Taylor Mae is 5 years old!

Being Taylor's mother for the last 5 years has been an amazing experiment. When I first found out I was pregnant with her I never knew my life would change so much. As many of you know, my pregnancy with her was rough, but the outcome was a beautiful little girl. We have encountered so much with Taylor Mae.

When Taylor turned 4, all she talked about for the last year was the day she would be 5. When she would up on June 14th, she was smiles. She said, "Mommy, I am 5 today! I feel older and bigger!" I got a good laugh. We spent the day shopping and eating at Chick-fil-a (her favorite restaurant!).

On Memorial Day weekend we had a small family birthday with her dad, because he couldn't be here on her real birthday, and her grandparents at Pipestem state Park in WV. It was a lot of fun.

She loves "Pinkicious", but her favorite color is purple, so I got her "Purplicious"!

Taylor wanted this container to keep her barbies in. Taylor then thought it would be a great ride for Garrett!

Taylor and her Tinkerbell Cake!

My precious 5 year old girl!

Taylor Graduates from Pre-K

Taylor graduated from Pre-K. I really thought I would bawl, but it was so cute that I just had a smile the entire time! She actually reminded me of myself in my high school graduation gow

They did most of their songs with sign language.

Look how excited she looks! She looked so grown up!

Class of 2010!

It's official! She received her "diploma".

Hanging out with her friends one last time.

Taylor's best friend from school, Mia. Taylor looks like a giant compared to Mia.

Taylor's teachers Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Carter. They always had such good things to say about our Taylor Mae.

We are very proud parents!

Daddy with his little girl!

Happenings in the last 2 months!

I can't believe it's been two months since I last posted. Time flies! I hope to keep up better now that I am out for summer vacation. Here are a few things that have been going on.

Taylor loves her brother! Here she is playing Dr with him. He just lays there and lets her check him out!

We went to WV on Memorial Day weekend. Lance and his brother Clint decided to ride their Dad's horses. Lance is on Coal. What he didn't know in this picture, was that he was about to be bucked off! (He was OK!)

Taylor with her cow Beauty. Taylor had the joy of bottle feeding this cow when she was a baby because she lost her mom.

We went on a family fun camping weekend before Daddy went away for the summer. We enjoyed walking and being a family. We grilled hot dogs and ate smores. It was a lot of fun!

Garrett @ 6 months old

Garrett finally enjoys being on his belly. For a long time, he would just flip back over because he enjoyed his back too much. He finally learned he could see so much more. He still isn't crawling, but I am not in a hurry ;)

I think he looks so like Lance in this picture. When he has any kind of hat on, he looks exactly like his daddy! Very cute!

Bath time is so fun! Taylor never really enjoyed the bath when she was little. She would whine and cry until it was time to get out. Garrett loves his baths! He plays and splashes and has a great time!