Christmas Card time

I just love getting picture Christmas cards in the mail of friends and family! My kids enjoy looking at the pictures too. This year, we were very blessed to have a professional photographer, Danielle Fields of Fields photography and framing, take our pictures and we are looking forward to making our cards with Shutterfly. We have made our Christmas cards with Shutterfly in the past and have had great results! We get so many compliments about the great quality of Shutterfly's products. Their website is user-friendly as well.

We also love Shutterfly photo books. These are wonderful for documenting memories of our family! They are also great for documenting the first years of our children's lives. I still love looking through the photo books I have made of our family. It amazes me how quickly our children are growing up and with photo books I will be able to cherish the memories for years to come. Photo books also make great gifts for family members, especially grandparents. We have given Shutterfly photo books as Christmas gifts to grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts and uncles in the past.

Shutterfly offers more great gifts such as photo calendars, stationery, and a variety of other gifts. It would be a wonderful idea to visit Shutterfly for those last minute Christmas gifts this year!

New family pictures!

Been a while since I have blogged...will try to do better in 2011 :). Here is a link to our new family pictures!

Fields Photography and Framing

M and K

Michael and Kaitlyn are growing up too fast!

Hugs before bedtime!

They love their daddy reading the Bible to them...notice Kaitlyn's shoes :)

Michael is finally in a big boy bed. This is how we found him one night when we checked on him...I guess he fell off and did not wake up!

I tried to take a picture of our matching GA toes and Michael had to put his feet in too.

Destin Family vacation

We had a great time at the beach at the end of August! Thanks Papa and MeMa Sue for treating us to a few days at the beach!

Michael loved the train at the Destin Commons. The first night the kids just played in the parked train...not realizing they could ride it. The second night Papa paid for a ride and Michael loved it!

Playground at Destin Commons

Best attempt at a family picture...sad, I know!

Sweet Kaitlyn

This is our fearless little girl who loved swimming!

Not a huge fan of the sand...she enjoyed sitting in Mema's lap while at the beach

Checking out the water

Michael had to sport Papa's shades while flying his Toy Story kite. I forgot his and he could not see the kite well due to the sun.

Papa and Kaitlyn at our favorite seafood place in Destin...Dewey's!

Michael enjoying a hotdog at Johnny Rocket's...our waitress made Michael a smiley face out of ketchup.

Summertime!

It has been a busy summer in the Lyons' family! My blogging has been quite slack...sorry! Here are a few pictures from last month:

Kaitlyn washing her hands...this was her first ponytail :)

The girl LOVES to wear shoes...mainly other people's shoes! Here she is in her brother's :)

Michael pretending to nap with Samson

My little man's first day of preschool...I think he is really enjoying it!

The kids have really enjoyed going to the lake this summer. They love watching their daddy jump in the water then jump to him. Momma stands on the dock...I watch for snakes ;)

Throwing rocks in the water. Crazy what entertains toddlers!

Kaitlyn has one sassy personality...she is showing it here.

MeMa Jen is good at painting Kaitlyn's toenails...we had a matching paint job.

Michael was not feeling well one day recently and he laid on the sofa with his blanket for over an hour. He was pretending to sleep though!

Jesus Loves Me!

More summer photos

Backyard pool fun

Kaitlyn was sprayed in the face with the hose by her brother numerous times and took it like a champ :)

Michael loves Mac N Cheese...on this particular day Ryan and I got about 2 bites! Michael and Kaitlyn handled the box!

MeMa Jen got Kaitlyn a pink Doodle Pro so that she did not have to take her brother's Toy Story one from him...well she still takes it, but at least she has a pink one for herself now.

Daddy's Georgia girl!

More summer fun

Everyday seems to be interesting at the Lyons' house with Michael and Kaitlyn running around!

Kaitlyn taking care of her baby

Kaitlyn got into the pantry one day last week and this was the result!

Michael had to have one as well...don't worry the drinks were not opened! No caffeine for the Lyons' kids :)

Backyard pool fun

Daddy's girl

Recent random pictures

Here are some pictures I caught of the kids last week...

Yes, he will not like me for this one day, but I thought it was funny :)

Kaitlyn loves to come in the bathroom too. I think she will be potty-trained much earlier than her brother.

Fishing at lunch!

Where's Kaitlyn? She loves playing on our bed in the pillows!

MeMa Jen gave Michael some Diego gloves on her last visit. Michael tried to climb the wall with them.

These two keep things interesting at the Lyons' house!

Beach fun

We had a great few days at the beach with our friends, the Moodys!

Kaitlyn tuckered out heading down to the beach

Daddy with his two favorite babies

Michael enjoyed playing with Michael Ted (MT)

Mikayla taking care of the boys at "Pump it up" on a rainy day

The boys loved playing in the sand...and throwing it on their mommas!

Yogurt and Lily

Kaitlyn now thinks she must feed herself and does not like getting help! Needless to say, there are some major messes in the kitchen now!

Michael knows better, but wanted to do "like sissy dust (does)"

At least she enjoys it!

Michael likes to make his own peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and eat them standing on the stool. Momma has to help a little bit :)

Kaitlyn loves the leap frog toys! She has a little Lily but just found her big Lily last week and was so excited! We constantly hear "hi, I'm Lily, sing a counting song with me..."

She hugs her and calls her "baby."