Merry & Bright

Christmas 2009

"Be near me, Lord Jesus,

I ask Thee to stay

Close by me forever

And love me I pray

Bless all the dear children

In Thy tender care

And take us to heaven

To live with Thee there."

so blessed

d

Sunday Afternoon

The weather was beautiful and we were all feeling better (for the moment) so we headed to the park. Anna loves the park as much as her daddy. She loves the swing and slide. We had a fun family day.

Anna later ran a fever and we learned on Monday that her right ear is infected. Joy. But she is already sleeping better and feeling better.

For those that do not know, we were all sick about two weeks ago. Not fun when the family of 5 keep passing around stuff. Thankfully we are all feeling better. I pray we all stay healthly the rest of the season and through winter.

d

Happy *Halloween*

Our Three Punkins

Our little lady bug
Our sweet boys

Oh the joy of trying to photograph three children under the age of 2.

Good Times.

so blessed

d

Franklin PumpkinFest

Happy Fall!

A Big Weekend

I took the three kiddos to my parents in East TN this past weekend. S&S's first visit to nana and papa's house! All my aunts and uncles got to meet the boys. I wish I would have thought to take a picture of all the stuff packed in the back of the sequoia*. I think we packed half the house. :)

Hannah and Anna painted pumpkins.

We celebrated Hannah's 10th birthday a little early!

A bike from Aunt Donna and Uncle Wayne!

It was a good weekend with family. Lots of kisses from uncle wayne.

And my cousin got married.

so blessed

d

Just Life

Just some random pictures from September and October. Life is busy in the Myrick home. We know our children are huge blessings; but they are a lot of work right now. God is so good to us and He continues to provide for our needs.

"Hello!" She doesn't care that I'm trying to take her picture.

So Precious

Anna loves to wear sunglasses now and she loves for her baby to wear them too.
Just chillin' with Stewart. She is so cute with them.
Not wanting to have her picture made but she looked so cute in her footed PJs. We are loving the fall weather!

“All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children” (Isa. 54:13)

so blessed
d

Christmas Pictures

The Factory in Franklin has this cute penguin display. We took these on Sunday.

Cousins Photoshoot

Lazy Sunday

Wow! This week has been CRAZY! I'm not even sure why but Jeff and I both agree that we feel like we have been running nonstop for the past seven days. And then we ended a crazy week by having a yardsale with our new neighbors. Yes, we are crazy. But today was a different day. Jeff and Anna took 2 hour naps and then we laced up our walking shoes and headed to Radnor Lake. Words really can't describe how great it was to be outside in this beautiful natural habitat walking with my two favorite people. How great to experience God's creation and the peace that comes with just sitting and listening to the silence around you. Anna loved it and helped break the silence several times by squealing from excitement. How blessed we are to have days like today. Good family time!

We saw so many deer on our walk. They were not afraid (even of Anna's squeals) but often times stopped and posed. :)
This stroller rocks!
I'm lovin' this! Hey! I Rock!
Pit stop. Time for bottle.
"Hey, daddy! What's up?" I love this picture.
Two peas in a pod. She loves her daddy.

This was hard work. I need a nap.

so blessed.

d

A Week at the Beach

And a week was not long enough for this mommy! It always takes me about 3 days to realize I'm on vacation, for the wheels to quit turning and relaxation to kick in. Why is that?

We returned to FL this year, just a different area. We had a great time. The place we stayed has been completely rebuilt since being destroyed by a hurricane several years ago. It is located off the main highway and we were so surprised that there were not more people.

Anna had a great time getting reacquainted her Papa, Nana, Aunt Dena, and Cousins, Hannah and Cody. She loved the beach because she loves being outside. She enjoyed quality time in the condo with nana and papa in the afternoons. Jeff and I enjoyed quality time beside the ocean. Anna also loved the pool. She loves her bath time so this was not shocking. However, she couldn't figure out why there were other people in her big bath tub.

We took over 400 pictures with our new digital SLR camera. CRAZY! Here are just a few.

The Family

Sweet Baby Girl
Our Family
Cousins enjoying morning cuddle time.
More cousin cuddle time.
Mommy trying to love on her girl.

"I love this place called the beach"
Cousins having fun in the sun.
My first dip in the pool.
" Mommy dipped me under. Not my favorite part but it was ok."

Jeff's family came over on Monday and spent the day with us.

More cousins having fun in the sun.

Maybe too much fun. Oh my!
"Did my feet hit the board?"
The two younger ones liked the pool more than the beach.

Jeff's dad and his new granddaughter.

Myrick girls!
Robby's gang and our little one.
My, how they change and grow up!
Leaving my footprint in the sand. See you next year!

Happy summer!

d