Paul, Candy, Ryan, Brandon, and Carson

2009-08-07T14:23:00.000-07:00

Wow, I am so excited. When I got home from work today my roadrunner was hooked up. It has been about 10 months since I have had internet access at home. so much has happened since then that I am not evev going to try to catch up. Can't wait to get back to blogging and the internet world.

Carson's first haircut

2008-09-26T20:47:00.000-07:00

These are pics of Carson getting his first haircut at the beginning of the month. He was very brave and did not shed one tear. He looks so much older with all of his little curls gone. Excuse the lovely picture of me as I was also getting my hair permed at the same time;o)

After Carson got his haircut we went to visit Grandpa Williams. It had rained that day so of course Carson had to jump in the puddles on Grandpa's driveway. He had so much fun and he was so cute to watch. We should learn to be more carefree ,like our children, sometimes.

Mom and her Brothers

2008-09-26T19:30:00.001-07:00

Bill, Mom, Jim and Bob
In August we had a family reunion for my Mom's family. It was fun to get to see everyone. This is my Mom with her brother's. There were 8 kids in her family and 4 have already passed away.

The Latest Pics

2008-09-26T18:48:00.000-07:00

Sending out a big hey to our friends down in North Carolina. We are missing you guys and thought you might enjoy an update of our lives. We survived the wind storm. We were without power for two days, but others were out for much longer. Ryan has been vey busy with football. He loves it and is having a lot of fun. Brandon isn't playing any sports right now, but is looking forward to playing basketball in the winter. Paul and Steve have pretty much recovered from their 4-wheeler injuries. I finally found a job here in Troy at a family care physicians office. I started on Monday, and it feels good to be back to nursing. I knew that I missed it, but I didn't realize just how much. I do miss Carson terribly, though. It helps knowing that he is with our family and that he is being well cared for. I was busy learning how to draw blood this week. This was something that they didn't teach us when I went to nursing school. It has been a fun and interesting experience. I will be working two to two and a half days a week.(which is what I was hoping for) Paul and I have been talking about making a trip to NC to visit and get some of our things. Hopefully we will be able to do this in the next couple of weeks. That's about it for now. I will post some pics so you can see how much Carson has grown and some that may show just how onery he is!! Talk to ya later;o)

This picture was taken at Chapel at School when Ryan was chosen as "Student in the Sonlight"

We found Carson sitting on top of his highchair the other day. He had climbed up the front of it all by himself. You can tell by the look on his face that he was really proud of himself. I am just glad that he didn't tip it over on top of himself while climbing it.

This was Brandon's Chapel Day as "Student in the Sonlight"

Brandon and Carson

Ryan is the one in green closest to the screen with his hand up in the air.

Here they are.....

2008-09-02T22:37:00.001-07:00

Sorry about the sideways pics. I forgot to flip them and now it is too late!

A quick update

2008-09-02T21:09:00.000-07:00

I know it has been a very long time since I have posted. Most of you already know that the last month has been a whirlwind to us. Since my last post so many things have happened that I am not sure where to begin.

Brandon celebrated his 7th birthday. What a special little man he is. God has shown alot of grace on our precious boy. He is a fighter and has been since the beginning. It seems like forever ago that we were sitting at his bedside in Childrens NICU wondering what would happen. What did God have in store for us. Would Brandon survive, would he be a normal healthy child, or would he suffer severe damage from all of the trauma that he suffered. Well, I guess God has bigger and better plans than we could have ever imagined. Brandon is the healthiest, normal, happy boy we could have asked for. and believe me we did. We prayed alot and so did hundreds of others. Isn't it amazing what prayer can do;')

We spent July 4th at the beach with Steve and his family. We had lots of fun.

Prior to leaving that week for the beach we got the big surprise of the summer. The V.P. called Paul and asked him to move back to Ohio to take the position as Customer service manager. Wow, talk about surprise. We were not expecting this at all. So two weeks later and a lot of help from my parents, we moved back to Ohio and Paul started his new job. He loves it! We love being back with our family, but we do miss our friends back in N.C. a lot.

The boys have started back to school at Troy Christian. What a blessing this school is to our family. It feels like the boys are right back where they belong and that they never missed a beat. Ryan has sunk right back in with his old friends and is doing great. Brandon got the teacher that he was praying for and is making new friends. Brandon was even picked the first week of school to be "student of the week for his class." Way to go Brandon. We are soooo proud of you! We even have a special friend at TCS this year. Lauryn, my niece is going to school there now and we are just thrilled. It has been a lot of fun picking her up after school. Everybody calls my car the "big white bus" because some days all seven seats are full, and I love it.

Ryan is playing little league football. I can't believe how much fun he is having. This is his first year playing and he is doing awesome. His first game was last Saturday. He sacked the quarter back once and knocked him down hard twice. We just love watching him play. Paul just can't sit down the entire game and I am sure I am the loudest Mom on the team, not to mention the proudest. Way to go Ryan.

The rest of our time here has been spent enjoying our families.

I am going to try to post a slideshow of pictures but my internet doesn't always cooperate so keep checking back.

Company and more baseball

2008-06-16T10:44:00.001-07:00

My brother Eric and his family stopped by on their way to Myrtle Beach on Friday and stayed the night with us. We went out to Outback for dinner and just hung out at the house. We had a lot of fun.

Brandon and Makenzie acting silly!!

Eric and Tracey

All of us at Outback

A kid who thinks he is cool!!!!! :')

Ryan's team won the league championship in his age group. This is a pic of their team receiving their trophy.

Ryan was also selected to the 2008 11 year old Allstar team. This is him running up after they called his name.

The 2008 Allstar team

Brandon's team made it to the finals in tournaments. They didn't win, but it was still a great accomplishment to make it that far. They came in 2nd place.

One of the Grandparents of one of Ryan's teammates got them a limo to ride to the closing ceremonies in. Thay all thought that was cool.

Carson and his friend Zoe that he plays with at Brandon's ball game.

I think he was born with baseball in his blood.

Carson taught Zoe to put the helmet on her head. How cute!

Where's my CAR??????

2008-06-12T13:01:00.000-07:00

We walked out to our driveway at 5:30 this morning and something just wasn't right. There was something missing. No way, my car was gone. It had been stolen. Can you belive it. Someone just walked into our driveway and took our car. I spent all morning on the phone with sherriff detectives and the bank, as my purse was also in my car. The thief took my debit cards and dumped the rest of the stuff out of my purse into the bushes. So, at about 8:30 we got a call from the Kernersville police that they had located my car about 4 miles from our house. Wow, I couldn't beieve it. So, anyway, Paul started talking to all of the neighbors and found out that one of them seen some guy trying to break into another car down the road. He had gotten the license plate # and had reported it to 911. Anyway, to make a very long story short, they have him in custody, we got our car back and they recovered some other items stolen out of our car. It appears that he wasn't able to use our debit cards either. He also stole our neighbors wallet out of his car.

I think we both have learned a lesson from this. I don't think we will be leaving anything of any value in our vehicles and they will be locked from now on!

Hope your day started better than ours and ends as good as ours did.

Talk to ya later!

Random pics

2008-06-11T12:14:00.000-07:00

Hey,
Nothing new happening here. Ryan finished up his baseball season last night and Brandon will finish up this weekend. Then we move on to football. This will be the boy's first year of playing football and they are very excited. They have already done one football camp and have more before official practice starts on Aug. 1. Unfortunately that means no Ohio visits for a while. I miss everybody tons and can't wait to get a weekend back to visit. I am posting a few random pics from the last few weeks. Have a great week!

Hanging out before bath time....

Brandon helping me make strawberry jam.....

Now I would call that stuck in a tight place.....

Anyone for some oreo cookies???????

What a whopper....:>)

Kindergarten Graduation!

2008-05-30T08:50:00.001-07:00

Last week Brandon graduated from kindergarten. They did a very cute play and then had graduation ceremonies. We had a lot of fun watching Brandon.

This play was written by the music teacher at school. The name was Zario and Squigi. It was taken from Mario. She did a very good job and the costumes were adorable. Brandon played one of the bad guys, Dupa.

This is Brandon receiving his graduation diploma. How cute. I don't think I got a Kindergarten diploma;0)

My parents came down for the holiday weekend. It was great getting to see them. We had a lot of fun. I just love company!

Tornado

2008-05-13T10:48:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday we had some very severe storms move through our area. It was so scarry. It started about 8pm and lasted to about 12:30 am. We were watching the storms on the news and saw that the worst part was moving right through our town, so I cleaned out our coat closet. It is the only downstairs interior room that we have in our house without windows. I made the boys spend about a half hour in the closet as the weatherman said that they could see a tornado forming just south of us. I even spent about 10 minutes in the closet. It was just raining and lightening and then the sounds changed,the direction of the wind changed and the wind started blowing very hard. Our cable went out for about ten min. Then everything just stopped. The rain, the wind and all. It was over just like that. Well, the next morning Paul left for work and his normal 20 min drive turned into an hour drive and the same thing on the way home. The farmers market, which is only 2-3 miles from our home was hit by an EF3 tornado. It suffered extensive damage and many of the vendors lost most or all of their produce/flowers/bushes. The gas station across from it had the canopy over the pumps blown clear off. A truck driver in that area was asleep in his semi which was hit by the tornado and he was killed. Our area was fortunate as it hit an industrial park and it was night so there was not anyone working at htat time. Areas south of us, 20- 30 min., were hit much harder and some people lost their homes. We are so fortunate. We thank God for protecting us. We drove around the other day to look at some of the damage. I took some pics which really don't show how severe the damage was but it might give you somewhat of an idea. A lot of the damage had already been cleaned up.

A lot of trees were just snapped in half like this one. Others you could see where the tornado had twisted the broken branches around.

If you look closely at this picture you can see where the entire tree has been uprooted out of the ground. We couldn't count how many trees were like these.

This huge tree was ripped down in someones front yard. They live about 1-2 miles from our house. Thank God that it went the direction that it did or it would have landed on their house.

Happy Mother's Day Mom

2008-05-10T19:54:00.001-07:00

Happy Mother's Day Mom!

Love,
Paul, Candy, Ry, B and Carson

Happy Mothers Day Mom!

2008-05-10T19:48:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to say Happy Mother's Day to the best Mom in the whole world. We love you Mom(Grandma)!!!!

Pics from over the last month

2008-05-10T19:47:00.001-07:00

Hello!

2008-05-10T19:01:00.000-07:00

Ok Beth, maybe it has been a long time since I have blogged ;0)
Sorry, my life has been consumed with baseball the last few weeks. We spend six days a week running boys to practice and games. We have enjoyed every minute of it, but it doesn't leave me much time for blogging. Since my life consists of school and baseball right now I really don't have much to say. I will just post some pics from over the last month. See ya.

Congratulations Beth, Mike and Isaiah

2008-04-04T10:57:00.000-07:00

We were so happy to find out that we are going to be getting a new niece or nephew in Nov. Congrats Beth and Mike. We are very happy for you!

Easter

2008-04-04T10:16:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I have been informed that I need to update my blog. So here it is, Beth:0)
This is our Easter picture of the boys at Franklin Bible Methodist Church in Ohio. The boys had spring break the week of Easter so the boys and I got to spend 10 days there visiting our family. We really enjoyed it.

I don't think the boys realized just how much they missed their cousins until they seen them. They couldn't get enough of them while we were visiting.

It was so nice that Spring break fell over my Mom's birthday, so we got to spend the day with her. Brandon made her two stepping stones and Ryan made her a bird house(with the help of Grandpa, of course)!

I can't say that I enjoyed the Ohio weather. It was cold(at least to me it was cold)! We did take the boys out for a little while to play. They enjoyed playing outside with Grandma. The red wagon was given to Carson by his Great-Grandpa Lavy. He really liked riding around in it.

I was able to find Carson a Bengals jersey while in Ohio. I thought it was so cute. Now the boys all have Bengals jersey's so I am going to go get their pictures done in them.

The boys enjoyed hanging out with Grandpa Williams also. Brandon helped him out in the barn in his wood shop. This is a picture of Carson and Grandpa looking out the window for the Cat.

Morgan, Brandon and Ryan at El Sombrero's on Mom's Birthday!

Finally, I made some curtains for my half bath, with the help of my Mom!

So that is my update. Don't really have much else to tell you. Hope you enjoyed the pics.

Its a Celebration!

2008-02-09T18:57:00.000-08:00

Carson with his 1st birthday cake, presents, and balloons!

Anyone for some birthday cake?????

Unwrapping his presents!!

Shooting some hoops.......

Hauling a load in his new dump truck from Grandma and Grandpa Williams!

2008-02-09T18:52:00.000-08:00

Here is a video of Carson eating his first birthday cake. It took him a while to get interested, but he ended up having a lot of fun eating and playing with it!

Happy 1st Birthday Carson!

2008-02-08T23:00:00.001-08:00

Today my Baby turned one year old. It seems impossible, as anyone who has had a baby knows. It seems like yesterday that he came into this world. I can't put into words the joy that Carson has brought into our home. We went through a lot of changes over the past year and a half. He has made our adjustments so much easier. He is one of the happiest babies that I have ever seen. He is full of love and joy. He loves people and loves to see them smile at him and talk to him. He absolutely adores his big brothers. They can make him laugh easier than anyone. They are great big brothers.

Mommy the day that Carson was born...

February 9th 2oo7 Carson Victor John was born...

Sign on the cradle..

Mommy and Carson getting to know each other....

1 month old

2 months old

3 months old

5 months old

First trip to the zoo at 7 months old

9 months and Onery than ever

10 months and walking
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10 months

11 Months with Great Grandpa Lavy

I will post his birthday party pictures later. We are just going to celebrate with Mommy, Daddy, and big brothers later today!

Catching Up!

2008-01-31T10:06:00.001-08:00

Wow, it has been forever since I have posted on our blog. Sorry:) Just haven't had the drive to sit down and do it, nor the time. With an almost one year old who gets into everything and really doesn't like for me to work on the computer, time is limited.

We had a wonderful Christmas in Ohio. We were there for about two weeks. It was so nice to have lots of time to visit everyone. Usually it feels like we are always rushing and don't get to spend time with all of our family.

Here is a picture of our very exciting New Year's Eve party. We stayed at my parents and some of Pauls family joined us. We ate lots of food, talked and the guys watched football.

When we got back from Ohio, we had some beautiful weather. A couple of days it was in the seventies, so we took advantage of it and spent some time at the park. Carson just loved it. He didn't know what to do first. Should he explore, climb or swing????

We were also invited to a skating party, which we really enjoyed!

Before leaving NC for Christmas, my Ryan celebrated his 11th birthday. It seems almost impossible. Ryan is such a joy in our family. He is sweet, smart and funny. He is always doing something silly. What a blessing God brought into our lives when he gave us Ryan. He celebrated his birthday with some of our friends at the bowling alley. It was a lot of fun.

Brandon also had his last bsketball game. He so loves to play basketball. I know I am a little biased, but he is really good at it. He would play for hours at a time if he could. He also got a trophy and his team finished with the best record. They only lost two games. Way to go Brandon!

The boys all got bikes for Christmas. We left them here in NC so they would have a little bit of Christmas left when they got home.

Last weekend we had the pleasure of having company. Paul's Mom, Dad and Grandpa Lavy came for a visit. It was so nice to see them. Unfortunately Paul's mom had to fly back early due to the untimely passing of her sister-in-law. It was very sad for our family and our heart goes out to Ted, Brittney, Teddy, and Justin. Please pray for them.

I better stop here for now. I'm not even sure that all of this will fit on my blog:0)

2008-01-07T16:45:00.000-08:00

Go Buckeyes!

Lots of pictures

2007-12-13T08:42:00.001-08:00

Wow! I can't believe there is only 12 days till Christmas. Nor can I believe that it is December. It has been 80 degrees here for the last three days. I can't say that I am complaining after seeing all of the snow back in Ohio. I do miss it some, but it has been nice to go out without a coat, play some football with the boys, and not be frozen. On the other hand I do hope that we get some snow while we are visiting in Oh. for Christmas. Then I can leave it all there and come back to my nice warm N.C.

I also want to say congratulations to my sister-in-law Amy, who graduated from nursing school this week. Way to go Amy. We are very proud of you!

As you can see, the tree is up and the house is decorated for Christmas. I grew up with colored lights on my tree and have decided to keep it that way for my kids. The white lights are very pretty, but I think the colored lights give a little more of excitement to the season. Brandon really enjoyed decorating the tree, as you can tell from the pictures.

Since it was so nice out I took Carson out to play in the grass the other day. I got some really cute pictures of him. He most enjoyed trying to eat the grass. He also found my pots and pans in the cupboard the other day. I think the pic of him in the cupboard is so cute. I can't believe that he will be one year old in just 2 months. It has gone by so fast, but all of us have enjoyed every minute of it.

Merry Christmas to everyone.

The Lavy's

2007-11-06T19:30:00.000-08:00

We bought Carson a walking toy a few weeks ago. It took him a while, but he is getting the hang of it. I have posted a video. This is the first time I have tried this. Hope it works!0)

Ryan's Big Day

2007-11-05T13:14:00.000-08:00

It was a cool brisk morning in North Carolina. Paul and Ryan rose at 4:30 am for a day of father-son bonding. They dressed in their camo clothes and slipped on their boots. They loaded the red 4-wheeler in the back of Paul's favorite blue chevy, and headed on their way. It was a long drive for an anxious 10 year old. An hour later they arrived at their destination. They unloaded the 4-wheeler and all their gear and headed out into the cool dark woods. They parked the 4-wheeler a little ways away form the old wooden tree stand and began walking. When they arrived to their destination, they quietly climbed into that tree stand and settled in for a long days hunt. Several hours passed by as they sat quietly in that old stand. Ryan had dozed off. Paul nudged him saying, " I think there are two deer out there!" Ryan raised his muzzleloader and peered through the scope. 125 yards away Ryan spotted the deer. He sighted that deer right in his scope, aimed at the deers shoulder and fired. "BANG" He was so excited, though he wasn't quite sure if he hit her or not. They sat in the stand for about 45 minutes. They climbed down quietly and Ryan began his first tracking. They walked to where the deer were standing, but Ryan could not see any signs of the deer. Paul says to Ryan "keep on walking," so he did. Then about five yards away Ryan saw his great accomplishment. He had hit that doe and she was down. Ryan got excited, saying "yes!!!" He had hit that deer right in the head. "Nice job!" said Paul. He gutted his deer for the first time and loaded it up to have it checked at the check in station. The deer dressed out at 60 lbs. Not a huge deer, but a huge reward for a 10 year old.

Jason and Brittany's Wedding

2007-11-02T16:38:00.001-07:00

Last weekend my nephew, Jason got married. Brandon was the ring bearer and Ryan was an usher. I have posted a slide show of the wedding. Sorry there are so many pics. Didn't realize there were that many. Enjoy anyway.

Playing hide-n-seek........

2007-10-23T10:05:00.001-07:00

Today I was folding laundry on our bed while Carson was playing on the floor. He was on the other side of the bed when I heard him make a funny noise. Of course, I went over to check on him, but he was not there. He couldn't get out of our room since I had the door closed, so I looked under his crib.. Guess who I found? Carson! He was sitting up under his bed playing. It was so cute that I had to run and get the camera. Here are the pictures of him playing hide-n-seek with Mommy!

October pics

2007-10-23T10:03:00.001-07:00

I have been tagged......twice!

2007-09-26T10:49:00.000-07:00

I have been tagged by Beth and Wilma. Thanks girls.....:) I guess that means that I have to write 7 things about myself. I am also suppose to tag 7 more people, but since everyone that I know has already been tagged, I am not going to be able to do that. So here it goes.....
1.)I live in North Carolina
2.)I have been married to my wonderful husband Paul for 13 years
3.)I have 3 handsome boys: Ryan 10, Brandon 6 and Carson 7 months
4.)I have been a nurse for 12 years
5.)I have two brothers, Butch and Eric, and one sister, Brenda
6.)I love the outdoors, and anything that I can do outside.
7.)I hate housework, always have and probably always will. I would much rather mow the yard!!!!!!

Carson Learning to stand up in his crib!

2007-09-21T14:36:00.001-07:00

In the last two weeks Carson has decided that he would like to stand and crawl. I can't believe it. He is only 7 months. He is not suppose to be growing so fast.

Carson Learning to crawl!

2007-09-21T14:34:00.001-07:00

Visit with Grandpa and Grandma Lavy

2007-09-21T14:27:00.001-07:00

Four Generations

2007-09-21T14:17:00.001-07:00

Last weekend we were able to make a quick trip to Ohio. This is a picture of Grandpa Lavy, Paul's Dad Merrill, Paul, Ryan, Brandon and Carson.

Zoo trip with Grandma and Grandpa Williams

2007-09-21T14:15:00.001-07:00

I can't believe it!!!

2007-09-08T19:40:00.001-07:00

OK! I thought there was something true to this look alike meter, until I tried it with Ryan. There is no way that he looks more like me than Paul. Not that it would be bad if he did, but I really think he is the spitting image of his father. What do ya'all think?

Just some pictures

2007-08-23T13:21:00.001-07:00

What fun it is raising three boys. My life has no dull moments. This morning i got in the shower and was going to wash my hair. When I picked up the bottle to get some conditioner I thought it felt awfully heavy, but didn't think nothing of it. When I went to pour out the conditioner, I found my bottle to be full of very cold water. What an awakening at 6:30 a.m. Ryan was standing outside of the bathroom laughing. Here he had filled an old bottle with water and put it in place of my conditioner. He thought that was hilarious. Then today after school we stopped to get gas. Ryan asked if I would get him a drink and some gummy worms, so of course I did. While I was driving home Brandon says, "hey Mom, look!" When I glanced back, I seen two gummy worms hanging from Brandon's nose. I know it is disgusting, but it was really funny at the time. I sure all of you know that they take after their Dad, not their Mom!!!!!

Carson is growing so fast. We bought a new high chair this week and he has started eating baby food. He loves every bit of it. He has also started sitting, which you can see in the picture. Of course, he still loses his balance and falls over. We are all enjoying him tremendously. The boys can't get enough of him.

How blessed I am to have such a fun life!!!!!

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2007-08-20T16:06:00.001-07:00

Paul,
Today is a very special day in our lives. Thank you for giving me thirteen years of your life. It seems impossible to have been that long. We have had the best years together. Sure we have had our rocky roads to cross, but who doesn't. What would marriage be if it was perfect. I think it would probably be pretty boring and not so rewarding. All of the bumps in our lives have only made us stronger as a couple. I love you more than any words can express. I want to watch our children grow together. I would like to be able to fulfill our dream of traveling across the country together someday. I want to grow old with you and sit on the front porch swing or in our rocking chairs side by side. I want most of all to make it to heaven with you someday. I love you Paul and I so wish that I could be with you on our special day! I miss you!

With all my love,
Candy

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2007-08-01T19:47:00.001-07:00

Busy, Busy, Busy.......

2007-08-01T19:08:00.000-07:00

Hey out there,

yeah we are still amongst the living. Life has been very busy and exciting in our neck of the woods. WE have had company three weeks in a row, been to the beach twice, and had Vacation Bible School. It is impossible to blog with all of that going on. We have enjoyed all of our company. Now it is almost time for school to start. Aug. 14 to be exact. It is sooooo sad. I always dread sending the kids back to school. I really enjoy having them home with me. Oh well, that's part of life.....

Here are some updated pictures of our lives. Carson will be 6 months old next week. He has 2 teeth and can roll all over the family room. I think he will be sitting by himself in a couple of weeks. It has gone way too fast. I want him to still be a little baby. Ryan is just an inch away from being 5 ft tall. Brandon is growing like a weed also. He is so tall and skinny. They both are very excited about starting their new school.

Hope you enjoy our pictures.

Paul and Candy

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2007-07-10T09:48:00.001-07:00

2007-07-10T07:59:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,
Just thought I would update you on our lives. We have been very busy over the past week. My nephew, Jason, and his fiancee', Brittney, came to visit over the 4th of July. They also brought my niece, Morgan, with them. We went to Myrtle Beach for the day. It was so great. We got to hang out on the beach and play in the ocean all day. It is not very often that we get to just hang out as a family. It seems like we always have something to do. Anyway, the kids had a great time. The boys and Morgan played all day.(8 hours non stop) They built sandcastles, swam, used the boogie board, caught crabs, and looked for seashells. Then we went back to the hotel and got cleaned up for fireworks. We made our way back to the beach. It was jam packed. Some places did not even have standing room. We did, however find a place to sit that was not so crowded. The fireworks were spectacular. The best we have ever seen. It seemed like they lasted forever. The grande finale was awesome. Carson just loved the fireworks. We thought that he would be scared of the loud noises, but he was not. He watched them the entire time. I can't wait to go back next year!!

Jason and Brittney left on Friday afternoon. We really enjoyed having them here with us. I hope the get to come again!

Paul has been very busy at work, but has managed to work in time for golf and tennis. He really enjoys both. He even took Brandon and Ryan with him on Friday night. They thought that was the greatest. The one thing they enjoy more than anything else is hanging out with their Dad.

I have posted a slide show of a few of our pics from the beach and Jason and Brittneys visit. Hope you enjoy them and hope you have a great day.

June 28, 2007

2007-06-28T08:18:00.001-07:00

Hey Daddy,
We took all of these pictures for you! We know you love to look at them from work. We love you!!!!

Ry, B, & Car

Happy Birthday Mim!

2007-06-26T15:11:00.000-07:00

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2007-06-23T14:31:00.001-07:00

6/23/2007

2007-06-23T14:00:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,
Sorry it has been so long since I have added to my blog. We have been very busy since we have been back from Ohio. We had a great trip. It was so nice to see everyone. Now we are excited about everyone coming to see us. Today Paul's Uncle Lowell and his family stopped by on their way to S.C. We were able to visit for a few hours and have lunch with them. Next week my nephew and his fiancee will be here. Then we have VBS and the next week my sister and her family will be here. Tonight we are going up town to our town festival and watching fireworks.

We celebrated Brandon's birthday this week. It is hard to believe that my little miracle boy is now 6 years old. His birthday brings back lots of memories and reminds us to be thankful for everything God has given us, since he really shouldn't be here with us now. He is so special. I am sure that God has something special in mind for him when he grows up.

Hope everyone is doing well. I will try to keep up with my posts, if I can. See ya!

June 12, 2007

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Happy Belated Birthday Brenda!!!

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Happy Birthday Brenda!! To those of you who do not know my family, this is my Big Sister. She celebrated her birthday on May 30th. The posting below this one is of her son Jason. Hope you had a great Birthday Brenda. Wish we could have been there to celebrate with you. Can't wait to see you all on Sat.

We love you,
Candy, Paul, and the boys

Happy 21st Birthday Jason!!

2007-06-04T20:37:00.000-07:00

It is so hard to believe that you are 21 years old. We send you a big N.C. Happy Birthday. Wish we could be there to celebrate with you. We are so proud of you and what you are doing with your life. We know that you will make a great police officer some day real soon. We are also so glad that you chose Brittany to be part of our family. We love you and miss you both very much. Happy Birthday!

Beach Trip, Carolina Beach, NC

2007-05-21T08:40:00.001-07:00

Hey Everyone,
Sorry it took so long to get this posted. We have been sooooo busy that I have not had time. We left Wednesday at 3pm for Ryan's class beach trip. We traveled about 31/2 hours to Carolina Beach right outside of Wilmington, Nc. We got there at about 8pm. Or hotel was the Marriott and it was gorgeous. It is only a couple of years old. The room was great and we had a beautiful ocean view. We walked down to the beach that night. the pics of Brandon in the dark would be from our first night there. This trip was the first time that the boys had been to the ocean. Brandon thought it was great. Thursday morning we got up and went to the aquarium. It was nice. I will put up some pictures from there later. From there Ryan and his class went crabbing. Paul got to along. Brandon, Carson and I went back to the hotel to swim. They had a great time crabbing. They took a big boat out to an Island where they gave them a rope with a net on the end. They put a piece of fish in the net and tossed it out in the water. The crab would crawl in the net to get the fish and that is how they would catch them. It sounds easy, but it is not. Out of about 60 people, they only caught two crabs. Paul had one in his net and it was starting to get away, so he tried to throw it up on the shore. The only thing that came out of that was muck all over on of the boy's dad's shirt.LOL:0) They had to walk through muck up to their ankles. The girls were not impressed. Thankfully it did stop raining while they were out on the Island. After crabbing they took the kids to Golden Corral for dinner. Paul and I went to the boardwalk and ate at a place called Old Salty's. I had a delicious steak and Paul and Brandon shared crab legs and shrimp. After dinner the kids had some free time on the beach, but were not allowed to get in the water. Of course, my son and husband ended up in a beach baseball game. It rained the entire time they were out there, but they didn't care.
Friday morning we headed into Wilmington to tour the USS North Carolina Battleship. It was very cool. We walked on 9 different levels of the ship. It was so huge that I couldn't even get a picture of the entire ship. Paul said he thought that it was the neatest thing he had ever seen. Brandon was very excited, also. He wanted to see every room and had to know how many men slept in that room. Some of the rooms had thirty beds in them. Of course, with my interest in medicine, I thought it was very cool to see were they did surgery. I can't imagine living on a ship like that.
The battleship ended the school trip, so we took Ryan with us and headed back to the beach. We really wanted to spend the day there, but it was just too windy for Carson. He couldn't' hardly catch his breath, so we had to come on home. However, we do plan to make another trip there when the weather forecast is better. We did have a great time, though. It was so pretty and relaxing.

Saturday we had baseball games. Brandon just loves to play ball. He would play all day if we would let him. Ryan had an excellent game. He pitched for 3 1/2 innings until he dove for a ball and hurt his knee. After that he hit an in the park home run. It was so fun to watch, even though they lost. When we left the game Ryan told us his throat was sore. When I looked I knew immediately that he had strep. Unfortunately all of the urgent cares were closed, so we had to wait until Sunday to take him. We got there ten minutes before they were suppose to open and there was already a 2 hour wait. So we waited and then waited an hour to get his rx. He stayed home from school today because his throat was very sore. I think the medicine is starting to kick in, though. He seems a little better since this morning.

So that was my weekend. I have rambled on long enough. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

C ya,
Candy

Happy Mother's Day Mom!!!

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Mom this posting is dedicated to you. This will be the first Mother's Day that I could not be with you. That makes me very sad. I am very happy though, that I was special enough to be your daughter. I love you more than words could ever express. Even though I am not there in person I am there in my heart. I love you Mom. Hope you have a great Mother's Day!!!

Love,
Candy

Mother's Day Tea!

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Today was Mother's Day Tea at Brandon's school. The kids sang some very cute songs for us. Brandon was so funny. He had a big smile on his face the entire time. I am so proud to be his Mom. After the program Brandon gave me a rose and very special picture that he made for me. Then he served me cookies. What a sweetheart. The children had also made pictures and hung them on the wall in the hallway of the school. The teachers wrote on them: "I love my Mommy because..." and the children had to finish the sentence. Brandon said "because my Mommy gives me hugs!" I thought that was the sweetest thing he could have said. It just goes to show that it is the love you give your children that matters more than any material thing you coud ever give them. I love you Brandon! Thanks for the special day!

Ryan's Field Day

2007-05-11T13:48:00.001-07:00

Ryan had his field day at school yesterday. It was a lot of fun watching them play all of the different games that the school had for them. I was the only Mom from Ryan's class that came to watch. Can you believe that? I posted some good pictures showing all of the fun that Ry had. They also got cotton candy and snow cones. He also got to come home with me early. I think he thought that was the best part of all. Only 11 more days of school left. I can't wait!!:@)

Happy 15th Birthday Ashlynn!!!!

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Happy 1st Birthday Isiah!

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5/7/2007

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Monday May 7, 2007

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Hey there. We have been so busy over the weekend that I did not have any blog time. We have been out working in the yard today. We have already put down one truckload of mulch, but we will probably need at least two more. I like my flower beds and trees, but they sure are a lot of work. The boys enjoyed riding the 4 wheeler while we worked. Ryan is learning how to mow the yard. He does pretty good. Just misses a few spots here and there. lol... I hope my niece Breanna gets to see this. I took the pictures of my flowers just for here. I bought pink ones at her request. I hope you like them Bre, and I hope you get to come and see them in person. I miss you!!!! Talk to ya'all later.

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Wednesday May 2

2007-05-01T19:31:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,
Sorry, I don't have any pictures to add this time. After all of us hving had the stomach flu, we are all finally better. Paul has flown to NY for business and the boys and I are concentrating on school and baseball. We are officially counting down to the last day of school. May 23 for B and the 31 for Ry. I think I may be more excited than they are. I love having them at home with me!:) The weather has been absolutlely beautiful here. Today it was 93! Wow, it feels like summer! I am looking forward to all of our families coming to visit this summer. Carson is growing soooo fast. I can't believe he will be three months old in just 2 days. He is so cute. He recognizes us now. When he sees us he gives us the biggest smiles and looks at us with the brightest eyes. He loves laying on his playmat and batting at his toys. I think he actually intends to hit them now. He coos and tries to laugh. Today he learned how to spit bubbles out of his mouth. He really loves going to baseball and getting passed around all of the ladies. He finds one of the boy's Mom's particularly funny. Every time he sees her he smiles and gets excited. I guess I am just rambling on now so I better stop now. I will try to post some pictures tomorrow.

Brandon's T-Ball Game

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2007-04-25T12:13:00.000-07:00

Well, it is only Wed. The week has gone so slow for us. Brandon has been sick with the stomach flu since Sunday. He was still vomitting on Tuesday. Today he is feeling a little better, as you can see in the picture of him raiding the pantry. He still says his tummy hurts a little, but I think he is on the mend. Ryan is the only one that has not been sick. I am praying that he doesn't get it. Paul has been nice enough to help with getting Ryan to school, so I did't have to drag B out that early in the morning.

Carson is doing great. He got to go outside in his stroller yesterday. As you can tell, he loved it. He just looks around and takes it all in. He aslo got to meet Chip, our dog, for the first time the other day. Carson thought he was funny. He smiled and cooed at him.

Ryan only has 5 weeks left of school. I can't wait and neither can Ry. I am tired of running all over the place everyday and he is tired of homework. We found a new school closer to home for them next year. They have all day kindergarten and a van that will pick them up at home. Yeehaw. I won't have to drive them everyday. Ryan and Paul are going to be taking a trip to Wilmington in May, for school. Ryan is very excited. He can't wait to go crabbing and to do all of the other fun things scheduled. They will be there for three days. The other 2 boys and I are going to tag along, but we will just hang out on the beach or at the hotel.

Paul is going to make one last trip to Ny, we think. Then who knows where they will send him. He doesn't mind the traveling. I think he likes seeing all the different places. The boys and I miss him alot when he is gone. I htink maybe the boys enjoy him alot more after he has been gone for a while.

We all enjoyed having Paul's mom with us for the weekend. She got to go to Ryan's grandparents day at school and see both of the boys play baseball. Thanks for coming Connie.

The weather has been beautiful here. It is about 85 today. It is quite windy, though. To windy to take Carson out. We are going to try to get some work done in our flower gardens this weekend. It is supposed to stay nice for a while, I think. I promised my niece, Breanna, that I would plant her some pink flowers. Hopefully she will be able to come and see them sometime this summer after I get that done..

I hope you enjoy the slide show and my rambling for the day. Check back later for more pictures of my handsome boys.

Love and miss ya all,
Candy

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Carson 10 weeks old 13 lbs 10 oz 24 in.

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Home Run Derby 2007

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Hey everyone! Thought you might enjoy these pictures. Ryan and Brandon got to participate in a Home Run Derby! They both did so awesome. We are so proud of them. Brandon hit for the T-Ball team. He hit 3 home runs! Way to go Brandon!!! He is tied for first place with one other boy. They will get to have a face off at a later date. If he wins he will get to be recognized at an awards ceremony and will win a prize. I'm not sure what the prize is. Ryan did awesome, too. He hit 5 homeruns out of ten pitches. It came down to the very end, but he got beat by one homerun. Good try Ryan! We are so proud of you!! Carson is such a little trooper. He gets dragged to the ball park at least 4 times a week. He does so good. He hangs out in his stroller or I hold him in my carrier. He is always so happy! I am sure he will be out there on the ball field with the other boys as soon as he is walking! Paul is also such an awesome Dad! He spends alot of time working, but when he is home his boys are his priority! He spends so much time getting them outside and playing. They play basketball, baseball, and football. The minute he walks through the door the boys are raring to go! I know he has to be exhausted sometimes, but he doesn't let that stop him. We both know what a blessing it is that God chose us to raise these three beautiful boys. They are the highlights of our lives. We are enjoying them every minute of every day. We know that before we know it they will be going off to college or getting married. We intend to make memories with them every day that will stay with us and them forever!!!

Ryan's Big Game

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Ryan had a very exciting evening. Ryan is the starting pitcher for the Kernersville Little League baseball team. He faced the minimum of 6 batters tonight,in a very impressive win. He also had a very good evening with the bat, going 2 for 3. Ryan is beginning to realize that practice makes perfect. He is growing up right underneath our eyes. Keep your kids in sports or other extra curricular activites. Support them in whatever they decide to do and push them to be the best Christians on and off the field. Get off the couch, and witness with your actions. Paul

Happy Birthday Paul

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Today my dear husband turned 34. He is the best husband a woman could ever ask for. He has sacraficed a lot of things in his life to provide for me and our children. I wake up every morning and thank God for giving him to me. I find it a great privelege that he chose me to be his wife. I love you Paul. Hope you had a great birthday!!!!!

Grandpa and Grandma Williams Visit NC

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Grandma and Grandpa Williams came to visit last October. We got to go to Grandfather Mountain and see the leaves changing. We walked across the mile high bridge. It was the windiest day we have ever seen. The wind was gusting up to 70 mph. Ryan's legs were shaking as we walked across the swinging bridge. Honestly, so were mine. That bridge really was swinging.

Visitors

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While the guys were off in Colorado, Connie, Buffy and her children came to visit us in NC.

The Big Hunt

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Paul, Wayne and Steve went to Colorado in September of 2006. Paul was able to kill this Elk with a Compound Bow. It was a 4 x 4. They had to carry it a mile to get it out of the mountains where they were hunting. It weighed in at about 800 pounds.

Easter

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This is a pic of our boys and some of their cousins on Easter Morning at Church.
Breanna, Lauryn, Brooklynn, Brett, Nick, Brandon, Carson, and Ryan.

Our Home

2007-04-17T19:12:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of our new home in North Carolina. We have 2 acres. It gives the boys and our dog (Chip), plenty of room to run and play.

Carson Victor John Lavy

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On February 9, 2007 we had our third miracle come into our lives. His name is Carson Victor John Lavy. He weighed 6-14 and was 21 in. Carson's middle name was given after his Great Grandpa Lavy. Carson will have some awesome footsteps to follow with that name.

Brandon Luke Lavy

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Brandon is 5 years old. He is in Pre-K this year. He plays basketball and baseball. This picture was taken on a trip to Grandfather Mountain.

Ryan Paul Lavy

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Ryan is 10 years old. He is in the 4th grade this year. He loves to play baseball and football. He also loves to fish. This picture was taken last summer at a pond where his Grandma and Grandpa Williams took him fishing.