The Lyday Crew

Rah Rah!

2009-08-30T11:20:00.001-07:00

Avery had her first game on Saturday! Here are a few pics from her first ever game to cheer at! :) She was way too cute! And her favorite part of cheerleading is taking water breaks.... I had to agree it was really hot out there!

My little girls....

2009-08-10T16:15:00.001-07:00

Cheer Camp

2009-08-09T06:42:00.001-07:00

Avery enjoyed her first Cheer Camp on Saturday! She spent 4 hours dancing and learning cheers! So cute!

Avery the Cheerleader....

2009-08-03T18:23:00.000-07:00

Here is Avery's latest adventure.... Avery is a Dolphin Cheerleader for KYF league in Katy. :) Enjoy. Watching her first practice was funny-- 4 yr olds cheering is always a good laugh...they were too cute!

Avery the Gymnast

2009-07-29T18:33:00.001-07:00

Here's a pic of our newest Gymnast. :) She got her very first gymnastics leotard. She was very proud...the pic is a little blury-- but it captures her excitement for her new shiny look. She's now a "blue wasp" in gymnastics after her first evaluation. Go Avery!

More 4th of July pics...

2009-07-23T12:46:00.000-07:00

Our attempt at a family picture on 4th of July. :) Haha...

July Picture

2009-07-23T12:43:00.000-07:00

Here is a cute picture from our 4th of July! :) A little late...but its cute!

Our Adventures to Sea World...

2009-07-02T09:00:00.000-07:00

I can't figure out how I only took about a dozen pictures in San Antonio. Too busy keeping track of my babies. Here is Bella Kate holding the map. She's our tour guide. We had fun- it was hot, but fun! We stayed at the Hyatt Regency Resort- it was so great!!

Here are the Lyday's in front of the Alamo-- clearly Cooper and Bella Kate are too distracted with each other to smile.. Here is what I get when I try to take a picture of Cooper. :)

Cooper enjoying the Shamu show.

A Few More pictures

2009-06-15T15:19:00.000-07:00

Mommy the photographer. :)

2009-06-15T13:04:00.001-07:00

We took the little Lyday's and our sweet cousins, Walker and Zara for a little photo op at Katy Heritage park this morning. We are "surprising" our maw maw for her birthday present. Yes, my mom already knows about it --so its not actually a surprise. :) I know I am definitely not the best photographer--but at least I was free. :) I need to learn a lot more about photo editing to really make the pics spectacular. :) Enjoy

Outdoor fun for the little Lyday's

2009-06-12T12:03:00.000-07:00

We have spent most of our first week of summer outside. :) Daddy has been working a basketball camp- and so we have spent most of our time outside at home this week.
We love our swings and playground!

Avery announced to me one day that she was a "princess pirate"...hmmm. :) Sure, Avery.

Cute pics of my babies

2009-06-09T14:22:00.000-07:00

Here's my princess Avery after our church's Easter Egg hunt. (I just downloaded these pics). :) She's such a little girly princess.

Cooper has one of Avery's princess lunch bags on his head. He's the silliest little guy!

Too cute! Here's my baby Bella Kate at church.

Fun in the Car :)

2009-06-09T14:17:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone... the Little Lydays went on a short trip to Dallas for Nana's wedding. :) Avery was the only cooperating child of mine to fulfill her "flower girl" duties. :) Bella Kate and Cooper had to stay inside (the wedding was outside) with me because they were screaming. :( But we got to watch the wedding through the window. :) Avery did so well! Here are some pics from our time in the car.

Happy Memorial Day!- a day early

2009-05-24T17:56:00.001-07:00

The Lyday's hope everyone is enjoying their long Memorial Day weekend. :) I took a picture of Avery & Cooper crying--it was a very dramatic moment. :) Thank goodness Bella Kate was happy!! Sweet Bella Kate- as always...too cute . Hope everyone has a great weekend!

On The Road

2009-05-24T17:50:00.001-07:00

Here are the little Lydays in the car. :) Bella Kate was very happy- the other 2 were mesmerized by a Disney movie. We were on our way to see Walker last Sunday. :)

Ballerina Avery

2009-05-24T15:48:00.000-07:00

Check out Avery's ballet recital pictures- before the show. :) Avery's dance recital was "The Lion King" and Avery was a "warthog". She's definitely the cutest warthog that I've ever seen!! :) Too cute! Avery did really well! --She was very adament about not going to her recital---but once we were there, she did great! Our ballerina was beautiful!

Avery & Bella Kate's Birthday Celebration

2009-05-24T15:41:00.001-07:00

Here are a few pictures of Avery & Bella Kate's Birthday Celebration at Inflatable Zone Katy! Check out Avery's cake! So cute!! We had so much fun!

"Hoppy" Easter

2009-04-13T09:31:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of our Easter morning and afternoon! :) We hope that everyone had a fabulous Easter!

This picture makes me laugh of Cooper!

Sweet Bella Kate

Avery is very proud of the Easter Eggs that she found! :)

Cooper is investigating the Confetti Eggs that he found. :)

WOW! All I can Say is WOW!

2009-04-09T16:09:00.001-07:00

Today my students' parents celebrated my birthday! I was in complete shock when I walked in!! It was amazing! I am truly blessed with an amazing class and PRECIOUS parents! They truly made my day sparkle! I even got to be on morning announcements in my BirthdayGirl Bling shirt! Too fun!

Here's the door into my classroom!
Here is "Cafe' LYDAY" for our Fajita lunch (yes they brought our Kindergarten Team Fajitas for lunch! My students' parents are AMAZING! SERIOUSLY! Pink flowers were the centerpieces! They even had little pink tins with hershey chocolates at each place setting. Pink Tule was tied around the chairs! too cute!

Here's the food table in "Cafe' Lyday"

One of my students' parents painted this "Happy Birthday" canvas! WOW!

My own Birthday Bulletin Board! TOO CUTE! (my students' names are on the white polka dots)

This is what my desk looked like when I came in. These gifts were apart of my gift from the class. You can't see it...but I even got a birthday girl bling shirt! AWESOME! My favorite gift was the "Birthday Wish Book" that my students wrote for me- telling me what they wish for me. TOO ADORABLE!

This is my art table turned into our Cupcake Boutique! :)

Here's a close up of the PRECIOUS cupcakes! WOW! Pink Leopard print cupcakes with my "L" monogram! WOW!

Here is how my own personal cupcake was presented. :) ADORABLE!

Needless to say--- my day was AMAZING! I kept saying "WOW" all day long! My students even showered me with individual birthday gifts! They are WAY TOO generous! My Kindergarten Team also celebrated my birthday with Cookie Cake and a present! TOO SWEET! Let's see what Jeremy does for me on my actual birthday.... (Monday)! hehe!

Bella Kate's Photo Shoot

2009-03-20T07:18:00.000-07:00

I took Bella Kate to get her 1 year pictures taken on Tuesday! Here are the results! :) Just a few of them! She did such a great job! Enjoy!

Our new "park"

2009-03-20T06:31:00.001-07:00

This is just a cute pic of Avery this week in her new dress! :) The rest are of our new Rainbow Playground! :) Our new playground has been the highlight of our Spring Break!

Our little Lyday's got a new "park" in our backyard! Avery calls this our "park"! We absolutely love it! Cooper LOVES going down the slide and Avery LOVES to swing!

Even Bella Kate LOVES swinging!

Cooper is very fussy about his shoes getting muddy! Yes, our backyard is a big mud pit because of the 4 days of rain and our backyard not draining properly. :( At least, we can still have a blast!

Here's a rare photo of Avery without a bow on. She was very insistant about not wearing a bow at her new "park".

YEE HAW! Livestock Show!

2009-03-20T06:14:00.000-07:00

Sweet little Cooper did not like riding his pony! After waiting 1 hour, I can imagine why he didn't like it. :)

On the other hand, Avery LOVED riding her pony! She had been talking about riding a pony forEVER! :) Now she wants a pink pony for her birthday! :)

Happy Birthday Bella Kate

2009-03-20T06:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Sweet Bella Kate! We can't believe that our little baby girl is actually 1! We celebrated by having yummy pizza and cake! :) Bella Kate will have her "official" birthday party with Avery in April! :)

Bella Kate LOVED her cupcake! Especially the yummy icing! :)

Yee-haw! Go Texan Day!

2009-02-27T18:08:00.001-08:00

Of course, I had to teach my little Lydays how to say "HOWDY"! Today is Go Texan Day and of course, Avery and Cooper had a great time dressing up as precious Cowgirl and Cowboys!

A little late... but here's 2 of my sweethearts... from Valentine's day.

2009-02-27T18:02:00.001-08:00

Here's a picture of my oldest baby! :) Avery had a great time at her Valentine's Day party at school! She was very excited about all the valentines that she received--especially all the Disney Princess cards. :)

Here's My Little Ladies Man! Cooper had a great time at his Valentine's Day Party at school!

And... here's Avery... :)

2009-02-11T16:57:00.000-08:00

Avery wanted to see her picture on the computer too... so here's a few shots with Avery & Bella Kate after Bella Kate's bath tonight... :)

Opps. I snuck a picture of Cooper in :)

Cooper's "Faux" Mohawk!

2009-02-11T15:57:00.000-08:00

Cooper's hair is getting a little too long....so of course, it was my wonderful idea to make it into a "faux" mohawk. Precious huh?

Sweet Bella Kate

2009-02-11T15:52:00.001-08:00

Here are a few precious pics from my little Bella Kate! I cannot believe that she'll be 1 in March! Wow!!! My little "baby" is growing up... sad to actually think about! How precious is she! :) Enjoy!

Girls can be girls....

2009-01-13T18:19:00.000-08:00

So yesterday, Avery told me that her new "friend" told her that she wasn't pretty. Of course, my immediate reaction was "AVERY, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!"- and of course, Avery said confidently, "Yes, I know--I'm pretty!" (sassy, huh?). Afterall, when Avery was 2 she would tell people/strangers that her name was "cute" when they would ask Avery her name....)

Anyways, of course, I asked Avery what she said back when her "friend" said that mean comment....Avery didn't say anything back to that little girl.

Can you believe that little 3 yr old girls are so mean..... Come on!

Look at this precious face....

So I asked my little angel today if her "friend" was nice to her today. She said "no!" Of course, my heart was beating a little faster--thinking that this little girl had told my BEAUTIFUL baby that she wasn't "pretty" again.... so then I ask "Avery, why wasn't your "friend" nice to you today?".... And then Avery looked away smiling...and said "She told on me to the teacher"... of course, I asked "why?"..... Avery says-- "I was being mean to her". :) Haha ( I know I shouldn't condone naughty behavior--- but it was really cute- and no worries... I told her to always "be nice" to others) :) At least, Avery had a good day at school today. :)

...I can only imagine what Cooper will be up to when he's Avery's age.....

Big Girl

2009-01-05T16:02:00.000-08:00

My sweet little baby is now a "Big Girl". She was promoted to the next class at her Montessori School. :) And with that "promotion" I got to buy my big girl uniforms. Of course, we had to do some picture taking before school today! :) These pictures make me laugh! She had such a great day at school today with her new class!

Kevin & Jamie's Wedding

2009-01-04T06:39:00.001-08:00

We went to Kevin & Jamie's beautiful wedding yesterday! Wow! It was gorgeous! Here we are enjoying the amazing reception! Congrats to Kevin & Jamie!

Here is Zara & Avery dancing!

Here is Mr. Handsome and I dancing together..

Our Little Lydays...

2009-01-04T06:21:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of our Little Lydays hanging out on New Years Eve. Enjoy!

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-29T12:49:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas! The Lyday's hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! Here are some pictures from Christmas eve and Christmas day! Enjoy! :)

Here is Avery posing by her brand new princess bike! :)

Here's the bike rider!

She had to take her bow off so her bike helmet would fit! :)
Cooper & Bella Kate having a "tea" party while Avery was out bike riding!

Here's is Hannah "Avery" Montana & Cooper "rockin' out" with their new guitars that Santa brought them. Yes, Avery is wearing her new Hannah Montana outfit...lovely huh? ha...

Here's Jeremy rockin out with Cooper's guitar

Avery posing by the gifts that Santa brought her

This is Avery holding her very own Hannah Montana water bottle. She LOVES everything Hannah Montana---I'm guessing if I found "Hannah Montana" vegetables- she would "LOVE" those too.... seriously, Hannah Montana is on everything that Avery owns...

Merry Christmas Jeremy!

Here is my favorite picture of my sweet Bella Kate.... she sure is adorable! I'm definitely biased! :)

Here's my little grizzly bear! Cooper isn't looking too happy after getting sick in car on the way home from Dallas....yes, Mommy got to clean that one up. Merry Christmas! ;)

Santa's Visit

2008-12-09T20:24:00.000-08:00

Santa was kind enough to visit Avery & Cooper's school today for pictures! Cooper was the brave one who jumped on Santa's lap first and Avery was happy just to stand next to Santa. :) Too bad I didn't bring Bella Kate to their School for this perfect picture opportunity. :)

I asked Avery what she asked Santa to bring her... "A Ballerina Music Box"

I asked Cooper the same question... "Cars"-- yes, more hot wheels cars to join the other million that we already have in our house. :)

Santa better get back to the North Pole to prepare for Christmas....

Sugar Creek Montessori School Holiday Program

2008-12-09T20:11:00.001-08:00

Sweet little Cooper & Avery had their SCMS Holiday Program this past Saturday- Cooper "sang" Jingle Bells and Avery sang "Snowflake, Snowflake". Cooper's class did great- it was soo adorable! Cooper is the 2nd one from the left... Ms. Betty (his AMAZING teacher) is right behind him helping him jingle his bells that were around his wrist. :)

Check out how much taller Avery is compared to all the other kids in her class. :) Yes, she's the last one on the right :)

Avery the Tapping Ballerina...

2008-12-09T20:05:00.000-08:00

Little Miss Sunshine had her 1st ever Dance Performance. Avery was quite nervous- but VERY excited about dancing! Once she saw me in the front row- she finally decided to dance. :)

Fun in the "Snow"

2008-12-09T19:56:00.000-08:00

The Little Lydays enjoyed having fun in our Texas style "snow". Here are a few pictures from our Christmas Tree Lighting night at our church. Also, Avery sang a few Christmas songs before taking part in the snow. Avery still talks about the "Tree lightening"- yes, she says lightening....

Here is little Miss Avery in the Fire Truck...

Mr. Handsome didn't care for the snow too much...

The Lyday's 2008 Christmas Picture

2008-11-26T18:18:00.000-08:00

Here it is...... Our 2008 Lyday Family Christmas Picture. We were "brave" and got our family pictures taken. Jeremy & I always say that it is torture taking all 3 Little Lydays (really just Cooper) out for picture time...but at least the picture turned out well. (yes, it was the only pose that we had to choose from - thanks to Cooper! ) Enjoy!

Avery & Cooper's Fall Pictures

2008-11-26T18:13:00.000-08:00

Here are Avery & Cooper's Fall Pictures from Sugar Creek Montessori School. Aren't the precious?! I was amazed how "nice" they look in the picture together--if I didn't know any better... I would think that they actually "like" each other. :)

Here are my precious babies...at least 2 of them. :) I should get Maw-Maw to take Fall pictures with Bella Kate. :) hehehe!

Our K-Adventures... at BHE

2008-11-26T18:01:00.001-08:00

Here are a few pictures from our 1st annual BHE Kindergarten Book Character Parade. Yours truly was "Froggy goes to school". Yes, I know I look very silly! It was all a lot of fun! I also added a pic of a few of us from our K Team from 50's Day. And of course, here we are at our 1st annual Thanksgiving feast! Enjoy...

A little late... Happy Halloween!

2008-11-26T17:56:00.000-08:00

Yes, I'm just a month late...but here are some pics from our adventures of Trick or Treating in our neighborhood! :)
Enjoy!

Happy 2nd Birthday Cooper!

2008-10-27T18:11:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to our little Cooper!! :) Cooper "Dooper" turns 2 October 28th! :) Here are a few pics from Coop's birthday party at Inflatable Zone Katy.

Here's the car ride to Cooper's Birthday Party! Yes, I asked "Who's ready for Cooper's Birthday Party?" Avery was indeed the more excited one! She's already for the next birthday party!

Here is Jeremy & Avery discussing the art of sliding down! :)

Cooper had a blast!!Here's Bella Kate just hanging out at Coop's Birthday! She's precious huh!!!

Here I am having a "blast" with Cooper & Avery! (Yes, those are bloomers under Avery's Little Red Riding Hood Costume)

Here's Cooper ENJOYING his juice. Yes, its very rare that Coop drinks juice...and when he does--he LOVES it! :)

Here's the Monster cake for my little monster! :) Happy Birthday Bubba!

Seven Lakes Fall Festival!

2008-10-26T11:03:00.000-07:00

We took all 3 little Lydays to the Seven Lakes HS Fall Festival on Saturday! We had a lot of fun! :) Sweet little Cooper was still feeling a little under the weather! But fun was had by all! We even got a "giant" pumpkin--as Avery would say.

BHE Dedication

2008-10-23T19:27:00.000-07:00

Wow! We had our BHE dedication! All I can say was WOW! The larger than life igloo that we're standing behind was amazing!!! I love BHE! Avery tells me she wants to be a Husky! :) Lucky her she will be in 2 years!

Here's a pic of the K teachers! Yes, most of us will be dancing at the Red Ribbon Week Assembly-- Jeremy wants to come and watch this spectacle (me dancing)...

She's cute huh... Sweet Bella Kate

2008-10-05T15:04:00.001-07:00

Here are some cute pictures of my little Bella Kate

Halloween Costumes

2008-10-05T14:47:00.000-07:00

Yes, we finally moved into our new house!! We are SUPER excited about our new home! All of our little Lydays enjoy sleeping in their very own room! :)

We bought our Halloween costumes today at Target! Avery will be Little Mermaid, Cooper will be a Monkey (very fitting to his personality), and Sweet Bella Kate will be a Leopard (Avery's old costume). Avery was very worried that she wouldn't be able to walk in her mermaid costume since Ariel doesn't have feet in the movie.

Cooper isn't very happy about me taking his picture! :)

Cooper's costume is so precious! Here is his monkey hiney. :)

Here's Little Mermaid herself... Avery in all of her Ariel glory. :) I'm guessing that she's not going to want to take her costume off.....

Here's sweet Bella Kate below... yes, not a cute picture of myself...but she looks adorable. Bella Kate will be 7 months old on October 17th... my little one is growing up.

Here's a PIC of our really PRETTY new house.

2008-09-12T04:59:00.001-07:00

Here's a pic of our PRETTY NEW house that we were supposed to close on and move into this weekend! :(
This is an "inside" picture of our pretty wood floors --yes, I held my camera up to the door window and snapped a picture! :)
This is Avery "practicing" her posing skills. We've got to practice her "poses" before we take school pictures one day.
Here's Mr. Personality.... His teacher told me today that he's the class greeter...he stands at the door and greets all the parents as they pick up and drop off their children at school. Check out his really CUTE new hair cut...this was taken at the end of the day--but Mr. Cooper has "spikey" hair now.
Here's Jeremy & Bella Kate. Jeremy went Thursday for his "Pre-Hurricane" haircut...ask him for details of that. :) Bella Kate looks a little irritated. She's such a GREAT baby!!!

Here's the pic of the Port-a-Potty that we're thinking isn't going to stay on the ground during hurricane force winds. Yes, that's right next door to my mom's house (where we're living).

I keep thinking yet again...."Why Do I buy toys for Avery & Cooper?" Yes, that's Bella Kate's kick toy. This provided entertainment for quite a while. It all ended when Cooper kept trying to crawl through it and he kept falling over. Sweet little Cooper.

Here's Bella Kate really mesmerized by all the pre-Hurricane IKE coverage on TV.

Another "POSE" by Avery. We're working on it. She told me this was her "scary" smile. Ha. I told her that I would like to see her "pretty" smile. She insisted that her "scary" smile was much funnier.

She's cute isn't she?? Sweet Bella Kate.

With the upcoming arrivial of IKE....please stay safe, and take care. The Lyday's will be praying for everyone's safety.

Not moving in this weekend...Thanks IKE! :)

2008-09-11T16:33:00.001-07:00

I would like to send a big thank you to Hurrican IKE! The Lyday's WERE supposed to close on our BRAND NEW pretty house tomorrow, but of course, we are not. AND we were supposed to move in this weekend! :) YUPIEE. Yes, I've already cried this morning. Maw Maw just thought she was getting rid of us this weekend....

Jeremy just added, let people know that we're "hunkering" down. :) hmmmm

Stay safe... We're gonna go move the port-a-potty that's next door now.... haha

The Little Lyday's first day of school! :)

2008-08-25T18:44:00.001-07:00

Here's my new kindergarten team at BHE!!! We put on our "big" smiles for this exciting picture! This was right before Meet the Teacher Night began! :) I LOVE my new team!

Yes, Here's Avery "posing" for her 1st day of school pictures!!

Sweet Cooper was little sleepy!!! Cooper and Avery had a fantastic day at SCMS!! Avery didn't stop talking about Jeffery, Miss Sissy, an dMeagan! :) Cooper seemed really sleepy when he got home---so he was absolutly tired! :)

The Lyday Crew's Pictures!!!

2008-07-17T16:33:00.001-07:00

Yea!!! I was so pleased to get our family pictures on CD today in the mail!! :)

Thank you Jennifer Berard for these AWESOME Pictures!

Enjoy!!!

Check out this link....

2008-07-14T14:23:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

The Lyday Crew finally got an entire family picture taken! Yes, it was pretty much crazy and was not a lot of fun! (Running after Cooper was not very fun!) BUT the pictures turned out wonderful--for what we experience... Pictures outside at 1pm on a VERY hot day, a very "active" 21 month old, and a 3 1/2 month old baby...... so needless to say, I'm very delighted with the outcome of our picture session.

Check out the link to the Photographer's website (Jennifer Berard). The pictures are under the Family picture section of her website (the Gallery)
http://capturingyou.net/root/capturingyou/iphoto/main2.cfm

Enjoy!!

Bella Kate's Picture Session

2008-07-10T10:28:00.000-07:00

We took Bella Kate to FINALLY get some pictures taken of her! She was precious! (Of course, I think so)!! Enjoy! Bella Kate is 3 1/2 months old.

The Lyday House-to-be Updated pic

2008-07-08T17:44:00.001-07:00

Here's our house to be! We have brick & the sheet rock has been put up! There will be stone on the front of the house (where the black paper is)! We are VERY excited about the progress!

More pics of our day at the zoo!

2008-07-07T15:31:00.001-07:00

Here's Zara peeking out of the prairie dog's hideout!
Here's Cooper, Avery, & Daddy petting the goats!
Cooper wanted Mommy to hold him :) !
Here's my little man checking out the goat!

Our Day at the Houston Zoo!

2008-07-07T15:20:00.000-07:00

Avery LOVED the elephants!!! She couldn't stop talking about them!
Here's the very cute bear that we saw! Cooper loved him!
Avery really liked this picture of the orangutans!
Avery & Zara enjoyed combing the goat's hair in the Children's zoo!
Here's Cooper talking to the roadrunner! He had a lot to say!

Today, we went to the Houston Zoo! Avery's favorite animal was definitely the elephants! Cooper really loved all the animals! The Lyday's definitely enjoyed our fun adventure to the zoo!

Happy 4th of July!

2008-07-07T15:15:00.000-07:00

The Lyday's enjoyed the Woodlands Annual 4th of July parade & a yummy cookout at home! Here are some shots of our fun day! Enjoy!

Our Annual Family Trip

2008-07-03T12:32:00.000-07:00

The Lyday's definitely enjoyed our annual family trip! This year we went stayed in Log Country Cove on the Colorado Arm of Lake LBJ near Austin! After almost 4 hours in the van with Cooper, we were very excited to see everyone! Avery had a blast playing on the playground and swimming in the pool! I wish I had taken more pictures...but with 3 little ones I didn't remember to get out my camera!! Enjoy the pics! We cannot wait til next year!

Fun with Maw Maw

2008-07-03T12:26:00.001-07:00

Lucky Maw-Maw has 5 new roommates until our house is finished! Here are some favorite pics with Maw-Maw!

The New Lyday House-to-be

2008-07-03T12:19:00.000-07:00

As of June 26th, we officially moved out of our old house and are living with "Maw-Maw" until our new home in Cinco Ranch is finished! Here's a few pictures of our new house-to-be! Enjoy! Our new house will be 4 bedrooms (each little Lyday will have their very own room!)!!

We are very excited for our move to Cinco Ranch!!

Father's Day...

2008-06-15T18:21:00.000-07:00

Today, in church, our pastor encouraged us to write a heart-felt letter of gratitude to our fathers... well, my dad passed away September 7, 06..... but here is what I would have *loved* to have shared with him....

Dad, thank you for always being my biggest fan! Ever since I was a little girl, I knew that I had a dad that loved, cherished, and absolutely supported me! I still have a lot of my valentine's day cards that you sent me while I was away at A&M. Even though I didn't have a "real" valentine, you always remembered to send me a card! You were so thoughtful! It always made me laugh because you always bought the same Valentine's Day card every year! Also, I still vividly remember all of the fun times we had together--like playing Crazy 8's after school, putting my hair in crooked pig-tails (yes, I didn't look too cute...)and taking bike rides to the park. You always put a smile on my face. I learned so many valuable lessons from you & mom! Thank you for every thing that you ever did for me! Even though, I may not have said as many "thank you's" as I should have, I am so wonderfully thankful that I had such a loving & supportive father! I'm still your little girl! Love, T

Well...there is my small little note that I would have LOVED to have shared with my dad! Just thinking about him puts a smile to my face. If you knew him, you would know what a good guy he really was--even if he was "obsessed" with his watches! haha! Even though I miss him so dearly, I am so thankful that my dad was able to walk me down the aisle (well, he really rolled me down the aisle--he was in a wheelchair at my wedding)! Also, I am thankful that he was able to see me become a mother (when Avery was born). He would have loved to have known Cooper & Bella Kate. I can just imagine how much fun he would have had playing with Cooper (my little monster).

I hope everyone had a fantastic Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day

2008-06-14T19:29:00.001-07:00

Jeremy & Bella Kate
Jeremy & Cooper
Jeremy & Avery

Jeremy & Bella Kate

Happy Father's Day Jeremy! We love you more than you could ever imagine! It is a treat to watch you with our 3 little ones! You are a fantastic , fun loving, and sweet father to our babies & I am so thankful for you!

Oh Avery....

2008-06-14T19:25:00.000-07:00

Little "innocent" Avery decided to see if her Mr. Potato head glasses would fit on Sweet Little Bella Kate. Here are the results....

Sweet Bella Kate

2008-06-12T05:13:00.001-07:00

Our little bundle of joy is getting bigger! My little baby is *growing* up! Enjoy the pictures of her! Of course, I added a picture of Cooper & Avery! I couldn't resist! Have a great day!

Better Late Than Never

2008-06-12T05:06:00.000-07:00

Here are some *adorable* pictures of Avery's 3rd Birthday! Thank you to all of you that enjoyed the day with her! She still talks about her birthday party!! Avery thinks that she'll have a birthday party every month-- not a bad idea!!

What's a mom to do?

2008-06-08T05:25:00.000-07:00

I always get asked.... what do you do all day with your babies? Well, since school has been out... this is what the Lyday household looks like at any given moment. :) Enjoy the pics! Yes, I discovered Snow White rummaging through my fridge looking for yogurt! Mr. Cooper was crying because he wasn't getting good enough service during breakfast yesterday! And Sweet little Bella Kate just hanging out listening to her "crazy" brother and sister! Let's see what today brings the Lydays....

The Lyday Crew

Rah Rah!

My little girls....

Cheer Camp

Avery the Cheerleader....

Avery the Gymnast

More 4th of July pics...

July Picture

Our Adventures to Sea World...

A Few More pictures

Mommy the photographer. :)

Outdoor fun for the little Lyday's

Cute pics of my babies

Fun in the Car :)

Happy Memorial Day!- a day early

On The Road

Ballerina Avery

Avery & Bella Kate's Birthday Celebration

"Hoppy" Easter

WOW! All I can Say is WOW!

Bella Kate's Photo Shoot

Our new "park"

YEE HAW! Livestock Show!

Happy Birthday Bella Kate

Yee-haw! Go Texan Day!

A little late... but here's 2 of my sweethearts... from Valentine's day.

And... here's Avery... :)

Cooper's "Faux" Mohawk!

Sweet Bella Kate

Girls can be girls....

Big Girl

Kevin & Jamie's Wedding

Our Little Lydays...

Merry Christmas!

Santa's Visit

Sugar Creek Montessori School Holiday Program

Avery the Tapping Ballerina...

Fun in the "Snow"

The Lyday's 2008 Christmas Picture

Avery & Cooper's Fall Pictures

Our K-Adventures... at BHE

A little late... Happy Halloween!

Happy 2nd Birthday Cooper!

Seven Lakes Fall Festival!

BHE Dedication

She's cute huh... Sweet Bella Kate

Halloween Costumes

Here's a PIC of our really PRETTY new house.

Not moving in this weekend...Thanks IKE! :)

The Little Lyday's first day of school! :)

The Lyday Crew's Pictures!!!

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Bella Kate's Picture Session

The Lyday House-to-be **Updated pic**

More pics of our day at the zoo!

Our Day at the Houston Zoo!

Happy 4th of July!

Our Annual Family Trip

Fun with Maw Maw

The New Lyday House-to-be

Father's Day...

Happy Father's Day

Oh Avery....

Sweet Bella Kate

Better Late Than Never

What's a mom to do?

The Lyday House-to-be Updated pic