Miley

Yesterday was the big day. A big thanks to all those who voted. I checked Taylor out of school around noon because we had to be downtown by 2:30, so she could go backstage and meet Miley before her concert. We got to listen to Miley's brother's band (Metro Station?? Does it make me old if I have never heard of them before?!) for the soundcheck cause Miley wasn't feeling good, and then Miley came out and the girls went nuts! After we took a picture with Miley, the girls were screaming and dancing around, they were so excited. It made the whole day soo worth it. The concert was fun too. Taylor really enjoyed herself. We didn't get home until about 10:30 last night, but it was a wonderful memory for us both.

Here's Taylor and her cousin Rylee with my sister who made this happen for them. Thanks again Whitter!

Our group with Miley. Taylor went right up and stood in front of her for the pic. And afterwards she kept saying "I can't believe I meet Miley. I can't believe I meet Miley."

The girls at the concert. Tay, Kaylee, Rylee, and Madisyn.

Me and Tay

Taylor kept asking me to take pictures of Miley on stage, so here's one of the many I got.

Taylor dancing around during one of Miley's songs, I can't believe how grown up she is getting.

And here's my sweet Taylor after the show in the car fast asleep. We were getting off the freeway and Taylor told me "I can't keep my eyes open anymore." I told her to just go to sleep and I will carry you in. It was such a great night.

Please VOTE!

My cute sister, who knows how much her nieces would LOVE to meet Miley Cyrus, entered a contest to meet her with a local radio station and she is a finalist. Her picture number is 42. PLEASE go to this link and vote for her. You have to verify your vote with a email. Anyone can vote even those from out of state. If she gets enough votes between September 21st and September 25th she wins.

Taylor will love you forever! Thanks so much.

http://www.971zht.com/pages/miley/

Blessings

I am not real good at showing my emotions in front of others. I usually am very private and don't put myself out there a lot. But, I guess right now I feel the need to express myself here. These past couple of weeks have been an adjustment with all the changes going on around here and being pregnant on top of it all has been an emotional roller coaster to say the least. I guess what I'm trying to say is life lately has been a bit-of-crazy. I do have to say thanks though from the bottom of my heart, to my dear friends and family who have helped ease my burden, I'm so grateful to have you all in my life. So many of you have reached out to me and my family and just so you know all that you have done hasn't gone unnoticed. I am truly overwhelmed with your kindness and willingness to serve. And I hope to be able to return the favor one day. I am so blessed and sometimes I think it can be so easy to forget that and get into the "whoa is me" mind frame. One of my adorable aunts who I admire so much posted a quote on her blog recently that I love, love, love, (did I mention that I LOVE it?) and it was something that I needed to hear in my moment of silliness. Here it is. My reason for posting it is so that I can come back and read it often.

Tragedy or Triumph?

"We don't have life experiences so that we can simply endure them. We must endure them well so that those experiences do change us. That is the purpose of those experiences. If we don't change through them, then they are simply tragic. But if they do change us then they are what I like to call "difficult blessings." They are blessings that we would never wish for, that we would never wish upon anyone else. But if we are honest with ourselves we realize that the best attributes we have, our love, our compassion, our desire to serve, to do better, to be better couldn't have come about to the same degree without those experiences. And so, while we would gladly do away with the experience we would never trade what the experience has done to us. Unfortunately, we cannot have one without the other." I don't know who the author is . . .

Chase's first day of preschool

My little boy is sure growing up fast. I wasn't sure what to expect from him on his first day. We have been waiting for this day to come for quite sometime. Last year almost everyday, whenever Taylor would leave for school, Chase would ask me when he would he get to go to school. Well, Tuesday was his official big day. And he did great! We got there, I parked the car, and walked him in, he dropped off his backpack, and then he let go of my hand and walked to the carpet where the kids were sitting. I thought "that's it??" I started to walk out the door and couldn't help myself, I stopped to look back a couple of times, but he didn't look back once. I totally teared up leaving. Maybe it's the pregnancy, maybe it's the fact that I now have 2 KIDS in school, or maybe it's the fact that I feel like time is slipping through my hands. I couldn't have been more proud of him. He is such a character and his sweet little smile is to die for. My life just wouldn't be what it is without my Chasey. We are all totally in love with him.

Here he is right before he left for school. Tay was already at school, and I tried to get one of him and Talan together, but Talan wasn't having it. I guess I should be glad I got this. Doesn't he look great?!

And here he is after I picked him up. When I picked him up, his smile couldn't have been bigger. My window was rolled down when they send him out, and when he saw me he came running smiling and screaming "mommy! mommy!" He was so happy. It melted my heart. It was such a perfect mom moment. This morning he told me "It's not fair, Tay gets to go to school everyday. Why don't I?" Soon enough Chasers...Oh, how I love this kid.

Talan turns two

All week long we have been asking Talan how old are you going to be on your birthday, and if you ask him now and if he's in the mood, he will say "I two." I can hardly believe it! He was loving the attention this year. We went over and did some swimming in the morning, and then we did a small family party with just the 5 of us that night after a much needed nap. We usually do it much bigger than that, but with Cort being gone so much lately it felt nice to just be with each other. Here's some pictures of him on his big day.

Playing with his birthday balloons

He loved us singing to him and when we were done he knew just what to do...

Swimming with some of his little friends

Opening presents.



Some of the things I love about Talan:
His sense of humor. Lately, one of his favorite things to do is to make a silly face while running away saying neener-neener-neener.
His fiestiness
The way he runs to me saying "I scared, I scared," when he's unsure about something.
The way he doesn't take guff from anyone!
The way he runs to me saying momma, momma, with a smile on his face, when he wants to cuddle.
That he thinks he's as big as Taylor and Chase. I swear he thinks he's like 5.
His smile.
That he loves to give kisses and "squeezes".
The way he LOVES books. If he's off somewhere being quiet, I have found that 90% of the time he's reading a book. (The other 10% of the time he's into something he shouldn't be into)
His face. I swear I could just eat him!
His love for animals, books, and balls. He has a real passion for each of these.
His laugh.
The way he talks and the faces he makes when he does. He is very animated, just like his brother.
His tender side. He can be very considerate of others. His nursery teachers on Sunday told me that he accidentaly hit one of the other kids in class with a toy and that all on his own he was very quick to tell his little friend "surry" and give them a hug.
That when he wakes up in the morning he lays in his crib and plays for like 20 minutes before he demands that I come in and get him. And if I don't answer him he'll start screaming for "Shase".
That he loves to be outside doing anything, from swimming, trying to ride his scooter, to jumping on the tramp, playing in the sand, to doing just about anything that his sister and brother are doing.
Some of my favorite things he is saying now are mine and no, (Well, these aren't necessary my favorite, but I'm pretty sure they are his!) me!, ball, "I do," I eat, "I scared," cracker, a baby, pop-pop meaning Popsicle similar to pup-pup which means dog, cookie, "sheese," pese, "tank you," "I wove do (translation: i love you"), car, Shase, Tay, da-da, (although he still calls Cort ma-ma most of the time), hide, surry, "I ana go", he always wants to be on the go, it doesn't matter where you are going, ni-ni (translation: binkie and blanket), cake, (his new favorite after his and my birthday, I asked the kids what they wanted for breakfast yesterday eggs or pancakes, and Talan said "I wan cake!" with a huge smile.) book, horsie, He loves horses!, cu-cu when he's all grossed out about something, with a real deep voice and his nose all scrunched up.
The way he goes "ha-ha" and shows me what he has when he has something he knows he's not suppose too.
And when I call for Taylor and Chase he mimics me and calls for them too.

Happy Birthday to our sweet little Tally Wally. We sure do love you little guy.