My little Taylor turned 5 a couple of weeks ago and she loves being 5!! She has been waiting a long time to be this magic age. Now that she is 5 she can ride some rides at Disneyland, she can go rock climbing at the gym, she gets to go to kindergarten, she will be able to read, and she can do her own hair. These were some of the things Taylor reminded me of when it was her special day.
I asked Taylor some questions yesterday that would be fun to read in a couple of years - Enjoy!!
And here are some pictures of "my little Tay, Tay."
Age - 4 Taylor can be really shy. She loves to do this little shrug of the shoulders.
What makes you happy? - playing with my sisters, sharing with my friends
Age 4 - Taylor loves swimming and being outside.
What is your favorite animal? Kitty and penguins
What is your favorite thing to eat? Pizza What is your least favorite things to eat? mashed potatoes
Age 3 - This girl cracks me up with her outfits. She has always loved to dress herself and she has always wanted long, long hair. Taylor would also not be Taylor without her accessories.
What is your favorite thing to do? Play Barbies (this really surprised me)
What is your favorite TV show? Backyardigans
What are you really good at? School and writing
What is your favorite movie? Smurfs
Age 2 - At this age, Taylor was scared of the pool or any water. When the family would go swimming, she would walk around the pool with her accessories, snacks, strollers, toys, purses, etc.
What is your favorite color? pink What is your favorite song? "Moves Like Jagger" Who is your best friend? Mia, Little Ashley, and Jake
Age 2 - I had to post this because it cracked me up. This seems so long ago, but it wasn't. Taylor loved to wear this silly princess hat. She is picking out movies to watch as she sits on this little potty which is on top of a huge tarp.
Where is your favorite place to go? to the store, especially Target
What is your favorite book? "Pinkalicious"
What do you want to be when you grow up? Teacher for church
Age - 15 months
Seriously, from the beginning this silly girl loved accessories. She has also always loved books. She still loves to sit on the bottom stair with her purse and a pile of books. By this age, Taylor would still let me dress her and she would wear pants. Now one of her punishments is wearing pants.
Age 18 months - She seriously is the cutest thing. Taylor has always loved to color. She colors on everything!! This was her art bucket. It had crayons, stickers, markers, paper, etc. She would get it out and carry it with her everywhere.
Age 8 months - This silly girl loved to be outside and watch her sisters play. She also refused to wear shoes for a long time. Ironically, she now loves shoes!! When we go to Target, she loves to go by the shoe department. She also loves to help me pick out shoes. When I go shopping for shoes, she will find a pair, put it on, walk around in the highest high heels, and check herself out in the mirrors. I am actually really surprised at how well she can walk in 4 inch heels.
Age 6 months - Taylor's hair always stuck up in the back when it was growing out. And, seriously I loved these overalls.
2 months old - She once again is wearing overalls. I must have really liked them for her. As a baby, Taylor loved to be on her tummy.
When Taylor was born, I thought she was the prettiest baby. Taylor was breech so I had to have c-section. When I saw her, she had the most perfect little head and eyes. She was hardly swollen like most newborns. (Seriously, look at my sweet little Ollie!)
Taylor was only a couple of hours old in this picture. Kaylee was thrilled to have another little sister, and Nicole was fascinated with a real baby. They both loved their little sister!!
It is always so fun to look back at baby pictures and remember those times which were precious, tiring, exhausting, painful, etc. Taylor was actually a very good baby and I had forgotten what it was like to have a baby in the home. Since I am right in the middle of living with a little baby, it was more enjoyable for me to look back at these pictures. It brought back a lot of memories!!
This boy is the cutest thing in the world - as Kaylee said ,"He is so cute, he should be famous for being so adorable!! "
Here is another one, just in case you couldn't get enough!!
Since this is our only boy, so many people have asked us "Who does he look like?" I would have to say he is a pretty good mix of everyone. He definitely belongs to our family!!
Blake is now always watching his hands, putting them in his mouth, staring at them, and accidentally hitting himself in the face with them.
Here is a quick update on my little guy who is now 4 months old!! First of all - look at those eyes!! They just make me so happy!!
Now look at this smile...doesn't it just make you smile?!
Achievements:
Blake's sisters are so anxious for him to start playing with toys and he is starting to get some what interested. Most of the time he would much rather be held, talked to, sung to, bounced around, etc.
One night, Warren had the brilliant idea of putting Blake to sleep in his car seat. He was too squirmy for his bouncer and his acid reflux made sleeping on his back really bad...so Dad to the rescue. We decided to put Blake to bed in his car seat and he slept from 11pm-6am. He also took longer naps. Once again, I broke my rules. They always say don't do anything that can lead to a bad habit. But, I just decided to do whatever worked and would worry about fixing it later. And guess what - I now sleep and more importantly Blake sleeps and his acid reflux is basically non existent. 
Love these moments - especially the anti bacterial lotion
Here are some quick stories about Blakers:
Blake decided this month that he doesn't want a binky or bottles. This makes things very interesting. I am now trying all sorts of different binkies and bottles trying to find one he will take.
This is a little behind, but here is an update on Blake's 3rd month. He is growing and growing and getting cuter and cuter everyday.
At the beginning of this month, Blake was 21 1/2 inches long and 9 lbs 1 oz. 
When Blake was 11 weeks old, he rolled over from his stomach to his back over and over again. He has only done it a couple of times since, but he is slowly getting it. He just has to be in the mood.
Here are some quick stories about Blake's 3rd month:
Blake loves to sit on Warren's lap/knees at night. He is most alert and just talks and talks. One night, Warren through a blanket on Blake's face and than pulled it off. Blake made the funniest sound - almost like a giggle.
Blake doesn't do this very much anymore. BIG TIME FROWNY FACE!! But, we sure did enjoy it while it lasted. I remember worrying about spoiling my little guy, but just like I thought - he would much rather play with you than snuggle. He started going through this little shift between 3 and 4 months.
I love these BIG eyes!!
Here is a quick glimpse of a sweet little smile!! He smiles a lot with his eyes.
My little Taylor turned 5 a couple of weeks ago and she loves being 5!! She has been waiting a long time to be this magic age. Now that she is 5 she can ride some rides at Disneyland, she can go rock climbing at the gym, she gets to go to kindergarten, she will be able to read, and she can do her own hair. These were some of the things Taylor reminded me of when it was her special day.
Age - 4 Taylor can be really shy. She loves to do this little shrug of the shoulders.
Age 4 - Taylor loves swimming and being outside.
Age 3 - This girl cracks me up with her outfits. She has always loved to dress herself and she has always wanted long, long hair. Taylor would also not be Taylor without her accessories.
Age 2 - At this age, Taylor was scared of the pool or any water. When the family would go swimming, she would walk around the pool with her accessories, snacks, strollers, toys, purses, etc.
Age 2- Taylor loves to be snuggled in blankets. When she was 2, she loved to lay on my bed and take naps with me. 
Age 2 - I had to post this because it cracked me up. This seems so long ago, but it wasn't. Taylor loved to wear this silly princess hat. She is picking out movies to watch as she sits on this little potty which is on top of a huge tarp.
Age - 15 months
Age 18 months - She seriously is the cutest thing. Taylor has always loved to color. She colors on everything!! This was her art bucket. It had crayons, stickers, markers, paper, etc. She would get it out and carry it with her everywhere.
Age 6 months - Taylor's hair always stuck up in the back when it was growing out. And, seriously I loved these overalls.
2 months old - She once again is wearing overalls. I must have really liked them for her. As a baby, Taylor loved to be on her tummy.
When Taylor was born, I thought she was the prettiest baby. Taylor was breech so I had to have c-section. When I saw her, she had the most perfect little head and eyes. She was hardly swollen like most newborns. (Seriously, look at my sweet little Ollie!)
Taylor was only a couple of hours old in this picture. Kaylee was thrilled to have another little sister, and Nicole was fascinated with a real baby. They both loved their little sister!!
It is always so fun to look back at baby pictures and remember those times which were precious, tiring, exhausting, painful, etc. Taylor was actually a very good baby and I had forgotten what it was like to have a baby in the home. Since I am right in the middle of living with a little baby, it was more enjoyable for me to look back at these pictures. It brought back a lot of memories!!
