It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!!!

I am starting to lack in the posting department, so I will try and get things caught up today. Seems like we have been on the go for the past 2 or 3 weeks. We put up the tree a few weeks ago and Taylor had a ball. She proudly hung up her Elmo ornament...again and again and again! She loves playing with the ornaments and we have had to move the presents from underneath the tree to the bedroom. She hasn't tried opening them, but she has gotten the shaking thing down pat. She is still too young to really understand what is going on, but she can sure tell it's something special. Chris and I hung lights on the house and she looks out the windows every night and tells us all about the pretty lights and her Christmas tree. She has found that the snow globe we bought her plays music, again and again and again and loves the carry around Santa's bells. It sure is noisy and festive in our home, but we wouldn't have it any other way. We are so excited for Christmas this year... to see Taylor's excitement and joy will be worth all the anticipation and the wait...next year will be even better.

Taylor sporting her Christmas headband....on top of her wish list this year...some hair!

Decorating the tree...

Checking out her Elmo ornament...

Almost done...

Rest In Peace, Yukon

Last Tuesday, 12/02/08, we had to make a tough decision about Yukon. He had taken a turn for the worse, wouldn't eat or drink and would hardly move, so Chris decided it was time to put Yuk down. It was a very hard thing for everyone involved. We were able to be with him as he left us and we are trying to find peace in knowing that he is out of pain and is in a better place. We sure miss him. So, everyone who has an animal, give them a big hug and enjoy everyday you have with them. We miss you, Yukon!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!! We hope you all have a safe and happy holiday. We have so much to be thankful for and we are so glad we have all of you in our lives. We love you all very much!!!

Here is Taylor sporting her turkey hat...

Our First Snowfall Of The Season!!!

Today we woke up to 6 inches of snow and 17 degree temperatures. Taylor looked outside and looked a bit concerned since she doesn't remember all the snow we had last year. She looked outside and said, "Ooh"...pause..."Pretty"...after starting a fire and having a nice warm breakfast, I bundled Taylor up and we ventured outside. Can you remember when you were a kid and your Mother bundled you up to the point where you couldn't move?!?! Well, I am now THAT kind of Mother. It was only 30 degrees outside and I didn't want her to get cold, so she was layered, and layered good!!! She looked like a stuffed penguin and waddled as she walked. At first she wasn't too sure of the snow, but after watching the dogs romp around and a few times around the yard in her sled, she was a happy girl and had fun playing in the snow. She played and I shoveled and when it was time to come inside she sure made it known that she wasn't ready to go in. Rain or shine, snow or wind, she loves being outside. It's still snowing and the temperature hasn't been above freezing yet today. The local forecast is calling for up to a foot of snow...good thing we have a lot of wood and some Moon Sand to play with!!!

All dressed and ready to go outside...

Not 100% sure about the snow...after a few minutes of being outside, she warmed up to the idea and had a lot of fun.

Halloween 2008

Taylor & I had a GREAT day...the only thing missing was Daddy...he is on his annual elk hunting trip, and due to how the season fell this year, he missed Halloween. We took a lot of pictures and video so when he gets home we'll be able to get him all caught up. We started off the morning with Halloween cinnamon rolls ( aka Pillsbury Cinnamon rolls...only these had orange frosting rather than your traditional white frosting). From there we played around the house until mid afternoon, when we ventured to town after an early nap. The merchant's in town held a Trick Or Treat street for all the kids, so we started there. Taylor went to 15 or more stores and really seemed to have fun. She was pretty shy at first, but once she figured there were "Treat Treat's" involved, she came out of her shell saying "Treat Treat" and "Thank you". Everyone thought she looked adorable and complimented her costume. After that, we went to the Burris' family's house. We filled our belly's with mummy hot dogs and pumpkin shaped pizza. Taylor and the boys played in the leaves and enjoyed the beautiful weather we had, in the mid 60's and no jacket required. We set out to Trick Or Treat in the neighborhood around 6 pm. We were gone for almost 2 hours and Taylor walked 95% of the way. She really got into it and would run from house to house. As her bucket became heavier, she looked for assistance in carrying the traditional candy loaded pumpkin bucket. Again, she said "Treat Treat" and "Thank you"...on our outing she ran into the beloved Barney. Taylor kept wanting to hug and kiss Barney, but the little girl, probably 3, wanted nothing to do with Taylor. The little girl's Mom handed Taylor Barney's head since the little girl wasn't wearing it, and Taylor kept hugging and kissing Barney's head. It was very sweet and Taylor loved seeing Barney on the streets of Montrose. After 2 hours of Trick Or Treating, I asked Taylor if she wanted to go home and she quickly said, "NO" and started crying. We headed home any way, it was getting cold, and finished the night off with frosting some delicious sugar cookies that Laura made and handed out candy to the other kids that were still roaming the streets. Taylor had an absolute ball playing with the boys, playing in the leaves, Trick Or Treating, and eating treats. We had a great day and really missed Daddy being here. It's a good thing we don't live in a neighborhood because Taylor wouldn't want to wait until next year to go Trick Or Treating...it may turn into a year round event if we did...

I took so many pictures and I couldn't decide on which ones to share, so there are several...and the sad thing is, this is only a fraction of what I have on my camera.

Taylor, at home, waiting for the evening festivities to begin...

This picture cracks me up...don't they look like twins? She was even standing like the ghoul...

CHEESE!! Ready to roll.

Taylor's first "boyfriends"...Mason (kneeling in the back, Greyson to the left and Brayden to the right)

A series of photos that I couldn't decide on which ones to share, so you get all of them...

Mommy & Taylor playing in the leaves...

Running to the next house....

Waiting for the homeowner to answer to door....

Look who we ran into...the beloved Barney.

Comfy on the couch...that was a lot of walking for a little girl.

Looking for more Trick Or Treaters.....

Mommy & Taylor after returning from Trick Or Treating.

A whole pumpkin full of candy. It's enough to last a 21 month old a LONG time.

The balloons that Taylor got from the party store while Trick Or Treating at the merchant's in town.

Decorating a cookie after returning from Trick Or Treating.

One tuckered out little girl...an end to a GREAT night!!!

Pumpkin Carving Night

Wednesday night we carved our pumpkin before Chris left for his hunting trip. Taylor, as always, had fun with the new experience (since she is too young to remember carving them last year) and loved getting dirty. Our pumpkin turned out cute. I put it out on the porch step on Thursday morning and 20 minutes later, the dogs had eaten our pumpkin. YES, this is a TRUE story of the DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK!!! I was so bummed...all of our hard work for the dumb dogs to eat our adorable pumpkin.

Taylor all geared up and ready to carve pumpkins...she choose a good pattern to carve.

Helping Mommy scoop out the "guts"

Strategically placing our pattern on our pumpkin.

Checking out Daddy's great work

Almost done!

Our finished product before the dogs ate it...we didn't even get a chance to place a candle in it.

Scouting For Deer...

I thought these were just too cute not to share. She was pretty excited about looking through Daddy's binoculars...maybe someday she will be Daddy's scouting buddy.

Painting Fun

Taylor loves to paint. This past weekend, her painting on paper turned into a full fledged body painting. She loved getting messy and enjoyed her bath afterwards as well.

.....notice she still has her battle wound?!? Poor Girlie.