final thoughts

well 2009 is almost over, and I just wanted to say:

SEE Y'ALL NEXT YEAR!!!

i pray that everyone has a happy and blessed 2010.

here are some pictures from our recent trip to charleston!!

for more photos check out my flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hbyars/sets/72157622935754091/

winter pictures!

time flies when you are busy!

i can't believe that christmas is just around the corner! what has happened between thanksgiving and now? craziness is what has happened. at least from what i remember that is what has happened.

i had my high school production of "anne of green gables". it was amazing! my high schoolers are so talented and great! i am sad to not get to have high school drama next semester. i think i went into a coma for a few days after that, because i cannot remember anything for a few days.

after coming out of my coma it was time to put up our christmas decorations, which i love! i love the tree, the lights, the ornaments, the stockings, and the smell of christmas. although we had a mild scare that we had lost our ornaments, or at least left them in atlanta in the attic!! we didn't put up a tree last year since we spent two weeks in belgium with oma and opa, so this is the first year that we are putting up decorations in lubbock. luckily mema and grandad had held onto our decorations for almost two years! we had totally forgotten that we asked them to hold onto them. thank you mema and grandad for not tossing them!!!

there are some really precious ornaments that i would have been heartbroken to lose. it would have been so sad to lose the ornament that matthew and i made at the kappa/alpha christmas party the night we got engaged, or the cute bride and groom that we got as as wedding present. i also would have missed my claymation christmas ornaments from "rudolph the red nosed reindeer". to me the christmas tree tells a story all its own! each ornament is a part of our history and past whether it be good, bad or ugly!!

well, this started off being a catch you up on our lives blog, but it has ended up being about our christmas tree and all the memories that it holds!

liam loves the tree and just about every morning as he walks into the kitchen he says,"tree on!". we turn on the tree and his face lights up and he says, "lights!" like it is the most magical thing in the world. that is a new memory for me and the tree, one that i will treasure always. i love to see his face as he looks at the ornaments and can say what some of them are, and how he just enjoys finding them and touching them and then taking them off and then trying to break them!

next year there will be another little one with us, but this year, i love liam getting to enjoy the tree to himself.

i will catch up both of you reading this blog in my next installment. we will be in charleston for christmas on the beach!!! then two relaxing (fingers crossed) weeks at home! i pray that you all have a wonderful christmas!!!

ps - sorry no pictures aunt spazzy, but i promise to post some over the weekend!!!

so much happening . . . so little time to blog about it

well, it has been busy month! we have had halloween, thanksgiving, a jr. play, and soon to have a high school play. i don't even know were to start this blog, except that i have kind of already started it, but were do i go from here?

WE ARE HAVING A GIRL!! we found out before thanksgiving that liam will be getting a little sister around late march or early april! we are very excited and i have already decorated her room in my head many times over!! we cannot wait to meet her in person!

liam is getting bigger and bigger everyday and is so talkative and precious. i gave him his first haircut. the curls are still there, so you can breathe a sigh of relief.

he was the most adorable elephant this halloween!

thanksgiving came and went last week. my mom and dad were in the states, so that was great! of course that also meant that we never stopped. we shopped, had christmas, went to bundy reunion, and went and played on bundy ranch!! that is what we have named the land that dad has outside of throckmorton. he bought a polaris ranger and we all had a great time riding around in it, especially the boys. christmas was great, and liam got his first tricycle. family time is always great and we love spending time with them as much as possible!

talkie talkie

liam is a talk-a-holic and we love it! here is short but sweet video of our little precious one! enjoy!!

nothing overly exciting . . .

we are all just chugging along here in lubbock.

matt is about to take his comp exams for his phd. so keep that in your prayers. he is working really hard at his studies, and we are ready for this chapter to end on a happy note! all that will be left after this is defending his dissertation. we all need prayers for that part.

liam has entered his "no" and "nope" phase,

and it is driving us a little crazy. hopefully we will learn the word "yes" soon. otherwise he is still the cute little toot he always is. he is talking up a storm, and it is amazing the new words that he learns everyday. you never know what is going to come out of his mouth. we are having issues with cutting his hair. we don't want to, but it turns into a birds nest that is untamable. he is loving school and loving us, so who could ask for more?

i am finally over the morning, noon, and night sickness. school is going well, and i am finally getting into the groove of the new schedule and

expectations. the baby is doing well. growing and moving and grooving! we find out what we re having in a few weeks, and no, i don't really have a feeling one way or another what it is. i didn't with liam either. it was more like an alien in my body.

we are actually quite boring right now. life is smooth sailing, which is a blessing at the moment. we will just enjoy the comfort for a bit, as i am sure it won't last long. it never does.

peace to all and a happy halloween!!

liam goes to school and other happenings

waking up for our first day of "Super Kids"

we need to read our books to get ready for school.

back pack - check

lunch - check

smile - super check

let's go see our class

holding daddy's hand as we walk into school

silly boy in the morning! we like our jester hat!

our little man is getting so big

looking at daddy's bowl that was showcased in an art show at LCU!! exciting stuff

it has been and exciting few weeks. liam has started school at "super kids" south plains. well i call it school, because he goes to chapel, p.e., and eats lunch there. that is school, is it not? well, he loves it, and we love that he loves it. i also love that i get to have a nap on those days.

matthew, who is a member of "the south plains wood turners association", recently had some of his wood work in an art show at LCU. the work they showcased was amazing. matt had two bowls in the show, and both were beautiful. he is disgustingly talented.

the weather is cooling off and i love that. fall is here and my favorite season is looking promising. i look forward to the smell of chimneys, the taste of apple cider, and getting to wear sweaters and boots!! oh, and don't forget that we get to set our clocks back an hour for a little bit of extra sleep!

happy fall everyone