Happy Halloween

 We carved up our pumpkins and everyone was very excited.  This year we let the kids cut out their own.  They were each very specific about how theirs should look so we let them go at it with some safety knives.  They were very proud of the results.

Can you guess who did what?  Well, here's a little help.  See those smilie faces?  So proud.

Happy Halloween

We finally found really good Mexican food in Wisconsin.  The only problem was the burrito was as big as Tim's thigh.  We have to go hungry for sure.

I thought you might enjoy a video of our little princess.  She is getting so old-- she can even roll now!  She is a smile machine and she loves to babble to her Mommy.  We love you Libs.

Yet another busy week in the Taylor house.  Here's a quick run down.

 We went for our annual visit to Pearce's Farm.  The kids just love the hay maze.

 And of course the corn maze.

 This little guy ran his guts out.

 It was apple day at school-- hence the apple cheeks.  This is classic 5th grade attitude for ya.

 Rugby is in love with baby Libby.  He wishes she was his sister.  He is so cute with her.

 Awww... what a cutie.  He thinks he has a special gift to calm her down.  It's really cute to watch.

 What's a post without a dog?  B with her trusty steed.

 Jodi and Chris went to the Halloween party as Cleopatra and Mark Anthony.  They looked great.

We were a little bit weird.  As a last minute throw together, we were Betty and the Hulk.

Taylor Tales

The Taylor house has been full and busy lately.

 Emerson lost his first tooth.  He has been asking all sorts of questions about the Tooth Fairy and is hoping for some big bucks.

 The next tooth over is pretty wiggly too and he is really excited about it.  He can just smell the money!

 After I took a picture of Em's teeth Rugs wanted in on the action.  I asked why and he thought you guys would want to know that his teeth have grown in and he doesn't have a hole like Em's anymore.  Wheew!  I'm glad we took care of that urgent news.

This is our new little baby Flash.  One of the kids shut the door to his kennel and so he couldn't decide where to nap.  He chose what seemed to be the next best spot-- little Scout's bed.  I'm pretty sure it's too small for Red Riding hood here.  But, what's a guy to do?

Conference Weekend

It's that time of year again-- General Conference.  That means the Taylors have big breakfast to start the day off right.

 I got little smokies one of Tim and Zoey's favorite breakfast foods.

Here's the gang with the big spread.  We had a great day filled with food, family and great talks that will stay with us for a very long time. 

Between sessions we headed outside for a little fetch with Flash.  I thought you'd enjoy seeing him in action.

Happy Conference Weekend!

Meet Flash

Yes, it's true, we have a new member of the family.  Meet Flash.  He is an adorable 2 1/2 year old German Shepherd.  He is really smart and unbelievably obedient.  We are in love.  He is super friendly so if you stop by for a visit he'll be begging you for some love.  He is a little under weight at about 87lbs.  Don't worry, I've already started helping him in that department.  He should end up somewhere around 100 lbs or more.  Isn't he so pretty?  I know-- right?

Jo and I went shopping at Old Navy this week and Chloe made some new friends while we were there.  I love it!

Biker Babes

Yesterday was Taylor family race day.  Tim has taken up mountain biking this summer and fallen in love.  He has been doing the trails at Kettle Moraine every morning and enjoying his new hobby.  This weekend they sponsored a race there.  Tim entered and they even had a kid race for the rest of our gang.

 Here's our champ coming into the finish line.

 Tim was coaching Em on the finer points of racing.  Em was psyched.  He was in it to win it.

 He ended up finishing first in his age group.  He thought it was so cool. 

 Max got in on the action too and they were loving the medals they got to take home.

 Z went after it in her age group.  She was the most stylish kid there, matching helmet and all.  You know there is never an excuse to skimp on fashion.

Our little champs were very proud of their first race.  We'll be back next year for more.  Go team Taylor!

Smartie-tarty

Ahhh, they grow up so fast.  Next week she'll be starting high school.  She is our smart smart cookie-- very studious.  Don't you think?

School Days

We're back to school!  Today was the first day and the kids were jazzed to get back to class.

I asked them to gather for a picture.  Can you tell who is a bit spazy this morning?

There we go... that's more like it.

This is what 5th grade looks like this year.

This is our 4th grader-- all smiles.

2nd grade is getting ready to cause some trouble.  Can you see it?

This is what 1st grade looks like when you tell him you want to take his picture.

Ask him to take his finger out of his nose...

There we go... first grade is going to get a handful this year.

Tim and I are enjoying a quiet house this morning with no one to entertain.   Ahhhh, life is good.

The Fair

We went to the fair yesterday and the kids were in heaven.

They really really wanted some cotton candy.

They devoured a bag in .02 seconds.

We got to see the butterflies in their habitat.

Breckyn would have stayed there all day.  It was totally her thing.

We had to do the snow cones.

Dad wanted to see all of the tractors.

Zoey found her heaven.  They had chocolate covered strawberries on a stick.  This is her all time favorite thing in the whole world.  She couldn't have been happier.

We did lots of rides, saw the animals and toured the weird art.  It was a day of fun.  Then in the evening Tim took the kids back to watch the tractor pulls.  Yes Cassie, I survived another year of the fair.

Taylor Babes

Yesterday was a little cloudy and according to Cheri, it's the perfect chance to take some good pictures.  I probably should have factored in the kids' moods...  I didn't get much.  I took about 103 pictures and this is all that turned out.  The boys were very set against taking pictures.

I suppose this captured their personalities even if they weren't cooperating.

The Taylor babes in their true form.

Girls and Curls

We're still here just killing time until school starts.

Breckyn decided to give herself curls with a round brush.

I'd say she learned her lesson the hard way.  She thought she could just comb her hair into curls with the brush and it would stay.  Nope.

Tim took a little too much pleasure getting it all out.  He was persistent which paid off for B.  I was ready to take her for a cut.

Lulu has accepted our newest member and they are now getting along really well.

Zoey and her friend took some pictures around the house and they caught Em's personality perfectly.