Taylor Time

  School Time!    Our SECOND GRADER *Thanks Aunt Amanda and Uncle Jonah for the cute new outfit, Taylor was soooo excited to wear it.  Hailey was sad to lose her playmate after a fun summer together.      The new classroom    Taylor was thrilled to have some friends in her class this year.  Our Preschooler, all ready for her Kindergarten Readiness class.   Hailey's special backpack  Hailey has a friend at her new preschool too.  

Growing Older   I'm not sure if anybody still reads this blog, our posts have been so inconsistent, so I will keep this brief.   This August Taylor turned SEVEN!!! She had her first sleepover party. We invaded Grandpa and Grandma's pool and hot tub for the afternoon. The girls had a blast, of course! Later we enjoyed dinner, a movie, spa treatments and late night laughter. The party was a hit!           In September Hailey turned FIVE!!!! Hailey was incredibly excited to finally celebrate her birthday, it's hard being the last of your siblings to get a party. She had a gymnastics party at Roach Gymnastics in Sumner. After running, jumping, flipping, bouncing, swinging and more the kiddos were hot, sweaty, and worn out by the end of the party.  

Father's Day We had an incredibly fun time together celebrating Kevin and my Dad this past Father's Day. Our day started at iFly, an indoor skydiving place. Check out this link for a picture of Kevin flying iFly Kevin    All suited up  Grandpa Scott flying  Dad earned his flight certificate  For dinner we went to Bucca di Beppo's in downtown Seattle and sat at the Pope table. Dad and Laura spoiled us with a feast! Thanks for the memorable family dinner, Dad! The Grand Finale to the evening, it was delicious!     

Happy 2nd Birthday, Micah!  We celebrated Micah turning 2 with balloons, bubbles, balls, and of course best friends and family. The party was a success. Thankfully, God provided a beautiful sunny day (thankfully because over 40 people in our little living room would've been pretty cozy). We are so blessed by Micah and the joy he brings to our lives. The cupcake-cake "Cheese!!!" The bubble machine was a hit. Thanks Elliott and Schnoebelen family! The ball pit Balloon fun with friends (Micah and Elliott). We had a donut eating contest. No hands! The birthday boy pulled the birthday card and cheated a little. Present time! Zachariah was Micah's gift helper. We love you so much Buddy!!!!

The Talent Show Taylor performed in her school talent show; she was amazing! I asked her if she wanted to blog about it and she said yes, so here is another guest post by Taylor:   in  the  talent  show  i  did  hula hooping. to Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys. i  love  to  hula hoop.and  i  even still  hula hoop  to  girl  on  fire  sometimes.

 It's been so long and we've been so busy it will be impossible to play catch-up with our life. We've been blessed with some wonderful family adventures lately. Over spring break we were able to visit our friends, the Jensens, in Colorado (since I posted so many on Facebook I won't add them here), we visited Mt. Rainier, Kevin and I enjoyed a get-a-way to Leavenworth, Taylor was in a talent show, Micah turned 2, and Hailey had her end of the year school performance, plus I'm sure I've left something out. Here are pictures of a few of those events and more blog posts will hopefully follow soon with the rest.  Mother's Day - Mt. Rainier    We stopped at the Ranger Station and the girls picked up the necessary materials to earn their Jr. Ranger Badges. Taylor especially had a blast working on hers.  We did a .7 mile hike together. Every one made it walking by themselves, most of the way. ;)  The kids love "1-2-3 SWING!...