Oh, How Time Flies!!

Derek and I are celebrating our 7th Anniversary today!  It has been such a fun 7 years so far and I can't wait to see what the next 70 have in store!

With our anniversary being on a Monday we decided to have a nice kid-free dinner out on Friday night.  Bob and Bonnie watched the girls for us and we headed out for sushi.  An hour later we returned...we are such wild and crazy people!  We ended the night playing cards with Bob and Bonnie and it was just fine by me!  We had a great time and really appreciated the time to go out to eat and talk!  Thanks Bob and Bonnie!

All day today Taylor has been going CRAZY about our anniversary...she gets it from Derek, he was just as excited, I am sure you all believe that. :)  Taylor and Bonnie made a yummy dessert that Taylor said was for the wedding tonight.  We were told before we ate the "wedding cake" dessert we had to kiss and it had to be on the "wedding blanket" she set out.  It was hilarious.  Derek and I played along and she took our hands and gave us her version of our vows to say.  So lucky for us Bonnie was there to capture the moment. 

I love how our life has changed in the last 7 years.....

 I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband and father to our daughters.  Everyday I am in awe of his patience, love and the hardwork he does for our family.  I am just as happy as the girl in the next picture....happier actually, if that is possible!

6 Month Check-Up

Wow...two blogs in two days, pretty special, huh!!

We had Kaitlyn's 6 month check-up today, which I honestly can't believe is already here.  Making her 9 month appointment felt so silly as I don't really believe it is only 3 months away!

Regardless, our little lady is 6 months and here are her stats for those keeping score:

Weight 14lbs 5 oz which puts her in the 15th percentile

Height 25 1/2 inches which is the 26th %

She is doing her own version of crawling, with some actual chest up crawling mixed in.  She is also doing some sort of bear crawl/walk with two hands and feet on the ground.  Food favorites are apples, sweet potatoes and carrots.  Peas are tolerated but much preferred mixed in with the carrots or sweet potatoes.

Catch Up Post and our New House!

I thought it might be an easier way to keep everyone informed of our new house happenings if I re-up the blog!  I suppose I can also update you with pictures of the girls since that was the original intent! :)

As most of you know we sold our house and are living with Derek's parents until our house is finished being built sometime late December/early January.  We are pretty lucky someone wanted to take in the 4 of us for 2 months!

We went out to the house last night and were actually able to walk around inside our own house!  While it is fun to see the model home and walk around in there imaging things in our home...it was even better walking into OUR house!

This is a view of the back...with Derek and Bob:

This week's big excitement is our WINDOWS!  From what I understand the next step will be dry wall...the scaffolding on the side is prepping for that.

The view from the front:

 

Here is a view from the inside...standing in the family room looking into the kitchen.  You can see in the back right corner the pantry.  I liked this view because you can kind of see where the stairs go up for a feeling of the flow of the house.

 

So much excitement, I'll keep you all posted as I get more.  Maybe next time we go out I'll take a video and post it so you can see all of the progress.

 

How about a little added bonus for the first blog back...some pictures of our little angels!

 

Tay at her Fall Festival at School

 

I am in love with this pouty face!

 

Katilyn's new trick...a bear crawl/walk

 

And finally my little 50's girls in their poodle skirts!

 

That is probably long enough of an update for now...don't want to lose you on the first post because it was too long haha!  I will try to keep up on it this time!!

 

 

 

 

Disneyland Trip

We just got back from a fun weekend in California. We started our vacation with dinner at Downtown Disney. After dinner Taylor was drawn to the music from all of the street performers, we watched one band for quite awhile while Taylor danced and danced!

We headed to Disneyland on Friday and had a blast. Taylor is quite the dare-devil and was all for riding even the big roller coasters. A few more inches and she'll be able to do them all. The biggest highlight for her was obviously meeting Mickey and Minnie. When we got in to see Mickey she ran right up there and hugged him....and hugged....and hugged.....and hugged!




We spent Saturday at Laguna Beach playing in the sand and braving the freezing cold ocean! Taylor loved running in and out of the water...or as she calls it "slip sliding in the ocean". The current was pretty strong so she had to hold daddy's hand to keep her steady.

We went to dinner on Saturday night with the Goods. Taylor had a blast being a big girl and sitting with Annie, Sydney and Grace. They were such good helpers with her! After dinner we were standing around outside talking, Sydney and Grace were doing cute hand claps, and in true Taylor fashion she had to join right in. I wish I would have taken a later video, she had caught on to some of the words and has been reciting them since we left!

Tiny Dancer

Taylor just finished up another session of ballet through the City of Phoenix. She loves her class and especially her instructor Miss Susie. Taylor always wants to sit next to Miss Susie when stretching and hold her hand when they do their circle dances. I do think the feeling is mutual as Miss Susie selected Taylor to lead the final class, as she is one of the better listeners in the class...I know, I said she is a good listener! Just not for mommy and daddy!

This was an extra special class, Grandma Bonnie came along! I knew Taylor wouldn't participate very well if Grandma was standing on the sidelines watching, so I had Grandma participate with her!

Little soccer player

We bought Taylor a soccer ball for Christmas and she loves taking it to the park and kicking it around. In the backyard we have a kickball and it is another favorite. Her new favorite game is dribbling across the yard and doing a big kick to score a goal. She is getting really good at dribbling...although in this particular video she chose to take a short cut and pick the ball up to move it...we have told her you are not allowed to touch the soccer ball, unless you are the goalie of course!

Silly Girl

Taylor has started this silly Chug a chug a chug a choo choo...with hand motions. I have no idea where it came from but it makes me crack up everytime. I thought I would share it incase any of you need a laugh.