Noah's Second Birthday Party

Last Saturday we threw a small party for Noah's second birthday. He got a lot of fun toys, although we waited until after the party (and his nap) to open them because there's no way he would have sat there and opened gifts. Next year I think things will be a lot different! My friends all brought their kids over and everyone played inside and out. A lot of our family was there as well. We grilled burgers & hot dogs and ate cupcakes and ice cream for dessert. We had a great time!

The house on the left was a gift to Noah from my mom.

More party pics.

Noah is 2!

I can't believe it, but my little 'baby' is two! He is becoming such a little boy. He talks ALL THE TIME. He knows all of his colors, can count to 13, and is learning the alphabet slowly but surely. He's also proving that the "terrible twos" isn't just a cute phrase. This child whines like no other, with some really lovely tantrums thrown in to spice it up. He's 2 and I feel 82. We just keep telling ourselves that he's a toddler and that all toddlers are this way and that he'll grow out of it...someday. :) But I can't complain too much - he really is a great kid and he never fails to amaze us with the stuff he learns. Here are some recent pics.

Dancing in his room.
Daddy, Noah & Puppy hanging out on the counter.
I caught him reading in his bedroom. He LOVES books.

Go Bearkats!

Trevor has been accepted into grad school! Noah & I are so proud of him. He was just admitted into Sam Houston State University's top ranked College of Criminal Justice to pursue his Master of Science in Criminal Justice Leadership & Management. He starts in the Fall and the program is 2 years.

Go bearkats!

Whatever that is.

Happy Mother's Day to me!

This was my Mother's Day gift:

Nikon D60 digital SLR. I'm hoping a better camera will mean that I take better pictures. :)

Introducing the Seitzes!

Trevor's sister got married this past Saturday. Unfortunately, I missed the entire ceremony because someone (who shall remain nameless) was totally uninterested in sitting still in the pew and instead wanted to run up and down the aisle. But, we had a good time anyway. Kylie looked beautiful and she and Steven both looked so happy! (And they had some awesome meatballs at the reception, which made ME happy.) Congratulations to them!

Couple of random pics...

Not too much new going on in the Taylor household, but here are a few cute pics of Noah... of course!

Noah's picture for Teacher Appreciation Week

My little tennis player, with a shirt on his head...

From snow to spring...

Last week Noah's school took some Spring pictures. They're cute (of course) even if they did comb his hair a little too far back. :)

Snow!!

It snowed a few weeks ago...which means that we, of course, bundled up the little man and let him run around outside for a little bit. And when I say "run around", I mean stand in one spot while Daddy pelted him with snowballs. But he had a great time and for days afterwards would go to the window and say "SNOW!" (which was actually 'snow' without the "s"). Here are couple pics.

I'm ready to go, Mommy!

Everyone was outside having a great time.

My mom and I took a quick trip to NC last weekend. The main reason was so that she could talk to some companies about the hill right behind the house. Unless we do something to stabilize it, it's going to wash away. She talked to 3 guys and we're waiting for estimates. Interestingly, all 3 had different suggestions on what to do.

We also did a little shopping and did a few more things in the house - hung some pictures, etc. It was really nice to sleep in every day. :)

Here's me on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

We were on our way to Blowing Rock for some shopping.

The Blue Ridge Mountains - beautiful! Downtown Crumpler. Really.

(The town our vacation home is in.)

So I'm doing pretty good if I post once a month. :)

Noah is now 21 months old and he is saying new words every day - it's so cool. I went to NC for 5 days and when I got back he was saying 'phone' and 'bus'. His favorite phrase lately is "all done", which means he wants to leave the dinner table. Here are a few recent pictures, including one from last weekend when Trevor took Noah to the North Texas Irish Festival!

Frightening leprechaun, but Noah wasn't scared!

Just chillin' in the car...

Do you think this pot holder is too big?