Happy New Year and Many Blessings!!!

From our House to yours, WE WISH YOU A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR.....2010 ...WOW!
May all your dreams come true in this new year that God has given us. Remember to Never forget where you have been and where he has brought you to. God is Good!! I pray for over and abundant Blessings for each and every one of your families this year!!

This year we are having a "Chillin like a Villian" New Year's Eve.  We are spending it at home with our kids and just enjoying time together. Preslee and I just made some Yummy Sausage Balls, the Nacho Cheese dip is melting in the crock pot, and the cookies are already baked, oh and let's not forget the hot wings!! We got lots of games to play and we got a great movie to watch also, G FORCE....so I am excited! So we are having a PARTY...a Lyle Party, the kind I really really like. You don't have to dress up, you can wear your PJs, and I get to spend the time with my 4 favorite people in this world!! And of course there is the Midnight Kiss, well I plan on getting 4 of them..How 'bout you?????? HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

LOL!!! but not from this MONKEY!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!!

Blessings ~
Rhonda

Manic Monday Madness!!!

Since I had to return to work today and it's been a busy Mad Monday, just posting a few more pics from Christmas to share.......

    Our display in the Williamston Christmas Park

Preslee in the Church Play....She was a Hula Girl Ornament

Santa has now left the building......WOOHOO!!

"BEWARE...I GOT BIG GLASSES AND A LIGHT SABER!!

Whew!! I am tired watching Mickey Mouse Playhouse DVD!!

BLESSINGS FROM SC.......

Rhonda ~

It wouldn't be Christmas..........

It wouldn't be Christmas without ................
5 people sleeping in our king size bed, waiting on Santa to come..but no room for sleeping.....
2 yr old who is so excited he awakes at 2am and stays awake until 5:30am asking Mommy and
Daddy when Santa is coming.......
8am, 3 wide awake excited children waiting to see if Santa has come...
Mommy telling the Christmas Story and all singing Happy Birthday to Jesus before we ever leave the
bedroom......
Mad Dash to the living room to see if Santa actually came....
Complete Craziness, Big Eyed Children gleeming and laughing with pure wonder......
Paper and Ribbon everywhere..........
Has anyone seen our floor? I know we had one when we came in here.........
Zeb looking up the chimney to see if Santa is still there or stuck maybe???? ..........
Camera Flashing trying to catch the wonder of every moment.........
Open this Mommy, Open this Daddy and Can you believe the amount of twist ties and plastic snaps etc etc they use to package this stuff..>WHERE ARE THE BIG SCISSORS???..........
A mouth full of candy in 2 seconds flat, Santa NO CANDY ALLOWED!!! ........
Hot Fresh Cinnamon Rolls for Breakfast..........
24 Hours of The Christmas Story watching.....
YES, Preslee your tongue can really freeze to a pole......
When is Nana coming?, Can I have a Cookie??????
Homemade Eggnog making.......
Dunkin Donuts Coffee drinking.......
Grandparents arriving......
more presents........
eating and eating, and eating some more.......
" Mommy!" Zeb has a mouthful of tootsie rolls ( 5 to be exact) chocolate oozing down his face.......
Picking up the oodles and oodles of parts and pieces of Zeb's new tool bench. What was Santa thinking??..
"Mommy!" Zeb has peed in the floor!!" I rush to his room and what do I see he is puddle jumping in pee! ....
Baby Bathing cause he is covered in PEE!.........
"Can we have some chocolate cake now PLEASE?" ........
Chocolate faced kids with Sprinkles everywhere.........
Now which wonderful Grandparent bought the gumball machine??? 35 gumballs under the dining room table and Zeb eating them off the floor............
Daddy sleeping in the recliner while the house is completely chaotic.......
Mommy still smiling because if she doesn't show some kind of emotion she will fall over and go to sleep.....
2 year old still going non stop, 24 pack crayons scattered across the family room, tools, trucks, and whatever else in complete disarray, not an inch of floor untouched.........
"Me gotta potty !! Zeb rushes to Bathroom...only to dump his #2 in the floor.......YOUR TURN DADDY!....
Grandparents are leaving now...hugs and oodles of kissing and Thanks You Galore....
Daddy is STILL SLEEPING...........
Mommy hits the couch with Zeb in tow..Pappy and Binky (Blanket)  ready to go..He wants to watch Tigger of course...down for the count 1, 2, 3, HE'S OUT!...........
Mommy turns Tv back to Christmas Story Movie since I LOVE IT and then for a bite or two...
Playing DS with the girls, What the heck?? How do you play this game?? ............
The house is now quiet except for 2 little girls playing quietly........
The family room is filled with toys and clutter, the tree is burning brightly, the kitchen is a mess, but
it is the most BEAUTIFUL sight I see as I remember how it got that way.......
I am so tired I think I will get ready for bed, OH WAIT....I already have on my PJ's for I have had them on all day.............
Blessing are all around, Thank you God...Happy Birthday Jesus!!

Rhonda ~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE KING OF KINGS!!!

"FOR TODAY IS BORN TO YOU THIS DAY IN THE CITY OF DAVID A SAVIOR WHO IS CHRIST THE LORD."    LUKE 2:11

He was wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger...

People came from far and wide to worship the newborn babe ...

A multitude of Angels surround the King, Praising God and Saying

"Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth, Peace, Good Will toward Men."

                                         Celebrate the Greatest Gift of All......JESUS CHRIST!!!!

Our Family is wishing you and your family a Wonderful Christmas filled with much love and Blessings and may God our Heavenly King shine upon you and those you love!!

Blessings from The Lyle House ~ ~ ~
Rhonda

WORDLESS WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY

TERRIFIC TUESDAY

It's TERRIFIC TUESDAY because I don't have to work anymore until Monday. So 5 days to spend at home with my wonderful children and my husband. So now for a couple of pics to share, that I think are Terrific!!

My beautiful girls in Williamston Christmas Park

We live in a small town but we have a BIG attraction, people come from miles around to see our Park every year. It is filled with displays and lights and has an old cubscout cabin that has Mr. Clause himself every night until Christmas Eve. I still remember the memories of going there every year when I was a little girl.....

   Our Lil Z sitting on Santa's Lap in the Cubscout Cabin at the Park .

Christmas Blessings!!

Rhonda ~

An Official Tag....7 Things that you may not know about me....

Well thanks to my friend and fellow blogger Stef, from  http://www.whenlifehandsyouabrokenheart.blogspot.com/ I have been officially tagged.....SO I will accept the tag with honor and put the 7 things that most people may not know about me and then I will TAG 7 more bloggers that I enjoy reading....so get ready!!
1.  I am a yardsale/thrift store junkie...I absolutely love them and if you need it..I can find it!! Try me!!
2.  I was born on my grandma's birthday and I and was her very 1st grandchild. Can we say spoiled?
3.  I am a certified phlebotomist but I work for an attorney as a legal secretary. Weird huh?
4.  I talk way too much, even in my sleep, drives my husband crazy. He says I get it from my grandma!
5.  I have a gift and it is singing, I used to sing solos alot at church and duets with my best friend, but since
     the kids came along, I have sang at only 2 weddings. I mostly now sing to my children and my  husband's
     favorite song at Christmas - "Winter Wonderland".
6.  My husband and I own a small Trophy and Award shop, (Lyle Trophy & Award Shop) it has been open
     now for 2 years.
7.  I have 3 sisters and 2 brothers....We have alot of fun at Christmas time..I am the oldest and the
     prettiest...LOL!!  SSSSH...Don't tell my sisters I said that!

Well that is 7 things that you may not have known about me...I tell an awful lot in my blog posts so maybe some of you were suprised, and some maybe not, so I will tag a few of you guys and see what interesting things we can find out!! Have fun...>TAG UR IT!!!

http://www.noahsadventure.com/

http://www.thekouvolohouse.blogspot.com/

http://www.parkersprogress.blogspot.com/

http://www.jessjohnandloreleifriedel.blogspot.com/

http://www.scadlock.blogspot.com/

http://www.insallfamily.blogspot.com/

http://www.carolinacarters.blogspot.com/

Blessings from SC,
Rhonda ~

Can we say...Sentimental???

I am a very sentimental person, and I love to keep things that remind me of happy memories, especially my kids!! So I thought I would share some of my MOST SENTIMENTAL Christmas ornaments since IT TIS THE SEASON......

This is our Noah's Ark, we all know the story, but this ornament specifically reminds me that YES! GOD keeps his PROMISES!! They are YES and AMEN!! His word Promised me oh so many years ago that if I would have Faith even as a Mustard Seed and believe that I could have the desires of my heart! That desire was for a baby, after 8 1/2 years of infertility and heartbreak. So I took him at his word and YES! God keeps his promises!! I have 3 beautiful Promises, Preslee, Kerrigan, and Zeb!!

                                

This BRIGHT ornament though the details are not very clear is a VERY SPECIAL one in deed. This is the ornament to Celebrate the Memory of Our Very 1st Gift from God, Our Daughter Moriah. I lost her at 4months of Pregnancy. We never saw her face, we never held her in our arms, God had a special place in heaven for her to be with him. She was due, Christmas 1996 and she would be 13 years old this year. It has been very hard to understand why we were not given this child on earth, but I know that God has a plan and I know that all that I have lost in this life..God will return to me in my Eternal Life and I will hold this little one in my arms and see her beautiful face and this special ornament reminds me of that. She is forever in my heart, so you see, I have 4 children. 3 Real Angels here on earth and a Heavenly Angel that one day will meet her Mommy and Daddy, Sisters and Brother on the other side of Heaven.

This special ornament is a handmade ornament of my Sweet Preslee. She was such a cute lil baby girl..pappy and all and now she is 9 years old, going on 15! Time flies, this seems so much like yesterday! This is made of paper and glitter,  but I wouldn't trade it for silver or gold!!

This is our Sweet Kerrigan, an ornament that she fashioned in her little 3 year old hands. It is a grand ornament you see, showing a precious little baby girl, with very little brown curls. She had such a time growing hair, she was 3 when it finally started coming in. This ornament is can't be found on any store or shelf for as you see it is one of a kind! Very precious in deed!!

This little ornament is the one and only Miss Strawberry Shortcake herself! She is a constant reminder of days past, when Kerrigan Grace was 2 and then 3. She absolutely loved "Strawberry" as she called her. Her 2nd Birthday Party was Strawberry Shortcake and when her 3 year old party time came around, well what did we have to have...well of course Strawberry Shortcake!!! It makes me laugh, because once again when she turned 4, she of course asked again for Strawberry Shortcake Bday Party, but we finally got her to change it up..but this ornament always gives me a chuckle and a smile to my heart and if I close my eyes for a minute..I am back there again!!

This little ornament was the very 1st ornament that Zeb every made, it was last Christmas and he was 22 mths old. Of course he had lots of help, but his little sweet hands added the Christmas Ball Stickers. Oh the things that Little Hands can do!! It is hard for us Mommys not to want to hold those little hands tight and keep them little just a little while longer.....Don't you?? Wonder if we could ask Santa for that?

I love this ornament because it reminds me of my brother who is currently serving in Iraq and for all the other men and women serving our country and sacrificing so much for Our Freedom. I can't help but to be humbled when I look at this ornament. What a Price they pay for us? On Christmas morning, we get to wake up with our husbands or wives and hug our children and see their smile and amazement that Santa has come once more and to sing Happy Birthday to Jesus!! I can't imagine waking up in another country without my family. What a sacrifice they make, for all of us! Remember to never forget the cost of your freedom. Thank God for our service men and women and pray for their families until they are all safely home.

This ornament is one of my most treasured ornaments. I look at this ornament even on a bad day and it brings hope in my heart.  I purchased this ornament the Christmas of 2007. I will tell you up front this was a very difficult year, a wonderful year because our son, Zeb was born, but a very difficult year. The year that I realized what Trusting God and Believing in his word was all about. When Zeb was born, I almost died. If not for the Mercy and Grace of God, I would not be hear today. I had 5 deadly Blood Clots and was diagnosed with a Blood Clotiting Disorder the day after Zeb was born. They were not sure that I would live, it was out of their hands. The Doctors were amazed that I didn't die during the C Section. But you see, the morning of the Surgery, I had no idea that I was a ticking time bomb but the holy spirit spoke to me that something was not right and at 5am as I was leaving my house my aunt had came to stay with my girls, I told her. Something is wrong, I need you to pray. I know that because she prayed and I prayed and God's Spirit spoke to me I am here today and for all the other prayer warriors that prayed and prayed and BELIEVED after they all found out the horrible diagnosis ..I am here today!! Thank you God for someone who BELIEVED!!   After 31/2 long weeks of recovering and finally feeling like myself, my Faith and every fiber of my being would be tested again. This time it was not me, it was our precious newborn son, only 4 weeks old and in severe heart failure. He had an undiagnosed heart defect. A CHD?  A What??  Yes..he was in very critical condition and I felt like I had already been through the pit of hell with my own health but I was shown differently;  this is the pit, not knowing if your child is going to live or die! I was given a word from God to Trust him and from that minute on..I decided that I would not be waivered and I would not believe otherwise! I prayed for our son and I believed that he would live and I would see him grow and hundreds of people prayed and stood behind us and simply BELIEVED for his life!! This is why he is here today...Because God heard the prayers of those who BELEIVED!! So you see this ornament holds a special place of honor to me and holds a story of a Mommy and Son who fought the odds and won and will never forget where we were and where God has brought us from!! BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!! I DO!!

This special ornament represents a family, a gift like no other, my family. I look at this and I Thank God for he has Blessed me so. I could never express the gratitude and honor he deserves. It just reminds me every day to Count my BLESSINGS!!

Last but not least.....THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE OF ALL!!!

This ornament reminds me and my family of the best gift of all...JESUS CHRIST!!

Everyday I remind my children, that without him we are nothing and I am forever thankful for this precious baby that was born in a cold, cold stable so many Christmas' ago.

"For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is CHRIST THE LORD. " Luke 2:11

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!"

What are your precious, priceless, most sentimental ornaments???
Share them on your blog and post me the link in my comments.....I would love to see them!!

Blessing to you and yours this Season.....

Rhonda ~

It's Beginning to look alot like Christmas.........

                                                     Presleebug is hanging Favorite Ornaments....

The stockings are hung by the chimney....

Our Tree is finally Finished!!

Our Santa Sign is Out Front!

                                      The Christmas Parade is Today.. Can we say CANDY!!

                                            Zeb really enjoyed our small town Parade...My 2 guys!!

KerrBear being silly under the tree!!

LOOK!! Santa already left me a present....Lil Zbug!!

Yes, it is finally beginning to look and feel alot like Christmas at the Lyle House...especially with the 27degree weather we awoke to on this Saturday Morning, with sleet/rain tonight. We had a great day today, spending time with friends and family and Zeb got to really enjoy our hometown Christmas Parade, last year he was too little to really get into the fun.. The kids got loads of candy, way too much than they will ever need or I will allow them to eat, but the getting is fun!! Of course the highlight of the parade was Santa at the end on the old antique firetruck. This is one of our annual Christmas traditions and I love it every single year and because we live right in town afterward our house is always filled with loads of family and friends, which I LOVE BY THE WAY , but my husband he kinda freaks out..since we don't have a big house. He is really kind of funny and all of our family and close friends know him very well, so no one is suprised by him. (LOL)

Well today was one of those days...we had altogether 5 adults, 9 little kids, and 3 teenagers in the house altogether today. Well you would think that someone could keep an eye on and be in complete control of one little 2 year old fellow that we all know well..SAWYER ZEB LYLE!!! Well that is exactly what I yelled in shock when I saw what he had done as he comes with that sweet innocent smile and mischevious glint in his crystal blue eyes....this is the scene....He is covered...hands, face, hair, shirt, pants, and feet in a blue liquidy substance...I am about the freak out and then my fifteen year old nephew, Ezra, who Zeb calls Bubba, says."Oh Aunt Roni, it's just laundry detergent." Well okay then....but what he didn't say was that Zeb had emptied the entire bottle of 52 loads of my Mountain Spring smelling laundry detergent into my DRYER!!!!!! Heaven help me!!! Then he got my dust mop for my hardwood floor and was swirling it around in there!! I was completely in shock, I know, I know, Perfect Photo Op..Right??? Wrong, I was in shock mode and my husband was in freak out mode...stripping him down and getting the stuff off of him..so No pics...just the mental pic. I will NEVER forget it!!!  He did this all in about 5 min. Trust me, He is very fast!! Ain't no Heart defect gonna slow him down, much!! Well needless to say everyone thought it was hilarious, but me of course. I like to never got the mess cleaned up and out of my dryer.  Thank God that Zeb and the dryer are still intact and of course smelling very fresh!!!  I had planned to bake cookies after the parade, but this little detour knocked that right out the dryer...So maybe tommorow after church!! So we had a fun day ..but I learned one big lesson today...Never Trust a 2 year old in the laundry room even for a second....or 5 min!! But one good thing...maybe by the time he is 3 I can teach him to wash clothes, he does work well with detergent!! Haha!! Be Blessed....Enjoy every minute...!!!

Rhonda ~

Where does time go????? Memories of Christmas Past

Zeb's 1st Christmas 2007

Precious Children

Love this one!!

So Cute!

Santa's Mini Me!! Love it!!

I stumbled across these today and thought I would share....seems like yesterday!!

Where has the time gone???

Holiday Blessings!!
Rhonda ~