We had a playdate yesterday with my friend Jennifer and her little girl Julia. Jennifer and I worked together and Dial and bonded over our 1 day apart due dates! She had Julia about a week before I had Taylor. We have both had crazy schedules and haven't had many chances to get together...here is how long it has been....

Thanks for coming to play Julia, we promise it wont be a full year next time!!

18 Months!

It is so hard to wrap my head around the fact our little girl is a year and a half! It hadn't hit me until today at her 18 month check up when I was making her next appointment and they told me her next appointment would be her 24 month check up! YIKES! I have learned so much in these last 18 months and I have realized I have a LONG way to go and so much more to learn! We are thankful everyday for Taylor and are so happy to have such a spirited little girl to keep us laughing!

18 Month Stats:

Weight: 24 lbs 9oz 56th percentile

Height: 32.5 Inches 76th percentile

Chocolate and Limes

We had a busy day today! Taylor and I went with some of the girls from MOPS to Cerreta's in Glendale. It is a very YUMMY Chocolate factory, we got to watch them make some of their famous chocolates and sample a few items!

When Derek got home he planted his Valentine's gift from Taylor and I...a Lime tree! I would love to promise everyone some of our crop that we will have in two years, but we are a little nervous to see what the first batch will yield! Stay tuned for growth updates!

Housekeeper for hire!

For Christmas Taylor got a mini Dyson....although at Christmastime she wasn't quite ready to use it so it has been hiding in our guest bedroom. The other day she walked up to it, turned it on and started vacuuming, so we decided she was ready! I crack up at how forceful she is when sweeping back and forth, I am a little worried that is what I look like and she is imitating me!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Derek, Taylor and I celebrated Valentine's Day yesterday and went to one of our favorite restaurants out here that we haven't been to in a very long time. It is a great Mexican restaurant that has an awesome atmosphere, and even better a duck pond on their patio! Taylor has a slight obsession with ducks so we thought...Hey, we could actually eat a nice dinner AND have Taylor enjoy herself! It worked!

After dinner when we went to see the ducks up close she pointed out each duck and said "duck" and even had some conversations with them. It was a perfect night, I had such a great time with my two favorite Valentines!

I also had to post this blog today so my parents had better pictures to look at....apparently Taylor's outfit in the video is even worse than I thought and very difficult for even Grandma and Grandpa to look at haha!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

WEEEEEEEE!

We recently bought Taylor a slide to play with in the backyard. For those that know Taylor she has A LOT of energy and we figured this would be a great way for her to burn some off in the afternoons! We found it for pretty cheap on Craigslist and after about a month we finally have it...much thanks to my friend Bibi who went and picked it up for us!

Bibi was so great and dropped it off on Thursday and Taylor is obsessed. She comes down stairs and goes to the back window and says "WEEEEEEEE" and wants to go out to play on it. When we put her shoes on the first thing she says now is "WEEEEE" because she thinks we are going outback to play.

I asked Derek to get video today and I apologize it isn't the best one, but I wanted one where she actually said her "WEEEEE", it is so high pitched and hilarious. She normally can slide down with no problems, this particular video not so much, but she handled it very well...we might have a gymnast on our hands.
Editor's note: Please disregard her outfit...that is most definitely a Saturday not leaving the house outfit!

March For Babies 2010

As most of you know our family lost two very precious babies in 2008. Lia and Mason Good our niece and nephew were born premature at 24 weeks 5 days. My sister has become a volunteer with the March of Dimes to help honor their memory. We have supported the March of Dimes in the past through Lindsay, however, this year Derek, Taylor and I are so excited to get to participate in the March for Babies back in Indiana with Lindsay, Chris, Cole and the rest of our family! This is an organization that is near to our hearts and we ask that you consider donating to help the lives of other babies that have been born premature as well as help to prevent premature births. We feel so blessed to have the opportunity to be back in Indiana for this very special walk and to celebrate two very precious lives.

We have a very loyal blog following and I ask each of you to heartfully consider donating to this cause. Even a small amount will help me reach my goal and ultimately help a child in need.

Please use the link on my blog to donate, or even better..if you are back in Indiana, walk with us! Here is an additional link to make donating even faster! http://marchforbabies.org/jenniferkmoon