25 weeks.. and still counting!!

Taylor loves to "feel" baby J so this was an easy pose for her!!

Dress-Up Party

This is Taylor posing after her make-up was done :)

Taylor and I went to Sarah Dabney, Mary carter, and Mallory's birthday party today. It was a dress up party and oh so much fun! They got to make tiaras, have their fingernails painted, and their make-up done. Taylor loved every minute of it, but had the most fun playing with all the balloons on the floor. She got to dress like a princess and act like one too!

Halloween.... a week late

Halloween was really fun for Taylor this year. She really understood what was going on and had fun trick-or-treating with all her friends. We went to Zoo Boo early in the week so Taylor could experience trick-or-treating there. She played a few games, but was really scared of all the draculas and spooky houses they had. She stayed on her daddy's hip most of the night. WE got to ride teh train at the end of the night and she was even scared of that.. unitl we made her get on, and she LOVED it!! WE had a hayride on Halloween nigh at a friend's house and it was so much fun. There were so many kids we had to take turns riding. Taylor never wanted to get off :)

train ride

Cowgirl for a Day!!

Taylor's school has Silly Week the week of Halloween. Today was Cowgirl/Cowboy Day. Tay is actually going to be a cowgirl for Halloween, so I didn't want her to wear her actual costume today. We had to make do with what we had :)

Taylor and her teacher, Pamela

this is the only shot I could get of Tay this morning.. she kept running off, she was excited to wear her boots to school

The Fair

We took Taylor to the fair in Laurel on Sunday. Our friends, Darren and Jamie, promised Taylor they would tag along!! She had a blast, but wasn't too fond of actually riding the rides. She was just a tad bit too short for most of the rides, but she did manage to ride a few. She acted as if she wanted to ride the Ferris Wheel... all day... which she didn't. She just liked looking at it. Seeing the excitement of a 2-year old is truly amazing. Taylor had so much fun and was worn out by the time we left.


Taylor with Callie, Darren's niece

Taylor getting her face painted

she liked looking at the characters, but wouldn't go near them :)

Daddy won (helped tay win) the Dora mermaid she wanted :)

Taylor and Darren.... she loves Darren and Jamie!!

Taylor's Field Trip

WARNING: VERY LONG POST!!
Taylor's class took a field trip today to Blue Jack Ridge in Poplarville. I took off work so I could tag along and it was SO MUCH FUN! (My class is going on Friday.. so I will be worn out) Anyway, I really didn't know how 2 classes of 2 year olds were going to act, but they all had a blast. I think it was the most fun for Taylor. It is awesome to see the joy of animals, pumpkins, hay rides, slides, corn mazes, and picnics through the eyes of a toddler. She was very scared of the live animals at first, but once she saw her friends jumping in there to pet them, she sure wasn't going to be left out!! There are tons of pictures, so ENJOY!!!

tay being silly

tay is a PIG!!!

the pile of corn to play in

Taylor with her teacher, Pamela

Tay and friends

Taylor and Addison, classmates

Look Momma.. I found my pumpkin :)

Taylor and mommy... and J too

more pumpkins....

going down the slide

Happy Fall Ya'll

Taylor and Lauren, classmates

Pumkins Galore!!!

These pictures were taken at the Presbyterian Church in Oxford. After church on Sunday, we went over so Taylor could see all the pumpkins. She had a blast and really did not want to leave!! She cried when we went home and kept telling us she needed to go back to the pumpkins. She is at such a fun age. We are enjoying every minute of it!! Her class is taking a field trip Tuesday to a really big pumpkin patch/corn maze/petting zoo. We are so excited!! More pics to come!!

Weekend in Oxford

We went to Oxford last weekend for the Ole Miss/Alabama game. The weather was freezing cold, and I didn't pack our family very well. I looked at the weather channel all week, but just didn't believe it would be that cold since it was 90 degrees here in Hattiesburg. Well, I was WRONG! Tay had her cute little football dress, no tights, but I did bring her sweater. I had on a dress with a sweater also. Needless to say, Cici and I made a mad dash to the stores duirng the first half of the game. We weren't sure how long Tay would hold up in the stadium anyway, so we chose to go to the 2nd half of the game. Well, Taylor did great!! She was finally in some warm clothes and having a blast. She played with her Cici and Pop most of the time, but absolutely LOVED it when the helicopters flew over us. Needless to say, I think she can handle the whole game from now on.. as long as her mommy dresses her right :)

Tay is clapping with Pop and she has Hotty Toddy stickers all over her hands.

enjoying her time with her Cici

she is obsessed with stickers :)

Okay so we were afraid Taylor would not get a nap because we went to the grove early in the day.. well she had no trouble sleeping. James went and bought us a blanket from the bookstore and Tay sacked out!! And might I add, there were triple the number of people in the tent than normal.. and it was very loud... but we still had a sleeping beauty!!

All Girl!!

Taylor absolutely loves for me to paint her toenaails. It's very hard to keep her still long enough to actually do a good job, but we do it anyway. She will ask me every couple of days if I will paint them again!! She loves the polish for some reason. I'm not complaining because I love her being a girly girl!!

Taylor got these dress up clothes for her birthday from sweet Lily. She wore them every day after school for the first 3 or 4 days she had them. She got tons more from her birthday party, so now she is mixing and matching all the pieces!! So much fun!!

Lately.......

We went to a Southern Miss game a few weekends ago. We went with our friends Jamie and Darren, who gave us sky box tickets. Taylor was in heaven because she could run around and play and not have to sit in the seat the whole time. She enjoyed listening to the band and looking for the eagle to pop out!!

Taylor loves Darren... and you can really tell in the picture. She is pretty shy when it comes to people she doesn't know, but if you give her alittle attention.. you win her heart!! She would go home with Jamie and Darren half the time if we would let her!!

All the kids were sharing the same chair a few weeks ago while all the adults watched the game!! They had so much fun playing.... but only made it through half time and most ALL of them were in the bed asleep!!

Twins and Popsicles

Taylor loves Anna and Sydney. She really gets excited when she knows she is going to see them. She got to enjoy a popsicle with the girls while it was thier first taste at one!! They loved it by the way!! I'm sure Kayla will be stocking her freezer soon!! You can never go wrong with a popsicle!!

Taylor loved playing with all their toys they brought to the house and got a little jealous when they didn't want to share! I think we are going to have one big tug of war on our hands when J gets here!!

Birthday Party Fun

Our Little rebel before the party... since we couldn't be at the game... we still wear our gear!!


This party was for a friend of Tay's, Ian, and he LOVES Scooby Doo.. so he was surprised by the real Scooby at his party! Tay, on the other hand, was NOT a fan. She does not like people dressed up as characters. (She still talks about the bunny from the country club LAST Easter) So we spent most of the party running from Scooby ;)

The party was held at the place wher Tay takes gymnastics, so she felt right at home!!

The night before the party

Micah, Kayla, and the girls came over Friday night so the guys could get the jumper set up for the party. Of course, Tay had to jump as soon as it was ready. She had so much fun I thought we were never going to get her out of there. The twins even got in for a little while to have a jump.. well... to try and jump. Anna had fun rolling around, but Sydney wanted out!! Won't be long before they are running around with Taylor!!

We finally got her out because Cici and Pop drove into the driveway. She was excited to see them, so she jumped out!!

Birthday Morning

Taylor was so excited about her birthday party she just couldn't wait!! She woke up really early and found her birthday present from mommy and daddy waiting for her. She ran straight to it and hopped on. She put her barbies in the bucket and went for a ride!! She rode all morning outside and loved it. She also got to open presents from Cici and Pop that morning, so it felt a little like Christmas!! She loved every second of it!! We cannot believe she is already 2!! We are having so much fun with her at this age!!

Taylor's 2nd Birthday Party