tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66590076501403084382012-02-07T16:52:35.601-05:00THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-45283018222220936282012-02-07T16:52:00.003-05:002012-02-07T16:52:35.608-05:00

I'm a bit behind on the post, but couldn't NOT post it. :) Ainsley's awesome new 'do is a big hit amongst kids and adults alike. I wish I could pull off the stacked hair as great as she does! It is absolutely precious. See for yourself :)

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-90102560078738289902011-12-28T16:10:00.002-05:002011-12-28T16:18:08.847-05:00

Each year Ainsley's daycare {West Emory Child Enrichment Center} puts on an adorable Christmas program for the parents. The kiddos sing fun Christmas songs, wear cute Christmas hats and clothes, and sometimes even get a solo, duet, or quartet. :) This year, we were so ecstatic to find out Ainsley was singing a duet with her friend, Bailey -- Silent Night! She practiced her little heart out for

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-44565882789193569882011-12-01T10:06:00.001-05:002011-12-01T10:19:24.031-05:00

Way past due on this post, but kept forgetting to unload the pics from the camera. Gamma & Gampa Wilson came in for a visit in Mid-November!! It had been a little while since they'd visited - maybe, Spring? - so were excited to have them back! They actually brought our kiddo back from her visit in WV; A little road trip adventure together. :) It was a lazy weekend of football and lounging, but

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-44350270639238332582011-12-01T10:03:00.001-05:002011-12-01T10:05:40.394-05:00

For an in-depth review of our lovely Thanksgiving weekend spent in TN, pop on over to my blog. Hope everyone had a lovely holiday too!

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-11420567382528234982011-11-17T10:54:00.001-05:002011-11-17T12:24:28.580-05:00

Ains had an incredibly fun adventure recently which included a road trip with Aunt Carrie to WV, a just-shy-of-2-weeks stay with Mimi & Poppy, and a road trip back to TN with Gamma & Gampa! She's quite the little traveler. :) And handles the separation from us so well. Good thing? Not for mommy and daddy, as we miss her terribly and secretly wish she didn't enjoy trips without us so much -- haha.

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-36301719152287282492011-10-21T09:52:00.000-04:002011-10-21T09:54:16.341-04:00

Ainsley had a blast learning the game of soccer with coach Sarah. She had a couple goals, but mainly rocked the defense and assists. At four, I was impressed with how quickly she grasped the concept and embraced the game. She's quick and determined and never gave up. She was much more aggressive at getting the ball away from the opposing team than she was at wanting to score a goal. Her coaches

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-54128412048709772912011-10-06T13:04:00.002-04:002011-10-06T13:04:28.067-04:00

We surprised Ains with a visit to see Zoe on Tuesday after school. :) She was so excited!! Anne, Chris, and Zoe came down from WV with some friends (Katie, Steve, & Lillian) to stay in a cabin in Townsend for the week. We had originally hoped we could stay a few days; however, it just didn't work out with our schedules so we made time to go have dinner and let the girls play for at least a

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-12426607293924079042011-09-27T10:57:00.000-04:002011-09-27T10:57:05.701-04:00

If it isn't obvious, I LOVE taking pictures of my kiddo. What's even better, is her suggestion to pose for pictures. We spent Saturday afternoon downtown at the Farmer's Market and walking around downtown Knoxville -- snapping lots of gorgeous photos along the way. Enjoy! Supporting the Mountaineers in TN Future Model? :) She loved all the urban art downtown Watching a

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-45460830003887280582011-09-19T14:37:00.002-04:002011-09-19T14:40:26.365-04:00

Being a soccer mom (and dad) is pretty fantastic. Ains gets so incredibly pumped for practice and games. I love the determination on her face and in her eyes as she runs up and down the field, not letting up for a minute. She's a quick little gal. And aggressive - but in the good way, where she isn't afraid to get in there and go after the ball, while "pushing them nicely" as she so adorably puts

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-62735501715927584682011-09-15T12:25:00.001-04:002011-09-15T12:27:03.533-04:00

Easily one of the coolest requests ever made by our 4 year old. So we asked, "Do you know what abstract means?" She said, "Yeeesss... it's when you can use whatever colors you want, however you want." Love. This. Kid. Conveniently I had purchased a birdhouse that day during my lunch break that I thought we could all paint together that night - we've made Monday's our designated Art

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-80709571570902793802011-09-08T17:00:00.001-04:002011-09-08T17:00:07.874-04:00

Last night was scheduled for our community group at OneLife, however, no one was available -- except for the Hensleys! So we figured we'd get the kiddos out and take 'em to Chuck E. Cheese (where a kid can be a kid). Little did we know... they were closed due to water pipe issues. Boo. Sadly we had already talked up the excitement that is Chuck E. Cheese to our kiddos who were all too thrilled.

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-3980430843141277292011-09-06T15:16:00.001-04:002011-09-06T15:16:45.914-04:00

Last Wednesday was picture day at school. Ainsley gets all too excited to dress in 'princess dresses,' so she was thrilled when I told her it was picture day! We chose an outfit together the evening before and she showed me and daddy how she was planning to pose -- the entire process was absolutely adorable. Pictures should be be ready as early as next week, but in the meantime, I snapped a few

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-5895274361140764392011-08-26T11:14:00.000-04:002011-08-26T11:14:24.687-04:00

Ainsley has officially begun her first season of soccer - hopefully to be followed by many more! We couldn't be more excited! So far she's in love. And, good grief, so stinkin' cute in her soccer gear! Really showing my mommy-side, huh? She's part of the Upward Bound league and her team name is the Ladybugs. Love the name (loved the movie -- childhood crush: Jonathan Brandis, RIP)! Coach Sarah

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-44136527054487555952011-08-25T09:23:00.001-04:002011-08-25T09:25:10.660-04:00

Ainsley is in love with family date nights -- and so are we! It is the cutest thing in the world when I ask what she'd like to do for the evening and she replies with, "Let's watch a movie, and cuddle on the couch, and eat snacks! Is that a good idea?" My gosh... seriously... does that not melt your heart?! As of late, we've watched the following movies (great taste on her part, yes?): have

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-88012167698867177182011-08-19T10:18:00.002-04:002011-08-19T12:34:33.292-04:00

Our kiddo is funny hilarious. And quite frankly, I'm not sure I've blogged about this topic enough. From the way she combines words to make a new one, to the phrases that come out of her mouth, to her expressions... and the list continues and continues... she never ceases to crack us up. Her teachers, friends, family, random folks on the street - you name it - all comment on her sense of humor.

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-51214490761738728132011-08-08T12:08:00.000-04:002011-08-08T12:08:15.803-04:00

This year's family vacation was a blast and resulted in the discovery that we have a little fish on our hands, by the name of Ainsley. Little did we know, this kid absolutely adores the water now. Seriously just months ago we couldn't pour water on her head to simply wash her hair with out a major ordeal of screaming and kicking. Now... well, now she's jumping into the pool and swimming under

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-60008666968768006062011-07-27T12:41:00.000-04:002011-07-27T12:41:34.186-04:00

Almost a month ago our sweet girl turned four! Four, guys! It's still hard to wrap our minds around this. We LOVE it, but definitely bittersweet. She's such a kid now... there isn't an ounce of baby left, however, our baby girl she'll ALWAYS BE. Love you, sweet Ainsley Reese! We celebrated with the Bozic kids this year, because Joe turned 3, 10 days before Ainsley and Libby turned 5, 10 days

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-77554083728603887422011-07-27T11:52:00.000-04:002011-07-27T11:52:01.039-04:00

Ainsley's school, West Emory, recently had Sports Day for the kiddos. So it's no surprise what our WVU fan wore. :) She couldn't have been more excited to dress in WV apparel and show it off to everyone. We snapped a few photos that morning to commemorate the exciting day. Looks like someone is ready to take football season by storm! Enjoy!

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-30313553624861746092011-07-01T13:48:00.000-04:002011-07-01T13:48:13.651-04:00

we welcomed our beautiful baby girl into our lives. Can't even remember what life was like before she came along. It's been an incredible journey thus far and we can't wait to see what to see what God has in store for us. She has such a zest for life. So smart. Beautiful. Hilarious. Has the biggest heart. Lives on fruit and veggies... hates meat. Would eat candy for every meal if we'd let her

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-55003721585633758912011-06-30T10:09:00.000-04:002011-06-30T10:09:19.518-04:00

While mommy (and daddy) were off to Charlotte for a working weekend, Ainsley had a sleepover weekend with Nana-Banana. They had a blast, starting with mom picking her up at school for the first time. Ains couldn't have been more thrilled to show her around her stomping ground. After school, they went grocery shopping, made big salads for dinner, ice cream for dessert, and watched Tangled while

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-38205829317192332252011-06-30T09:12:00.000-04:002011-06-30T09:12:17.585-04:00

Ainsley has a best friend at school, Avery. They do everything together. They squeal when they see each other in the morning and when one isn't there they bug their teachers until the other has returned. Both girls talk about each other day and night. Their relationship is really quite precious. It reminds me of my best friend, LaCrisha, who I've been best friends with since I was 4. We've lived

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-39323999153840653902011-05-27T13:48:00.001-04:002011-05-27T13:49:48.078-04:00

It's kind of like a play-by-play, I guess. I can't help but post everything mimi is sending. They are sweet, sweet memories afterall. A couple more photos to share: A sucker with poppy on the porch (def gets her snacking habit from poppy, b/c that's where I got it from) Hangin' with uncle JR (my "brother from another mother")

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-69494937610994480672011-05-27T09:48:00.000-04:002011-05-27T09:48:28.242-04:00

Ainsley has been busy at mimi's & poppy's! From building an old school birdhouse of popsicle sticks to cleaning out her little pool herself - no task is too big or small for this kiddo. :) And what visit isn't complete without a game of redlight/greenlight with uncle Travis & aunt Tara? Her visit is almost over, as she'll return on Monday - great for us; sad for mimi & poppy, I'm sure. As

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-16052642068845774152011-05-24T13:39:00.000-04:002011-05-24T13:39:25.157-04:00

Our kiddo LOVES her little trips to WV. She was only supposed to be there for a week this time, but who are we kidding? Two weeks is pretty much the standard anymore. She has such an amazing time playing with her puppy, Chance (seen above in the video), roaming all the land on our old family farm, hangin' with her bestie, Ivy, and most importantly spending time with Mimi & Poppy and other

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-55183037785575371642011-05-20T15:43:00.002-04:002011-05-20T15:48:38.633-04:00

Last weekend was cause for major celebration in the Taylor & Wilson households. Three siblings all graduated from WVU together - Scotty with a Regents BA, Carrie with a Psych BS, and Michael with a Law degree! It was an incredibly proud moment for me and the kiddo watching our hubby/daddy (respectively) accept his diploma that he's worked so hard towards. He could have had so many possible

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-69868622434500443982011-05-20T11:36:00.001-04:002011-05-20T11:40:34.165-04:00

What a surprise it was when Ainsley finally decided she was ready to get her haircut... by someone other than me! So needless to say, I JUMPED ON IT! It dawned on me the other day that our friend Paige, from OneLife, cuts hair. Conveniently enough, Ainsley created a great little bond with her several weeks ago when we had some friends over Easter Sunday. So when I mentioned Paige cuts hair and

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-29056243928217716692011-04-24T19:14:00.000-04:002011-04-24T19:14:39.263-04:00

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-80462612878612700412011-04-23T16:06:00.000-04:002011-04-23T16:06:05.954-04:00

Over the last week or so - one by one - we've all developed our share of the sniffles. No. Fun. It started with Ains > then Scotty... and just when I thought I was in the clear > right on over to me. Sheesh. We aren't convinced it's a cold though. Really appears to be allergies and with East TN pollen activity in full force, it's pretty much a given. We haven't been up for much - well, aside from

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-73248854593179379332011-04-12T12:29:00.001-04:002011-04-12T13:49:38.941-04:00

This past weekend we traveled to WV to finally meet our nephew, Tolby Stephen Hastings! And what a cutie-pie he is! We drove in late Friday night and had a nice relaxing Saturday with family just hanging around the house. Stephanie made it in with her boyfriend, Rich; however, we missed seeing Michael & Jess! A delicious dinner of lasagna and yummy cookies and brownies for dessert finished up

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-27479724710570414722011-04-04T13:28:00.000-04:002011-04-04T13:28:31.712-04:00

John, Janie, and Carrie visited us this past weekend for a fun-filled, yet very relaxing, weekend. Pop on over to my blog for more!

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-755622421471177032011-03-30T13:45:00.000-04:002011-03-30T13:45:49.966-04:00

Ainsley's yogurt came with a seed to plant, so she and Poppy are gonna plant a 'tree' together in the yard at Mimi's & Poppy's house. What a special memory and great picture!

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-77412711904567254322011-03-25T11:32:00.001-04:002011-03-30T13:55:35.056-04:00

Ainsley is having a fantastic time in WV! She's been busy visiting family and her best bud, Ivy Rose. She's also had a couple dates with Travis & Tara and Nick & Angie! As always, mimi and poppy are taking wonderful care of her. Her puppy, Chance, is getting extremely spoiled too. Or maybe it's the other way around? ;) {picture from Ainsley's 3rd bday party last year}

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-52649730627402844702011-03-21T12:42:00.000-04:002011-03-21T12:42:02.211-04:00

Mimi found Ainsley this morning creating a tea party for her babies and Frank the bunny. Had to share this super sweet moment!

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-4413298517881137512011-03-16T11:36:00.003-04:002011-03-16T12:08:50.230-04:00

Tomorrow morning the Taylor girls two are heading out on a little adventure to meet up with Mimi & Poppy in Winchester, KY. Ainsley stays with them about every 3-4 months for around a week or two at a time. This visit will last about 10 days. She's stoked, to say the very least. With my dad's illness, they don't get out much and this is such a special treat for them. An even bigger treat is that

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-5154933124489901122011-03-13T23:01:00.007-04:002011-03-13T23:05:15.442-04:00

Pop on over to Danie's blog to check out a fantastic weekend enjoying the sun. Hope you had a lovely one!

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-62793310624271648792011-03-08T22:59:00.005-05:002011-03-08T23:29:32.875-05:00

I don't think the Taylors ever need an excuse for a lazy weekend; however, this weekend definitely called for it. Ains came down with the flu on Thursday - 102.9 fever, coughing, loss of appetite - so the Taylor girls two stayed home from work/school on Friday.Energy was found on and off throughout the day, so we definitely made the best of it. We did pedicures and made more puppets - but mainly

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-29009035377829307812011-03-03T21:52:00.006-05:002011-03-03T22:22:37.909-05:00

Creative gals are we, as we've spent so much time indoors this week. Ainsley has been a trooper, understanding how limited mommy is with activities at the moment. Here's a glimpse of our thrilling Thursday projects!hand puppets - she thought this was fantastic!(sort of resembles Zoe from Sesame Street, don't ya think?)foot art - why not? A photoshoot - but, of course! manicures more puppet fun -

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-27365736356842489412011-03-01T20:04:00.006-05:002011-03-01T20:29:24.555-05:00

Our kiddo loves the camera - but generally when it's on her terms - then it's game on, *grin*. She picked out her outfit today and paired it with her red cowboy boots, looking adorable as ever - so a photoshoot was, without a doubt, in order.Being that I'm limited to activities w/ my foot out of commission, we've been doing even more art projects, book reading, and movie watching in the past

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-657657282974908222011-02-28T16:55:00.001-05:002011-02-28T16:57:15.328-05:00

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-49406184469403786852011-02-25T21:42:00.005-05:002011-02-25T21:54:59.402-05:00

After arriving home today, Ainsley stated something was in her eye. Then, our dialogue went a little something like this:Me: "What do you think it is, sweetie... a hair?"Ains: "No. I think it might be little pieces of carrot." Me: "Um... why do you think it's carrots?" Ains: "Well, I think I ate too many for lunch and now they're moving up my throat and trying to get out through my eyes."Me: (

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-84496285704487861152011-02-23T20:16:00.004-05:002011-02-23T21:35:52.500-05:00

My schedule recently changed at work from M, W, Th to M, W, F... therefore allowing us to move our errands for the church to Thurs and open our Tues back up for plenty of library time. This week we spent almost 3 hours there sitting on the floor reading book after book. So much fun! Here's a look at our day:on our way to drop off her last book, Purplicious checkin' out the wide selectionreading

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-16936210699832972922011-02-20T19:15:00.005-05:002011-02-20T20:09:12.198-05:00

Our kiddo had a fantastic weekend with Mimi and Poppy. The weather was gorgeous and they took full advantage of it - playing in the back yard every chance she could get them out there. Chance, her puppy that lives in WV, was a great addition to the fun-filled weekend of outdoor adventures.Mimi took some great pics while we were gone and I added to the photos today once we returned. I think they

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-9826234078536462492011-02-19T18:04:00.002-05:002011-02-19T18:12:31.302-05:00

While we're away at the cabin this weekend, Ainsley is having a BLAST with mimi and poppy! A couple pics for now - more later. :)

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-57898848438344002102011-02-16T14:46:00.004-05:002011-02-16T15:19:55.419-05:00

Tuesdays, the Taylor girlies two hang @ home whilst Scotty heads off to work. We generally start the morning with some household chores and then move onto more exciting things for the day. Yesterday, we had fun with painting nails. She wanted each nail to be a different color. She adores color and lots of it!After we got all cleaned up from doing our chores, we headed out (since kiddo refused a

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-80204696220117753832011-02-15T21:38:00.010-05:002011-02-15T22:19:45.422-05:00

As nice as it is to have a romantic dinner for 2, our dinner for 3 last night was just perfect. It all started with a lovely surprise by Scotty when us girls arrived home from work/school: A beautifully set table along with a single yellow rose and card for Ainsley and a dozen roses and card for me.Then Scotty arrived to an adorable sign that we handmade for him. Ainsley couldn't wait to show him

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-42183015649593572982011-02-14T08:32:00.002-05:002011-02-14T08:33:02.398-05:00

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-38473583316478269892011-02-13T16:50:00.006-05:002011-02-13T17:11:51.851-05:00

Lazy weekends are the best. With Ains under the weather, we needed no other reason to just take it easy. Here's a look at one great weekend of family time:building blanket-forts with the kiddoyummy, oh-so-not-good-for-us food to start the wkndThe insistence of our nightly dance party, though the kiddo was exhaustedand somehow daddy still got a fantastic smile out of herlovely chill-time to

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-65368892380601226982011-02-12T18:49:00.002-05:002011-02-12T18:58:59.741-05:00

Most people hang their kids artwork on the outside of the refrigerator; however, this particular art was deemed necessary for inside.

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-5545976039728404462011-02-11T23:31:00.004-05:002011-02-12T00:17:10.172-05:00

We received a rather sweet gift in the mail, yesterday, from the Ross family (check out Charity's blog)! From yummy sweets to unexpected treats, we enjoyed unwrapping our lovely gifts. :)Ainsley received the most adorable 'kitty wearing glasses' shirt that says Smarty Pants - perfect for our kiddo, along with two adorable pairs of Vday socks, stickers, and gummies from Trader Joe's, and Scotty

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-9691661755994212422011-02-10T10:45:00.006-05:002011-02-10T10:51:48.561-05:00

Poor baby girl. She's home with daddy today getting some well-deserved rest

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-47078577217496515212011-02-05T11:28:00.002-05:002011-02-05T11:38:19.680-05:00

Be sure to check out our Family Date Night on Danie's blog. Great times, including a dance party!

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It's been a while since we've posted any art from our incredibly talented little artiste! Yes, we're biased and proud of it! She's ridiculously creative and sees things that even we don't see - until she points them out and it's so obvious. We have her creations all over the house, but we decided the other day that we're finally gonna create a little art gallery that will span the entire right

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Recently added to our weekly routine: a trip to the library! Though she can't read yet, Ainsley adores books. As you've seen in past posts, and most of you already know, she must have several books in her bed at bedtime to 'read' herself to sleep. And, throughout the day, she enjoys telling us stories while flipping the pages and, of course, loves to be read to. I joined a book club at the

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Thought I'd take a moment to share a few more incredible moments in Ainsley's handwriting adventures. This kid... man! It's really impossible not to brag. ;)

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It has been a long time coming, (though we celebrated with Taylors at Christmas already -- see cake below) after a delivery from the mailman today Scotty has been confirmed an official graduate from WVU! Congratulations, baby - we're so proud of you!!

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About every 4 months or so, Ainsley spends about 2 weeks with Mimi & Poppy. My dad doesn't travel well , so it's easier for her to come down - plus she has her best bud - Ivy, a huge yard to play in, lots of family, and their latest addition to the family, a puppy named Chance! He's technically Ainsley's puppy who lives at Mimi's & Poppy's house... and she'll make sure you know that too.She loves

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Some of you might be wondering where your Christmas card is. As always, I put together a fun family Christmas card and, if I'm lucky, actually mail it out before Christmas. Most of you just get it hand-delivered when we see you over the holiday... others, well... I guess it's good we add, "and a Happy New Year!" to the bottom. Ha!!It really will be on the way soon - If I could ever stop toting

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With Christmas just a few days away, I figured a more winter-appropriate blog is in order -- to replace the previous Halloween photo shoot.As you can imagine, Ainsley's Christmas spirit is in full swing with parades, Santa sitings and visits, Christmas @ Dollywood, a bit of shopping, tree decorating, and holiday gatherings with our Knoxville family. And a very exciting event for Ains: her annual

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This year, Ainsley got to dress up in two different costumes!On Friday, she had her pre-school party in the morning where she got to hang out with her friends that she would normally not get to see that day; A very fun surprise for her! So we dressed her up as "bee girl" in the Blind Melon, "No Rain" video from the 90's. It was pretty satisfying when her teachers knew exactly what she was! You

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Without a doubt, we knew Ainsley would be a Mountaineer fan -- honestly though, does she have a choice? She hums the fight song randomly, knows the first down cheer, and gets excited anytime she sees a flying WV!In August, Scott started teaching her all the officiating calls. Took no time at all for her to start recognizing them during games - "Daddy, daddy, offsides!" Scott is one proud daddy.

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Ainsley continues to amaze us everyday with new things she can do! We have been working on writing letters for a little while now. As of the beach in June, she was able to make an "A" and a "P" in sand with little to no help. Each month she has added a few more letters, "H," "E," "F," "L," etc. But recently she has started to grasp the whole alphabet. Including spelling her name out loud AND on

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As many of you know, I was recently blessed to take a trip up to Columbus, OH to visit one of my best friends, Charity, and her family (see prev blog post). I spent a total of 9 days doing what I could to help the family out, though, through no fault of her own, she's a tough one who had a hard time relinquishing household duties. :) I was able to make dinner for them the night of her chemo

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On Thursday morning, I’ll be flying (one-way) to Columbus, OH to be with one of my best friends (since I was 14), Charity. In late April, she was diagnosed with stage 3 Breast Cancer which had also spread to 7 of her 16 lymph nodes in the affected breast. She opted in June to have a double-mastectomy as well as all 16 lymph nodes removed.On July 9, the family received additional devastating news

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At the end of August, we traveled to WV for Danielle's grandparent's joint surprise birthday dinner (70 and 75). They were joined by over 50 people from family to church friends. It was a great evening at the Blackhawk Grille in Barboursville; Excellent food and company!On Sunday we celebrated Travis's PA school graduation with a huge party in Hurricane. Tara did an amazing job from the food to

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At the beginning of August, we ventured down to Isle of Palms Beach in SC with the Taylors! This was our first vacation with them and we had a blast. We weren’t able to stay the full week (just Sat – Wed), but we took what we could get.Ainsley’s 2nd beach trip of the summer proved to be just as exciting as the first. She spent the mornings at the beach with Nonne and Papaw and the rest of the day

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We have so many great summer adventures to share since Ainsley's birthday party in WV.For starters, we've spent most of our time at Dollywood's Splash Country for the second summer in a row. Though Ains is still getting used to water actually 'splashing' on her head/face, we somehow have ourselves a water-baby... er... kid. :) She can spend all day in the water, but for some reason has maintained

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-63966739069410689952010-07-15T10:19:00.007-04:002010-07-15T10:43:00.628-04:00

Ainsley's third birthday was a big success! We celebrated in Morgantown this year and were blessed with the number of family and friends in attendance. A BIG thanks to John and Janie for hosting her special day! See for yourself below... she certainly had a birthday to remember!

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Well happy birthday to ya!Happy birthday baby girl!! Another year older and more beautiful than ever!

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-70940917891567075292010-06-27T19:44:00.007-04:002010-06-27T20:12:35.041-04:00

The Taylor family celebrated another fantastic father's day for Scotty last Sunday. And, let's face it, a fantastic mother's day for me too. Since I was just released to go home from the hospital on mother's day, Ainsley was still in WV and we didn't exactly celebrate the day for it's purpose (more than phone calls to our lovely mothers), as much as we celebrated my coming home. Anywho, back to

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One week from today Ains will be T H R E E!

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Has it been three years already? I think we say this every year... but really? Three? Our sweet pea is growing up and fast!By looking at her you'd guess she's four - especially if you consider height and hair length... and then listen to her, and you really think she's at least four. Though I agree, I'd like to hang on to her toddler-hood... just a little while longer. I'm sure Scotty would

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So we just returned from a fabulous vacation. What a way to start the summer!Every two years we head to Sunset Beach in NC with the Wilson Family. Between two beach homes, one right on the beach and one just a couple rows back, there is plenty of room to host dinners each night and hang out rather than try to take this brood out to dinner. Each family takes a turn every night and we feast on

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Feeling creative today, Ains wanted to color our feet - being sure to color each toe. Love this kid!

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Ainsley's 3rd birthday will now be held in Morgantown, July 3. Official invites to arrive soon as well as the time of said party. :) Hope to see you there!

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Our beautiful girl will be celebrating her 3rd birthday in a little over a month! Invitations will be in the mail soon - promise! But please go ahead and mark your calendars for the 4th of July weekend - as usual - for a party in Knoxville!Also, did we mention:Ainsley is FULLY POTTY-TRAINED!!! Thank you, Mimi!

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-91946531332983207152010-05-26T10:08:00.011-04:002010-05-26T10:57:59.478-04:00

We've had quite a year as Danie has been battling more than ever with Crohn's. She is fighting hard! A lengthy update and recollection of the last 6 years has been added to her personal blog to the right but can also be found here.Due to multiple stays in the hospital we've had to go long periods of time without our sweet girl. She's been in great hands, yet again, staying with Danielle's dad and

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-19288545574700519642010-04-27T16:07:00.001-04:002010-04-27T16:07:48.152-04:00

Thanks to our cousin, Anne, she put together a precious video of our sweet girl. Enjoy!

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Most mornings, this is what we come into when we open Ainsley's door. Where does she sleep? Sideways at the top of her bed, that's where. She insists on having at least 10 books in her bed, though when we put her down they aren't already there. After we're gone, she turns on her flower light above her bed (see green cord hanging down), gets out of bed, and grabs them off the shelf. All after

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Ainsley prefers our music to hers, anyday. There are constant requests of 'red car' or 'marching band' (OK GO's This Too Shall Pass, videos 1 & 2 ), 'fight, fight' (Ben Kweller's ;Fight), or 'hip, hip' (Weezer's Island in the Sun). She could watch them all day long. Her ear for music is incredible, as she keeps a beat right with the song and can already sing the majority of these songs - or at

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Beautiful weather, pollen and bugs galore. Ah, must mean spring is here! We've spent a lot of time at the park and out in the yard lately. Ainsley absolutely adores being outside. And we've had the best weather here. Knoxville has already broken several records this year and it almost seems as though we're sort of bypassing spring and heading on in to summer. I say bring it. Bye-bye winter

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We’ve got some major catching-up to do. For those who didn’t follow Scotty on Twitter, Danielle’s surgery went well. It did, however, take a while to get her sedated… then upon waking up, took likely more than the normal limit of pain meds to get her in a state of tolerable comfort (mainly a result of having been on pain meds since November). Generally having a high pain tolerance really threw

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Most of you are aware, but this Tuesday, the 16th, Danielle will be having her colon removed at Baptist West Hospital here in town. Since her hospitalization in August of last year, we knew this may be a possibility but after a CT and colonoscopy last month, doctors have recommended to take the sucker out and the sooner the better. She will be in the hospital for three to five days, then will

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To prove to dad that I'm not a fool I got my lunch packed up my boots tied tighthope I don't get in a fight."Scotty is back to school! WVU classes started on Monday and Scotty is among those enrolled. We're so proud! He'll be taking online classes to complete his final 27 hours over the next 3 semesters and get the degree he so much deserves. He'll be finished in December, and from there who

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Christmas with Ainsley was an absolute blast this year; though we believe she now thinks Christmas is the entire month of December... not just the 25th. She never once asked for more presents or expected any gifts necessarily, but yet all month long kept receiving them and therefore we're sure she doesn't exactly get the meaning yet!Since we spent Thanksgiving with Danielle's family, Christmas

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... and a Happy New Year!

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We enjoyed an evening of 'adult interaction' on Friday, attending our company's annual Christmas party at the Knoxville Art Museum. Afterwards we enjoyed some downtown action at Saphire and then stayed at the Hilton while Danielle's mom watched Ainsley for the night. This is typically a tradition for us as we don't get to do this often. On Saturday, we had our annual small gathering of friends,

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Last Tuesday Ainsley participated in her first Christmas program (at her daycare, West Emory Child Enrichment Center)! We were so proud! She didn't really sing, but rather stood there with her fingers in her mouth, as she appeared to be overwhelmed by the crowd of people staring. She was apparently quite great during practices (according to her teachers), but when it came time for 'show-time',

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Not a ton, but exciting nonetheless!Eating her first snowballYummy chocolate chip pancakes in celebration!

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This year we spent Thanksgiving with Danielle's family. Each year we have to alternate in order to fit everyone in. Maybe one day we'll be back in WV, but for now this will have to do. Thursday we joined Danielle's mom's side of the fam for dinner and then Friday we took on the cumbersome, but extremely fun task of cooking dinner for her dad's side. The turkey was out-of-this-world, seasoned with

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-4447557146186946752009-11-24T11:39:00.003-05:002009-11-24T11:42:58.966-05:00

Hey Moms! Check out this club, Totsy, which is FREE to join, that offers moms on-the-go and moms-to-be access to brand-specific sales, up to 70% off retail, just for them and the kids, ages 0-7.They offer prenatal care products, baby gear, travel accessories, bedding and bath, children's clothing, toys, DVDs, and educational materials are just a sampling of a selection that promises only the best

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This year for Halloween Mimi & Poppy Godbey got a special treat: Their granddaughter. Dressed as Pocahontas, Ainsley went out on her first trick-or-treat adventure armed with a rather large pumpkin in hand. Her trick-or-treating buddies were Gracie & Ivy Rose, daughters of close family friends. Ainsley had a blast! "More, please" was a constant request that night... though she hasn't really had

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Ainsley experienced her first concert on Tuesday!The Imagination Movers are ALL she talks about and her cartoon of choice by far, so we've been telling her about the concert ever since we purchased the tickets back in August. But, being that she's only 2 years old it obviously didn't really click that we were seeing them in person. We lucked out and got 3rd row seats, so, needless to say, her

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Our recent trip to the park really showed Ainsley's independence. She can pretty much do it all by herself these days and not afraid of heights at the least. Her face lights up at the sight of a slide and as the pictures show, she can't get enough. Enjoy the trip!

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Ainsley loves stickers. Doesn't matter what kind... they can be price tags for all she cares - she'll have fun with them just the same! The other day she received some stickers in the mail and wanted to play with them immediately. I gave her a sleeve of them and wondered off to do some things around the house... to my amusement and her's, she hunted me down to show me her creation: the sticker

THE TAYLORSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659007650140308438.post-2687503616584796142009-10-03T11:36:00.006-04:002009-10-03T12:00:35.699-04:00

Last weekend we headed to Virginia to visit Erik and Rebecca and their new little addition, Parker Brooks, born August 30 at 3:16pm.Little is certainly an understatement, as Parker joined the world at only 24.5 weeks. Although born at 1lb 9oz and 12.5in long, he's a true fighter and is yet another miracle baby among our circle of dear friends (Libby Bozic at 2.2lbs and Ainie at 4.13). When we saw

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