The Model Pose...

We had a lot of fun this past week with Kyle, Melissa, and Kinsley in town! We did lots of swimming....
Taegan discovered a new talent that she is perfecting day by day recently-and wanted me to take a picture of her doing it!

We went to a Royals game with the Ross family and had quite an adventure getting there. After being in the car for over 2 and a half hours we made it to dinner!(Which should have taken us an hour) Dinner at Jack Stack was super yummy, then we made our way to the game where it was already the 5th inning:) Oh well, it was still a lot of fun. Here is Miss Kinsley hanging out with Mom.

And tonight Taegan, Justin, and I went swimming for awhile. She decided today was the day she was going to be a big girl and go under water!!! She is a pro at closing her eyes and mouth now. She then realized it was fun to jump off the side to Daddy and be thrown in the air, a fun night! We came inside and she decided to just run around in her diaper, put on her necklace beads, princess shoes, and push her baby around. She then proceeded to want to "pose for mommy"! Here you go...

Hope everyone had a good weekend!!! We have 9 days til VEGAS!

Happy Anniversary Babe

Today marks 3 years since I walked down the beach to the man of my dreams! I couldn't ask for a better husband or father to Taegan. Justin has been a rock for me and I treasure every moment we get together! I love you honey!!!!!

Sick little girl...

Taegan is under the weather, which causes things to be a bit under the weather at home. She has had a terrible cough for over 2 weeks now and was up from 1 to about 6 on Sunday night!!! I felt like I had a newborn again and wasn't sure I was ready for that:) Needless to say I got her into the doctor Monday morning and he put her on some strong antibiotics to try and kick this. If she isn't better by Friday we are to go back in. The medicine is causing her to be a bit hyper and crazy-so nap and bedtime have been a bit of a struggle. All this to say, I am off to bed myself because the days are long!!!

Hoping she is better soon.

Mall of America Trip

We had so much fun on our trip! We made great time on the trip up and got started shopping that night. We would spend the morning shopping, head back for nap, and then go back to the mall to shop. A few days Taegan napped in her stroller at the mall while we actually got to shop and try on clothes in a calm pace! One morning we went to the zoo(which wasn't as good as I was hoping) and some other days we went to other stores in the morning and shopped at night. There was the amusement park in the center of the mall that Taegan enjoyed riding on rides at. She really liked the rides until we went on this Dora bus one and she HATED it and after that was done with rides! We would get back to the hotel around 7 so that she would have time to run and play for a bit before bed. Our hotel was right across the street from the mall so we walked over there and back each time. Great exercise on this trip:) We were also about a mile away from the airport so we heard and saw all the planes coming in. Taegan loved this and would stand at our room window and watch them all day if we would have let her.

Here she is at the window with her toys and watching the planes.

The mall had a huge American Girl store in it and Taegan was in heaven. We brought her American Girl doll and let her get her hair done at the salon there! This place is crazy all the stuff you can get and do for the dolls. She liked watching her get her hair done.

We chose 2 braided pigtails for the hairstyle.

The Barnyard Roller Coaster that we rode 4 times and she loved!
Riding the carousel with Grandma.
Ready for the zoo with her new shades!
The Grizzly bears fighting in the water.
Riding on the tractor at the zoo.

We made it home in even better time then on the way there and only 1 stop!!! We had so much fun, but were happy to be home and with Justin.

Happy 4th of July...

I hope everyone has had a good 4th! We celebrated ours yesterday because as I type Taegan, Mom, and I are in Minnesota at the Mall of America! We drove 8 hours today and made it here by 5 and got in some shopping tonight:) Taegan did great on the ride and is now on her way to sleep!!! So yesterday we spent the day as a family of 3 and had so much fun playing at the park. We rode on the train and the carousel and then played our hearts out on the slides!! What a fun day. It was then nap time and off to Justin's parents for the party! We ate, ate, ate, and then watched the fireworks show Justin and his dad put on. Taegan really seemed to enjoy the fireworks and actually watched them with me outside this year!

Playing at the park!!
Riding the carousel with Daddy!!

Have a good 4th and remember to thank a military person for fighting for our freedom!!!

Remembering Cohen.

Fireworks and Silence

Taegan has been terrified of fireworks since last July 4th...and we were hoping that maybe she had outgrown it! When we went to Disney World in December she was still terrified. She cries and claws into your arms to get away from them. On Sunday we were outside in the back yard and our neighbors behind us started doing fireworks and she ran soooo fast screaming her head off to the back door to get inside. This wasn't a good sign. Last night we decided to get a few small fireworks and do them in the light with her right there to try and ease the fear. We started with pow-pows and a few fountains. These were a hit-although if they made a loud noise she immediately wanted to be held. We tried a few more tonight and she was a bit better. We are hoping by the time Saturday night rolls around(our big July 4th show) she will be okay with the noise. Otherwise her and I will get to sit inside:) Here are a few pictures from her loving the pow-pows.

Getting ready to throw them down.

The look on her face when it made noise!
Laughing and having fun.

Tomorrow I will be doing a day of blogging silence for a fellow blogger who lost their son. They will burying him tomorrow and I hope they find peace with the goodbye. You can learn more about Sweet Cohen by visiting his website at www.inthiswonderfullife.com

Whew...

Well, I think I managed to get all caught up yesterday with all the posts that I have missed! It felt good to get that done and now I can go from here. This weekend is going to be crazy busy and then we are leaving for the Mall of America. I have a baby shower Saturday morning for a dear friend from Texas and then we have our annual 4th of July party at Justin's parents house! Taegan, mom, and I leave Sunday morning for the big Mall and will be back on the 8th. I can't believe that when we get back it will be 2 weeks into July!!! Holy cow where is the summer going??? It seems like we are always on the go or have something to do and it doesn't look like that will slow down anytime soon. As much as I love doing stuff together and having fun it is fun to be lazy at home with just us 3. We are looking forward to a day for that!

As for today, Taegan woke up with a yucky cough and just seems a bit under the weather. I am hoping it is just a quick thing and she is much better for Sunday. 8 hours in the car with a sick 2 year old won't be too fun. Although, I'm not sure how much fun 8 hours in the car with her well is gonna be:) Have a good Wednesday.