FINALLY!!!

So my usually silly faced Tori was so proud of her new dress that Nana bought her for her Birthday that she actually took a pretty picture for Nana!!!  I'm in shock!!

Beauty

Somehow I was able to snag this beauty on our Mother's Day trip to Carrabba's.  She takes my breath away!!

Fair? Hardly!!

Beware, this one is picture intensive!!!  So a week or two ago, there was this "fair" at the mall.  Everytime we went by there Taylor wanted to ride the ferris wheel.  So I had this bright idea to take the girls there one day after work.  We asked Taylor's friend Haley (from "school") to go with us.  So we get there and OH MY GOODNESS what a rip off!!!  But, we were there now!!!  So we purchased tickets and truthfully they didn't know any better and they had a GREAT time.

Tori's first roller coaster...she was so excited she was trying hard to climb in all by herself.....a tad different story once it got going!!!

Taylor on the other had was having a ball..........check her out in the front car all by herself!!

And then there was this.....we saw this at the REAL fair a while back and Taylor had NO desire to ride on it then.  But, her cousin Justin wanted to ride so I guess she was being brave and wanted to ride too.  I, don't want to hold them back from anything so I just smiled and said OK.  I wish this was a video to give the full effect.  It's a small oval track where on the straight part it moves rather slowly..........and then, when you get to the corner it litterally slings you around at a rather high rate of speed.  At the very first corner, she got rather scared to death, but her dad basically was cheering her on and boy did she perk up.  She ended up LOVING this ride!!

The Many Strange Faces

I'm not trying to be too partial here.......but man, we have some beautiful girls!!

Poor Tori fell TWICE while running at school the other day and skinned up her nose and her chin.

Tori is usually the loon.....but this time, Taylor joined in on the fun!

Followed up by a kiss......look at the anticipation on Taylor's face!!!

She Gets It Honest!!

We went to Finish Line a couple weeks back looking for some dark colored shoes for Taylor to wear to school.  She plays soooooooo hard on the playground that literally a new pair of white shoes only stay white for about 3 days.  Well, the dark shoes proved to be a hard find.......but, we both fell in LOVE with these snazzy sneakers.  It was the funniest thing ever that when we put them on her, she ran a short distance across the store and said....Mom, these shoes make me run really fast!!!!  And now of course she wants to wear them EVERYWHERE we go.  I would say between her father and I we probably own about 15 pair of Nikes in an array of colors..........so as I said, she gets it honest.

Potty "Training"

For those who haven't seen this picture already.....prepare yourself!!!  Our dearest Tori started potty training a few months ago.  She was running around the house one day wearing Taylor's new helmet.....for riding her bike.  She picked up her tooth brush and was insistent on brushing her own teeth while wearing the helmet......and then, decides that she needs to go pee pee........so, this is what you get.........

Who knew potty training required a helmet?

 

My How Time Flies

2010

2009

2008

So, I was scanning through my pictures (on my work computer.....) and thought this would make a GREAT post. It is absolutely amazing at how fast they grow and all the changes that come along with that. Just as amazing is how much my love for them grows right along with them.

Snuggle Bugs

These girls never cease to amaze me.  At night they refuse to sleep in separate beds.  One at one end, one at the other.  And still they pitch fits for the first 10 minutes......mommy she's touching me, mommy, she's pulling my blanket...etc.  Funny part is every morning we go in there to wake them up..........they look like they have been snuggling all night!!!  Taylor never believes us so this time, I got a picture to prove it!!

Just for U Aunt Teresa

So, Aunt Teresa was desperately looking for something to get Tori for Christmas last year and I ran across the best thing ever at Kohls.....a stuffed pig. For some reason Tori loves pigs, so this, being as cute as it was, was the best gift ever. And as usual, her big sister occasionally takes full possession of what really belongs to Tori. So, for the last two weeks Taylor sleeps with it, sits everywhere with it, rides in the mini van with it and right now it is in her cubby at school for show and tail tomorrow.

Total Ham

You know, to be only 2 this girl has more personality than I know what to do with. She is absolutely HILARIOUS......although aggrivating when you are trying to get a good picture. Complete opposite of her big sister who absolutely LOVES to pose pretty for her pics.

Girly Girl

I myself am not a girly girl, BUT I love this side of Taylor. She is slightly prissy sometimes and LOVES to be a girly girl. I hope God will give me the ability to nurture this side of her. And worse case, she gets plenty of help from Auntie Amber!!! Tori got this hair bow for her birthday, but I do believe Taylor dear has taken claim to it, and oh so proudly I might add!!

Pillowcase Princess

This was one of my favorite presents Tori received for her birthday - a handmade dress from Christina Shoots. She did an absolutely wonderful job and the colors are perfect seeing that green and purple are my two favorite colors for Tori dear to wear. She is such a doll.....oh how I love this little booger.

Little Blue Pond

Well, it's not a pond. Just ask Taylor. Truly it's the lake at Uncle Jimbo's. Bryan and I were both off on Friday July 3rd in observance of Independence Day!! So I was able to talk Bryan in to taking the family and some friends (oh yeah, not to mention the dog Maggie too) to the lake. It was an absolutely beautiful day and we all had a good and relaxing time.

2 1/2 Going on 16!

Back when I took Tori for her 1 year old pictures, I had to of course attempt to get a picture of Taylor too. Amazingly enough I chose this background for her outfit and the photographer had her pose this way (which at the time I was NOT happy with it) but, in the end it turned out sooooo adorable!! She's 2 1/2 going on 16!!

Canoeing

We recently took a trip down Econfina and decided to take Taylor along with us. She had a wonderful time although I was quite disappointed that truthfully she did NOT want to ride in our canoe!! Her little heart's desire was to sit in Auntie Amber's lap and eat Nerds all day!!