncle Mark who passed away suddenly this week.

Last night we went to Pump it Up to celebrate Connor's 4th birthday and Macy's 2nd birthday. It was so much fun and we all had a GREAT time, thanks Michael and Amy for inviting us!

Lots Going On!

Last night we went to the Shoals Creek road to hear halloween stories and see the fall colors. Then the Beards came home with us and we had dinner and a fire. It was so good to visit with them!
My brother and his wife had their 1st child Sayuri Rose on Thursday and here they are. Some beautiful flowers from the Sunday Chatt Market.








Me, Marley Moo, & my mom at the CDM's Monster Bash. And Sonja and I shopping at Target.

Also I have been to Virginia with work, Nana & Papa took the kids on a hay ride, my mom spent the week with us, Ty went to the aquarium with the Behars, we have had another yard sale, and I think there is more I just can't remember!! Hopefully we will have a more relaxing week this week. :) Oh to see all of our pics click on the Oct album.

Disney & Rosemary Beach

We just got back from 4 days at Disney with our friends, Michael, Amy, Connor & Macy Beard and then a week at Rosemary Beach with just our family. It took that long to recover from Disney! We had such a great time at both places and now we are glad to be back home. To see our pics click on the Disney & Rosemary photo album. Here are a couple of videos.

Our last day at Disney we spent at Ketchakiddee Creek. It was a blast


Ty & Marley jumping in to the pool.

Deer Park & Fire Trucks

Yesterday we met Andi, Beckett, Helen, & Will at Deer Park in Cleveland, TN to make a "hand me down clothing stop." We decided to combine it with playing at a playground and lunch at Chick fil a. Oh what fun we all had, thanks guys!!



Last week Ty got to go to Lowe's and build this cool fire truck and then to the Signal Mtn. Fire Dept to learn about firemen and explore their vehicles!!

Lazy Blogger

Just been too lazy to blog, not really busy, just lazy. So here are some random pics over the last 3 weeks.
My sweet babies...
Ty's 1st dentist check up.

Fun at the Grau's football game party.









Hudson's 3rd birthday party.

Aaaaahhhhhhh......

We just got back from 5 days in Cancun at the Excellence Riveria Cancun All In Clusive Resort. We went with Eric & Mandy Grau and Michael & Amy Beard. We had a great time relaxing at the pool & beach, going to the spa, and just hanging out with each other and friends. I am mucho relaxed and so glad we had a break, although I was very happy to see my muchkins when we got back. Thank you Jess & Bettye and Mom & Dad for watching Ty & Marley while we were gone. To see all of our pics click on the Cancun album.
We strong armed the guys into taking a few pics before our second dinner there. The food was really good and it was so nice to eat without being interrupted. We ate Mexican, Mediterran, Italian, Seafood, Pizzas, Asian, French, and much more in less than 4 days...we had to double up on dinner sometimes. :)
Here are the girls before we had "Excellence" massages and then 1 hr of marine therapy. It was oh so good!! Actually the best I have ever had!!

Let's Go Down to The River to Pray

Earlier this year Beckett accepted Jesus in to his heart and this morning he got baptized in the river by his parents. It was very special!! Josh and Ty didn't make it because Ty has had a rough week this past week and Josh decided to stay home with him.











I really liked this pic of Andi's hand and Will's hand this morning. I thought it was so sweet to see him asleep in his mommy's arms.
Yesterday morning, Marley and I went to Knoxville to go to a baby shower for Aunt Tracy & Baby Sayuri. It was at Mimi's Cafe and was great! I didn't get a lot of good pics but here is the best one.