Monkeying Around

Taylor playing with her brother, Maverick

Climbing on everything!

But so darn cute!

Decided she didn't want to wait on me to take her bath!

Fun Times with Daddy

Taylor loves her Daddy. She loves rough housing, being chased around the house, and most recently, being dragged across the kitchen floor=) She made him do this forever! Our floor never looked so clean=) Hehe. Luke is enjoying this change, because there was quite a few months where she only wanted ME, if I was in the room or even in the house...she would seek me out and Daddy just wouldn't do. This new Daddy appreciation is a good thing for all of us!

Our new floor sweeper!

Daddy's little girl!

Loves (obsessed) with her shoes! All shoes! Every shoe!

We look away for a second, and this is what she is doing when we look back. Of course we scolded her and then grabbed the camera and made her do it again. (mixed messages?) Oh well!

Circus and Baby Charlie

Luke and I decided to take Taylor to the circus on Friday night! We went with our friends, Eric, Nealy, and their little boy, Emmitt. It was at the Sprint Center and the kids really liked it. We didn't get any pics besides this one because it was very dark and my hands were "full" the entire show....but we had a great time. Taylor's favorite parts were the animals and all the music and lights. It is so much fun being able to re-live childhood through your own child....and it's just beginning!

Our friend Jen Jordan's new baby boy, Charlie...

Taylor trying to find the baby..."It's right there, that cute little lump on Ashley's chest..." =)

I have been so happy that my best college girl friends and I have been able to get together about once a month for the last few years! We have so much fun getting together and keeping up on each other's lives. There are three kids in the Pi Phi family so far...it has been a blast being there for each other through engagements, marriages, pregnancies, and babies.....great friends, great times. Love you girls!

Taylor Plays Mommy!

Taylor really loves pushing her baby stroller around the house . She goes and gets her baby, loads her up in the stroller, and off they go! She has even been putting "food" in the bottom part of the stroller for the baby...hilarious! Of course, this often ends with her throwing the baby onto the ground and running her over with the stroller....but we will work on that issue later.

Stinker Bell is my little Talker!

Taylor is definitely showing more and more personality these days! She is not even 15 months old yet and already acting like a little stinker. Her latest antics are pulling out everything that you put in her hair...and she is sly about it...and then, POOF....this is the end product! Please tell me this will pass....=)

Some Taylor updates: She is talking a TON: she will basically repeat anything you say to her. My favorites are her versions of "love you" and "thank you". Her favorite words are "nana" (banana), "mimi" (binky), mamma, dadda, Ella (from school), bye bye, hi, hello (when talking on her phone), yes (with the head nod)...she is talking non stop! Her teachers at daycare say she is talking more than the 2 year olds!! (that's my girl!) Most words we can't understand, but alot we do!! Wow, how we love this little girl!

Feeding the chipmunks in St. Elmo. There were hundreds of these little guys, and they came right up to you to get the seeds. Miss Tay didn't quite know what to think=) I felt a little like Snow White or Cinderella, where all the animals are on you and there is singing and dancing...it was fun!!

On the way home, we stopped in Vail and rode the Gondola to the top of the mountain. It was fun and beautiful!

Beautiful Beautiful Colorado!!

Hanging with the crew in her chair! She loved it! Where's her coozie??

Exploring with Daddy!

"I think I can handle this thing!"

P-O-O-P-E-D-!

Bell Family Colorado Trip

Taylor was our little mountain girl this past week when we met up with the Bell Family in Buena Vista, Colorado! We had a great trip filled with white water rafting (kids stayed with grandma), 4 wheeling through the mountains, hiking, eating, and just hanging out with each other! Taylor loved waking around the campsite (although we stayed in cabins in Buena Vista)...no tent for Tay Tay...not yet anyway!

This pic just cracks me up...she looks so old to me!!

Such a big girl now!

Was not going to pose for me...but at least you can get a glimpse of the do!

Short and sassy!

Haircut for Tay Tay!!

So it was finally time!! The hair on top was way too long and the hair on botton was short and much much lighter....so Aunt Carly was nice enough to give Taylor her first hair cut! She cut quite a bit and blended the top with the bottom so it can all grow out together now! I won't lie, I was a little nervous at first...but my sister-in-law convinced me that it would look a lot better and eventually would grow out all the same length! So here we are....such a milestone! Here is to the beginning of many hair cuts with Aunt Carly!!

"What have you done?"

Posing for a quick pic by the swing!

Trying to convince Taylor that she should hold my hand, she had other ideas!

Sitting on the saddle....ready to go riding with Grandma Bell!