Taylor Time

Our puppy is almost 9 months old! She is a lot smaller than we anticipated, but probably a good size for our home. We were told she is a lab/shepherd mix, but we're guessing she has some hound in her too. Stella has required much more attention then I ever imagined a dog would, she has ruined several items in our home, and she never seems to run out of energy, but she is apart of our family and we love her!

Field Trips Hailey's preschool recently visited a fire station and the library.   It was impossible to snap a picture without another mother's hand/camera in it. =) It is also impossible to get a picture of 4 & 5 year-old kids all looking at the camera.  Dad and Micah were able to join us. Micah had a blast checking the trucks out with Dad.  One of the firemen demonstrated putting on all of the gear. I never thought about how this might look scary to a child. They told the kids they could touch the mask and gear, but most were too timid including Hailey. Micah just found his suit, specifically his mask, downright frightening. We also got to check out their kitchen and gym, hear the sirens, see and hold the hose, and walk through the aid car. Overall it was a great field trip that the kids enjoyed.  After the fire station we headed over to the library. The kids were fascinated by where the books mysteriously go when you put...

The Tooth Fairy Here's more proof our baby is growing up. Taylor is losing her baby teeth and adult teeth are replacing them! At six and a half years old Taylor finally lost her first tooth, the bottom front left. She is thrilled, I'm a little squeamish, and Kevin is excited to pull those suckers out.  Can you see the delight behind Kevin's smile? He loves stuff like this. I gladly leave these jobs to him.  I stuck to my area of expertise and found this adorable tooth fairy pillow to give to the girls as a new tradition. There's a pocket to leave your tooth in and the tooth fairy replaces it with money. Hailey saw this pillow when it arrived in the mail and she did a GREAT job at keeping it a secret; so, she received the honor of giving it to Taylor which is pictured above.  Taylor's new smile