and its a BOY!!!

I'm a lot slower getting something on the blog than I hoped....But, we welcomed a precious baby BOY to our family today! I'm so glad that we waited to find out what we were having!

James Henderson Byerly, Jr was born at 8:01 a.m. He will go by Henderson. He weighed in at 7 lbs, 6 ouces and was 20 inches long. And, of course we think he's just precious!

Hopefully I can upload some more pictures tomorrow...this were taken with Jim's phone, so they aren't great! We are all so excited.....Emery was so cute about meeting her new baby brother. And, Merrill hasn't decided what she thinks yet!! Thanks for all the prayers the last few weeks and months. We are very blessed!

tomorrow, tomorrow.....

Well, the day is almost here! Tomorrow morning we will welcome baby #3! I'm so excited!!! I've had trouble sleeping, and not because of pregnancy complaints....just ready to meet him or her! As of right now, we don't have a definite name for a girl, this could be fun! According to the poll....the majority said they think we are having a boy! I can't get a vibe either way!

We've had fun the last couple of weeks....trips to the library, the circus, mcdonalds, fun snows, etc..... Not that we won't be able to keep doing fun things after baby is here- it will just be a little different for a few weeks!

I've gotten most everything done I wanted to before the baby arrived. But, I'm most excited about getting our taxes done. Those of you that know how type A I can be- this shouldn't surprise you! But, how long have known this day was coming??? My hospital bag still isn't packed and I'm blogging!!! Emery started ballet back in January (and merrill thinks she did too) and let me tell you- she loves it! I'm kinda out of my comfort zone..... I don't like mirrors and spandex and graceful is not a word that anyone would use to describe me!!! Should be fun seeing where this goes!

We tried to get a mom and girl shot yesterday morning before church- looks lovely doesn't it!

This one..... her little world is about to be rocked. She was supposed to be sitting in Jim's lap for the daddy and daughters shot, but you can see she wasn't into that!

Jim trying to get merrill to come for the picture.....

my sweet girl at her valentine's party at school. I love the holidays through kids eyes....

we've had lots of "hang around the house days" during the cold weather.... the girls have enjoyed playing in pjs all day and doing "tricks" and making "crafts"

the 20 pound daredevil

not sure what's cuter here....merrill or the bag of trash that needs to be taken out?

We had a beautiful snow several weeks ago! I love what I call perfect snow....no footprints or melted patches. Here's our backyard

they lasted 20 mintues outside.....we're real tough at our house!

the girls and I, mom, and laura got our toes done this morning. I was scared we exceeded the weight limit on the chair.....

clearly didn't mean to post this picture, but I'm not starting over on this post!

Kiki, Laura, and Merrill

Em's toes.....

Okay, hopefully I'll be able to update tomorrow with our news!!

January

January is such a cold, slow, and kinda boring ( if you ask me!) month. But, this year, I am welcoming a fresh start. I am kinda struggling thinking that this time last year, I was a day away from heading to the Bahamas without kids!!! Wow, the things that can happen in a year!


We had a MAJOR snow storm this week, and the girls and I had several pajama days.... I love that they were content playing with some new toys and watching movies/tv. We went outside for a little while... the girls were too cold to pose for a picture... so this is what I got!! But, when I uploaded the pictures, look what else somehow appeared??? Not sure how, but look at baby Merrill! I can't believe how time flies!

And, while I'm thinking about babies...... Baby #3 is coming February 16th....first thing in the morning. I/we are so excited!!! A little over a month!

a backwards Christmas recap

I know, Christmas is way over, but here's a quick recap of our holidays. Of course it's backwards, starting with after Christmas. But, oh well!



the girls have loved their tutus from uncle bud

santa brought pink camo sleeping bags

Christmas Morning at Kiki and Pop's:

merrill clearly loves her new panties from kiki and pop

merrill hanging with uncle David Christmas morning

Jim opening a present....my mom went crazy at the container store. All the men got these- whatever they are!!! Some kinda twisty thing???

Christmas Morning at our house:

We couldn't believe it....Santa delivered some chocolates that looked like a mouse had gotten into them! How gross, Santa!

Daddy was super excited about the new sleeping bags!

check out that christmas morning hair.....




Christmas Eve at my Grandmother's house:

Christmas eve at my grandmothers- where has she seen this look?

emery was so tired by the time we opened gifts. Check out her outfit- she loves changing into dresses my grandmother kept that were my aunts and moms. Lovely with red shoes and red bow, isn't it?

family shot









Emery's Christmas Program:

Emery taking a bow at her Christmas show

making sure her beloved Aunt Laura and Uncle David are watching

Group shot

sweet sisters




Christmas with Nana & Poppy:

Nana and Poppy came up for Christmas a few days before. They gave Merrill a baby doll that breathed and cried like a real one. Merrill was less than thrilled!

Snow white opening a gift

The girls helping Poppy open a gift.... Emery sporting a swimsuit cover up.











Emery's Christmas Party at School:

Emery's school Christmas party

my sweet girl

even though we made a terrible picture here, I love my girls!















Random:

I mean, how old is she?

















Ornament Party:

The girls and I had an ornamnet party early december. It wouldn't have happened if it weren't for my sweet mom, sweet husband, and sweet martha lynn. They all helped me clean the house and make some goodies. I'm lucky to have them all!

the girls were excited to see their daddy after the party- rumor has it that it was a bit wild back in the bedrooms? Something about someone swinging from a chandelier???

Cooper

Cara & Ella

martha Lynn, Jenny, Aunt Susan

me & hayden
























Attempts at a Christmas card- always so fun!:

I hope everyone had a great Christmas. As I sat here and worked on this.... I'm listening to Vince Gill on CMT sing "give me jesus" Please keep praying for sweet Misty's family.