photos from a four year old

fern got a digital camera from poppy for her 4th birthday. she loves it and has been taking photos left and right. here are a few.

"Lyla Marker Hands"

fern's 4th

fern had her 4th birthday today. it was a pottery painting tea party. leah made a teapot cake. we all had a blast.

book fern

heard fern crying out for me from her bedroom today. i ignored her for a while but when she didnt stop and became more frantic, i decided to check in on her. she was stuck in her bookcase. thats right, book smart but not bookshelf smart.

marmie

last night our kids lost an amazing grandmother. here are just a few pictures from the last four years that will help us remember her. we love you marmie!

fly a kite

photo by josh kring

leah and lyla

a picture that the krings took during vacation.

pop & finn

richie took this at lylas two year birthday last week

sunday best

packing tape & goldfish

not sure what lyla is planning on doing with the tape and goldfish but with that smile it cant be good!

WARNING!!!

even ballerinas go potty

and take baths

smile?

leah says its a smile but i say gas or something like that.


tea party with finn

bath time

finns first bath

new beds

the girls sleeping i their new bed(s) from marmie and popie for the first time.

big sisters

more finn pics

finn lewis kirby

i was called home during my class today because leah's contractions had gotten much closer and she felt like it was time to go to the hospital. we arrived at the hospital about 5 pm and finn was born about 5:30 pm. he weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces and is 20" long. we are thankful to the Lord that he is healthy and there were no complications. im sure there will be many more pictures to come.

sick girls

a pic from when fern and lyla were sick last week.

book worm

fern loves to read. this is her stack of books.

its a boy

so the latest kirby kid is a boy! here's his first photo. no name as of yet, just "baby moon" which is what fern has been calling him because of the floating widget to the right on your screen.

fern

a picture britney took while fern and lyla were at her house yesterday.

cowgirl lyla

lyla got a hold of fern’s cowboy hat and spent the rest of the day walking around the house struttn’ her stuff

flower children

lyla jane and fern picking flowers back behind the strawbridges by the lake.

girls at the beach

more beach and pool pics from my folks. leah and the girls went over for a week. looks like they had lots of fun!

crazy fern

a picture my sister took of fern while they were at the beach.

ice cream

fern and leah picking out some ice cream

in the pool

at my parents home over at the beach

1 year

from lyla's 1 year portraits last month. one of the very few benefits to having a photographer as a father. check out the sweet drool on the chin

down & dirty with lyla

at her 1 year birthday

lets go marlins

lyla wearing ferns old marlins uniform for opening week. thanks popie! guess we'll have to break out the cubs uniform one day when the marlins aren’t playing.

dad & the girls

jail birds

a foreshadowing of things to come when fern and lyla jane are cell mates

chilly lyla

from philly during christmas holiday

captin jack fern

fern sportin some "capt jack sparrow" beads from grammie

lyla valentine

shot by britney

fern in a box

fern & cat

fern and one of our cats, ichabod.

sissy love

fern & lyla jane watching a show together down at cambridge.

dancing

pop and fern gettin down with the boogie. another pic from britney

little lyla

a picture my sister took of lyla over the weekend while we were at the beach with my folks.

kirby/streets

jonas and fern hangin in the back yard

make-up artist

fern trying out some new make-up skills on marmie

b&w

early christmas

had an early christmas with a few friends since we r heading to philly this week.

kirby train

some of the kirby girls hanging out at dustin and caras house. picture by cara kirby

fern and addie

from this summer family vacation

pop and the girls

another one from halloween. should have some new pics from chattanooga thanksgiving soon

covenant child

a pic richie took of lyla at her baptism

playing in the lagoon

fern from when i took her camping a few weeks ago

lyla

from when i took the girls over to me folks place at the beach last week. britney took this shot.

go deacons

fern and lyla over at uncle ryans new house in his only piece of furniture. as you can tell ryans a wake forest fan and hes trying to turn my girls to the darkside.

buga buga

from halloween

more pumpkins

pumpkins

from the pumpkin patch