Happy 4th of July

Camping

Noelle's first camping trip went great. She slept like a champ. . . well almost. . . it was all my fault. When getting her ready for bed I dressed her for the cold night ahead. Granted it was only 6pm and still really nice outside. I am a cold natured person and was worried about her getting cold. It's easy to say she takes after her dad and loves the cold. About an hour after putting her down she woke up crying. . . I thought no no no, the whole night can't be like this. So I went to check on her. . . poor thing was beet red and sweating. Needless to say I took off her hat, unzipped her sleep sack and footy jammies and she went right back to sleep. Don't worry I bundled her back up before Brad and I went to bed so she was nice a warm for the night. Here are a few pics.

Good morning!!!

We stayed nice and toasty all night.

Can't wait for the next years daddy/daughter camp out.

Don't worry the pups got to go too. By the way if you want to take your dogs and need to keep them on a leash. . . roping them together and letting them wonder is perfect. They get to sniff, but they never get too far because they alway get caught on something.

Fun Pics of the week

Jealous Much Molly Girl?? Took Noelle's newborn sleeper off her pack-n-play and someone thought she needed to try it out.

Not so sure about this hat mom. . . I thought Sunday afternoon clothes were supposed to be comfy.

Noelle loves her "wiggle mat" So many fun toys. . . so little time between naps.

Cino De Mayo

We had a true Mexican feast last night with some friends. Our combined efforts was way better than any Mexican restraunt I have ever been to. Noelle like the fun colored table cloth that my friend had put out and was giving the biggest smiles for her daddy.

Homeowner. . . New Mom. . .

Two Naps + One Shovel + One wheelbarrow =

a ton of rocks moved by yours truely and money saved on a gym membership to lose the baby weight. Gotta love yard work.

Tomorrw the ring of fire will be on the chopping block.

O. . . almost forgot to mention Brad's manuel labor. . . just one more hole to dig before the new windows arrive.

Great Grandma

Great Grandma has been doing some serious arm workouts since she got here. I think when she leaves she will have biceps like a muscle builder. She just keeps carring this 8lb 14 oz cutie around.

Bubbles

Noelle got her first bath last night. She loved it.

Well, Hello Belly Button

It took almost 4 weeks, but she finally decided on an innie.

Just for all you OU fans. . . don't worry she now has a flower/bow that matches so she doesn't look so much like a boy.

Quilt

I started this quilt in mid Sep with a group of girls from church. We had a great teacher/leader, Beth, who taught us all how to make a quilt. It's my first one and I love it. I actually made two of them one for Noelle and one for my cousins little baby who has yet to arrive. The fabic with the little animals I found at my Grandma Betty's house. We are not sure what grandma was going to use this fabric for, but I think it looks great in a baby quilt. I finished it right before Noelle was born. Would have had it done earlier, but moving at 9 months prego kinda takes over . . . we still are not completely settled in. . . just a few deco things to figure out.

Growin so fast.

I love that we got these pics. The first is from the day we brought her home. The second is at two weeks. . . I can't belive how much she has grown. She almost didn't fit in this outfit.

Noelle is Here!

Most of you have seen these photos, but I thought I would start out with these as our first blog about her.

Grandma Martis Christmas Gift

Here is Grandma Marti opening her Christmas gift of a ticket to see George Strait!

Feeling the Joy of Pregnancy

So we have been taking this awsome parenting class that is offered on base for first time military parents. We have a great woman who has volunteered her time to give us a real life heads up to what being mom and dad is really like. We have learned everything from infant CPR and child safety to what you really should register for and what is just a waste of money, how to try to keep baby happy and mom and dad sane, the actual labor process (Brad was a little shocked to find out that is usually last about 12 hours or more. . . he was thinking it was 3-4 hours tops, funny I know), what you need at the hospital, breatfeeding vs formula, budgeting for baby, and all sorts of fun stuff.

However last night was my favorite. . . . Brad got to feel what it is like to be nine months prego. He wore the emapthy belly for 30min and best of all . . . this was the night we got to practice on real babies. Things like bathing, dressing, changing diapers, and swaddling were all part of the class. Brad got to enjoy all these tasks while feeling like he was nine months along. He biggest complaint . . . "IT'S SO HOT, there is not way it's this hot" He just kept saying it over and over again. The reason. . . the belly is filled with hot water and there are two cannon balls placed in it to replicate the baby moving and pushing on your ribs. It was too fun to watch he get up, lie down, bend over to pick up something on the floor. Just thought you might like to enjoy the fun as much as me.

Now if only labor was as easy as it was for Brad to take off that belly. . .

A little Pink

Ok, so I have not be good at all at keeping this updated. There are so many pics and things that I think. . . I want to put that on our blog, but it never happens. I need to get better at uploading photos it's just not as easy as I want it to be.

Anyway I just wanted to let everyone know that we are having a baby girl!!! We are way excited yet I am a little nervous about having a girly girl.

We have a few names in mind, but with Brad being the youngest and the last with children we have to keep in mind all the Taylor girls out there.

Until I next time.

The Black Hills of South Dakota

Mt Rushmore

Crazy Horse

Brad's Action Shot

Hiking up Lover's Leap

Relaxing back at camp.
Last week we took an RV trip with my parents to the Mt Rushmore area. It was so beautiful. We of course stopped at Mt Rushmore Checked out Crazy Horse who is not finished, but all the Indian Artwork and Museum was worth it.

We also did some hiking (Brad did mountain biking) in Custer State Park which the dogs loved (and the people too)!!! I have to admit I was glad that while hiking we did not come across any buffalo because when the dogs saw them while we were in the truck they were barking like crazy. What can I say they are not the smartest dogs. After 6 miles of hiking though they needed some relaxing by the camp fire while we relaxed eating s'mores, my favorite.

Starting Again

Finally we have our new blog up and running, since our old blog is no longer in service. Well it's been up for a while. . . (thanks Jenny for being our only follower even though we had no post) but we haven't posted anything since we created the blog. Here are a few pictures of our adventures over the last year and some of our new adventures since moving. Enjoy. I promise that I will be better about keeping this updated now.

I highly recommned to any one who is going to see the second Happiest Place on Earth (aka Disney World) to stop by the Happiest Place on Earth (aka Discovery Cove).

Ok, I have to admit I acted like a little kid while a Disney. I even sprouted ears. Yes, I wore them proudly every day while at at the park.

Gotta love the Outer Banks

of NC. So Beautiful.

Ok, so as I was looking I found that we have not put any of our pictures from the recent months and by recent I mean the last 8 months on our computer so I will have to work on that. The only one I could find was this one. . .

our most exciting adventure yet. . . .

So as you can tell I will most deffinately be keeping this updated to keep all of you updated.

And for thoes of you who have no idea what this picuture is. . . well it's a baby an itty bitty alien looking thing at the time this pic was taken but still a baby.