Taylor Reese Wickett: April 2011

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Taylor's School pics

This year Taylor's school decided to take pictures themselves instead of have a professional company come in and take them and I was a little weary but after seeing the results, I am so happy they did! I can't believe how beautiful these pictures came out. I now have presents for the rest of the holidays and birthdays for the year!

My absolute favorite!

My beauty!

Now her smiles are getting a little fake...haha!

LOVE this pose..but again, you can tell she's saying "cheeeeese," haha!

Monday, April 25, 2011

Easter in Sacramento

This weekend we went up to Sacramento to have a fun Easter with Cousin Sydney. It was a very nice weekend for us parents as well as it was my first weekend off from school in a long time! We went to Downtown Sacramento on Saturday, had some yummy Mexican food and melon margaritas, died eggs Saturday night, and had a very relaxing Easter Sunday. Thanks Alvin and Shelley for the fun weekend!

At the train museum

Making their own crate labels

Snack time

Cousins

A ladybug!

Listening to their voices echo

Old Town

This candy shop brings back such fun memories as a kid!!!

Yummy Mexican lunch!

Gettin' some saltwater taffy

We get more?!

Shelley attempting to convince Alvin how cute these ornaments were.

Easter Egg coloring

I think the adults were more into this than the kids...hehe

Cousin Sydney

Easter morning- following the trail of chocolates!

Our baskets!

So sneaky that Easter Bunny

Searching

Bubble time

Window coloring time

The hose is out...even if it is sprinkling!

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Camping with Daddy

This weekend Taylor and daddy went camping in Anza Borrego with friends Julia and Silas, and Jeremy and Morgan. It was sooo hot, near 100 degrees, so they moved campsites after the first day and found somewhere in the higher elevations with a creek runnning through their campsite! So fun! Supposedly Taylor was very annoyed with the bugs at the first campsite so the second one, with water to play in, cooler temperatures, and less bugs made her very happy. I'm so happy that they could get away for a daddy-daughter bonding weekend while I finished up my 5th semester of school (4 more to go!).

What a beautiful setting!

Just getting settled by the creek

No bathing suit so undies will do!

So cute!

Having so much fun!

Hangin' with the adults

The view for two days...who couldn't love this?!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

What do you want to be when you grow up?

As of April 13th, 2011 at the breakfast table, this was Taylor's response.

Mommy: "Hey Taylor, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

Taylor: "Ariel"

Mommy: "Oh! What do you want to do when you grow up?"

Taylor: "I want to help people, like you!"

Mommy: almost in tears I'm so proud...I don't know how she came up with this one!

Taylor: "And play with Ariel. She talks."

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Wow, how long it has been!

Wow, 6 months later and we're back! Anyone miss us?! :) We have been keeping ourselves overly busy but having so much fun along the way. Time to add a few posts of our recent adventures with Taylor...as a big 3 year old!

See a few below (nobody will notice that posts from the months of November 2010-February 2011 are missing, right?!)...

Bubblefest 2011

Today Taylor and I headed to the Discovery Science Center today for our second year seeing the "BubbleMan." This year was such a change from last year as Taylor was so much more interactive with the exhibits throughout the Discovery Center and just loved spending as much time as she could with each and every thing. The biggest thing of all today was that during the Bubble Show (in one of those big white tents with bleachers inside), Taylor sat down in front of the stage with all the other kids while I had to sit up in the bleachers! My big girl no longer needs me for safety. I'm so proud!!!

Sitting without me for the Bubble Show!