On November 1st Ty Forrest Petty turned 4 years old. I cannot believe our baby boy is already four. It is crazy how it seems like yesterday that he was born, but at the same time it is difficult to remember life before him. I could have never known how my life would change on November 1st, 2005. Being a mother to this precious boy is a blessing and a gift that I am so grateful for. He brightens our lives everyday. He is so funny and full of life. He is loving and sweet and so silly. I love that he still lets me rock him and love on him and I wonder when that will end(which makes me sad). At the age of four he loves cars, coloring, painting, drawing, singing, and reading books. He is learning so much every day and amazing us constantly. Ty, you are a gift from God and we love you so very much!

Birth

One Year

Two Years

Three Years

Four Years

Ty's 4th Birthday Party!

On November 1st we celebrated Ty's 4th birthday with a Larry Boy party at home. We had lunch after church at our house. The weather was beautiful! We played outside, made caramel apples, planted seeds, and broke a pinata. Ty had so much fun with his friends and family. It is so hard to believe that he is four. More about that in my next post. Here are some pics from the big day!

Malcolm's 4th Birthday Party

Fall Parties at Preschool

Trunk or Treat 2009

On October 25th we had Trunk or Treat at church. This is so much fun every year. The kids were really cute this year. Ty was a caterpillar, and Ansley was a butterfly. They had fun with their friends and cousins. Ansley became a pro at getting all the candy she could. I took lots of pics. Here are some of them.

Honeysuckle Hill Farm

On October 24th we went out to Honeysuckle Hill farm as a family. We usually go to Gentry's Farm each fall, but we decided to try out something different this year. It was so much fun! The kids had a blast as did mommy and daddy! There are a lot of pictures here because I just couldn't weed them out. We rode a cow train, went down spider slides, saw lots of animals, and jumped on a huge jumping pillow. Then we ate dinner there. You will see in the pictures the kids are dancing on the picnic tables. They were playing bluegrass music and Ansley got up on the table and started breaking it down! Ty joined her and they put on quite the show. I told Brian we should charge admission. It was hilarious. After dinner we rode the hayride and did the huge corn maze in the dark. Thankfully Brian has a good sense of direction or I would have spent the night in that maze! This tradition of going to a pumpkin farm every year is one of my favorite traditions we have started with our little family. How great to get away from everything and spend special time together in God's creation!

Halloween Cookies and Pumpkins

Here are some pics of our Halloween cookie making and pumpkin carving (separate occasions). The kids are at such a fun age for these kinds of things! They get so excited! I love this age!

Expecting Again!

If you haven't heard the news, we are expecting another baby next May. We are very excited. We had an ultrasound last week and saw a strong heartbeat which was very encouraging. I have been very sick which is miserable, but a good sign so we are thankful! I added a pregnancy ticker to the sidebar if you ever wonder where we are in the process. We would appreciate all the prayers we can get for this pregnancy!

First Day of Preschool

On September 1st we had our first day of Preschool. It was Ansley's first day ever! Ty is an old pro since this is his second year. He was so excited to go back. It was also my first day as a music teacher at the Preschool! Ansley didn't really know what to expect, but she had a great time. She loves her teachers Miss Ashley and Miss Michele (Ty had them last year). The first couple of weeks she had a hard time adjusting to being away from Mommy, but she is doing much better now and seems to be loving it. Ty jumped right in and is having a blast with all his little buddies. I am really enjoying teaching so far too! Here are pics from our first day.

Let's do this!

My little man

Classic

My baby girl is growing up!

Ty and Miss Stephany

Ansley loves the puzzles!

Before we parted.

September Birthday Parties

Silly Boys!

Notice the tat.

Bennett had to get in on this.

The Great Contest

Ty and Ma

Little Brother

Dad liked his present.

Noah and Andy

NaNa and sweet Olivia

Ansley loved the cupcakes.

I'll let you guess their ages. Love how Jenny is taking a picture while blowing out the candles.

Micah is 4!



Noah is 9!

I am soooo behind on this thing, but am gonna try to bring it up to date. At the end of August we got together at Mom and Dad's to celebrate all the September birthdays in our family. Dad, Jenny, Noah, and Micah all have September birthdays! We had a great time hanging out with family. All the boys had a watermelon eating contest per Noah's request, and that was pretty funny. Then the kids ran around mostly naked in the water hose. The pictures of that are too indecent to post online! It was a blast. Here are some pics.

A Poem for Our 3rd Child

With You Someday

My heart can’t believe that you’ve left us
Hundreds of questions unknown
I wonder what we would have named you
What you’d have been like when you were grown.

Would you have been brother or sister?
Would your room have been pink or been blue?
Would you have had those big eyes like your siblings?
What cute little things would you do?

Would you look like your mommy or daddy?
Would you sleep through the night or just cry?
Would you sing like your brother and smile like your sister?
With what tricks would you try to get by?

Our God chose to take you home quickly
You never felt pain or despair
You never felt fear or rejection
You went straight into His perfect care.

But what is life but a whisper?
A vapor, a moment, a wind
We are here to serve our Mighty God
Then to Heaven with Him we ascend.

But you made me long for heaven
And you made me see the blessings in each day
And if those are the only gifts you had time to give
You gave more than most ever give away.

I will always remember you baby
Of this family you will always be part
And though we can’t see your beautiful smile
You will always reside in my heart.

So rest in Heaven sweet child
Lay on our Dear Father’s chest
And I will sing you a lullaby
When I reach my final rest.

Welcome Olivia

We have a new baby in the family! Olivia Kate Ezell was born August 19th. She is soooo adorable. Just in case anyone doesn't know this is my cousin Sarah's baby. Sarah and Houston are doing well and Bennett is such a cute big brother! Here are a few pics from the night she arrived.

Mom's 50th Birthday

Well, I am pretty behind on here after a crazy few weeks, but I am going to try to bring it up to date today. On August 14th we celebrated Mom's 50th Birthday at Nero's Grill. Several of their friends came and we had a great time. Mom was even a good sport about turning 50! Here are some pics from the night. I love you Mom!

Chattanooga Trip

We spent a fun weekend in Chattanooga this past weekend. We stayed with my aunt Kristi and her sweet family. We had a great time hanging out with them all. Kristi and Tim have 5 children ages 16 to 8 and they were so great with our kids. We went to the aquarium on Saturday. The kids love aquariums and really enjoyed it. We ate lunch at a great place called Cheeburger Cheeburger and that afternoon we walked the beautiful walking bridge and went to Coolidge Park. There we rode the carousel and played in the water fountains. Then on Sunday we went to church and to lunch with the Cookes. After that most of us headed over to the Children's Discovery Museum. That was a blast. I so wish we had one of those in Nashville. There were so many great things for the kids to do, and it was very educational as well. Chattanooga is a beautiful city. It was a great little vacation. There are lots of pictures below which are unfortunately in reverse order of the weekend. :) Fun fact: I was born in Chattanooga and we lived there until I was about 18 months old I believe.