Taylor's Blog

Taylor had a great time at her 2nd birthday party! I can't believe she's 2. We had an Easter Egg Hunt at our house last weekend. The rain held off and lots of her friends were able to come. We had a great time. Thanks everybody for making her birthday so much fun! Above is our group shot after the egg hunt...

We got a family shot at the end of the night. Mommy and Daddy look exhausted but Taylor was still rip roaring ready to go at 10:30!

Taylor on her new hot pink and purple ATV from Cindy and Adrian! So cute!!

Wrestling with Daddy before bedtime...

Loving on Uncle Russ...how sweet!

Riding her 4 wheeler around the deck!

Opening presents...Taylor got lots of great stuff! Thanks everybody!! We have such sweet friends and family!

MeMe and PaPaw stopped by on Taylor's actual birthday to bring her a new 'baby Patch' (Cabbage Patch Kid). This one eats an icecream, gets sprinkles on her face and then you have to wipe off sprinkles with a special washcloth. Taylor loves to clean up a mess...she is her father's child!!

HERE ARE SOME SHOTS FROM THE LAST FEW WEEKS THAT I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO POST:

One day last week Taylor pulled Kevin's shoes out of his closet, lined them up on the floor and then pretended to sprinkle foot powder in each one! Does Daddy have stinky feet? Taylor says, "shoe wee, Daddy!"

We painted our nails one morning. Taylor admiring her nails...

Blowing on her nails, waiting for them to dry!

Our play group came over and we played with finger paint and sidewalk chalk on the driveway. We had a great time!

Laney and William painting away...

William's a cool dude in his sunglasses!

The serious painter...in her smock, ready to get messy! She's not crazy about the finger paint actually being on her hands though!

One shot from gymnastics...more to come later. She's loving it!

We went to visit April and Becky in Atlanta on the day that April actually went into labor with Lilly! This was earlier that day...

Becky and sweet baby Reed...it was so good to see them and spend the day together!

April and Lilly are doing great and we can't wait to go see them!

Taylor's kissing baby Reed's arm!

Two of my oldest friends came to play one day last month and we had the best time seeing our kiddos playing. Stacie Waters and Shanda Whitlock were probably my first two friends outside of cousins and now we have a whole slew of kids of our own! From left to right it Kaitlin, Hannah, Gracie, Taylor and Malachi. Kaitlin, Hannah and Malachi are Stacie's and they just moved here from London (where their dad is from!) and Gracie is Shanda's and she also has a newborn-Elizabeth. Stacie's husband is the youth pastor at Fifth Avenue and Stacie's parents (and everyone!) are so thankful to have them living in the states finally! :)

Kaitlin and Gracie are the same age and really look a LOT like Stacie and Shanda at that age!!

Hannah and Taylor are about 5 months apart and Malachi is in the middle!

Brad, Kristen and Caleb came to visit a few weekends ago. We had the whole Burns clan over to our house for dinner. The guys feeding their faces...

And my sisters-in-law, Rebekah and Kristen...

Gram and Grandpa playing on the swingset with all three grandkids...

Caleb...

Hope...

A little girl time before bedtime...

Here are some sweet pictures I got of Taylor one day...trying to get a shot for her birthday invitation! She's such a ham...

Blowing kisses to everyone! Thanks for all the birthday wishes last week!!

I've gotten behind! Here are the pics from last weekend's party! My great aunt and uncle celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in a big way! Their three sons really know how to throw a party. We had a great time! Everyone dressed in 50s attire and had a blast.

Everyone has a 'crazy Aunt Martha', right? Well, this is mine! ;) Joe and Martha Kemp. Love them!! My grandfather was Joe's big brother. Their sweet sons, David, Danny and Mike threw a fabulous party. I can't believe I didn't get a picture of the boys. Yes, I can! They were never in one place for long...and especially not all together! If anyone has a good pic, please send it to me!

Taylor and Maggie Ellen in their little poodle skirts...

Taylor learning how to hula hoop! She LOVED it. And sweet Uncle Joe and David brought her a pink hula hoop to have at her house the next Monday...thank you guys! She's had so much fun with it.

The poodle skirts that Taylor and I are wearing are very special! The one she wore was made by my dad's mom, my Mama Jean. I wore it for Halloween when I was 3 or 4. The one that I wore was made by dad's grandmother when I was in junior high (for West Rome Chieftain Acts!) My grandmother had passed away and so Mamaw started sewing for me! Luckily, we still had both. How cool is that?! And thanks to Mom for keeping them safe for me for all these years! :)

Emily and Mom both thought to wear the guys' class rings around their necks. Why didn't I think of that??

Emily is just starting to show! Her poodle skirt was so pretty-she made it! With a little help from her Mom. Russ is so cool with his cigarette behind his ear! Note: he does NOT smoke...just part of the costume!

MeMe and Papaw with Taylor...Mom's skirt also was part of the '92 Chieftain Acts! She borrowed it from Stacie Waters (her mother kept up with her's too). Stacie and I were best friends growing up. She just moved back from London with her family! I'll have pics soon-they're on their way over for playtime!!