Winter Storm!

We have had some freezing rain, sleet, and snow over the past few days here in Kentucky. Last night we heard some strange noises outside and here is a picture of what they were (branches falling)!

Both of the trees in our front yard became causualties during the winter weather. We love being homeowners, but Ryan is not too excited about taking care of the mess! We were very blessed to keep our power though, because many people lost power in our area.
Samson is our great watchdog!

Since we have been confined to the house, I have started getting things ready for Kaitlyn's arrival. The above picture is of all the cute girlie things she got from people at our church.

Michael has been quite interested in all of the new things going on. He decided he wanted to sit in his old car seat after I got the Bundle Me washed and put back in for Kaitlyn.

He also helped with the laundry. I'm anxious to see how he handles things when Kaitlyn arrives!

Bedhead and Coloring

There's not too much new going on with us right now. We've been inside the house a good bit due to the cold weather. Pretty soon we will be posting about the birth of our little GIRL though! Here are a couple of recent pictures of our little man. The first is a picture of Michael's bedhead one morning last week. He is in need of a haircut, but since I'm his barber, I want to wait until right before Kaitlyn comes to give him a trim.

Coloring is something new that Michael likes to do. He used to just try and eat the crayons, but now he will actually make some scribbles. I think he enjoys taking the crayons out of the box one by one and putting them back in more than coloring though.

Here's a picture of his first Valentine this year. He got it in the mail this week from his granny Lyons. She sent him a present along with lots of clothes she got for Kaitlyn. This picture was after a nap, so once again he had a little bedhead :).

We're ready for our little girl!

We had an ultrasound this past week of Kaitlyn and she is doing great! Here are a couple of pictures. They are both of her face. She was yawning in the first one.

Her room is now ready! It was fun getting to pick out pink things this time.

December trip to GA

After Christmas, we headed down to GA for a few days. We stayed busy visiting with family and had a great time. Here are a few pictures of our little man.

Hugging his new hairy dawg.

Kaitlyn will be ready to cheer on the Dawgs next football season (without Stafford and Moreno).

Michael likes his new caterpillar.

Having a little fun with daddy's Georgia visor

His favorite gift at his Grandma J's house was a plastic spiderman cup with a straw. He really loved the expensive items this year!

My boys wearing their new Georgia gear after church on Sunday.

We were very blessed in 2008!

Christmas Day 2008

The Lyons family had a wonderful Christmas this year! We really enjoyed being in our home on Christmas morning.

Here are a couple of pictures of Michael right after he woke up. He didn't really know what to think of momma taking pictures of him that early in the morning.
Before presents, we enjoyed chocolate chip pancakes and then read the Christmas story from Michael's Jesus Storybook Bible.

Michael got a little messy.

His presents and stocking.

Michael hasn't been allowed to go behind the sofa where the tree is, so he was a little skittish about being back there. We took his stocking and toys over to his normal play area for him to enjoy.

His favorite toy was a $2 Nerf basketball. He played with it all day!

He kept trying to figure out how to hold everything that was in his stocking.

I had to throw a festive picture of Samson in! He's wearing my scarf.

Our friends, Rocky and Suzanne, came over for dinner and Suzanne made a yummy Derby pie. Michael started the day off with a chocolate-covered mouth and ended it the same way.

We are such a blessed family!

Merry Christmas Eve!

We started some new Christmas Eve traditions today in the Lyons family. The first was a trip to Chucke Cheese's. Michael had a great time! He was much more into playing this time (he had just turned one year on his first trip). Also, daddy was with us this time and put tokens in the games.

He loves to drive!

The pizza was a pretty big hit as well.

Hanging out with Bob the Builder and daddy.

I guess he thinks momma is funny.

I love this picture. The Lyons boys are very intense about this game.

The second tradition we started was a trip to Elizabethtown, KY. They have a light display called "Christmas in the Park." It is really nice; we are going to try to go again next year. My pictures aren't so great because my camera battery was dying.

We let Samson come along since we didn't have to get out of the car.

Here are a couple of pictures I was able to get before the battery died. I'm charging it now so it will be ready for tomorrow!

Our First Snow in KY

We woke up this morning to a snow-covered lawn. This is the first time it has snowed since we moved back to KY. I sent Ryan out to get some pictures of our house, then we bundled Michael up for a couple of pictures. He was not too thrilled. I think he felt like the kid on A Christmas Story.

Our front yard

Down our street

The pond in our backyard

Samson had to sport his sweater.
A couple of pictures with dad in the backyard before he had to go to work

Our garage is not organized just yet, so we are still parking outside. Poor Ryan had to clean off the car before leaving for work. Michael and Samson watched him from the window. I'm glad I am now a stay-at-home mommy and we can stay inside all day!