best friends

we cannot separate these two. and mali likes to wrestle with belle, it's so funny! here are some pics from their latest match...



not sure what this next move was all about, but it was hilarious to watch...

just a bunch of random for ya

these are pretty much from christmas time...i know, it's the end of january...but we've been busy!

b is always good for a laugh

the other day in the car ride home from school, braidyn was signing...

the ACTUAL words are "it’s all God’s children singing glory, glory, hallelujah, He reigns" by the newsboys...

HOWEVER this is what she was singing...

"God's children singing holy moly, hallelujah, He reigns."

i had a great laugh the whole way home...thanks b!

a "B" saturday

we all went to "it'z" the other day for a fun family outing. as we were sitting there having dessert, watching all of the fun birthday parties around us, this was the conversation...

braidyn: "mommy, i want my birthday to be on a sunday."

getting out my handy dandy iphone to look it up, me: "well, baby, let's just see what day your birthday is on...it's on a saturday."

braidyn: "well, is today a saturday?"

me: "yes it is baby, but your birthday isn't on this saturday, it's on a saturday."

braidyn: "oh, so is today a "b" saturday?"

then chris and i laughed hysterically for about 10 minutes.

bath time video

bath time is always so much fun in the byrd tub. b likes to spray mali on the tummy with the blowfish and mali likes to splash and then wipe the water off of her face...it's a good time! mali has also become our chatter bug. she does say some words that we can understand but the rest is just jibberish...also a good time!

braidyn is reading!!

b has been home sick for the past 2 days so we have been doing some homework. yesterday we did writing and coloring and today we did some reading. i was amazed at how well she was doing. this video was of her reading these words for the first time...we did not practice them before i took the video! we always knew she was a smart cookie. her pre-k teacher said she might be reading at an APS 3rd grade reading level by the end of the school year...that just seems amazing to me. way to go b!!

another angel byrd baby

Now is not your time, little one
Though it seemed your life had just begun.
I've learned before about these things
Sometimes even the tiniest angels get their wings.
It's difficult to know you're still inside me
But our third child you never will be.
It's so hard to grieve your loss
You're the second angel baby we have lost.
Yes, you have a brother or sister awaiting you
Somewhere up above in the Heavens so blue.
And I too will join you someday, you see
When God decides to send for me.
Now is not your time, little one
But you will live on in my heart, sweet daughter or son.

(c) Sarah Kelly All Rights Reserved

i know it's been a while since i've posted and i hate to start up again with this one. earlier this week i found out i was pregnant and the very next day i found out that i'm losing the baby. this post may be a bit premature, however the numbers from my test results were extremely low and i've been there before...i know what the numbers mean. i found this poem on the internet and couldn't believe how accurately it fit into our lives. this little angel baby will join our first angel baby in Heaven...i guess God wanted a little playmate for him or her. we are beside ourselves with the news but our new year's resolution was to be joyful always, pray continually, and give thanks in ALL circumstances. God is just making sure that we're gonna hold to that. and we have to, it's the only way we can get through. we just ask for your prayers through the process. love you guys.

update: just wanted to let everyone know that the results came back today and confirmed that we are, in fact, losing the baby. again, we could really use your prayers during this difficult time.