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.

"alyse abida"

another funny b story.


so we're driving in the car to go to hobby lobby (one of my favorite places...hint, hint) after i got braidyn from school the other day. the radio was off and we were talking about her day at school - which we do every day after school - and when we were done talking there was a bit of silence in the car. all of a sudden i hear from the back seat...

"alyse abida!" (a-leese, a-bee-da!) and then just more silence. nothing else. just "alyse abida" like it was a friends name or something.

i couldn't help but hold back the tears i was laughing so hard and then i said...

"honey, it's FELIZE NAVIDAD!"

and then we started singing the song...singing "alyse abida" of course.

i love you inzimmerating...

i was setting up a movie for braidyn (so i could make dinner of course) and she was just talking to me and i wasn't listening to her at all because i was just sitting there thinking of how much i love that little girl. so i decided to tell her and this was our conversation:

me: "b, do you know how much i love you?" as i grabbed her and pulled her into my lap

me again: "i love you....." as i was thinking of saying infinity, this is what braidyn said...

b: "you love me inzimmerating!"

me: "yes, baby, mommy loves you INFINITY!"

b: "yeah, you love me infinity!" as if that's what she said the first time."

yes, i love my braidyn inzimmerating...and infinity!

another talker in the family

i guess i should have combed her hair or something for her big debut. sorry about that, but she's still a cute performer!

sneak peak

just a sneak peak from my amazing photographer sister-in-law. view her incredible portfolio here.

b got another haircut!

i have a new hairdresser that i LOVE and i took braidyn to get a trim the other day. she straightened it so b could have long hair, which she's always dreamed of...and her dream is slowly coming true!
thanks nicole, you're the best!!

daddy got a booboo...

and b thought it was necessary to put a dora bandaid on it...

braidyn is an indian!

b's pre-k class had a thanksgiving play last week and braidyn was an indian. she had one line in the play (see next post) and she did great! she was definitely the cutest little indian i've ever seen! here are a few pics from that day...


her little friend stephanie, who was a pilgrim...

her friend zoe, who was the indian princess...

most of our family was able to come support braidyn and see the play. thanks for coming!! here's a pic of b and cousin aislyn...
here's a picture of the whole indian tribe...
and the whole pre-k class...

see if you can find her in the video. she was on the right, barely seeable, but surprisingly she's NOT the smallest one in her class...ok, the second smallest, but still not the smallest :)

her line in the play was "mmm...this pilgrim food is yummy!" but she had to say it twice because the priest forgot to pray! in this video, the priest finally started to pray and b got to say her line again. then she gets to dance. see if you can find her because i barely could! sorry about the shaky video, we were in the back and i had to zoom so every move i made was exaggerated. i hope i don't make you sick :)

pro image has arrived...

it's amazing how God took this...

and made it this...

from this...

to this...

and this...

into this...

remember the coffee shop?

well it was demolished...

and now it looks like this...

here's a pic of all of the guys sitting back in amazement of what God has done...God is GOOOOD!
we are so blessed to have the store completed and open before thanksgiving. feel free to stop by for some day-after-thanksgiving shopping!! we will open at 12am (thankfully chris and i will still be sleeping!) but there will be plenty of guys there to help you find your favorite sports apparel and Christmas gifts!! we love you guys and thank those of you who have supported us along the way...your prayers have definitely made a difference!

funny things kids say...

so i'm sitting at the computer reading emails and b comes in and starts talking and playing. she drops something on the floor and says "bam". i instinctively said "what did you just say" thinking it was a different word." and she said, "i said bam mommy, and then i said bam chick-a jam jam"... and i'm still laughing as i type as tears are filling my eyes. oh, the silly things kids say.

just a quickie...

only had time to post one pic. thought this one was cute. they were wrestling on the bed and belle was giving out LOTS of kisses. b was giggling like never before!

introducing belle...

the newest member of the byrd family...more pictures to come...stay tuned!!

every pee dom bree...

you gotta love the backup singer.

God has a maid?

um...so we're sitting here eating lunch as i type and braidyn is singing...no joke, "blessed be the maid of the Lord, blessed be the maid...." i wish His maid were here right now.

i've been tagged...

i was just tagged by my friend heather. i've been tagged before but didn't know how to link so now that i know, here goes...

1) Link to the person who tagged you.
2) Post the rules on your blog (copy and paste 1-6).
3) Write 6 random things about yourself (see below).
4) Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them.
5) Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6) Let the tagger know when your entry is up.Ok, here it goes. . .

1. i hate being barefoot in the house so i'm always wearing slippers or slipper socks (with grippies of course).
2. i rub my ear when i'm tired, bored, or concentrating. it's been a habbit since i was born and my dad tried to convince me that if i didn't stop, i would have a dumbo ear...it looks pretty normal and it's been almost 30 years.
3. i just made 52 cheerleading bows for a good friend of mine - boy have they evolved over the years.
4. i was set on just having two precious little girls and now i am starting to get the baby itch again - thanks to many outside influences. anyone want to comment on that???
5. there are 11 biological granddaughters on my mom's side, no boys - which is one of the outside influences for the random thing mentioned above.
6. sometimes i run and hide in my bedroom and shut the door when i get a phone call. for some reason my children flock to me, throw tantrums, scream as loud as they can, try to get my attention by saying "mommy, mommy, mommy, mommy, mommy......." when i'm on the phone. what's up with that? cuz i know my kids aren't the only ones who do it.

ok, now i'm tagging...

1. amy
2. alyssa
3. angela
4. gina
5. shiya
6. stacy

have fun!! love you girls!

why does b need a puppy when she has mali?

these pictures are terrible. my phone is only good for still shots - and it's really not that good at those either - but i had to take a picture of this. chris and i were meeting with a friend and the girls were responsible for keeping themselves occupied and happy. well, apparently this did the trick. b tied a ribbon around mali's paci and proceeded to lead her around the room as if it were a leash. it was pretty hilarious.

making...and eating mud pies

mali just sits there and watches her big sister work her magic
getting dirty
putting on the finishing touches
apparently it was yummy...mali had a bite.

our sweet friends

chris and i recently went to blue springs, mo to visit our friends that moved away a couple years ago. we miss them terribly but LOVE to go visit!

being small has it's advantages...

joe the plumber??

what can i say...it was too cute not to post.

happy halloween!

notice the super cool dangly earrings that only princesses can wear...
sleeping beauty lost her glass slipper...we're getting our princesses confused.

fall harvest

b's fall harvest party was last week and we had such a fun time eating everything pumpkin. this is her prek class at hope and her teacher, Mrs. Garcia, whom we LOVE!

the naked duster

b loves to dust because she likes to use the little duster thing that's so convenient. anyway, last weekend she decided to dust in the nude...i wonder if that makes it more fun?

sweet kisses

when you ask mali for kisses she will either pucker up - as seen above - or smack you in the face...you never know what you're gonna get...it's a real good time.