Tay Tay's Day

Last Friday Taylor had a special day with mommy and daddy before baby Callie arrives. David had the day off, so we tried to think of all the wonderful things that thrill this girl. We started off with going out to breakfast to eat pancakes. Then we went to the park, which she thinks is awesome. Then we went to Pump it Up, which is an inflatable play area. It has great slides, but she prefers standing in one spot jumping up and down. She did manage to go down the slide a couple of times with daddy, but jumping up and down in the same spot is her favorite. We then called for a lunch and nap break to help a very tired little girl. After she was ready to go again, we went down to the creek around our house. It is a short walk away and a lifetime of fun for her! She would go there every day and stay there all day if she could. She threw rocks in the water, pretended to go fishing, and went walking in the water. She even saw fish and crawdads which immediatley made her jump in David's arms. It was such a fun and exhausting day and the three of us had the best time being just the three of us! I promise I was there for all of it, I am just hating any pictures of my swollen face these days! Callie is making her arrival this Thursday if she does not decide to come sooner, so we will post updates when we have them!

Oops!!!!

I forgot to add a picture of Taylor on her new ride. David saw this at the store and couldn't resist. Every Whitfield needs a four-wheeler in his opinion. He gave it to her at her Big Sister Party, and she has been driving ever since!

What we've been doing...

I thought I would give a brief glimpse of what we have been up to the past couple of weeks. Life has been pretty busy, but it has been so much fun. Taylor is preparing for her big sister duties that will be coming soon, and she is so excited. She has been "helping" me get everything ready for this new arrival and has really been a trooper through it all! She asks for her baby sister to come home with her every day, and has already picked out her seat at the dinner table. 

This is Taylor's interpretation of me these days...big belly that she is holding on tight to. She thought it was so funny to put a balloon in her belly to be like me. If only my legs were that skinny!


We also ordered a bunch of bows that came in the mail and you would have thought it was Christmas. She was so excited about putting all of them in her hair and then she decided that I really needed some too. 


...Comparing belly sizes


David and Taylor on the carosel at the zoo. David has finally slowed down from busy season and Taylor has loved having her daddy back. We went to the zoo one day and she was extatic to ride on the carosel with him. This is a big step from last year when she screamed the entire ride!




Taylor had a Big Sister Party last week over at Uncle Brad and Aunt Jessi's house. She had the best time being with family and playing outside. She has been talking about it constantly since then.


Taylor and daddy dancing "like Cinderella and the prince." She wants to do the Cinderella dance constantly and has the biggest grin on her face every time she talks someone into doing it with her. 


Taylor with her new sidekick, Sally. Aunt Jessi gave her to Taylor at the party, and she has not left her side since. She puts Sally down every night in her bed and gets her out  first thing in the morning. Pretty much they go everywhere together!

 

Easter fun!

Taylor had a great easter weekend this year. We had those two days packed full of fun easter fun. Saturday we went to the neighborhood egg hunt with her uncle Brad and aunt Jessi. Taylor was hesitant at first with all of the kids and the dreaded Easter Bunny, but warmed up once she figured out that the bunny was not going to take her and the eggs had treats in them. Sunday we went to church and then went to some friends house for lunch and another egg hunt. Here are some picture from the weekend.





This is Taylor with Uncle Brad. She loved sharing her bunny ears with him!!




...Hunting the eggs




...Extatic about the treats that come with egg hunts!






Family picture before we went to church





Taylor with her presents the Easter Bunny gave her. She walked all around the house with her headphones listening to her new music!!



This is the kids picture from Easter lunch. At this point, she was a pro at hunting eggs.

potty training and a snow day!!!

Well, it's been potty training central here at the Whitfield's the past week and a half and we have had some time stuck in the house! Both of us are going a little crazy at this point, but it has been a huge success and I am truly grateful! Taylor has been a champ, not having an accident since the first 24 hours!! Getting out in public is another story...she is constantly telling me she needs to go to the bathroom, which makes it pointless for me to leave the house. I can't complain though, she has been better than I ever imagined! Since we have been home so much, I thought I would post some of the pictures of our exciting times and outfits.
...And then God gave us a gift of snow this weekend!! It was wonderful to play outside Saturday morning, Taylor was out for about 3 hours and did not want to be anywhere else in life. She absolutely loved the snow and just walking around in it. She even had her first sledding adventures and had a blast. The snow could not have come at a better time, we needed a break!!

Vienna

Here are some pictures from our trip to Vienna. We went in early January and had a great time despite the very cold weather. I have a whole new appreciation for COLD weather and people who live in those climates! Thanks Angela and Michael for being great tour guides!!

The first is of Mozart's house in Vienna. That was the view out his window, they said virtually nothing had changed.


These next four are from Prague which was one of our favorite stops on the trip. It was beautiful and such a neat city to explore.











These last two are from Daivid and Angela's adventure skiing in the Alps. The place they went was about an hour and a half outside of Salzburg. They had a great time despite Angela's bruised thumbs from her falls!

Christmas

I know Christmas is a distant memory for most, but I thought it was about time that I post some pictures from it. We had a great time spending time with family and friends during the season.


This is Taylor and David on Christmas eve. We read "Twas the Night Before Christmas" every year, and this was



This is what Santa brought Taylor. She calls it her, "Pump it Up." She still thinks it is about the greatest thing ever.


Bubby and Patti gave Taylor this art activity desk and she loves drawing and playing with stickers at it.



This kitchen is what Imah and Johndaddy gave Taylor and she has loved it since the moment she saw it. She cooks some fabulous meals from there! Taylor and her Aunt Jessi spent plenty of time playing with it all in Christmas day. Overall, it was a great holiday even though I have forgotten most of it...sorry!