Beach 2008

We made it through our first family vacation with 2 kids. We went to Destin for a week with my parents and brother and sister in law. We had a great time, buy Taylor had the time of her life. Never before (and maybe never again) has she gotten so much undivided attention by anyone she wanted at any point in the day. She was in pure heaven! Aunt Jessi became her buddy and she was by Jessi's side as long as she was awake. Callie was not a fan of the beach, but she sure did like getting held all day every day. Thanks for a great week guys, we had so much fun! 

Some pictures of the week are at the link below (we will see if that works).

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=50488&id=1173229222

Cupcake day

Taylor is always up for a good sugary snack, so when I suggested cupcakes, she thought that was a good idea. There is a new cupcake store in downtown Franklin, so we checked it out. The cupcakes were beautiful...and didn't taste bad either! 

Our choices to eat...

cupcake mouth!

Another thing we have been doing around here...trying not to nap. Taylor figured out after the first week of preschool that not everyone what sleeping, so she decided she doesn't need to either. She may not think it is necessary, but it really is peace is going to stay in our house. She is soooo exhausted by the end of the day that she is terrible!!! This was the morning after preschool when she fell asleep on the couch in her ballerina costume.

And speaking of sleeping....Callie is finally getting there! We did sleep training the past couple of weeks and she now knows how to go to sleep in her bed by herself which is a major feat around here! Now, if she would just not cry out for the passie 100 times a night. 

Callie's 3 Month Pictures

We just got Callie's 3 month pictures back for her panel and I thought I would share a couple! She was so sleepy by the time they started, but she put on her smile for them anyway! 

Schoolgirl

Taylor started her first week of preschool this past week. She was so excited to start school, she asked every day for about a month. When Tuesday came, she was not disappointed. Her teachers sent a note home that day saying she loved every minute of it. Apparently she missed me terribly!

walking in to school for the first day!

Pictures in front of the house before leaving

Taytay and 2 of her buddies, Campbell and Ty walking inside

Mommy and her little schoolgirl!

No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed!

Well, Taylor finally got it. She got her first black eye. She was jumping on my bed (with my supervision) which she loves to do. She went to divebomb my pillow and met the headboard instead. Needless to say, there were a few tears shed! However, once she got over the initial shock, she really was okay with it and did not complain about it hurting. We are now almost 3 weeks out from it and there is still a little bruise under her eye. Here are the first few days...

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

After the black eye incident, David thought football was the next step in her career. This is her football pose.

And I thought cooking was a better activity for mommy and taylor to do together. We have flour on our noses, which we always have to do when baking.

smiles and firsts

Life with Callie is starting to become the new normal around here. Well, sort of. David is out of town this week and I was already at the doctor Monday afternoon with Callie. Apparently she is allergic to the formula she got on Thursday while I was away for a while. I now get to join the dreaded Nutramagen club when we get there. Lets just say its not the club I wanted to be in. Other than that, we are managing just fine. Callie and Taylor are still loving each other so much. Callie smiles more than I even knew infants could smile, but none are bigger than the ones staring at Taylor. She looks around for her when she hears that voice..we will see how long we get before the girl fights start! 

This was our first Sunday at church several weeks ago. It was a great day!

Taylor has a new favorite activity...the bean box. A neighbor gave me the idea and I never knew how much fun playing with a box full of beans could be...we're talking hours! It's pretty wonderful. When I took this picture, she was in the box with her silly face making my cheese 

quesidilla at Blue Coast. You think we eat there too much?!

Here Taytay is dressed up like Fancy Nancy. It is a series of books that Taylor loves! Nancy tries to make her family fancy because they are too plain. She went on my closet and came out like that...notice the hand on her hip. ATTITUDE!!!!

The top pic is Callie's First bath and the bottom one was Taylor's. They look totally different! I laughed looking for Taylors picture because we only have 2 pictures from the event and this is the one where she is crying the least, oh how I remember those days!  It makes me even more thankful for today...lovin' on my girls!

July fourth fun!

I know this is record posting time for me, but I thought I would try to surprise everyone...and don't think it's going to happen again! We had a wonderful and exhausting day yesterday. We started out with the neighborhood parade, which we really enjoy every year. In Taylor's opinion, the best part is the decorating her car and the popsicle at the end! 

Later that afternoon, we headed over to the Evans house for grilling out and playing for the kids. We had a great time being with friends and enjoying the day. Taylor sat in a huge pile of mustard while she was eating which is why she is without shorts for the pictures. I promise, I usually put bottoms on her!

Taylor with her friends, Campbell and Carter.

All the kids...

We finished out the evening at our house playing in the cul-de-sac with the Latta's. We introduced sparklers to the girls and watched fireworks on the back porch. It was a great day! Taylor was so dirty by this last picture, bathtime was a must! Thanks to all of our friends for helping make it a great day!