Silly Faces

Taylor has started making the funniest faces lately. The other day, my sister Staci and I were sitting at the table with her while she was eating a snack. She was "showing off" for us, so of course, I had to get out the camera. What a ham!!

Happy Belated Halloween

Taylor was a little leapord for Halloween. I think she is the cutest little leopard...I'm not partial, though. HA! She had lots of fun trick-or-treating! She saw a sucker at her Pop Pop's house and stuck it in her mouth with the paper on. I tried to take it away, but she wasn't having it. I didn't want her to cry and smear her face paint, so I let her keep it. (I think my friend April posted once about "Being a better mom before you have kids." It's so true!) She eventually sucked through the paper, so Taylor had her first Tootsie Roll Pop on Halloween!

She's Walking!!!

Taylor's been taking steps occasionally for about 6 weeks now. On Sunday, she really started walking a lot more. By Monday, I think I only saw her only crawl twice that day! Now, she walks EVERYWHERE! I took these pictures of her yesterday. I LOVE this outfit that my uncle, aunt and cousins gave her. Thanks Brad, Kari, Tin and Kelc!

In other news, we are officially "in" the new house. I really LOVE it! We see Dustin a lot more, save on gas, and sleep really good at night b/c it's so quiet! I don't know if I'll ever be able to live back in town again!! We walk to the playground at the school almost every day and the kids love it! Taylor and I go down to the gym some at the end of Dustin's practices and she loves to play on the court!

We had the basketball girls over Monday night to eat supper. Taylor wasn't too sure what to think, but I had lots of fun! They kicked off their season last night with a win over Jayton! Basketball season is now in full swing! Come see us sometime at our new place!

Go Eagles

Taylor wore her cheerleading outfit to the Pep Rally last Friday! She LOVED being there!!! She wanted out on the court with the cheerleaders SO bad! The Eagles beat Whitharrel last Friday night to win district! They haven't won district since 1997, I believe. It's been that long since they even made the play-offs. The will play their play-off game the day after Thanksgiving. Way to go Eagles!!

Happy Fall

I love fall! It's definitely my favorite time of year. One of our blog topics that I've missed is to list your 10 favorite things about fall. Here goes...

1) The coolness and crispness in the air

2) Halloween

3) The leaves changing color

4) Football!!!

5) Thanksgiving

6) Pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin muffins, etc.

7) Sunsets...for some reason, they seem prettier in the fall

8) Jean Jackets

9) Tall boots

10) Smell of spices cooking

We took Taylor to Cumberland Presbyterian the other evening for some cute fall pictures with pumpkins. She loved it! She called the pumpkins balls. When we put her in her carseat she cried "More Balls." She was not ready to go.

Taylor had lots of fun playing in the dirt in our front yard the other night! She climbed right in the barrel and dug her toes in the dirt! She had a good bath after we got inside!

Taylor Turns "1" and Some Fun News

We celebrated Taylor's b-day with a birthday party last Saturday. There were 40+ people at our house! And as many presents as people. Taylor is so loved and she hasn't got a clue! We had lunch and birthday cake and ice cream. I stayed up until 2:30 am making her cake, but it turned out great! Taylor opened about 2 presents, then was done. So, I got to enjoy opening them like it was my birthday! WooHoo!! She hit the jackpot! She got lots of neat toys, cute clothes and cute shoes!

I cannot believe that my sweet baby is "1"!! I remeber bringing her home this time last year, like it was yesterday! She has drastically changed our lives, and I feel so blessed! She has started walking, when she feels like it, and it makes her look so much older. She is repeating anything we tell her to, which is so cool! I can also tell her to go get things, like her cup, paci, ball or car and she knows what to get! I love it! We are also only giving her formula at night, and will stop that once we are through with this can. She is eating all table food and no more baby food! She is such a big girl!

For the fun news...no we are NOT pregnant. But we are moving to Southland! The School Board offered us a house, with all expenses paid, for practically nothing. We can't pass it up! It will save TONS on gas and bills! And it will allow for lots more family time. I am thrilled! The hardest part of it is that I will be losing a couple of kids. I will still be keeping the kids whose parents teach at Southland, but I will miss Thatcher and Hunter, though! I'm going to be living in the country, practically, which will be weird! We are going to try and rent our house, so if you know of anyone looking, send them our way! God is constantly providing for us and answering our prayers. We never cease to be amazed at how He takes care of us!

The lack of posts is because our modem crashed! We are expecting a new one, soon. More posts and pics to come!

Hungry??? You Will Be...

after reading this post! The Cyber Sisters topic this week is to describe your favorite burger. So, I have 3 different favorite combinations. Yes, I am a food-fanatic! Anyone with me?

#1 - Sauteed mushrooms and onions, swiss cheese, tomatoes and mayo

#2 - Avocados, tomatoes, pepperjack cheese and mayo

#3 - The Awful Burger at 50th Street Caboose - mustard, mayo, grilled jalepenos, swiss and American cheese

Hero

The CyberSisters topic this week was to tell a little about your hero or your inspiration. It is probably no suprise to most of you that my hero is my younger cousin, Kristin. She is a cancer survivor. Her testimony is powerful and will bring chills all over your body! I will never forget the day she was diagnosed. She cried for quite a while (what 8 year old wouldn't have!), but then she stopped and told her parents it would be okay because she had the best doctors in the world and God would take care of her. Talk about FAITH!! When I think of Kristin, I think of this passage fromthe bible, and am reminded of the kind of faith I should have...

2He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:2 - 4

Thank you Kristinl, for your boldness and your faith! You are such an amazing person!!

Southland Homecoming and 11 Month Birthday

As promised in the previous post, here are pictures from Southland's homecoming game last night. The Eagles beat the Lazbuddie Longhorns 59 - 19. The first few pictures are of my cousin, Kelcee. She is an 8th Grader and the Jr. High got to cheer at the Varsity game last night, since it was Homecoming. Check out her toe touch in the 3rd picture...OUCH!!



Here are some pictures of Taylor in the cute shirt Marissa made her (see previous post).

Taylor and Jadyn enjoying the game in their matching shirts
How Sweet!
Taylor cheering for the Eagles!

Taylor was 11 months old last Sunday (the 16th). YIKES!! I can't believe it! She also took her first step on Tuesday. It's SO cool!!! New things she likes to do...

1) Sing "This Little Light of Mine" - she holds up her finger and goes "La La La La"

2) Walk behind her push toy. She will go forever if we let her!

3) Eat anything we are eating. She loves table food.

4) Sit in her chair and "read" a book

Taylor's Shirt

Jadyn's mommy made Taylor this super-cute shirt for her to wear to the football game tonight! I love it!!! She made a matching one for Jadyn also (Jadyn is one of the girls I keep). I will post more pics from the game tonight, but couldn't wait to share this adorable shirt!

Addyson Sofia

Today, I took Addyson's one year pictures(I hope I spelled her name right). I use to work with this little cutie's Mommy at United Pharmacy. Addyson is extremely good natured and easy going. She has such a precious smile, as you will see! My camera could not get enough of her cute little face. Addyson is also really tall! Her legs are so long and skinny. What a sweet little girl! I got a bit carried away on my favorites! You can click here to see the rest of her pictures. They should be ready soon!

When she arrived, she was ready to cheer on the Raiders! What a cute cheerleader.

She had never eaten cake, or many other sweets for that matter, until today. This is the first shot out of my camera. You can tell, she is a little unsure of what to do...it didn't take her long to figure it out, though!

I just LOVE baby fingers and toes!!

We finished the afternoon at Tech (her Mommy's Alma Mater). I love her cute dress!