Taylor's First Christmas

Our Christmas was fun with Taylor, but I was sick :(. Christmas Eve for my family was at my house this year and I have been looking forward to it for a couple of months because I didn't have to pack Taylor up, when it was bedtime I could put her down and have a Christmas cocktail or martini and hang out. So did not happen as planned!! I ended up with a mixture of the flu and a cold on Christmas Eve day around 2:00. Jimmy had to work a half day, so he got home and finished getting everything together while I rested. That morning I had gotten a bunch of stuff ready and I kept thinking to myself...I don't feel that great, but it will pass, I'm probably just tired from running around. It never passed, it only got worse! In the end, when my family started to arrive, I was lying in bed feeling really bad and bummed out. Luckily, my sister had given me the recipes for some things I made, so when she got here, she finished it all up. Thanks for pulling it all off Jenna and Jimmy. I got some energy to come down for a while and poor Jimmy was drenched with sweat, he was running aorund everywhere and everyone was asking him where everything was and he was taking care of Taylor who was being a little fussy! I hope everyone had a good time. I wasn't around long. Once Taylor went down, I snuck back upstairs and went back to bed. One of the worst parts... I didn't even get to eat all of the good food. I do have leftovers that I am going to eat today.
This was a couple nights before. She was all ready for Christmas!

Santa came to our house and Taylor wasn't afraid of him. She liked him.

The one picture of me on that night.This was when Taylor was begging to go to bed (meltdown).

Christmas morning. Santa got Taylor this cute learning toy, but the only part she likes is the pan for the stove. I think she'll like it more in a couple months.

This was a hit. Santa also brought her this and she LOVES riding around in it.

On Christmas we just hung out at my mom's. I mostly laid on the couch because I still didn't feel well.

Matching hats

On Friday, Jimmy's family came over and Taylor got to play with Teagan.

Then we went on a walk in the buggy.

One more little thing, Taylor doesn't army crawl anymore. Last Sunday when she woke up, she just did the normal crawl. Now, everyday, she is going farther and farther and faster. It's so cute to watch!

Our Elf Family Again

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Our Elf Family

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Taylor has been busy!!!

Taylor is 8 months old now and she has learned so MANY things in the last week and a half. I can't believe it. It seems like everyday she has learned something new. So, it started last Monday when she could army crawl and get to anything she wanted. Then, she started to shake her head "no" when she doesn't want food or the bottle, she can easily get from lying down to sitting up, she stands in her crib and on anything she can pull up on (toys, couch, us, ottoman) all the time, she fake coughs if you cough and she hears you, and she is waving. It's like she saved up all these tricks and she's showing them all off to us now. Everything has been so exciting to see, except for the fact that she now stands in her crib and does lots of things in there instead of going to sleep. Then she usually falls and bumps her head, then she cries, so she's even more awake to play more. I am hoping that the newness will wear off soon. Last night she only played for about 30 minutes before she got tired and fell asleep. I can hear her and see her on the monitor, she is BUSY getting up and down, rolling around, pounding on the crib, yanking on the mobile (which I need to take out) and talking to herself.

Mission Inn and Santa Clause

A little over a week ago we went to the Mission Inn to see all of the lights. Jimmy or I had never been...it was so pretty. It wasn't that crowded when we went because it was a Thursday. While we were there we saw Santa and Taylor did really good. I thought for sure she would freak out because she doesn't like anyone to hold her, but she got really happy at first and then she was just really confused. She stared at him for while, but we were able to get a little smile.

This was when we were about to leave. She was so excited to see Santa in her Santa shirt.

Family Pictures @ Laguna Beach

Two weeks ago we went to take some family pictures at the beach. Anna took us to a really pretty spot and we got a lot of great pictures. There is a whole CD full, but I'll just post a few of my favorites.


They were in their True Religion jeans that their grandma bought for them! Taylor's lucky because I wouldn't buy those for her :)

Taylor wasn't the happiest baby at the beach. She wanted to be playing in the sand, but WOW, sand is a mess. At one point she had it all over her hand and then she sucked her thumb, so it was all in her mouth. Anyway, she knows what sand tastes like now!

Finally Off Work!!!

I am finally off of work for two weeks. This break is much needed! Now I can finally catch up on all the important things I need to do like blog :) Taylor is sitting right here next to me in her high chair, and I am finding all different things to keep her entertained, so I can blog.