Friday night we (finally) got out the door to travel to Mom and Dad’s house. After we unloaded the car we gave Dad his tiramisu and this is who he picked to share it with: I suppose Granddaddy gets spoiling rights, though. : ) One fun thing about our Christmas weekend is that Mom and…
Month: December 2011
The Byrd Family Christmas 2011
On Friday, December 23 Jimmy, Charlie, and I celebrated our family Christmas together. It was fun to watch Charlie open gifts for the first time, and we enjoyed just being together. As an added bonus, Charlie took his first several walking steps in the kitchen that morning! I’m glad he waited until we were both…
Tiramisu for Dad!
My Dad is a faithful tiramisu lover, so I made him some as part of his Christmas present this year. I made individual servings that he could put in the freezer and pull out one at a time when he got a taste for his tiramisu. So far he has really enjoyed it! (And I…
11 Months!
Somehow the year is flying by and Charlie is now 11 months old! I can’t believe that we’ll soon be celebrating his first birthday! Well, Monday the 19th was an interesting (but fun) day for sure. Charlie started off his 11 month birthday festivities by falling off our bed. Yep. I freaked out, Jimmy kept…
Fun with Granddaddy, Granana, and Uncle Daniel
While Jimmy and I spent time together over his birthday weekend, Charlie was busy with Granddaddy, Granana, and Uncle Daniel! Here are some pictures from his weekend adventure: Mom’s pretty Christmas decorations Charlie loves to push this lion around their house. For some reason Charlie likes to chew on socks (we make sure they’re clean,…
Christmas Music
Like most other people, I absolutely loooove Christmas music. Usually I start listening either around Thanksgiving or right before. It’s exciting to get out the CDs (or iTunes…) and listen to songs you haven’t heard in a while! Well yesterday, while taking Charlie to Oxford to meet Mom, I got out my Amy Grant Christmas…
Jimmy’s Birthday Weekend
For Jimmy’s 27th birthday we celebrated all weekend! We started off with a family trip to Moe’s for lunch on Friday the 16th. We love that place! Dad and his boy Then we headed home for cake and presents. As you can see, Jimmy picked carrot cake, and it was delicious! Jimmy opening his card…
Being Thankful Every Day
The holiday season is a special time of year for a lot of people. It’s the time of year for spending time with family, eating awesome food, decorations, celebration, festivities, activities, Christmas shopping, more eating awesome food, sharing in the “Christmas Spirit,” being especially giving/charitable, being thankful, and the list goes on. From that list,…