tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21646233335731031372024-03-04T21:41:29.402-08:00braidyn & mali - the life of two little byrd's...the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.comBlogger315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-90926942546653295582010-08-09T20:43:00.000-07:002010-08-09T20:45:01.208-07:00no time for blogging!as you may have noticed by now, i have not been blogging! i'm way too busy!! so, friend me on facebook for updates because that's about all i have time to do! thanks for keeping up with our family!the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-49647355542692675322009-11-16T11:00:00.000-08:002009-11-16T11:06:41.878-08:00introducing...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">teagan audrey byrd</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">arrived october 23, 2009 at 12:23pm</div><div style="text-align: center;">6 lbs 2.8 oz, 18 3/4 inches</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0jnzsOx6ZosGNBFtX3Q0k2pttM-ggdr3P7Kd9MjV80Y32p3-lukEwjB5OgLYcp1o1PUP14U1coLGuLtIzMeVHZsoDqIfdeplCDJUjoOJZXyaXE-o2vmG-xMKasSjrqQqRdF7O7cDziM/s1600/DSC_0149edweb.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaR_cRtQ3NH7ykQasCb_AlWVjTfIhat89fBPr0uzveKdxKmKSpoJOQ4OP9iaKfMViQLe9mR1WeOytQnwOuLbwUS23ZKEKTn_CE2i9GwrRTwd1mfxqgTZxqfua4w0RLCy9v-3lROsqfDFo/s320/DSC04368.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393330576856991778" /></a>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-75205702242957026732009-09-25T21:27:00.000-07:002009-09-25T21:29:31.281-07:00my sweet mali jean. SO fun having aunt amy as a super fabulous photographer...and hair stylist :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUay74CNw-x7d5-XwjCLMyk055KimKBfel9bcR7b_E082O8HaJeHiXo5vL_x5gTaucJOj2GrbfQmBhpRIfxrn09y9Qw_6A3Q2zMFjB1IxBn7U7EbXzqOrSLnpg3cOMaFE7KRGN0E_Emc/s1600-h/mj"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUay74CNw-x7d5-XwjCLMyk055KimKBfel9bcR7b_E082O8HaJeHiXo5vL_x5gTaucJOj2GrbfQmBhpRIfxrn09y9Qw_6A3Q2zMFjB1IxBn7U7EbXzqOrSLnpg3cOMaFE7KRGN0E_Emc/s320/mj" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385628289235197090" border="0" /></a>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-73913004328600901722009-09-15T11:04:00.000-07:002009-09-15T11:22:35.529-07:00videos from b's first soccer gamekeep in mind this was her very first soccer game ever and she literally learned how to play 45 minutes before this game...and she's 5! but considering, she did such a great job. her team didn't win but i think that's because there was a professional in disguise in a 5-yr-old's body on the other team :)<br /><br />the first video is when they scored their first goal. b's friend marlee made the goal and i love b's reaction!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwOlN1AxDF3mmuE4OiWh9E-uMyHP99qETinjkUivloauQB8d7e4-EDkDCcn46v5fN7oohYJdoeMC7L32Z6-lg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />the second video is of b taking it down the field. she was awesome and got really close but didn't score...next time b! see if you can tell who the professional in disguise is...<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw5Ei1LNX3AenVYHWslyfgP0nRl7sYHs0qyI65mQvLWsKDRvOa36nGnsTZgLgQ11wqPRFxZM2zj7o1c5GdI' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-85660360863086720182009-09-15T10:56:00.001-07:002009-09-15T11:03:49.680-07:00b's first soccer gameyou can't tell in this picture, but she picked out cleats and shin guards that have butterflies on them. when you're 5 you can play soccer while still being super girly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqmmcmOOG8IBl6BX2oaq130BjDLMqT1jxCQT9Lv6z3xyQ90UlA-AzLRypIPvlS_Q1QdIrHUrjXc9-V2X57WWjeMfCikTtuZXiy_0V0pGHk9GF9GqjuK_kB8vOU0SxpqXn1Q80LS2ZC3w/s1600-h/DSC04271.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqmmcmOOG8IBl6BX2oaq130BjDLMqT1jxCQT9Lv6z3xyQ90UlA-AzLRypIPvlS_Q1QdIrHUrjXc9-V2X57WWjeMfCikTtuZXiy_0V0pGHk9GF9GqjuK_kB8vOU0SxpqXn1Q80LS2ZC3w/s320/DSC04271.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381755455650301090" /></a>she did such a great job at getting in there and getting the ball...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_o7LsRi13lIK3UXSnMqSblI5Enfwl2yGjN9yXeUchH6Y-b9xpi7HxXGBdnGnBVExTKMKSL4hUTWWziBeG8ahDB4guibQGYLpomfxz0it3F1-sfL1_lPsPcY_LwJyqv8DuowLuyHpYOWk/s1600-h/DSC04279.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_o7LsRi13lIK3UXSnMqSblI5Enfwl2yGjN9yXeUchH6Y-b9xpi7HxXGBdnGnBVExTKMKSL4hUTWWziBeG8ahDB4guibQGYLpomfxz0it3F1-sfL1_lPsPcY_LwJyqv8DuowLuyHpYOWk/s320/DSC04279.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381755439885403890" /></a>a little offsides but that's okay...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbDlurjT5A3crqvVAKhsXGdvjo4Ht2e5PjD1D8QjROOnJD6wQLp1si0vDH5lN0MXFB-92xSZFyTUMQ3QadQp1Yc8EITTZHEe_nJv6-HoT62Pa9zsl6VI0DFTGXEoD3tsuiu1CfzshcUs/s1600-h/DSC04280.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zogarTyR3d8I7P2Y5cWcf16UaZgtpCbvCPK5eEtdz9ECt9KSWAbhS8SqmJk7KuCGpDM4cU5nwwJFURDZ95-bhQAju4y0p0ey4iSyHqfykhgLO-uxiJCaL1FsFrsku2MjU8_ia5dbG0U/s320/DSC04282.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381754888680771330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBlyNyYWz2-SVBLO6TmNv35lDIxQ0rbpvprrKIhFjoeSeWkOexgwYMqzSNW7jbp_XFyiBVzz5Oxb9eEgeGca_WmCd7VnI9ANbwEXAZ5pDaIsvX7_meR1MKJuOfHrbe_vnI6wnOCGrtmc/s1600-h/DSC04284.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBlyNyYWz2-SVBLO6TmNv35lDIxQ0rbpvprrKIhFjoeSeWkOexgwYMqzSNW7jbp_XFyiBVzz5Oxb9eEgeGca_WmCd7VnI9ANbwEXAZ5pDaIsvX7_meR1MKJuOfHrbe_vnI6wnOCGrtmc/s320/DSC04284.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381754872983771170" /></a>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-12583200377281372852009-09-15T10:29:00.000-07:002009-09-15T10:56:26.352-07:00best buddies...or butt buddies?<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw9b4rhM2qbxbV5vEoPP9bVs3ZqaqBu9cBuyYztjbcriTVIMrXFIJTLhgqX4-Ti274aBRZ01WSUANPfx3PodQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />grayson came over to play yesterday and he and mali had a blast. their play dynamic is completely different without their older sisters in the way. i really can't tell you why they are doing this or why this even started, but it was hilarious and i had to get it on video. i love their faces and little giggles...and the fact that g kept putting mali back into position!<br /><br />they started the day with a little buddy reading on mali's bed. they were reading about dora and all of her friends. it was funny to hear them talking about all of the characters. they were sharing and getting along so well!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUZ1AIuhKUVEkYDGdJBvIyewMzU1VRuLuYV-8YrlpYS4PKqRROFE5l35TqHNKz-QBYYqWqlZsXyT7zClYrWqfJ-hhbeP7U-gDADzlNLPxQY1lVbqHQ0zHC4PWY2uMH1b-8Cmy1_kdPrI/s1600-h/DSC04286.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUZ1AIuhKUVEkYDGdJBvIyewMzU1VRuLuYV-8YrlpYS4PKqRROFE5l35TqHNKz-QBYYqWqlZsXyT7zClYrWqfJ-hhbeP7U-gDADzlNLPxQY1lVbqHQ0zHC4PWY2uMH1b-8Cmy1_kdPrI/s320/DSC04286.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381754180615915842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfQQkTZvhxVtbFAumcUl22Xl7M1nnVPfNoU4gycMUGRRTU-dJXtBUMS1g7yQjVTYl0doIT6u6b7s99Fdm9mowcoW_jaFTWtbmGaPqS2pKE_DFJaVxCHjnWO1WXuppqRXkcSP6QuvjNuE/s1600-h/DSC04288.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfQQkTZvhxVtbFAumcUl22Xl7M1nnVPfNoU4gycMUGRRTU-dJXtBUMS1g7yQjVTYl0doIT6u6b7s99Fdm9mowcoW_jaFTWtbmGaPqS2pKE_DFJaVxCHjnWO1WXuppqRXkcSP6QuvjNuE/s320/DSC04288.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381754171772575842" /></a>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-81852133662225867992009-09-06T15:02:00.000-07:002009-09-06T15:16:04.030-07:00pizza night!instead of paying insane prices to order a pizza these days, we decided to make our own. we already had the movie and popcorn and now all we needed were our pizzas. the girls apron'd up and got their hands dirty...<br /><br />first comes the sauce...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxljbG0-aguNY6BBTqdhv9heMBcrJ7oEQaAt8ngZU7jQvcnJtPQ8GTS7oWhpA6m9L1uybr3sRyz3I4PYQ4xbNHq5iLYuv1g3muy5nxgK6d0oFGhjg_yDePwhQbwqyykyxcxCKE5UrLO8/s1600-h/DSC04207.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxljbG0-aguNY6BBTqdhv9heMBcrJ7oEQaAt8ngZU7jQvcnJtPQ8GTS7oWhpA6m9L1uybr3sRyz3I4PYQ4xbNHq5iLYuv1g3muy5nxgK6d0oFGhjg_yDePwhQbwqyykyxcxCKE5UrLO8/s320/DSC04207.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378479598828537986" /></a><br />then the cheese. as you can see, i had to refrain mali from taking ALL of the cheese...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeSqpE-LbLskBVvQeY5KsdC6F6RcZzq140FvkOM4Tx4T2x6H3n1YBJbRUic_WCRHP6SUQGRnpM_tuQ4QdxTQ111G9IkWejtT1yFulmTlCg3t3KMLwUurYOWPNamS1Z06OWASEOkk68rE/s1600-h/DSC04208.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeSqpE-LbLskBVvQeY5KsdC6F6RcZzq140FvkOM4Tx4T2x6H3n1YBJbRUic_WCRHP6SUQGRnpM_tuQ4QdxTQ111G9IkWejtT1yFulmTlCg3t3KMLwUurYOWPNamS1Z06OWASEOkk68rE/s320/DSC04208.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378479589991824466" /></a>then comes the pepperoni. b doesn't like them so it was all mali.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijq173qIhOLUMP7qVCAgikECTRoJipCYsQ7788tCNaTqklHg2kheyong-F9NderZRMirlu5dojuJB-0OqaTRHhMHllAhJdeSO-IYvWRS8P3XSbBuhiJtXvLfGqqDKbxJnCHmdyIMQXdW0/s1600-h/DSC04209.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijq173qIhOLUMP7qVCAgikECTRoJipCYsQ7788tCNaTqklHg2kheyong-F9NderZRMirlu5dojuJB-0OqaTRHhMHllAhJdeSO-IYvWRS8P3XSbBuhiJtXvLfGqqDKbxJnCHmdyIMQXdW0/s320/DSC04209.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378479237636961298" /></a>then, of course, mali stops to eat said pepperoni. the look on b's face cracks me up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK50LeSoTxdFuTEU3UDuU0DiJRe1lRxqPf0qOK2tHRJXZjK1UNnBVdr-eTslVCrZdCJV1_l2_pnudHQBWXCZTPfpavG7fil8cqH7aKfRTpT_rU8sd0swLOWixZE4sKd3RixhuH2gvsA28/s1600-h/DSC04210.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK50LeSoTxdFuTEU3UDuU0DiJRe1lRxqPf0qOK2tHRJXZjK1UNnBVdr-eTslVCrZdCJV1_l2_pnudHQBWXCZTPfpavG7fil8cqH7aKfRTpT_rU8sd0swLOWixZE4sKd3RixhuH2gvsA28/s320/DSC04210.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378479229965758866" /></a>and some pineapple!! b gets extra and mali continues to eat the toppings.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pYU1fUIyXJNaX5l7CJflQ4As1aqypf0eQUYSr-qgyOUIOeT1HcqqOtgmkrOxGo9m7_4UZBbvtGvLK1ybsgKoaKUZvJaTJHmHVtUKz-Iot4nic9bnlgAtIbti0FB0OT8JYjR3jZbpao8/s1600-h/DSC04211.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pYU1fUIyXJNaX5l7CJflQ4As1aqypf0eQUYSr-qgyOUIOeT1HcqqOtgmkrOxGo9m7_4UZBbvtGvLK1ybsgKoaKUZvJaTJHmHVtUKz-Iot4nic9bnlgAtIbti0FB0OT8JYjR3jZbpao8/s320/DSC04211.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378479215405328706" /></a>our finished pizzas!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQx6Fv9Pq8dUekuYFyYX_bANwA55DBB1S5taEVBVhQvi6VRGOfQTY75mh2FQkQsym8_eHfvqDuR_XeyeMiq_TZI_kD_RNWF6sMsa7TZ8V6FWYoWBK8pvSOw6OKVgQeinbRWRuNZsPxjQ/s1600-h/DSC04213.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQx6Fv9Pq8dUekuYFyYX_bANwA55DBB1S5taEVBVhQvi6VRGOfQTY75mh2FQkQsym8_eHfvqDuR_XeyeMiq_TZI_kD_RNWF6sMsa7TZ8V6FWYoWBK8pvSOw6OKVgQeinbRWRuNZsPxjQ/s320/DSC04213.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378479207029003058" /></a>mommy and daddy had some fun too :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYVXkXticg3AbEg9kExAfOyvgDBXUAa4WoGR2PblU2HXmhDaRCcknl7d5HPoM3bjiWzau1biOJGTIrMkjdgBt64nlGzhZd632usYmSeIpHSCWBapxLSJN3S8fBVfbrB7CiPbJM5zVtwA/s1600-h/DSC04215.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYVXkXticg3AbEg9kExAfOyvgDBXUAa4WoGR2PblU2HXmhDaRCcknl7d5HPoM3bjiWzau1biOJGTIrMkjdgBt64nlGzhZd632usYmSeIpHSCWBapxLSJN3S8fBVfbrB7CiPbJM5zVtwA/s320/DSC04215.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378479197811461074" /></a>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-39112381848590599932009-08-26T15:32:00.000-07:002009-08-26T15:34:39.402-07:00wordless wednesday...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSHTLCEGq8w_qgDI8kC_JynsoEHHoaCkPTkL2vYlhnuhBygYodvQGRAB8spmMK7y9OKIVdY1A303jcNK5BywmT2W4C5P6OH5LCp9cIFrROV1NKEx_f5TwVCqsvl1DSOY8ycMuSW2VNzU/s1600-h/DSC04226.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSHTLCEGq8w_qgDI8kC_JynsoEHHoaCkPTkL2vYlhnuhBygYodvQGRAB8spmMK7y9OKIVdY1A303jcNK5BywmT2W4C5P6OH5LCp9cIFrROV1NKEx_f5TwVCqsvl1DSOY8ycMuSW2VNzU/s320/DSC04226.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374404327446370066" /></a>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-13503371333278469062009-08-26T13:18:00.000-07:002009-08-26T13:35:50.541-07:00braidyn is a kindergartner!!my braidyn looks 13!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlNgrJdV60vrZ1NHlYGWRGOKVPeIMDe4buW6fNRQoYcIh0ukJOhU9btidx6rWqd-HB_DHvqkPdMQ2D8FJGw9QZvwTRHRtewxVXTkDDYT5bz2Bbun94Cni2s5I3cXoCOnn8aONJXkmuLk/s1600-h/DSC04184.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlNgrJdV60vrZ1NHlYGWRGOKVPeIMDe4buW6fNRQoYcIh0ukJOhU9btidx6rWqd-HB_DHvqkPdMQ2D8FJGw9QZvwTRHRtewxVXTkDDYT5bz2Bbun94Cni2s5I3cXoCOnn8aONJXkmuLk/s320/DSC04184.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374370774804102626" /></a><br />bye bye hugs from mali<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpYe_IFCOMrKsSDMH15iFBTxfc1jsJY78H6XRvlwDAt5qkGwEA0vU4t52decEQsE_6gXYSveFRE_UHYfwpUNUbmgPHbm37Yizt5wNLy3Ut891YiwNpIy3AxQVPxDUcNvRAMQgPXLbWY0/s1600-h/DSC04182.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpYe_IFCOMrKsSDMH15iFBTxfc1jsJY78H6XRvlwDAt5qkGwEA0vU4t52decEQsE_6gXYSveFRE_UHYfwpUNUbmgPHbm37Yizt5wNLy3Ut891YiwNpIy3AxQVPxDUcNvRAMQgPXLbWY0/s320/DSC04182.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374370764182068690" /></a><br />in front of the school. she's going to double eagle elementary school.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhIgxg8B-60cphf_7PcR2ARHe2atFrkX71ZEgdvHIVX_ySwifLo0rj8tNnqP8AoI71nhaUTIX6zhmiOMaCXOEbpyGWVM0LuXwAhncfpnp3UDC5rMrnN8HO4kJCq0vyR26PcJULR1UKT8/s1600-h/DSC04187.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhIgxg8B-60cphf_7PcR2ARHe2atFrkX71ZEgdvHIVX_ySwifLo0rj8tNnqP8AoI71nhaUTIX6zhmiOMaCXOEbpyGWVM0LuXwAhncfpnp3UDC5rMrnN8HO4kJCq0vyR26PcJULR1UKT8/s320/DSC04187.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374370786874609970" /></a>going right on in! and these are her teachers, mrs. rossner and mrs. cathy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPjJx29O2XlUbnLfT10TOsXVtDHPqTlfZ-nqQAbso9oFfwEeR0jfUHZJMtpxdg37L8G14dXW6u0_nYomTH1QBCUCeDPXNGWEutje_OXREBR8nM-Hc-WHVemdYibaBtf43SacGjTLELQA/s1600-h/DSC04192.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPjJx29O2XlUbnLfT10TOsXVtDHPqTlfZ-nqQAbso9oFfwEeR0jfUHZJMtpxdg37L8G14dXW6u0_nYomTH1QBCUCeDPXNGWEutje_OXREBR8nM-Hc-WHVemdYibaBtf43SacGjTLELQA/s320/DSC04192.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374370794816015394" /></a>some of her new friends.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiZBRZ8y_-lLCNNfVyzPuQGWn0kYBtaP9zLuy6rle1GX0LIc-mrRuMn7LvwVmwVrdJiXDwb3NQeOjTRhAT-rrXLEid84XNxaNANqlhATmieDxZ9YhRaLtimpaSo7V5cuVP5Joj2nukWQ/s1600-h/DSC04195.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiZBRZ8y_-lLCNNfVyzPuQGWn0kYBtaP9zLuy6rle1GX0LIc-mrRuMn7LvwVmwVrdJiXDwb3NQeOjTRhAT-rrXLEid84XNxaNANqlhATmieDxZ9YhRaLtimpaSo7V5cuVP5Joj2nukWQ/s320/DSC04195.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374370804382685858" /></a>story time! mrs. rossner read the kissing hand, which is about a little raccoon who was anxious about going to school. his mother shared a family secret with him, the kissing hand. she gave him a kiss on his paw and told him to press the kiss to his cheek whenever he missed her. after the story, chris and i kissed b's hand and she kissed ours, it was too sweet!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2KHqZRgJ0OALl-kl6tYQWMxjqUEd-GhZL2VlWMCGnKCoSvL_gINHZXCWD0_bt70JCcXGsQAZIPN5qA4UysqAiF8f8hEhLp6HL4jvmUC2l_QDFi8LFTOwfAtiV4agEMWWSNOSNzixq1g/s1600-h/DSC04197.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2KHqZRgJ0OALl-kl6tYQWMxjqUEd-GhZL2VlWMCGnKCoSvL_gINHZXCWD0_bt70JCcXGsQAZIPN5qA4UysqAiF8f8hEhLp6HL4jvmUC2l_QDFi8LFTOwfAtiV4agEMWWSNOSNzixq1g/s320/DSC04197.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374371459749421202" /></a>she got after school ice cream of course!! mali was very grateful to be along for the ride!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQX5AdwiY1UAnTF-UwT6TXkIvIuQ4IsjntQQIpfst_XPgHHDCgYJb2PeIvyxi8-vwZESxORUllhYUdEkzV8klHb-KvBSZ6vjtb3s8FAX8dzMJmtDvnh1ZhRjrw_6A5PKRDeKGQ-ZZgCOM/s1600-h/DSC04199.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQX5AdwiY1UAnTF-UwT6TXkIvIuQ4IsjntQQIpfst_XPgHHDCgYJb2PeIvyxi8-vwZESxORUllhYUdEkzV8klHb-KvBSZ6vjtb3s8FAX8dzMJmtDvnh1ZhRjrw_6A5PKRDeKGQ-ZZgCOM/s320/DSC04199.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374371467728275698" /></a>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-16312080244127393662009-08-16T14:09:00.000-07:002009-08-16T14:21:59.092-07:00just a little update...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, fantasy; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; ">...since i seem to have NO time to do this anymore!</span></span><div><br /></div><div>we went to chili's friday night after we returned from sedona (a post on that will be coming soon). mali left her paci on the table and we decided not to go back and get it. that night she didn't cry when going to bed, she just wouldn't stay in her bed. chris and i were trying to watch a movie so we just figured she'd fall asleep at some point. went to check on the girls a little later to find that mali had taken off her pj's and put on a dress and had two different flip-flops on her feet. braidyn's flip-flops that is. she was fast asleep. but comfortable! of course the battery in my camera had died so i was unable to take a picture, but i wanted to post the memory anyway!<div><br /></div><div>she is officially paci free and doing well. nap times are difficult (today's nap was only 45 minutes as opposed to her typical 2 hour nap) but i'm sure in a few days all will be back to normal...whatever that is :) plus she's starting school this week! kid's express preschool anyway...and only if she gets in, she's still on the waiting list!</div><div><br /></div><div>braidyn starts kindergarten this week!! i can NOT believe this came so soon. she meets her teacher on thursday and her official first day is friday. we got her some school supplies yesterday and got a very stylish outfit for her first day. she picked out a butterfly shirt, some dark denim capris, black and purple kickers, and a super cute bright pink headband that ties in the back. you will definitely see a picture of her "first day" outfit once the day comes!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-27507658434243583142009-07-27T09:04:00.000-07:002009-07-27T09:15:14.524-07:00mali's bday party<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz6qXE3VrRvSp7GuiM5N426S2LInYDmpyfYY1Hcf7Y5wO9PFQlZMv6NIJWxi34nuNT2uYisksjXRHXSYKLgyg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />of course the camera battery died at the end of the song but we got the majority of it! she obviously couldn't resist the yummy cake, we couldn't keep her hands of off it! she didn't devour it like last year but she already had too many chips, grapes, m&m's, pops, and whatever else people were handing her!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQ2G_FNMMkHyxKImOjqzOTa3iynRGBuzzZaCndXqPBUG-xx4S6JQzkz5SzVKQBQoC2eppJSaIO6O06I7UFoTvqhgVxw84JOwns4xPM-pueYI2SpSMHySlpUM84G86eJEoYcOZgk8AJ5c/s1600-h/DSC04093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQ2G_FNMMkHyxKImOjqzOTa3iynRGBuzzZaCndXqPBUG-xx4S6JQzkz5SzVKQBQoC2eppJSaIO6O06I7UFoTvqhgVxw84JOwns4xPM-pueYI2SpSMHySlpUM84G86eJEoYcOZgk8AJ5c/s320/DSC04093.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363174090931348418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJy8Z_ANpNtG-d5f2sudOqmllcI1P7ODjDifLych4iJuGxakUbNjwZx8R1BNBMChPn-29YUibc3NSnKsiFKdyNBDxU5laz6oTGYVAVFaml_fCOW5HFrq0e4ahXIW3-FZ-o6CSHoEnDpvQ/s1600-h/DSC04096.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJy8Z_ANpNtG-d5f2sudOqmllcI1P7ODjDifLych4iJuGxakUbNjwZx8R1BNBMChPn-29YUibc3NSnKsiFKdyNBDxU5laz6oTGYVAVFaml_fCOW5HFrq0e4ahXIW3-FZ-o6CSHoEnDpvQ/s320/DSC04096.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363174096705617106" /></a>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-29769441900469838132009-07-27T09:00:00.001-07:002009-07-27T09:31:01.107-07:00happy birthday sweet mali jean!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2KYWA0zqYVs0l4VcC-BRrvNNkim6wNIxxcvv5BVj_EjSRXLiStABdsqMj7fedB0BWeTGz6jTL3LJ7Qmwnc3tnFLCCXb5nyKEOWXQjQl93VoD25nXlRb5p9l_94kK2K3XN7svj7pgsJQ/s1600-h/DSC04106.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2KYWA0zqYVs0l4VcC-BRrvNNkim6wNIxxcvv5BVj_EjSRXLiStABdsqMj7fedB0BWeTGz6jTL3LJ7Qmwnc3tnFLCCXb5nyKEOWXQjQl93VoD25nXlRb5p9l_94kK2K3XN7svj7pgsJQ/s320/DSC04106.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363170649821705986"></a><br />happy birthday sweet mali jean! we can't believe you are TWO today. you brighten our days with your laughter, your lispe, and your silly dancing to "beat it". we love you so very much and are SO glad God gave you to us!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy0XM2mgYcl4GY1baVEwXhCEFlkBitluf1n92i7C0kF6xcSHjKkse_AabzlygfLgVEuZyBLfAR3iAv9pjSzCw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-86168897046106321572009-07-21T11:27:00.000-07:002009-07-21T15:32:16.813-07:00BEAT IT!!!this may be the funniest video i've ever posted...and longest. it's really the very beginning that's so stinkin' funny. anyway, the girls LOVE "beat it" by michael jackson. they request it over and over...and over and over again. they have a cd player in their room and every time we walk in there mali yells "BEAT IT!". the other day chris told me that mali attempted the moonwalk while dancing to this song...we had never even showed her what the moonwalk was, i guess it's just in her blood :) she is a true mj! many of our friends wanted to see it on video but we couldn't get her to do it again without showing her this time what the moonwalk was. it's not original, but still funny nonetheless, and she's definitely added some moves of her own as well! we cry with laughter every time we watch this video, so if it's as funny to you as it is to us, then you might want to have some kleenex handy!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwAuLAUnr7edKaLXeWKA3yrOVhRPXEeYy877xG_vptCSnGV6wZ3PRIZ4sgnUPinN1IxLUiB_i48LmU5mYsQFg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-40151488537504474912009-07-07T13:15:00.000-07:002009-07-07T15:49:09.814-07:00the cruise...a post in progress...hey guys! i know it's been a long time since i've posted but i've been a little busy lately! after hangin' in denver with amy, aislyn, and grayson, my mom, sister, and i went on a cruise. i have a bazillion things to blog about but since the cruise is fresh in my mind and everyone's been asking me how it went, i thought i'd go ahead and post some goodies from the cruise first. here goes....<div><br /></div><div>first things first, we boarded the ship and checked out the lunch buffet. to our excitement christy and i spotted some crawfish (not crawdads or crayfish...crawfish people) and some mac n cheese that we had on our last cruise...SO good! so we loaded up our plates and shoved our faces!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48EqqpBqT57IQg7SAnsCVsByUJWt6SoUgNmRzf6ST4ZyZqk2KrgJv7F5aECnX9hbd0jKv16VIFFuMe2rT2k5UwyHEe6gW3Bs_gwu6XTDjc3UDZZY9MIoOSXDXsY1I2k_4_B_T6-cnPfY/s1600-h/crawfish.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48EqqpBqT57IQg7SAnsCVsByUJWt6SoUgNmRzf6ST4ZyZqk2KrgJv7F5aECnX9hbd0jKv16VIFFuMe2rT2k5UwyHEe6gW3Bs_gwu6XTDjc3UDZZY9MIoOSXDXsY1I2k_4_B_T6-cnPfY/s320/crawfish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355817135826586290" /></a>for dinner, you have the same table mates during the cruise. we had a full table and met some of the greatest people! jim, willie, and chris, victor and valentin, and david and chris. we had the privilege of dining with our new friends four nights in a row! for some reason i don't have any pictures of these fantastic people, just some video, which doesn't want to upload at the moment. if i can get some of the pics from christy's camera, i'll post some pics of our friends. </div><div><br /></div><div>if any of you guys are reading the blog, we truly enjoyed meeting you and hope to keep in touch and cruise together again in the future! we had SUCH a great time getting to know each and every one of you!! thanks for making dinner (and the casino, hot tub, sun bathing, midnight mexican buffet, karaoke, cabo, etc) so much fun!!</div><br />speaking of dinner...mmmmm...never a dissappointing plate my friends. and dessert...hold on, i'm salivating...already missing my chocolate melting cake with extra vanilla ice cream. it's the bomb. literally. an explosion in your mouth! here's a pic, half eaten of course, couldn't ever remember to take a picture of it before i dug in...people, it is really that good. oh, also pictured was some sort of souffle. it was good, but nothing compares to the chocolate melting cake with extra vanilla ice cream. and please don't judge me for having two desserts. the baby wanted one of them and i couldn't tell her no. ha.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_WtdyducJ6907M1vuqyKdHF9NHy3Q4VRfrN3feoqp0zZqpq8-Uzdsjku88SPN3vbiLKBfmQltM21dzS9dGk-KuAfCIetc9FP4sfZFRpKwsU9octNDNUkiQ2bUyYSAk9-2JKlwN1IapI/s1600-h/DSC03954.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_WtdyducJ6907M1vuqyKdHF9NHy3Q4VRfrN3feoqp0zZqpq8-Uzdsjku88SPN3vbiLKBfmQltM21dzS9dGk-KuAfCIetc9FP4sfZFRpKwsU9octNDNUkiQ2bUyYSAk9-2JKlwN1IapI/s320/DSC03954.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355829527749731954" /></a>moving on to cabo. our excursion was a land & sea tour of cabo. we visited the peninsula, a glass blowing factory, a cactus garden, a restaurant with the most amazing view i've ever seen, and a shopping district on another part of the island. it was a bit long and tiring, but we had a great time seeing cabo in a way that we couldn't have done on our own. and our friends victor and valentin were on our same excursion so we had fun exploring with them!<div><br /></div><div>this was our boat tour along the peninsula<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQooQgZ0iBfWXFSxu3d0oEwRNAtsxcFFkXX9Jmkf5axa-x9NTNyrmbx8zZcaae8PyxYoPAUwF-YN0ZqCamMP49PoGikzCuuMMjJNR-ZWMDUlcdmmh0vKbOIOKp9aEs8mWMc4hP-kv7BM/s1600-h/DSC03975.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTYcKXHY8REs6DL9Q4E0wFtQVOCuIJN-oDn9JncUbbBvUvEDha2bjN1O51dXmUzic51Dk0iiyxQXaxVtkF8V9GVfeKzpwjjz9R33QaWrLBDZ59E1lowEpFZ_VkGBbmmI03qHbX1W039U/s320/DSC03983.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355832428106725058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWWlJiKaUWLC8QxU6JMdZsQOHOsKmmXKC-AwaEvQjJ_gUTRXr69FRqUF6Indbg9X8XJHWk2FFCKnALGh5XacGPeQXM9lCKtH5QZBTn7peisnP-5MrRR6B_F9cBC96CqXXLtApcB1G-Qw/s1600-h/DSC03986.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWWlJiKaUWLC8QxU6JMdZsQOHOsKmmXKC-AwaEvQjJ_gUTRXr69FRqUF6Indbg9X8XJHWk2FFCKnALGh5XacGPeQXM9lCKtH5QZBTn7peisnP-5MrRR6B_F9cBC96CqXXLtApcB1G-Qw/s320/DSC03986.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355832424544984674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEud9XnpGVqhA7scXSpOAbxWvQn2aqUVIvRBSnTbK6EEGXHu87TN3rMQW6PUbAP1wjE54Vaop5uASVR4V9XUfePSa91jwmrAF3wO_r_Ra1ByuAkTnbuSxTfS-q4IrqSrKi3REZEKeAbI/s1600-h/DSC03959.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEud9XnpGVqhA7scXSpOAbxWvQn2aqUVIvRBSnTbK6EEGXHu87TN3rMQW6PUbAP1wjE54Vaop5uASVR4V9XUfePSa91jwmrAF3wO_r_Ra1ByuAkTnbuSxTfS-q4IrqSrKi3REZEKeAbI/s320/DSC03959.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355832419916436066" /></a><br />the glass blowing factory - these guys made a beautiful glass pitcher in like 5 minutes! for some reason this is the only video my computer likes at the moment.<div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzXAhc8fCyJrLDwmZgtYjrUnRxcEigQZucBjUXH3Uf3zUy4HIabuU2ZTL8TDyUTOcANWdn_3Lp55YXm-titqw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>one of the many breathtaking views from georgio's restaurant...amazing!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AHL8auMkBggkHEfRZtZmis9W0QRQrCnrFWXjEtSlB8kSu01olPSVyCKO-K5k40T-d45SSRT529WhCLgUetTgkvzOzHQaZs0_1IhFYBgXjBdK5wqJ5WtGfBsb2-4d3-ArdNVsX9tyatU/s1600-h/DSC04005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AHL8auMkBggkHEfRZtZmis9W0QRQrCnrFWXjEtSlB8kSu01olPSVyCKO-K5k40T-d45SSRT529WhCLgUetTgkvzOzHQaZs0_1IhFYBgXjBdK5wqJ5WtGfBsb2-4d3-ArdNVsX9tyatU/s320/DSC04005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355845853991331106" /></a><br />the cactus garden. they had over 40 species of cacti there...i think. i was too tired to remember. and i wasn't necessarily doing cartwheels about this part of our tour.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtMTQeqelTd2i1cdPY-UAdm4shMdU0kePs4ImrnuJMCYelKbcR38ReGNwOqhDT8pwKvses916dPg4w4stioZWUDPcNBVJVbB-EbfdNlEh-yS5OSZ4dGc-ct7O6rgaQFEEkrxAYxt3K18/s1600-h/DSC04012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtMTQeqelTd2i1cdPY-UAdm4shMdU0kePs4ImrnuJMCYelKbcR38ReGNwOqhDT8pwKvses916dPg4w4stioZWUDPcNBVJVbB-EbfdNlEh-yS5OSZ4dGc-ct7O6rgaQFEEkrxAYxt3K18/s320/DSC04012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355846434105631218" /></a><br />and back to the ship we go!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoKmxr4kgCNyELALs29Pyo2396SQO_7jlzvKNJDUuH0EcA2W_nWom7wSu7RhB4aNFVBeoLdZ6gviN3UsSTOMuyYAv3F-Q662xpLveN-sZ8odZXQ6rfR_CmgEKeOhOEL0LE6kmrsqp-Yw/s1600-h/DSC03967.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoKmxr4kgCNyELALs29Pyo2396SQO_7jlzvKNJDUuH0EcA2W_nWom7wSu7RhB4aNFVBeoLdZ6gviN3UsSTOMuyYAv3F-Q662xpLveN-sZ8odZXQ6rfR_CmgEKeOhOEL0LE6kmrsqp-Yw/s320/DSC03967.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355847488832461634" /></a><br />for our late night entertainment, we did a little karaoke. christy closed the show with a little carrie underwood and had the whole crowd cheering. as soon as i can get my videos to upload, i'll post the video...it's really good!<br />but for now, i will post some pics of valentin and chris doing the hustle. chris wasn't sure if he remembered how to do it so valentin refreshed his memory. it was quite entertaining! chris is in the red and valentin in the white.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Wk_JEBLnH5WSNBVD_eKSKKCQDdC-P6odFbl48XTwSE_wIWrO88kw_LTt4Tp78kBJfouahyphenhyphen_obueaFaPgZwzAUYKZ5LBSRVOkN9quxdJPzg7Tc1y5I0BClfK5ZtF-TcuDhv-AyGc4sJw/s1600-h/DSC04021.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSwVzSXgkKtKcYAEsc3D4-BBbPVWiH7vaJP6rj3WRmlSX4MszeJsUYQWqK-MbrghYCJd2S_lW45pusYXzbxssgjvRp1XuJRuUBgeSCwZJxYnFOnT1R1Reggzm6_oLShRr6WDwQbL6z6s/s320/DSC04023.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355848710344435714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_BRsj2t3JqJYTy2w8TN9t-VmSSFqomUpJz5q5hjnhN0h88VM0HtSZwM7KoDpYBx0jmA8dfEXzSFd6KBbFEcGSv4lsWha-x1L6yAAKSKxn_iW0-mWWqMcNAY_Wpo3y74YUdiY4ivdggU/s1600-h/DSC04024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_BRsj2t3JqJYTy2w8TN9t-VmSSFqomUpJz5q5hjnhN0h88VM0HtSZwM7KoDpYBx0jmA8dfEXzSFd6KBbFEcGSv4lsWha-x1L6yAAKSKxn_iW0-mWWqMcNAY_Wpo3y74YUdiY4ivdggU/s320/DSC04024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355848703798591426" /></a><br />i have a few more videos i want to post from the cruise but those are all of the pics for now.<br /><br />after we debarked in san diego, we spent the day at the beach on coronado island. we went to a historical hotel on the island where we ate lunch overlooking the beach and then took a walk along the beach before we headed back. i SO wish we had a beach in albuquerque!<br />oh, and please excuse the picture and the whale in the picture. it was taken with my camera phone and well, i was in the picture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIi6qceikZ1OY4Mo0MgUnscU3016bP_tusgLTqkGuJhr_NIiSlDliflT15UuomLklMYT6BcopV2cIFPB-PGan0xffVzpV7Up2Z4ItQ_VYI9exYLDT3m-gv2kh7r9-lcfNvrnnC0eRL-Bc/s1600-h/coronado+beach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIi6qceikZ1OY4Mo0MgUnscU3016bP_tusgLTqkGuJhr_NIiSlDliflT15UuomLklMYT6BcopV2cIFPB-PGan0xffVzpV7Up2Z4ItQ_VYI9exYLDT3m-gv2kh7r9-lcfNvrnnC0eRL-Bc/s320/coronado+beach.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355851289863379746" /></a></div><br />that's it for now, but check back soon for more videos from the cruise and more posts of the fam!the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-34115996128625414062009-06-09T15:56:00.000-07:002009-06-09T16:01:51.400-07:00praying for graysonour sweet nephew grayson is heading to colorado today to go to a super duper hospital dedicated to children with allergies. please keep him and his family in your prayers as they travel. they have also has illnesses hit them as of yesterday - fever, diarrhea, and strep...not fun when you're traveling. for frequent updates about little g, visit the grebe family blogĀ <a href="http://www.grebefam.blogspot.com/">here</a>.the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-43381199677806148102009-05-22T17:30:00.000-07:002009-05-22T17:32:30.092-07:00Rainbow Flower Byrdbraidyn just informed us that she would like us to name her new baby sister Rainbow Flower Byrd. any thoughts? suggestions? please, we welcome them all!the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-60118056042676255612009-05-20T16:14:00.000-07:002009-05-20T16:34:55.757-07:00WING!!!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxt_fyY1nmjNn4AXiYpzKt1CyZXzxzW2GAjjZoWFFSFQbzDZRzVlN71guVrkzjOzkLz61UytHAnXl6MB2oB' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>mali loves to "wing". i know this video is longer than a minute, but you have to wait to the end...it's the best part. she would "wing" all day if we let her. "winging" is just a real good time!</div><div><br /></div><div>oh, and please pardon our neighbor's weed-wacking. rude. (only some of you will get that.)</div>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-38141757258421707462009-05-19T09:02:00.001-07:002009-05-19T09:03:24.324-07:00my favorite hat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIipC85EPvemBP7395uHyskYC7NIq7EdjK9OXEvDsQmiUXy3DWxfgUgH1TbzBkl4M_zQBl3f7efj9n4IAJ62cvDC6MeUFHa0ydCiG6ECZd8a5mdhE1CMkBnDm-E5IJ-zW-LekQOl9Bak/s1600-h/DSC03688.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIipC85EPvemBP7395uHyskYC7NIq7EdjK9OXEvDsQmiUXy3DWxfgUgH1TbzBkl4M_zQBl3f7efj9n4IAJ62cvDC6MeUFHa0ydCiG6ECZd8a5mdhE1CMkBnDm-E5IJ-zW-LekQOl9Bak/s320/DSC03688.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337566221120886274" /></a>yes, it's a kitchen bowl from b's play kitchen, but don't tell her that.the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-68089085432498852782009-05-19T08:57:00.001-07:002009-05-19T09:02:03.792-07:00cousins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HyV1svO2QPSvhRv6OuUn9s8UTIjsxzmVbX7snjTzoaw6x99G_u1V3dICcEx1ARUTu401ECfcHBq5SCxciygAbJiacLCMpBckz-tY3nSp7h_NCj3J55o28rxJx_Aa34ywo3CQbxXXQoU/s1600-h/DSC03680.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Ub50RdhbNfoHTgzwxPWCUmrNb8-M9YM9qBuyYuPK68tkVPCPfTN3hZ8rb7j_zZs-fdGwfRJUgQc4CWUYzNGaX3TPLt6Y6-kSlqlbP300W2dYj2W9yN0xn6V1TD5NVhAKnZGTE7uA09s/s320/DSC03670.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337565650088667122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2tvqVHrEGqdFOsyjTYRd6ImrScqwvrlLo-OR9tJX8zKBSnn9_6h6Q4xCitRG5eZP5zdOOyfIu6Ecu3HpGvPnsJv9J7RMDf4FIR9G0tlaxYdImJDTsJ3qJvZZsZwdOLtrP_VDzU3ua8s/s1600-h/DSC03665.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2tvqVHrEGqdFOsyjTYRd6ImrScqwvrlLo-OR9tJX8zKBSnn9_6h6Q4xCitRG5eZP5zdOOyfIu6Ecu3HpGvPnsJv9J7RMDf4FIR9G0tlaxYdImJDTsJ3qJvZZsZwdOLtrP_VDzU3ua8s/s320/DSC03665.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337565645143357378" /></a>cousin playdates are the best!the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-48932528015954282252009-05-19T08:54:00.000-07:002009-05-19T08:57:07.653-07:00aquaphor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsOQpZ8JTXfxViWXMt8Te2Dad_2tDjfm-khCi7Ux26brixQy_zhumOtYi7OuwkGL9T9D88bwDd7oO4h61m2wnSi-Z9cEAiZOoDuX4_jybbjloLhcH-c7wqZ62KgS_Rj130p6guRi_UXw/s1600-h/DSC03653.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsOQpZ8JTXfxViWXMt8Te2Dad_2tDjfm-khCi7Ux26brixQy_zhumOtYi7OuwkGL9T9D88bwDd7oO4h61m2wnSi-Z9cEAiZOoDuX4_jybbjloLhcH-c7wqZ62KgS_Rj130p6guRi_UXw/s320/DSC03653.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337564207750624354" /></a>...and this was the first time it happened. the second time braidyn was standing there egging her on, telling her where to put it next. i didn't get pictures that time because i was a bit more mad...oh, and it took about 6 hair washes to finally get it out. sweet mali jean.the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-45920199793541584592009-03-26T11:29:00.001-07:002009-03-26T11:44:09.319-07:00thorns...the other day braidyn and i were in the drive-thru at sonic...waiting patiently in line...and the song "big house" by audio adrenaline came on the radio. this is one of b's favorite songs...she knows every word. anyway, this was our conversation as the song came on...<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">me: you know b, when it says "Father's house" it means God's house.</span></div><div>b: no, it means our house...<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">me: no, it's talking about when we die and go to Heaven, that we get to go to God's house...our Father's house.</span><br /></div><div>b: well, i'm scared to die.<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">me: why baby??</span><br /></div><div>b: because of the thorns.<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">me: what thorns baby?</span><br /></div><div>b: well, Jesus got thorns when he died.<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">me: that's right, but Jesus took our thorns for us so that when we die, we don't have to have the thorns.</span><br /></div><div>b: well, what happened to the thorns?<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">me: when Jesus died, they took the crown of thorns off of him and threw them away...they are gone, i promise.</span><br /></div><div>b: oh.<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">me: so, when we die, if we have Jesus in our hearts, we get to go to Heaven...NO THORNS...and we get to have fun in God's house!</span><br /></div><div>b: well, i don't have Jesus in my heart.<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">me: why not?</span><br /></div><div>b: because i forgot to ask Him.<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">me: well, do you want to ask Him right now?</span><br /></div><div>b: yeah!<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">me: okay, well then repeat after me...</span><br /></div><div>b: no momma, i can do it.<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">me: are you sure? you should say something like...."Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for me and for taking the thorns for me so that i don't have to. i know that i am a sinner, please forgive me and help me to make better decisions and be a servant to others. please come into my heart and help me to live for you every day of my life. i love you so much. amen."</span><br /></div><div>b: oh, well, maybe i will repeat after you!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>and then precious little b asked Jesus Christ to come into her heart right there in the sonic drive-thru at the age of 5. i was fighting back the tears as i had her call her daddy to tell him what we just did....one of the best days of my life!</div>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-86954564426458365632009-03-15T15:28:00.000-07:002009-03-15T15:33:05.454-07:00disney world 09!<div style="width:400px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w254.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w254.photobucket.com/albums/hh111/byrdcc7/0231c9e3.pbw" height="300" width="400"></embed><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" /></a><a href="http://w254.photobucket.com/albums/hh111/byrdcc7/?action=view&current=0231c9e3.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" /></a></div><br /><br />thanks to a bunch of southwest and american express points (that chris accumulated by purchasing merchandise for pro image) we were able to take a trip to disney world for spring break. with so much already being paid for by points, we were able to go and have a fabulous time and not worry about how expensive it was going to be! here is a little slide show of SOME of the pics that we took...there were only so many we could upload :) enjoy!!the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-76868792835051535382009-03-01T21:47:00.000-08:002009-03-01T21:52:19.837-08:00another little byrdie on it's way??we were going to wait to post our news but so many people have been checking for an update so i thought i might as well go ahead. we are expecting again!! and it happened much faster than we had anticipated...isn't God's timing awesome?! this time around, my numbers are looking much better than the time before. we won't get our first ultrasound to detect a heartbeat until the 16th of march so i will give an update then. but for now, i am pregnant, and sicker than ever before...which is a good thing!<div>thank you all for your prayers. we have truly felt them. we love you all!!</div>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164623333573103137.post-17913736577302916032009-02-12T21:54:00.000-08:002009-02-12T21:56:42.375-08:00B is almost 5...CRAZY!!!my amazingly talented sister-in-law amy did b's 5 year shoot today and i cannot believe how my baby has grown. check out the preview <a href="http://amygrebephotography.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-other-baby.html">here.</a>the byrd familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659713795726559366noreply@blogger.com1