School's Out For Summer!!!

Today was Blake's last day of school!! Yay!!! We get him home for the summer! I am so excited to have him around to spend time with Taylor for 10 weeks! After they let out this morning, there was a carnival in the parking lot to help raise money for the Jere Whitson School playground. Blake volunteered to be in the dunking booth, so we went over to cheer him on! (And Taylor got to dunk her daddy!)

A Sneak Peak

I started working on Taylor's six month pictures today! Here is a sneak peak of one!

A Night At The Drive-In

We took Taylor to the drive-in last night to see a movie. We decided the drive-in would be our best way to see a movie and not worry too much about her being loud. We saw "Night At The Museum". It was a cute movie. We took our own dinner and snacks and laid the seats down in the Pathfinder. We have decided that an SUV is the way to go! We were able to keep Taylor warm after the sun went down and stretch out and enjoy the movie! It worked out that the movie started right around her normal bed time, so I fed her and she went to sleep during the movie. It was an enjoyable night out for our little family!

First Swim In Her Frog Pool!

A few weeks ago, I found a frog pool at Wal-mart for $5 and just had to get it for Taylor! It is the cutest pool ever! Today, we decided it was time to try it out, so we put on a swim diaper, her swim suit, hat, and sunglasses and hit the pool! She wasn't too sure about it since the water was a little cooler than what she is used to at bath time, but I think by the end of the summer she will be loving it!

Ready to head out!
A cute shot with her sunglasses on!
Trying to figure out if she likes it.

Still not too sure.
I had to take this picture! This was after Blake turned on the spray and it was pointing straight at Taylor! It nailed her in the face! She really wasn't sure what to think after that!

The New Favorite Toy!

Taylor has starting playing in her exersaucer and she absolutely loves it!! She is amazed by all the toys on it, and even jumps like crazy while she is in it! She spends quite a bit of time playing in it and is completely content, which is good for us if we need to get something done around the house. She is so cute when she is in it! Here are a few of the shots I took while she was playing today.

Aunt Maggie's 30th Birthday

After all the wedding festivities on Friday and Saturday, we headed across town on Sunday for Maggie's 30th birthday party. It was great to spend time with more family! Maggie got lots of great gifts. It is exciting too because she is expecting her second girl on July 5th! Taylor will have another little cousin pretty soon!! Even though it was an exhausting weekend, we really enjoyed spending time with all of our family. We even managed to sneak off for a couple hours while Grandmama watched Taylor for us! Here are some pictures from the party!

Taylor enjoys playing with balloons!

Blowing out the candles (with a little help from Savannah)

Taylor, Grandmama, and Daddy

Taylor and Savannah playing on the bed!

Casey's Wedding

A couple weeks ago, my cousin Casey got married!! It was a beautiful day and a gorgeous wedding! We spent the entire weekend celebrating at the rehearsal dinner, bridesmaid's brunch, and the wedding itself. Here are some of our favorite family pictures from the day!

Uncle Roy holding Taylor at rehearsal.

Mommy and Taylor before the wedding.

Family shot.

Close up family shot.

Daddy and daughter.

Taylor with Grana and G-Pa

Watching Mommy walk out.
At the reception

Playing with the bubbles!

Big Weekend Happenings!

Last weekend was a big one for our family! I am working on getting pictures uploaded so I can publish the posts for the events of the weekend! Stay tuned for pictures coming soon!

Good Naps

I always know when Taylor takes a good nap. She wakes up so happy. A lot of times, I hear her talking and cooing. Today, I let her take her morning nap on our bed. When she went to sleep, I filed her nails down, so I knew I would be pushing it to move her to the crib after all that work on her nails. I checked on her a million times during her three hour nap. I never feel as secure when she is not in her crib. Finally, I heard her talking, and this is what I came in to find! She had reached over and grabbed her toy and started playing! It was too sweet not to capture on "film".

Sweet Little Sounds

I just love the little sounds my baby girl makes! Today as I was driving around town completing errands, I had the radio turned off just listening to Taylor "talk" to Mr. Lion (one of her little chime toys). It really sounded like she was having a conversation with him! She would get loud, then make sweet little "cooing" sounds. The whole time she had her eyes on him. (I know this because I kept glancing at her in the mirror we have on the back seat). I don't think I will ever get tired of hearing her sweet little voice! We got quite a bit accomplished this morning while we were out. We went to the bank, had some copies made, got a great deal on diapers at Kroger, and washed Daddy's truck and filled it up with gas. The last one was a little thank you surprise for Blake for working so hard so I can stay home with Taylor! After we got home, Taylor took a good afternoon nap while I cleaned up the house and did laundry. I think it was a pretty productive day! This evening we headed to church for dinner and huddle groups. We got to eat with some friends then spend time with Teenside. Taylor always loves seeing everyone there. She always does so great during devo and huddle groups. We will be taking her to her first Bible class in a few weeks!!! Just for fun, here are some pictures from today!

Cereal and A Neighborhood Walk

I think Taylor has become a pro at eating cereal overnight! Yesterday and today she ate almost her whole bowl we made for her. We have started feeding her cereal while we eat dinner. It works out really great for everyone. Blake is able to feed her and we are all able to eat! Tonight after dinner we took a nice walk around our neighborhood. It is so great to be able to get out and walk again. We enjoyed it so much last summer, and it is even better this year with our baby girl! Here is a picture of Taylor and her Daddy having fun on the porch after our walk!

Is She Really Still Asleep????

It is 6:15 a.m. and Taylor is still asleep!!! She went to sleep at 9:30 p.m. last night! And, for the record, she has rolled over onto her belly again!

Busy, Busy Weekend

Wow, this weekend was a busy one! Saturday morning, Blake had a basketball play day that started at 8:00 a.m.! We then had Savannah's birthday party at 12:00. After that we had a wedding to attend at 6:30 p.m. and I was trying to finalize everything for a baby shower I was helping with at church on Sunday at 2:00!!! Even though it was super busy, it was a great weekend. We were able to spend time with family and friends and celebrate some great things! My Mom even came up and cleaned our house and ran a few errands for me while we were out. Then she entertained Taylor while we were getting ready for the next event of the weekend! I think Taylor laughed more than she ever has right before we left for the wedding! Thanks again to Grana for coming and helping out! I probably would have gone crazy, but instead, enjoyed every minute of our weekend!!

Is That A Toe In Your Mouth???

Tonight after Taylor's bath, I was drying her off and noticed something funny. Her toe was in her mouth!!! I knew it was only a matter of time before it got there. She has been so close! I wasn't able to grab the camera quick enough to get a picture of it, but trust me, it was very cute!

Friday Fun

Friday, I decided to have a Mommy and Baby fun day with Taylor! We started out by going to the library for story time at 10:00 a.m.! Taylor did awesome! She loved hearing the guitar and singing and even listened to one story! She started getting a little "chatty" so I decided to sneak out so we wouldn't be a big distraction to all the other kids there. We returned our books from a couple weeks ago, and looked around for some new books to take home for story time with Daddy. We got about 10 new books for this week and three DVD's for her to watch. We also got a baby songs CD which turned out to be one that Blake listened to as a child. He was more excited than Taylor I think! After the library, Taylor fell asleep, so I decided to grab a sandwhich and head to the train depot for a little picnic. She slept while I ate then woke up for a quick little outdoor photo session. After our picnic we went to the school to see Daddy during lunch. He is always excited to see us during the day. While I was at the school, I picked up my books that some teachers had borrowed that Jackie wanted to read. I decided to give her a call and see if I could bring them by. I didn't realize that Maggie and Savannah were already in town, so we spent some time with them playing and talking. A little bit later, Blake's Nana called and had Larry and Becky with her. They wanted to see Taylor, so we headed back to the house so they could spend some time with her. Unfortunately, she slept the whole time they were there, so they just got to look at her. I was pretty tired after all the fun of the day, so I suggested to Blake that we use a gift card and go out to dinner. After dinner, it was back home to put Taylor to bed! Whew!! It was a long day, but lots of fun!! Here are some of the pictures from the day!

Sleeping in her car seat.
Just waking up.


Playing with Mr. Callipiter.

Smiles for Mommy!

She loves her fingers!

Taylor and Savannah in their coordinated outfits!

Taylor, Savannah, and Aunt Jackie!

Uh Oh!

Last night when I put Taylor to bed, she pushed up and her head came off the back of her wedge sleep positioner. I didn't like the way she was laying, but decided to give her a few minutes to get into a good sleep before I came back in and moved her around. I waited about 20 minutes and went back in her room. When I got to the bed, I saw she had some how kicked herself out of the wedge and rolled to her side with her face against her bumper pads. Well, the bumper pads came out and so did the wedge to a temporary home on the floor (see picture below). I moved Taylor back to the middle of her crib on her back, watched her sleep for a minute, then went to bed.When she woke up at 5:20 this morning, I went in her room to find this! She had rolled over onto her belly and was sideways! I turned on the light to get a picture, so I caught her just waking up and adjusting to the light.
I guess it is time for her to be moving around in her bed! I'll be excited to see where I find her in the mornings now!