My Little Munchkin!

I can hardly believe that my little toad turned 1!! Taybri's birthday was last Thursday, and although we told her Happy Birthday and granted her every wish and command ( oh wait- we do that EVERYDAY! ), Dean had a busy few days ahead of him. So, we waited until Sunday to do some cake eating! Dean ended up getting called out just as we were getting ready, but we held strong and waited for him to get back. Here a few pictures of Taybri in all her glory. I love this girl!
How she feels about getting her picture taken...

When we told her there was cake coming after pictures...

The first bite...
Hooray for cake!!

A few little things about Taybs...
She loves to 'kick back'. When she sits down, she doesn't just sit- she completely relaxes- puts her feet up and head back. Its awesome.
She is very tender hearted. If you speak too loud, bump into her, or do anything that might hurt her feelings- she turns on the waterworks and stares straight at you until you feel so bad you're crying too.
She is a smarty pants! Some of the things she does and picks up on amaze me!
She crawled at 5 months, walked at 10.
My labor with her was 1 hour and 40 minutes long. All I have to say is OUCH!

We can't imagine life without her! HAPPY BIRTHDAY little one!

Say Cheese!!!

My sister watched Taybri for me this weekend, so I put her in her 'special Aunt Erin' shirt. It says, "My Auntie is # 1". So, for fun she took pictures of the two of them... Here are the results! (She posted these on her blog, I stole the pictures and her interpretations.... )

Why is she doing this to me? Seriously! Why do you do this to me? Okay! Now I'm getting mad, just tell me where my mom is!

Only if you smile for the camera first!

She really does love her...

New tricks....

Taybri has kind of taken up the posts on this blog, but don't let that lead you into thinking that the entertainment of Kayden has died... So, just in case you've missed hearing about an adventure in the life of Kayden... This is for you!

What is he going to be/do when he grows up? And is this a talent I'm supposed to help him develop?....

Pictures

So, family photos (well actually any type of actually set up semi-professional photos) are something I am TERRIBLE about! I always want them done, they just never seem to get done. I hate asking people to do it for me (i don't know why) and then when I do, they just never seem to get done for one reason or another - mostly because my hubby is usually never around or way to busy during day light hours. So, even though it was freezing cold and there were a million other things better to do, my good sport of a sister-in-law bundled up with us and took some family photos. It started out as a 'let's just get this over with and if you hold still and smile I'll buy you an ice-cream cone' photo shoot, but ended up with Dean picking more spots to try "just one more." Miriam is WONDERFUL!!! I love her! I picked two of my favorites real quick because dinner is getting blacker and blacker by the minute, so check out her photography blog for all her amazing work. And if you are ever in the Rexburg area needing a picture...... just sayin! Thank you Miriam!!!

The only thing I am worse at then getting pictures taken, is getting them printed.... Seriously, if you've been in my house, it looks like we only have two children.... Sad!

Toad!

By request - here are some videos of our little toad, Taybri! She is trying awfully hard to grow up way too fast! Brylie was walking by the end of 8 months. Taybri only has 3 days left to match her, I don't think she'll make it, but she is awfully close! (Sorry for the tv in the background, my annoying voice, and the Christmas totes stacked up - our garage is under construction, so they haven't made it out yet - pictures of that soon to come!)

This next video is of her today when I was unloading the dishwasher. The blender had some water left in the bottom of it and when she figured it out.... well, you'll see. It had to have tasted soapy, but she just kept going for more and like a good mom, I video taped it instead of stopping her. Sometimes she puts her toys in her mouth so she can crawl away with them. You'd think she was mimicking the dog, but we don't have a dog.... She also LOVES paper! We joke that after she finishes eating dinner, we give her a piece of paper for dessert! She has sabotaged a piece of homework or two.... Should I be worried?

Suckers....

You know those sweet bonding moments you experience with your kids? Well, Dean has one that he has shared with all of our kiddos. Taybri's served two purposes though... Her first sucker with dad, and a comparison to big sister! We are still wondering who Taybri looks like in our family, she seems to have a little of all of us in her tiny features!

You want me to what?
This is the best day EVER!
Here it comes..... the sour face! Now the next picture is of Brylie's first sucker and the last one is of Taybri. (Yes, we put her in the same outfit on purpose...)

Well, the sour faces have similarities...

Go-Cart Fun/Happy Birthday Brant!

Today is my little brother's birthday! We don't see him much, but whenever we make it home, we sure enjoy playing on the go-cart he left at my parent's house! (Even though it's more fun when he is there, we appreciate him letting us use it when he's not!) Here are a few photos from this fall of the kid's enjoying Brant's go-cart. Thanks for letting us play with it Brant! And Happy Birthday!!!!

Quiet, reserved, Brylie is a maniac on this thing! It's so funny!