Pinetop 2009

Well we spent another beautiful week in the White Mountains enjoying the cool weather, rain, hail, thunder and lightning. The boys seemed to enjoy it too, with Jake picking up pinecones, watering grandma's plants and going to the park. He went fishing for the first time this year, but the trout I caught nearly scared him off of the boat dock. Jeffry mostly enjoyed rolling around the floor and his 1st rib bone. It is so nice to get away, but the days seem to fly by even faster on vacation. Here are a few pics of our good times.

Jimmy Buffett - Glendale - May 14, 2009

Johnna and I traveled to Phoenix on May 14, and met up with our friends Mike and Joci Mcdermott and their friends Mike and Crystal (yes that's 3 Mikes) for the annual (sometimes semi-annual) pilgrimmage to Margaritaville. We had such a blast and saw so many incredibly costumed parrotheads. The two grandmas helped with taking care of the kids and Johnna and I had our first night of uninterupted sleep in a couple months. Can't wait 'til the kids are old enough to enjoy the experience with us.

Mike and Joci



Mike and Crystal

Jake and Jeffry

Life has definitely been busy around the Byrd house lately. Johnna returned to work a couple of weeks ago and we are splitting the day at work. One of us is going in by 6:00 and the other goes in around 12:30. We're getting to spend lots of quality time with the baby, but it sure makes for long days. Jeffry is sleeping better and typically waking up only once at night. He is quickly gaining a personality and seems to have a very happy disposition. Although, when he's unhappy he lets you know it with a blood curdling cry. Here are some new pics of the boys. They are sure growing up fast.

Updated pictures of the boys

Jeffry is growing so fast. Johnn told me that she tried to weigh him the other day and he weighed over 12 punds. Thats double from what he was when he was born a little over two months ago. Johnna and I are in for real trouble when all of these kids start growing up taller than us.

County Fair

We took Jake to the fair again this year and he was finally tall enough to ride some of the rides. While other kids whined for their mommy or sat scared out of their mind on whatever ride they were on, Jake was grinning ear-to-ear and not wanting to be taken from any ride we put him on. Here are a few pictures of the fun he was having.

Visit With Family

A week ago Johnna, the kids, my mother and I traveled to Phoenix to see family and introduce Jeffry to his cousins. We got to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa King, the Waldies, the McDermotts, and Pete, Ann, and their King family. Jake was very proud to show off his new brother and Jeffry had so much fun getting all of that attention. We'll definitely have to make family visits on a more regular basis.