Taylor & Tulips

I'm trying out this new camera's video format to see if it works on blogger. I hope so! They're great quality! This one of my tulips & Taylor out in the rain is so cute. Mostly it's Taylor being so cute. :o)

10th Anniversary, & trying out the New Camera

Happy 10th

Anniversary, to Mark & me! :o) (on May 1st)

For our 10th anniversary, we decided it was a good occasion to replace our old camera (since it so conveniently decided to quit on us, just in time for some special family birthdays...grrr). It was either that, or some new hardware for the front door. Funny, how we use these occasions to purchase things we already needed. :o) Like socks & underwear. Good thing the tradition for the 10 yr. anniversary is something tin or aluminum, not cotton or knit. :o)

Here's to us, sweetie! Love the memories we've made, & excited for the ones we're gonna make! You make marriage wonderful!

Taylor also turned ONE! (More pictures forthcoming) She decided to celebrate her new acheivement by falling face-first onto a cinderblock. Her owie scabbed over the next day. Poor girl! Good thing she's so tough...she only cried for about 5 minutes. ;o)Night time cuddles.... & having fun playing with the new camera. :o)Taylor seeing the flower...
...touching the flower...

...squishing the flower! That's my girl!
Our waterfall. It hasn't been running for a while, though...it uses up too much water! I feel guilty filling it up!

This is the view I see of Taylor more often than not! She's been a speeder lately!

Hey there, cute girl....HOLD STILL!

The tulips were all closed because it was so rainy. I was lucky to catch a quick, rainless moment for pictures!

Kelli & a squishy face!

Pretty girl

I love our camera! Thanks for the anniversary gift (to us both) Mark!

Addie's Preschool Christmas Program

Seriously????? I never posted this???? What whats I thinking?! :oD I need to get my act back together. lol!

Silly on St. Patty's Day

We were having some fun with the camera again. Addie made this funny little beard-&-ears set for a leprechaun in preschool. What do you do with leprechaun ears & a paper beard? Wear them, of course! Don't ever think I don't do embarrassing stuff--it was the only way to get Addie to wear them for a quick pic. :o)
Taylor didn't do so well with the ears---forget the beard! She just wanted to play!
Thanks for the fun memories, Addie!

11 month old Princess!

A litte princess tiara + one sweet little baby girl = some fun Sunday afternoon memories!

Taylor had just turned 11 months old the day before, so it was time for some memorable pictures. Funny how one little baby can get the whole family laughing & excited about just about anything. :o) Enjoy the pics!

Are we supposed to eat this?

*Gasp!* We're not?So...what do we do with it?

We wear it!!!

Playing Peek-a-booLaughing at siblings, who were laughing at her. It was contagious!

Daddy....help?
That's our little Princess!

Water, Bubbles, & a Bathing Baby!

Bath-time is quickly becoming Taylor's favorite. All it takes is seeing that bathroom door open, & she's off! racing to get in there, trying to climb into the tub. :o) If she hears the tub running & the door is closed, she's at the door, knocking, pounding, & calling out to let us know she's ready for a bath!

Just before I took this video, the water was filling up...Taylor loved seeing the water run from the spigot & figured out a new trick: licking the water as it ran into the tub. ?!?!?! Where did she get that idea? She did it over & over, but I wasn't able to catch her doing it on film. This video clip might show how brave she is with water in her face...

Crazy girl!

Family Pictures!

We finally got it done again--back in November, actually! At least I'm finally getting around to posting them! Maybe before long, I'll use them as our photos on our main blog page! Here's a few of our pics. If there's anything you would absolutely LOVE to have, let me know, & I can send you a full sized pic in an email, or make a print & snail-mail it. :o)

Taylor's WALKING!!!!

Ok...so it's been a while. We've gone from seven months old & two teeth, to ten months old & six teeth (& one more just starting to poke through, so seven, right?) with no updates. Sorry! I'm hoping this will get me going again. It's actually being done by request--Mark's at work (busy season) & wants to see his family every once in a while--he especially wants to see moments like this! If it means we have to do it by blogging, then so be it!

So, Taylor's walking...Just a few steps. Here's a couple videos from this evening.

This one was just kinda sweet...not the greatest steps, but such a fun reaction from the kids.

This one shows the Champ in action. :oD

We're so pleased! If you count, that was seven steps before she put her hands on Mikey! Wahoo!

Or should I say, "Oh, no!"

Just one more video--this shows Taylor's little personality. She's so fun!

That's all for now!

Joy

P.s. Yes, I'm planning on updating everything between Thanksgiving & Valentines, but this was quite important and took precedence! Have a great day!