Newport Beach

He dug a hole and then used the boogie board as a diving board. It entertained him for hours through out the week!

Both of my kiddos love apples!

She super loves Hayden and copies everything he does!

Everyone minus Brandon and Tiani

Everyone!

Ryan was in Heaven... the beach and Keaton for a whole week. His life coudn't have gotten any better!

These two already fight like cats and dogs (I mostly blame Keira since she will hit him for no reason... all day long!) But a lot of the time they play together really well too!

Family shot! Lil' Ryan had just woken up from a 15 minute nap and was not happy about having to wake up!!!

Chick Fil A Photo Contest

I entered Ryan and Keira again this year in the Chick-Fil-A Cow Photo Contest. Last year we were successful in making 12th in the whole nation. This year I was more creative with my photo and hope to do better. Please take a minute to click on the link and vote for their photo. Only the top 3 in the nation win free food for a year!

Also, please forward to all of your family and friends... we need as much help as we can get!

YOU CAN VOTE WITH AS MANY E-MAILS AS YOU HAVE... SO PLEASE VOTE MORE THAN ONCE!!!

BE SURE TO LOG IN TO YOUR EMAIL AND CLICK ON THE LINK TO CONFIRM YOUR VOTE OR IT WILL NOT COUNT!

http://www.showusthecow.com/vote.php?id=1182

Ryan and his 2 wheeler bike!

This kid cracks me up. He should scare me more... since he tends to scare every stranger around me, but I'm pretty numb to his crazy stunts (jumping off of stages, climbing in and out of the shopping cart, etc.) Anyway, he decided on his own that he was going to ride a bike... with no training wheels. We bought him a bike over a month ago. The next day his cousin/neighbor, Keaton took his training wheels off. Ryan, of course wanted to ride Keatons bike and not his brand new spider man bike! He wouldn't let anyone help on the bike so he just walked around with it. Finally, the next week while my hubby was out of town working, Ryan decides he will let me help him. After three tries he could ride a bike with no training wheels. The next day he was able to turn. The next day he could stop all by himself and then the last day he could start by himself. He was 2 years and 8 months when he taught himself how to ride. On the last day when his daddy got back in town, he took Ryans training wheels off of his Spider man bike so Keaton could have his bike back. I'm so proud of him!

Note: he is riding Keatons bike and notice the band aid on the knee?

bebe #3!

We are so excited to be pregnant and to be having a baby girl join our family this coming November. So far this pregnancy seems to be a little bit easier and different than my last two (and I already thought my pregnancies were very easy), so I had no clue if it was a boy or girl since Ryan and Keira seemed more similar. The babies heart beat is slower than my last two so I am hoping and praying for a "chill- baby". My cravings are the same as when I was preggo with Ryan; baked potatoe, cinnamon rolls and lots of fried food :) I also feel and appear smaller than my other two pregnancies. Looks like I won't be gaining 55 pounds this time around (I'm keeping my fingers crossed!) We'll see what the summer heat brings on!

Keira is officially walking. She is quite funny to watch because she is so small.... and she is super wobbly.... but she's doin' it! Sometimes when is she is standing or walking lil' Ryan will yell, "mom, mom, look! She's standing like me!" He is so proud of her :)

Not quite right

We have been potty training the last couple of months and it has gone surprisingly well! However, I was checking my email and Ryan came and climbed on to the desk and right there at my eye level was something I would rather not see that close to my face... his goodies that are hiding inside his underwear. Lately he has been able to put his own underwear and shorts back on but this time he didn't quite get it right. Because the waste band is around his thigh, there is a nice, huge opening that allows you to see all of his goodies. Gross and funny at the same time.

You would want help if it were you!

A family friend of mine is entered into a food-blog contest (they came to her and invited her to join the contest). So I am asking you to please vote for her by:

-going to her blog

-click in the button(s) to the right that look like an index card with a tab(she has two recipes that are entered in to the contest so be sure to vote for both!)

-Sign up to create an account (took me 45 seconds!)

-Once you have an account you can click on the stars and rate her recipes!

Happy eating!

http://www.santasgiftshoppe.blogspot.com/

Super cute place for all things cute!

http://www.santasgiftshoppe.blogspot.com/

Keira growing up

My peanut and buddy

In his dreams!!!


2 years 4 months

Two teeth and showing them off!

9 months

Keira is a Peanut. She had her nine month check up today and her stats are as follows:

Height-27 inches = 30%

Weight-16lbs = 8%

Head-45 = 78%

Is it too late?!

Ryan was the Shepard in the family's Christmas Story as told in the Bible.

Cousin Emma was a great Angel too!

Keira, Me, Tana, Hayley and mom (Ryna)

Christmas Eve with the Taylors

I wasn't planning on sending out a Christmas letter this year. Sometime in December Ryan changed his mind and thought that we should. I said 'ok' knowing that this wouldn't happen before the 25th. Here we are half way through Janauary and I am still debating on whether or not to mail something out. I might prefer to start a tradition of mailing something out in January so that it can include EVERYTHING from the previous year (can't leave out the good stuff that happens in December!) So what do you think?

Snow in Roseville California

Although I did not manage to get a picture of the snow on our lawn this morning (darn), this was my sons choice of clothing for the day. Yes, we left the house in below 40 to run to a couple of errands with the little guy looking like this. I don't know if it is an age thing or a stage he is going through, but I hope he grows out of it soon! The kid always has to be in shorts and flip flops. So Californian. I guess I would rather have him be that than anything else :)

I took a picture of him just a few short days ago with him wearing something very similar and eating an otter pop... again, with it VERY cold outside!

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