Taylor Tuesday

Taylor recently took an art camp.  I made her pose for a picture one morning and thought "Oh what a cute pose".  Not until just a few minutes ago did I realize that a sneaky little sister photobombed her.  Still a cute photo of our girl.  I added one taken from later that day.  She decided to get some of her artwork on her face.  Not sure how that happens but it was cute too.

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I guess Ollie decided that Taylor needed help.  She just kept on working while he hung out in the chair behind her.  

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This girl is a fish already and would spend all summer in the pool if I let her.  Get ready for a summer of photos of her in goggles because that is how she looks most of the time.  Sorry this isn't one of those "cute" pictures but instead a picture that Taylor took with our waterproof camera.  Pretty good for a seven year old.  I love seeing what photos they take and their perspective on the world.  

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This is the face of girl very excited for summer and second grade!

Taylor Tuesday

The girls were flower girls in my cousin's wedding a few weeks ago.  I loved seeing them all dressed up and getting to be a part of her special day.  While trying to take a solo picture of Taylor this is what I got.  That blur would be Lizzie photo-bombing her.  This picture is also a great depiction of their personalities.  What you don't get in the picture are Lizzie's giggles the entire time she is attempting to photo-bomb Taylor.

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I never get a chance to take photos of the girls during karate class since I am in class at the same time.  Thankfully the studio has been great about taking pictures.  This photo says so much about Taylor and karate.  She is so determined and focused in class.  I love seeing her grow so much in confidence and skill this year.  Don't mess with my karate girl!

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My kids don't know how to take a picture without doing a few silly faces to go with it.  Sometimes the silly faces end up being my favorites.  The bottom left hand corner is what Taylor thinks is her "Mad" face.  Ha!  She doesn't look nearly this cute when she's mad and I have many hours of listening to her scream as a baby to know what her mad face looks like.

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Turning seven means discovering a love for science, wondering how the world works, loving the ability to expand your knowledge by opening a book, building confidence with karate, wanting short hair, loving blue jeans and jean shorts(after years of hating them), wearing shoes with laces that you tie, having several best friends, getting irritated when your little sister wants to hang out with you and your friends, wanting to be a teacher and going to Texas Tech like your Aunt KK to become one, loving green apples, needing corn cut off the cob and apples sliced because your front teeth are missing, loving the outdoors, creating all kinds of new inventions in the craft room, hunting with Daddy, imagining with your little sister, still wanting songs at bedtime from Mom, and just being the sweet girl she is.  I love seeing you grow up Tay!

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I was reminded this week of how much other people enjoy these emails and pictures when the girls 94 year old great grandmother kindly commented that she missed seeing their pictures.  I didn't even know my father-in-law was forwarding them on to her.  Her comment made me think about how I may see the girls everyday but some of our friends and family don't.  Plus I know that years from now I will not remember why Taylor stopped to give me her sweet smile or why Lizzie was doing something adorable.  So my loved ones, here is the girl who started it all giving us one of her sweet smiles that I love so much.  Happy Taylor Tuesday on Thursday!

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My girl can't get enough of reading.   So much that she wouldn't put this book down one day.  I made her stop trying to read while walking because if she takes after me it could be disastrous.

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My rainy morning was made brighter by this girl.  Hope she brings you some of her sunshine too.

Taylor Tuesday

Ah!  I just realized that my last picture for you guys was in September.  Surely you must think this is more of random thing than every Tuesday now.  And here it is Wednesday and I'm getting this out.  Well... Happy Taylor Tuesday/Wednesday then.  With Taylor in school, it is rare to have her all to myself.  Last week her school got out early and we had a little time together before having to pick Lizzie up from school.  Her class met up at the park for a little bit to play.  Both girls love this spider web at the park and immediately crawl to the top.  It was a gorgeous day and I couldn't resist a picture of our girl.

Taylor Tuesday

I usually have sweet photos of my Taylor, but this one made me laugh.  Taylor asked to get her hair cut and I think she got a case of the sillies with this sassy new hairdo.  She walked around all day flipping her hair and asking if I thought it was cute.

Of course it's cute, it's on her and it was not done by me.  We all know how I can butcher her hair.

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This girl fills my heart thiiiiiisssss much!

Taylor Tuesday

Let's pretend it's Tuesday for a few minutes so I can be on time for this.  My laptop and I are not getting along very well right now, so I am going to try to get this done before it decides not to play nice anymore.  Taylor started 1st grade last week.  How did that happen?  How did my baby girl start changing into this beautiful young lady?  I can see such a difference between last year and this year.  She has a bit more confidence walking the hallways at school and such a different view on learning now that she can read.  Last night she told us that her favorite way to study science is to read about it.  She loves her teacher and enjoys going to school.  I can't wait to see how this year goes and how our girl does.  I promise to try and keep up with my Taylor Tuesdays so you can follow along too.

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We recently got a new kitten and the girls are having a blast with him.  It's fun to see how the girls interact with him.  Ollie has learned that Taylor means cuddles and snuggles.

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I have the best of intentions to keep up with this but keep failing.  But that doesn't mean I won't keep trying.  I took this picture of Taylor on the 4th and just knew it would be perfect to share.  I know you can only see her outline, but she moved to sit up on a concrete block so she could be that much closer to see the fireworks.  I loved looking up and seeing her in shadows surrounded by the sunset.  She just wanted the best view possible, but I think I had the best view being able to watch both the girls enjoy the wonder in their faces during the fireworks.

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I know you can barely see her face, but this picture cracks me up.  I caught it while Taylor was dancing around at a BBQ cookoff a few weeks ago.  One of the other groups had some music playing and she was in her own world just dancing around.  I also much point out that she has a handful of chicken that she had grabbed from the table bc she couldn’t be bothered to stop dancing long enough to sit down and eat.  I don’t blame her.  Sometimes you just need to dance.

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The girls love to have the windows down in the car and the music up.  I was able to catch Taylor enjoying both at a stop light one day. 

Taylor Tuesday

I know it's been almost a month since you've seen one of these emails, but I had this beautiful picture of Taylor before the Father/Daughter dance that I had to share.  She seems to just be growing up so fast lately but it still my sweet little girl.