The Big 60

For the last few years, we have been talking about doing something really special for Dad's 60th birthday. Instead of a big party, which Dad would not have liked at all, we went to the beach for a long weekend. Our little family of five has expanded so much that we have outgrown our 3 bedroom beach condo! So we rented a HUGE house at Martinique. There was plenty of room for our party of 10. Of course we picked the coldest weekend in recent history but we had lots of fun just hanging around and relaxing in our PJs.

Rose and Pops
Jay and Rose had so much fun being together. They are so close in age and love doing the same things. Having them on the same schedule make life so easy! They were like brother and sister that weekend.

We ate alot! And the boys took the babies swimming in the indoor pool. Rose has grown so much since last summer that she didn't have a bathing suit that fit! The swim diaper worked just fine!

Rose, Pops, and William in the hot tub...don't worry, it wasn't too hot!

Loving the pool (and Pops!)

Look at that weggie! So cute :)

Jay perfected his jump.

Snuggling with Aunt Dana after the swim.

All tuckered out after a long but fun weekend

Happy birthday, Daddy! You truly are the sweetest, most thoughtful, hardest working person I know. You deserve only the best in life and we all love you sooooo much!!!

Rose is ONE!

It was so surreal today to see my Lilypie ticker wishing Rose a happy 1st birthday. It seems like just yesterday that I started the countdown to her arrival. I remember that it seemed like forever until she would be born. And today she is ONE!

Words cannot describe how much I love my little Rosebud. I think she is the most amazing person in the whole world! I adore everything she does, every little sound, motion, laugh, and cry. I love that I am usually the last person Rose sees before going to sleep for the night, and I am the first person she sees in the morning. I love that she is ticklish on her thighs. I love that she doesn't want to be away from me. I don't want to be away from her either! I love that she makes herself laugh in the car. I love that her favorite food is raspberries. I love the way she sucks her two fingers and rubs the silky part of her blankie on her cheek. I love that Rose still wants me to hold her bottles. I love that Rose still loves being rocked to sleep. I could go on and on forever.

I hope that Rose will continue to thrive and that she will love her little sister when she arrives in May. I pray that these two girls will be best friends. I can't wait to see what this year has in store for Rosebud...I know it will be a great year! Happy birthday to my precious angel and thanks for making us the happiest parents in the world!!

Happy Birthday to my Sweet Angel

Rose, you are 1!!!! I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. It really seems like just yesterday that we were bringing you home from the hospital. I was so scared that I was going to do something wrong and I didn't want to be left alone with you at first! I quickly learned everything I needed to know about taking care of you with the help of your wonderful Grammy and Jannie. They spent lots of time with us, teaching me things like how to nurse you, burp you, swaddle you up tight, and how to bathe you! After a few days I felt more confident in my new role as your Mommy and I began to treasure our time alone! You were the sweetest and most beautiful baby I had ever seen. You hardly ever cried, ate great, and slept for a few hours at a time! You loved being held and I held you all the time! I never wanted to put you down. I loved holding you and watching you sleep. I couldn't believe that you were my baby! You seemed to beautiful and perfect to be real. But you were and you were mine!
Now you are learning to walk! What happened to my little baby??? You have changed from a snuggly little newborn into a busy little toddler! You love exploring every nook and cranny of our house and making huge messes. (Your messes are the only ones I don't mind cleaning up!)You love reading books, playing with baby dolls, playing with the spices in the pantry, taking baths, and eating all kinds of food. You love your Mommy and Daddy, and lucky for me, you still love to snuggle!!! I hope that you will always be as sweet and as beautiful as you are today. Mommy and Daddy love you more than anything in the world, Rosebud!!! We feel so lucky to be your parents.

Happy 1st birthday!

Love,

Mommy

We Love Pink!

Its a GIRL!! Rose is really excited to have a sister and best friend arriving in May!

19 Week Pregnancy Update

I feel like this pregnancy is flyiiiing by! Its so different than the first one in that some days I forget that I am pregnant because I am so busy playing and taking care of Rose. With the first pregnancy, I thought about the baby I was carrying all day and all night! I had a hard time sleeping but sleep is not a problem (yet!) with this pregnancy. I am exhausted by the end of the day and usually sleep like a rock. The nausea ended around week 13...thank goodness! It was hard taking care of a baby all day when all I wanted to do was curl up on the sofa and sleep. But we got through it! I feel great these days and have enough energy to manage. An afternoon nap is awesome, if I can manage to fit it in. I either cook dinner or nap during Rose's afternoon naptime...so you can imagine how many home-cooked meals we have these days! Maybe 1 or 2 a week. That's so sad...gotta get better about that! The Papa John's people know us, our order, and that we like them to call when they are outside vs. ringing the doorbell because the bell wakes Rose up. Seriously, they have that all in their computer and when we call they say, Hello Mr. Lyon and they rattle off all our our info! Its funny. I'm sure this baby will loooove pizza since he/she eats it several times a week :) Speaking of him or her...we are finding out the sex on Wednesday! I have absolutely no idea what this baby is so its going to be really exciting to find out! Check back Wednesday for the surprise!

Spaghetti Night

Clark and I love a good spaghetti dinner. Apparently, Rose does too!

The aftermath.

Waiting

Have I mentioned how much Rose loves her Mama? She would be happy to sit on my lap and play all day.

But sometimes, I've got things I've gotta do! Rose doesn't like when I leave her in the den. But she usually waits pateintly for me to return.
Waiting is exhasuting!