Christmas 2009

We had quite an eventful Christmas this year. We were supposed to have Christmas eve at Mom and Dan's house but because of the snow storm the week before, we decided to get together and Jen and Randy's instead. After we had dinner and opened presents, Brad and I and the kids went back to spend the night with mom and Dan. About 4:00 in the morning the power went out and we realized that there had been a severe ice storm during the night. We could hear limbs cracking and trees falling outside and didn't know how bad the roads would be. Around 8:00 we decided to pack up our things and try to get off the mountain before any more trees fell and we left just in time. Mom and Dan left about 10 minutes after we did to go have Christmas breakfast with her family and they couldn't get past some big trees that had fallen after we left. We had to take several detours and stop several times to move trees out of the road but we finally made it back home. We were so thankful to be home safely!

Christmas Eve with the cousins - Garrett, Macey, Logan and Tyler

Christmas morning

The picture doesn't even begin to show how much ice there was on the trees and how many limbs and small trees were down

Opening presents Christmas morning after we finally made it home

Later that evening all of Brad's family came over for dinner and more presents.

Goofballs

They really do love each other!

SNOW!!!

The week before Christmas Asheville got over a foot of snow. We decided to drive up on Saturday and take a generator to Jen and Randy and play in the snow a little. It was beautiful!

Miscellaneous Fall Pics

Tyler's first flight

Daddy and his Co-pilot

Logan's first taste of rice cereal - I don't think he like it!

Carving pumpkins

Trunk or Treat at the church

Tyler's 3rd birthday

We had a pretty low key birthday this year at home. All of our immediate family came over for dinner and cake and ice cream and then Tyler had a blast opening all of his presents and getting to play with his cousins. He is a very loved little boy!

Tyler and his new Lightning McQueen hat

Daddy and Uncle Ryan had to test out some of the new toys

Elle wasn't sure what to think about all these boy toys

Celebrating at church the next day

Miscellaneous Summer Pics

This was how we all felt for the first couple months!

First bath at home

Meeting Abigail Peters - born July 27, 2010, a month after Logan

First ride in the double stroller

The first time Tyler has ever fallen asleep at the dinner table

Swimming lessons

Logan was a trooper and slept through most of Tyler's swimming lessons

Tyler and Elle at the Carolina Panthers training camp

Riverbanks Zoo with Landon, Micah and Austin