9 MONTH PICS

9 months old!!!!!!

Taylor Leigh is 9 months old today!! She has grown so much in the last month that I hardly know where to begin!! She is crawling like a maniac everywhere, pulling up on stuff, trying her hardest to stand up, eating tons of "real" food, playing all by herself, talking/babbling like she has A LOT to tell us, PERSONALITY, PERSONALITY, PERSONALITY!!! This child is very strong-willed. She screams when she wants to do something or when she wants you to do something. She understand the word "no" but doesn't like to be told that. She chews on everything in site. I promise you she has eaten more stuff in this house that I never even knew existed. She thinks it's fun to eat Kane's dog food, play/splash in his water bowl, and chase him around. She is amazed by him.

Some of Taylor's favorites include:
her walker(we refer to it as her car), water, bath time, playing outside, pulling up on stuff, grass, stroller rides, being chased by someone(absolutely loves this), swimming, pots/pans, wooden spoons, newspaper/magazines(only so she can tear it up), shopping with mommy, and buggy rides(grocery store, target, wal-mart, etc.)

Some new and favorite foods:
mashed potatoes, eggs, spinach dip, English peas, mac and cheese, chicken, steak, shrimp, pudding, jello, oatmeal, broccoli, corn, bananas, pineapple, watermelon, grapes, popsicles, and ice cream, and bread.


This pic is Taylor's new hobby... eating off her big girl tray on the floor. This helps keep her busy and in my sight while in the kitchen:)

We finally bit the bullet and bought a new car seat. Taylor is facing forward now and loves it!! She was not a very good car rider mainly because her car seat was getting too small, but also because she couldn't see out!! We have a DVD player in the car, but it comes down from the roof, so she couldn't watch that. Well, now she is a big girl and can watch TV which helps mommy and daddy out. We decided to buy a new car seat last Saturday while we were heading out of town. I was not fired up about sitting in the back seat the whole trip, and Taylor was not going to do well. She absolutely LOVES the new seat, watches TV, sleeps well, and can see out!! And mommy is happy because she can now ride in the front seat with daddy!! My how the smallest things in life can make you so happy!!

Taylor is such a sweet girl and we are enjoying every minute of her little life: the good days and the bad.... they are ALL WORTH IT!!! We love you Taylor!!

Santa Rosa Beach

taylor enjoying herself over breakfast at harbor docks

daddy and taylor at harbor docks for breakfast.. after church sunday morning... this is one of our favs so we made it a point to go there!!

san san with taylor

all 3 girls at the pool ( in the front of the house.. which was really easy also!!)

mad because we told her NO when she tried to put the sand in her mouth.. she understands the word, but doesn't like to hear it!! strong willed.. i know!!

all 3 girls taking a break after swimming

family pic on the beach

trying to crawl on the sand..

daddy, taylor, and uncle drew at louisianna lagniappe..... another favorite of ours!!

mommy and taylor... this background looks fake, but it's really the bay outside at night!!

Taylor had her first beach trip and it was a blast. The beach was right outside the house we were staying in, so it made it very easy to get Taylor to and from the beach!! She liked the sand, but she really just wanted to eat it, so we stayed at the pool most of the time. Taylor did really well for being out in the sun (or outside for 3 days). We had lots of people on this trip.... Drew, Holli, Madyson, Lexi, Amber, David, Winston, Tim,

and Mom. My grandmother, Aunt Debbie, Uncle Charlie, Aunt Becky, Ginger, and Bryce also came to the beach but stayed in a different location. They came over each day to visit/ swim since we had our own pool. Taylor really enjoyed playing with Madyson, but when they both had enough... they sacked out!!

Taylor slept pretty well each night (which is a blessing since we spent the whole week prior to this trip up each night from teething... the tooth came through the day before we left!!) The guys played golf, we shopped, cooked in, and dined out!! I forgot to take pictures throughout the trip, so most of the pics were taken the same day or two!! It was good to see our family and we look forward to heading back to the beach in a week with James' family!!

EXCITING NEWS!!!!

WELL..... WE ARE MOVING!!!!!!!

James got a new job with a company called Cooper Industries in Lumberton, MS. So.... we will be moving to Hattiesburg! We are so very excited. The job opening, interview, decision making, etc. all happed so fast!! We were totally not expecting any of this but we all think it will be a GREAT change for us. We spend most all our weekends in Hattiesburg anyway, so now maybe we can save money on all that gas we are spending to drive back and forth :) haha. The company seems to be a really good company. James says they are a fortune 500 company( don't really know exactly what that means) but from what I gather... they are located all around the world and have many smaller, sister companies!! We are in the process of putting our house up for sale.. hopefully it will be on the market in the next day or two. And... we will start the process of finding a new house.. yes... I have already found dozens.. BUT we have to think of Taylor's daycare and where I will be working to locate an area!! James starts his new job on June 30th... yeah right around the corner!! God has opened so many doors for us and we are so very thankful to have this wonderful opportunity!!

Weekend Pics

Taylor loves being in the water.. and out watching all the kids. I am SO glad.. because I love the pool. I am trying to take her as much as possible (without over doing it) before we hit the beach twice this summer!! She seems to LOVE the water.. but she really hates her float.( both of them) She would rather be held and splash around!! She has started dunking her head under and drinking the water... not good!! But, all in all she likes to be outside!!

loves the water :)

Family pic... at my dad's

Carrie Jo's first time to meet Taylor!!

SURPRISE!!!!

We threw a surprise party for Jim and Cindy's (james' parents) 30th wedding anniversary!!! They were so shocked when they came in... their faces were priceless. We had such a good time with family and friends!!

Pool Time.....

by the end of the day.. she was sacked out!!

We took Taylor to the pool over the weekend. She loved it and had a great time!! She actually did so much better than I ever expected. She loved the water, but hated her float. She's too small for the seat so we have to find a new one. She liked to splash and play with her toys.. along with watching the older kids in the pool. I'm glad she enjoys the water.. we will be at the pool a lot over the summer!!

Memorial Weekend and Taylor's 8 Month Update!!

this child loves paper...

and the remote...

and her cousin drew :)

taylor refused to keep her hat on for the picture... she kept taking it off!!

kayla with jackson

taylor leigh at the memorial day bash

mommy and taylor

kayla and taylor

daddy and taylor

wild child...

adam with baby jackson

Our weekend was very eventful!! I had my last day of school Friday.. along with Taylor. We drove to Columbus Saturday morning to spend the weekend... and our plans changed fast. taylor came down with high fever and a virus. The doctor said she was very contagious so we had to pack up and head back home so that drew wouldn't get it. We fought the fever all day Sunday and through the night. Monday morning she woke up with no fever and feeling better!! So, we packed up and headed to Hattiesburg. James played in the golf tournament and Taylor and I shopped and ate with Kayla. We then headed to the Memorial Day Bash at the club (which eventually got rained out) and had so much fun!! The band never got to play because the rain set in.. but there was lots of people, food and lots of children swimming and running around. It turned out to be a good weekend minus the virus!!

8 month update:

Taylor is getting so big so fast!! She is now crawling around EVERYWHERE!!, playing a lot more, laughing a whole lot, eating some table food (just tried mashed potatoes and eggs.. she loved both), clapping for anything and everything, babbling all the time saying mammaamama.... babababab... just not dadada yet!! She enjoys playing outside, riding in her stroller, playing in her walker, playing with any kind of paper.. and of course she likes to watch tv. She now understands us saying ahah (which means no).. she will drop whatever she has if we say that to her. It is so funny because she will look at us like we are supposed to explain to her why she can't have it!! Her personality and expressions are really starting to shine. She is full of energy and laughter!! We love her more and more everyday!! This age is by far the best!!

WE ARE ON THE MOVE........

Taylor has learned to crawl!!! No, she has not mastered it yet.. but she is definitely crawling around.. some way or another. She starts crawling, tries to stand up, goes about 2 feet, then stops and sits up!! It is so much fun to watch her do this. The only downfall...... it's baby proofing time!! She is into everything. She had a cord from the vaporizer in her hand this morning while I was drying my hair.. we can't leave her for more than 2 seconds for FEAR of what she will get into. I can't even lay my shoes on the floor.. she finds them and inserts into her mouth!! ha. This is such a fun age and I can't wait to spend ALL summer with her!!



This is Taylor before we went out to dinner Saturday night.. I guess she got excited after I changed her clothes... she was all over the floor in her room!!

So excited!!!!!

Remind me NOT to buy toys... she would rather play with the newspaper!! She had so much fun with this Sunday before church!!

I layed Taylor down for a nap Saturday... and walked out of her room for 5 minutes.. came back and this is how I found her.... she has learned to sit herself up.. and crawl around in her crib!!