T's "Smile"

She's going to hate me for this when she gets older... :) For some reason, T does NOT like to smile for pictures. Every now and then we catch her smiling, but if it's posed? Forget it! Today I got a cute picture of her. She wanted to see the picture, so I showed her. Then she said, "No, take another one! I need to smile!". Here is the outcome:

Photo 1: Candid...

Photo 2: Posed....

compare-a-baby

When C was born, many people said that he looked just like his big sister! I wasn't so sure about that...

Birth...

1 month...

2 months...

3 months...

Who needs toys?

So Norty got a new lawnmower recently, so of course he had to make a fort for T out of the box. Who needs toys when you have fun stuff like this? Of course Sweetheart had to get in on the action...

A little mix-up

What's wrong with this picture?

A visit with the newest member of the fam!

Last week, my mom, my cousin Ashley, T & I flew up to Portland to visit the newest member of our family! My cousin Catherine and her husband Dylan just had a baby boy! He is absolutely the cutest little baby boy I have ever seen. He is a big boy, too! I can't believe my tiny cousin was carrying around a 9 lb., 4.5 oz. baby! We were so glad to be able to visit him so soon after he was born. T loved him - she would call him "my baby". It is good practice for her since we have a new baby coming in November! Here are some photos from our trip...

Oregon 2010

Broccoli and the Beach

Who knew my kid liked broccoli so much?

...and we all went to the beach a few weekends ago, and had a great time! It is so nice to have a dog friendly beach close to us, because Bailey (aka "Sweetheart" to T) likes to go everywhere with us! It was a really nice, cool day - a nice break from the hot weather we have been having!

T wanted to "cover she feet"!

Disneyland...again!

Since our trip to Disneyland in January was cut short due to crowds and rain, we decided to take T again on a weekday when we knew the sun would be out! This trip was much more fun, and with T being 4 months older, she enjoyed it even more!

T is a girly girl who loves her princesses, and "her" castle!

Lately...

So I haven't put any photos up lately...I guess its time! We have had some amazing weather in February - even for Southern California. So T got to put on her favorite outfit (a diaper) and did some painting. T and I also went with my mom to Universal Studios. The only "ride" she was allowed to go on was The Studio Tour. Definitely not a place for little kids. But we had fun anyways!

We also got to have T's BFF over the other morning, and they did some dress-up. I have video of them dancing, which is hilarious. I will post once I get my videos on the computer! (Not an easy process - for some reason, Sony and Mac were not so compatible when we bought our video camera...ugh!)

Disneyland

We took T for her first trip to Disneyland last weekend. She was a little overwhelmed at first, but she ended up loving it (of course!). As you will see in several photos, she has started saying "No picture me!". It started to rain in the afternoon, which cut our trip short, but, as you will see, she was ready to go home!

Disneyland

T playing at the park with her best bud, D...

Her Father's Daughter...

Looks like T has inherited her love of popcorn from her dad!

T is 2!

We can't believe how fast it has gone, but is 2 already! We had a little family get together and we had a blast! Here are some photos....

Taylor's 2nd Birthday

Trip to the Pacific NW!

T and I got to go visit my grandparents/aunt & uncle/cousins in Portland for a couple of weeks. Then we took the train to Seattle to see Norty's sister (and bro-in-law) and T's cousins! We both had a lot of fun, and really enjoyed some cooler weather! Here are some pictures....forgive me for my tree and cloud shots, but we just don't get that around here! :)

Portland/Seattle

Halloween 2009

Halloween was super fun! It was T's first year trick-or-treating, and we were able to go with our friends who live in our neighborhood. It was really crowded, but so much fun - our neighborhood goes all out! Click on the link below to check out the pics...you will enjoy the last ones of my dad with all the kids all over him, of course!

Halloween 2009

Pumpkin Patch

We took the train with some friends out to the pumpkin patch yesterday. T had a blast, except when her pony got a little too wild! Click on the link below to see the photos!

Pumpkin Patch Photos

Hugs and Kisses!

T has started showing some love to her dolly...

T begged me for a lemon....

...so I finally let her have one!

Our little cupcake

T's new haircut

Well, we finally had to do it - cut our little girl's hair....

Before...

After....

Taylor wants to snore like Daddy...