Taylor and Emmitt...

Taylor and I spent the evening with Nealy and Emmitt a couple weeks ago and we had a blast sharing baby stories and going for a long walk. Once again we tried to get the perfect pics of our two little angels...Taylor gave me the craziest look during one of the pics so I had to post.

Taylor Pics

Hanging out with Aunt Carly!
Getting some lovin' from Kenna=)
We decided to get the jumparoo out recently and give Taylor a try in it! Too funny! She just stares at all the lights and every once in awhile stretches her legs out real straight and jerks back. Our friend Allison taught us the trick of putting a pillow under her legs so she can use it now and doesn't have to wait till she's bigger! It won't be long till she is jumping around like a crazy person!
She is getting the hang of her bumbo seat....her head is getting stronger and stronger. This is Taylor staring at the TV in her seat....we may have already passed along a bad habit!
Getting so big! 12 weeks old today! Unbelieveable!

Girls Rule!!! Boys Drool!

Travis holding Owen, Peyton, Brock, Logan, and Taylor- 1st Try

2nd Attempt!
3rd Try....good enough!=)

Brock is only 3 months older than Taylor! They are going to be best friends=)

Taylor got to hang out with all her boy cousins on Sunday for Travis's 12th Birthday! This was our attempt to get all the kiddos to smile for the camera. Taylor looks too cute sitting in the corner in her pink! P.S. She had her 10 week checkup yesterday and she is offically in the 99% in weight and 90% in height...I love this chunky monkey!

Smiles...but no proof quite yet!

Taylor has been smiling like crazy! But, this momma's point and shoot camera is not quick enough to capture it yet....Aunt Katie we NEED YOU! But here are some cute shots in my attempt to capture Miss Taylor's perfect little grin!

Jack Johnson

Luke and I had our first offical double date since Taylor was born this past Friday. My momma was kind enough (we really had to twist her arm) to watch Taylor so Luke, me, Kevin, and Carly could go to dinner at Cheesburger and Paradise and jam the night away with Jack Johnson! It was the perfect night for the concert and we had a blast. Thank you Grammy Fen for allowing us to have an amazing night out!

Jenn's Shower

At Jenn's Bridal Shower!


Fall is coming...which means weddings! We have one a month from now until the end of the year... (and some how...to my husband's delight...they all managed to fall on opposite weekends of KU home football games)...my darling Jenn is up next with her wedding on September 13th!

Taylor's 1st Wedding!

One happy Family=)

Ashlee, Ashley, Jennifer, and Me

My friend, Kate, got married on 8-8-08, and I was so excited to be a bridesmaid in her wedding! I had a great time catching up with old friends and spending tons of time with my fellow Pi Phi's from Mizzou. We had a blast getting dolled up the day of the wedding. Shout out to Carly (future sis-in law) who did a great job on my hair!! She also did the bride's and all the flower girls...but I did not get a pic=( So, if anyone needs a hair cut, style, or do....Carly is the girl to call! This was Taylor's first wedding and she seemed to love the loud music and being passed around all night....however, we could not get her to sleep until 1 in the morning that night....but she did sleep in till 10am!! Which mom and dad much appreciated! What a good baby=)

2 Months Old...how could this be?

Had to share this pic of her falling over=)

Well, another month has flown by which means my baby is now two months old and it also means that my maternity leave is just about up and I will be returning to work soon. It has been an unbelievable summer and I will never forget these past few weeks with my baby girl. Yes, I will miss my baby so much when I go back to work but we are very excited about the daycare she will be attending and we look forward to meeting many new families and friends for Taylor and us. I feel like I have been off for one very LONG "vacation" and by "vacation" I mean, the hardest most rewarding trip of my life...I became a mommy this summer...and I have the best souvenir to come home to every day. I love you Taylor, mommy will miss you sooooo much during the day!

Eli, the older Man...

Eli and Taylor

This pic just cracked me up with her STARING at me!

Seriously...Taylor has been on more dates in her 8 weeks of life than her mommy has been on in her whole life=) Last night she had a chance to hang out with our friends Mickey and Chad's son, Eli. He will turn 3 at the end of this month! He was so great with her and she even got a kiss from him at the end of the night!

2nd date with Hayes..

It was our turn to have Alison, Kyle, and Hayes over to our house and we had a great time this past Sunday night! Hayes is 10 weeks older than Taylor and it is amazing the difference....he holds his head up so strong and really pays attention to what is going on around him. He was definitely focused on Taylor all night, but once again she was very much aloof. We are so excited to have met new friends but are sad to say they will be moving to Connecticut in November=(...but here are to many more play dates before then!

Taylor and Emmitt again!

"I don't need no man"


As you can tell...after many dates, we are trying very hard to get these two together...okay, so we would settle for one of them realizing they are sitting right next to another baby=) I think Emmitt is closer than Taylor, she still has no clue that her future husband is RIGHT there! So close but yet so far. We love you Emmitt!

Fun Times...

Taylor enjoying the surf board at Grammy Fen's house!

We get a kick out of propping her up on the couch like a big girl!

Serious case of bed head!!

"Seriously Mom, get that thing out of my face"

Bath Time

One of our favorite things to do with Taylor is give her a bath...she loves it! She really seems content in the water and we have been very close to seeing some smiles break out while we wash her hair and pour water over her tummy. The best part for us is seeing her hair get sooooo curly...it is hilarious! We had to share a pic!