Decorating for Christmas 2010

We decorated the house yesterday for Christmas.


Taylor got to put the star on this year. Next
year it's Kaleb's turn :)


The family posing by the finished
tree.


Taylor posing by the kid's Christmas
tree that they get to decorate with
their special ornaments.



Bradley stealing Kaleb's goldfish!

Sickies

Not much has been going on in our house for the
last two weeks because of sickness. I took Bradley
and Kaleb to the doctor yesterday and found out
they both had ear infections and Bradley needed
breathing treatments. Here is a picture of Bradley
during one of his breathing treatments with his
dinosaur mask. Hopefully we will be all well by
Thanksgiving!

Just Kaleb

Just some more pictures of Kaleb on the farm.
He really enjoyed his time with the sheep and
Uncle Larry! I never get tired of seeing him in
his little Cowboy outfit either :)


Kaleb giving the sheep a drink of Mountain Dew
or at least that is what he told me.


Kaleb talking to the sheep while giving
them a drink.

Just Taylor

Taylor got a chance to go with Uncle Larry to
get a yogurt. As you can see Taylor loaded her
Hawaiian Fruit Punch frozen yogurt with
gummi bears, sprinkles, and gum. She had a
wonderful time and really enjoyed spending
one on one time with Uncle Larry!

Cowboy Kaleb Cont.

Kaleb had a great time this morning going to
work with Uncle Larry. He said it was awesome.
He can't wait to go back after the first freeze.

Kaleb driving the tractor!


Kaleb talking to the sheep!

Cowboy Kaleb

Uncle Larry came to pick Kaleb up this morning
at 7 am for work. Kaleb is going to get to play with
the baby sheep and calf. Of course, Kaleb had to dress
like a cowboy. Uncle Larry got him his boots, Wranglers,
and Cowboy shirt last year for Christmas. But, he had
to go pick him up a Cowboy hat last night so Kaleb
would have a complete Cowboy outfit :) I am sure
I will post more pictures as soon as Uncle Larry sends
them to me.

Apple Day

September is Apple month and Taylor's class
learned special songs and made t-shirts for a
program they did in the beginning of October.
Of course, Taylor had to invite Grandma Sharon
and Papa to come and watch her sing. She did a
really great job and of course I forgot my camera.
So, I took these with my phone.


Mommy and Taylor painting her shirt for Apple
Day. I work in Taylor's classrom on Friday's and
this is the day we painted the shirts...yes that's
23 Apple shirts that I helped paint :)


Taylor and Papa after her performance.


Taylor and Grandma Sharon after her performance.

Taylor's 1st Pedicure

Before school started I took Taylor to get a pedicure.
She got to sit in this adorable pink butterfly chair and
watch a Barbie movie while they painted her fingernails
and toenails hot pink with white polka dots. She had
a wonderful time and so did mommy! I wish we could
do this every two weeks but it probably will just be a
before school starts tradition for the two of us :)

Taylor's 1st tooth!

Taylor lost her 1st tooth this afternoon!
She hit her tooth at school yesterday on
her water bottle and it made it loose.
She worked with it all last night and today
at school. And, I pulled it when she got out
of the bath. The tooth fairy will be coming
tonight....she is very excited!

Game Day Fun!

The kids ready for the USC game :)

The boys being silly as usual, and Taylor smiling like

a Princess!

After School Fun!

One day last week Kaleb got to spend
the night with Pops and Grandma Dede.
So, Taylor had no choice but to play with
Bradley. I caught them pushing each other
around on Tow-Mater.


Taylor and Bradley stopping for a
quick pic!


Taylor pushing Bradley!


Bradley pushing Taylor! He's pretty
strong for 17 months :)


Taylor and Bradley posing for a pic
because Bradley pushed her into the
wall!

Veteran's Elementary

I forgot this picture in the last post. This is
Taylor in front of her school sign on the first
day of school.

Happy Grandparents Day!

Happy Grandparents Day To:
Papa John and Grammy Tenny
Papa Jimmie and Grandma Sharon
Pops and Grandma Dede
Granny Barbara
Poppy and Grandma Great in Georgia

We love you all very much! And, we are so thankful
we get to spend time with each of you! Thanks for
loving and spoiling us :) Taylor, Kaleb and Bradley-Boo


Smiling for a pic this evening!


Taylor and Bradley smiling for the camera
while Kaleb was pouting in his room.


They love each other soooo much!
I hope they never outgrow it.

Taylor's 1st Day of Kindergarten!

Taylor's 1st day of Kindergarten went well!
She absolutely loves school and is already
learning how to read!


Taylor picked out her Tinkerbell outfit
to wear. She has been dressing herself
every morning and even has coordinating
bows for her ponytail!


Granny Barbara, Papa, and Grandma Sharon
walked Taylor to school in the morning and
promised her they would be at her house when
she got home! Of course, this made her feel very
special :)


Bradley and Kaleb love walking Taylor
to school each day! The first thing Bradley
says when I get him out of his crib is shoes!
Kaleb makes sure he kisses his sister and tells
her he loves her EVERY morning!


Taylor at her desk! Right before
mommy and Grandma Sharon lost
it. Taylor was all smiles but I was hiding
my tears behind my sunglasses!

Broken Camera

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile the USB cord to our camera is broken. Which means that we can't upload pictures from the camera to the computer. Hopefully we will receive the new cord in the mail soon and I can post pictures of Taylor's first day of school. Taylor is loving school. I am still trying to get use to not having my big helper around :( But, I am really enjoying my time with just Kaleb and Bradley! I didn't want to post without adding a picture. This picture is from our visit with David and Andrea. David set up his pod for the camera and was able to get a group picture. I thought it turned out pretty good considering that 7 of 11 are under the age of 5!

1st Row: David, Andrea, Macy, Jenn, Bradley, Jonathan

2nd Row: Matthew, Ethan, Allie, Taylor and Kaleb

Trip to Indiana!

We got to go visit the Shepherds in Indiana! We met
David and Andrea in Minot, North Dakota. They went
to church with us and also lived on base. We spent
nearly every weekend together playing Hand and Foot.
Andrea and I became very good friends. While in Minot
they had Ethan and I had Taylor. When we left Minot
Andrea had just found out she was pregnant with Allie.
Now, 6 years later we have 3 kids and they have 4!
We had a short but wonderful visit with them. The kids
got along great and it was like we had never been apart.
They did try to talk us into moving to Indiana but I just
don't think that will happen. Indiana was beautiful
and I hope to make it back some day! Now, if I can only
convince them to come visit us in California! Thank you
David and Andrea for such a wonderful time. You are the
dearest friends we will ever have!


Bradley 14 months and Matthew 26 months.
The boys didn't get along to well together but
I think it was just because of their ages!


Allie 4 and Taylor 5. They had such a wonderful
time together. The day after we left Allie was telling
her Papa how much fun she had with her cousin
Taylor!


Kaleb 3 and Ethan 5 (almost 6)

The kids playing UNO together.

Taylor and Allie!

While their we learned a new game.

Bradley enjoyed playing on the board.

David's parents back yard. It was sooooo beautiful

in Indiana. Everything was soooo green :)

Taylor and Allie after swimming all day in the pond!

David's pride and joy! This was his Grandfather's

tractor. I just thought it was cool so I took a pic!

Bradley loved playing outside!

Macy Ann at 4 months! She is the same age

as Brenna but is way smaller. I held her the

whole time we were there. She is the fourth baby

so she doesn't held enough because Andrea is

just too busy with other kids. So, I spoiled

her good while I was there!

Aunt Lydia's Wedding

Here are a few pictures we took from Jonathan's
sister's wedding. All 3 of the kids were in the
wedding. We had a wonderful time with the Morgan
and Hunt families.


Uncle Larry Morgan playing with the kids!


Taylor and Uncle Larry posing for a pic!


Jonathan and Aunt Trina.

Taylor showing off her pink nails! Of course,
Taylor loved that Aunt Lydia chose pink as the
color for her wedding :)


Kaleb ended up in a lot of pictures!


Taylor, Bradley, Aunt Lydia, Uncle Dan, Kaleb
and Avery posing for a pic!


The girls!

Bradley and Jonathan! My two handsome boys!

Kaleb walking down the isle!
He stole everyone's heart!

Kaleb kissing his beautiful Aunt Lydia!