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Magical Moment 632: Merry Christmas! And meet our little Jay Bird!




Hello Strangers and Merry Christmas!

The Grimes Family has been very busy since last we met. Busy with our sweet Baby Boy, Sprout (Ricky Ray, now 22 months), and as of July 17th, with our Baby Boy, Jay Bird (Elan Jacob -- pronounced Ee-lin). Our family of 4 lives in Atlanta where Eddie is still with the National Park Service at MLK Jr. National Historical Site, and I am playing piano for The Atlanta Ballet and for another charming Ballet school nearby in Lilburn. Both Eddie and I have gone back to school. I will earn my MBA with a concentration in Entrepreneurship this February. Eddie is earning a second Bachelor's degree in Mathematics. Enough with all that boring biz. Now for the real cuteness... I will TRY not to completely overload you with pictures. I make no promises...

 


 

  

  


 

 

 

 

(The last 6 pictures were taken by my friend, Jennifer Marion, who also makes insanely adorable headbands for babies called Haley's Headbands)

I hope to catch up with you all soon, and maybe even post every now and then in between baby nap schedules! Ha! I wish everyone a very very happy Holiday season!

Love, The Grimes


 

Comments

DJan said…
I loved every one of your adorable baby pictures. What cuties! Merry Christmas to all. :-)
So nice to hear from you, best wishes :)
smartcat said…
The merriest and most joyful of holidays.
I hope we see you more often in the blogosphere this year.
Good golly, miss Molly! These are wonderful pictures. I'm so glad you posted each and every one of them. I love seeing Joy loving Elan, just as she loved Ricky when he was a wee one. And look at Ricky now! Even following in his mama's footsteps at the piano. You're blessed with a beautiful family. I'm so happy for you. Merry Christmas to all of you!
Thanks, I hope so too! :)
The Furry Gnome said…
So nice to hear about your growing family! Merry Christmas! Don't know if you remember, but your blog was one of the first two i happened upon, two or three years ago, and it opened the whole world of blogging to me. Thanks!
Hilary said…
Wow.. you have been busy making beautiful little people! What a great post.. full of love and cuteness. I miss seeing you out here regularly in blog land but happy to know that your life is so full. Huge hugs to you, Eddie and the sweet kidlets. May 2016 continue to shine brightly for you.

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