Taylor Fam

Dogs Fart?

2011-09-02T09:25:00.001-07:00

Last night Dale told me this story. TaKara went with Dale, Prall & Clint on Parker Mountain yesterday to do some fencing. Prall let a really big fart rip. TaKara asked, "Who was that dad?" Dale said, "Rufus." TaKara without hesitation, "I didn't know that dogs could fart! That's weird. Can Duke fart too?" Prall replied, "Yeah he is just a little fart and Rufus is a big fart." TaKara again, "That's just weird." I was laughing really hard...I don't know if it really was funny or if I was just tired. I still think it is cute though. "I didn't know dogs could fart."

Margo's Wedding & Bridal Shower Presents

2011-08-26T14:32:00.000-07:00

When Tom & Kait got married Margo and I made them a quilt. So I thought I would make Margo and Dal one when I hear they were getting married. They got married just 5 weeks after getting engaged so I didn't have much time and it took forever to decide what design I wanted. I made my own pattern and used the stack-n-whack method to make this quilt. I finally started cutting and sewing on Thursday the 11th of August. Katrina, Clint's girlfriend, helped me two days and Clint, Dale's brother, helped me one day. I sewed it all together and added the border on Monday the 15th of August, tied it on Tuesday the 16th and bound it on Wednesday the 17. So we made this whole thing in a total of 6 days. Thursday Margo got her endowments out and Friday they got married. Yes I cut it short...too short. I never got a picture of it before I gave it away so the following pictures will have to do :) This is an up close front view of the quilt displayed at Margo & Dal's Open House in Cleveland, UT. Clint & Katrina also made the picture frame that is in front of the quilt.

Side view.Other side.Farther back view of the front.

I didn't get just a picture of the quilt at the Open House in Loa so here is a few different glances at it. In this picture is Dale's dad and my brother-in-law Phillip.

The one on the right is Dale's mom

This is Tom with his new baby boy Tait. Behind him is the quilt and wallhanging.

This is the wallhanging again and their backdrop in Loa.

For Kait's bridal shower I made her a wallhanging so Idecided to make Margo one also. This took me 5 days to desiwgn and make. I drew/designed the blocks. This is Margo displaying the wallhanging at her Bridal Shower.

Horsegirl Boots

2011-07-21T10:22:00.000-07:00

Today we were out on the mountain and TaKara says, "These aren't my cowgirl boots they are horsegirl boots." I ask her, "Why are they called that?" She gives me an oh bother look and replies, "Because I don't ride cows I ride horses ;)" I thought that was so adorable!

Slade's First Tooth

2011-07-14T06:57:00.000-07:00

Slade's first tooth finally came through today. It is the bottom right one. It is still very sore because he won't let anyone touch it but he loves to show it off with his silly smile.

4th of July

2011-07-04T21:14:00.000-07:00

I saw this on a blog that I love TheRedHeadedHostess.com and just had to try it this year. I forgot to get fireworks so luckily we had leftover poppers (the ones you through on the ground and they pop-TaKara loved them), Sparklers (TaKara loved these too-because she could help), and teeny tiny fountains from last year. Slade couldn't figure out where all the noise was coming from. We had a lot of fun!

Slade's 1st Time Swimming

2011-07-02T09:49:00.000-07:00

Singing in the Rain

2011-06-30T09:56:00.000-07:00

Messy Boy

2011-06-26T10:00:00.000-07:00

Oreo Fun

2011-06-16T10:21:00.000-07:00

Ah oh look at my sock.

TaKara's Cute Hair

2011-06-08T10:36:00.000-07:00

Aunt Margo crimped all 3 girls' hair. It took a very long time. Five minutes after she was done they wanted to go outside swimming ;) Luckily I was able to get a picture first!

9 months old

2011-06-07T10:40:00.000-07:00

Slade climbed up all by himself. He is pretty proud if you couldn't tell.

Stairs

2011-06-07T08:02:00.000-07:00

Slade just crawled upstairs...that is 16 steps. He is so strong! Can you imagine how difficult that is? Imagine if we tried to crawl up 16 steps that were up to our waist. I don't know if I could do it ;) WOO HOO!!!

Sleepy at Dinnertime

2011-06-03T17:46:00.000-07:00

Slade Can Crawl

2011-05-31T10:03:00.000-07:00

Ready to go to work with Grandma Coates

2011-05-30T10:49:00.000-07:00

Fohawk

2011-05-24T10:52:00.000-07:00

Dad didn't like my hair so here is the proof that I had it now off to the bath to get my hair all evened up.

Family Bonding Time

2011-05-20T11:00:00.000-07:00

Do you like how Slade holds his binki?

Slade's Army Crawl

2011-05-20T10:17:00.000-07:00

TaKara being Silly

2011-05-20T10:12:00.000-07:00

TaKara's Picture Taking Abilities

2011-05-20T09:08:00.000-07:00

Dale will actully smile for TaKara but nobody else :)

Family Pics

2011-02-20T08:54:00.000-08:00

Today after church we asked Marcy to take some pictures of us on her front porch on our green bench we made since nobody has a complete family picture of us since Slade was born. These are my favorites...I think ;)

Snow Fun with Dad

2011-02-19T10:04:00.000-08:00

Margo's 18th B-day

2011-02-17T09:33:00.000-08:00

Sitting Power

2011-02-12T09:23:00.000-08:00

Slade's been sitting for about a week.

One Handed

2011-02-07T09:17:00.000-08:00

Entertainment Center

2011-02-03T09:05:00.000-08:00

Baby Calf

2011-01-31T08:58:00.000-08:00

Check-Up

2011-01-26T08:52:00.000-08:00

I took Slade to the doctor today for his 4 month checkup...I know I am a few weeks late...oh well better late than never.

weight 15 lbs = 50%
height 25 inches = 50%
head 42 = 50%

Yep a pretty averaged sized kid ;)

Wade the PA said Slade has the best shaped head he has seen in a long time. That's a very good thing because he will probably want his head shaved all the time just like his dad.

Sitting

2011-01-24T19:08:00.000-08:00

Slade just sat up by himself for 10 seconds I clapped and cheer for him. TaKara walks in, claps, says Wahoo all excited then what expressionless? Dale and I started laughing so hard. Our kids are so cute! I love the stages they are both in ;)

Party Time

2011-01-18T08:47:00.000-08:00

Church Clothes

2011-01-16T08:38:00.000-08:00

Roll

2011-01-13T16:10:00.000-08:00

Slade just rolled over his right side from his back to his belly for the first time. He got his arm from out of under him and the whole nine yards. He is learning new things everyday...it is so amazing interacting with him.

4 Months Old

2011-01-07T15:28:00.000-08:00

Slade's nap at 4 months old. I tried taking a picture while he was awake but he is so wigglie they all were blurry. On our scale he weighs 13.6 lbs. He has been laughing for about 2 weeks or so now when you clean under his chin or dress him. He is very smiley. He can sit up by himself for a few seconds. He can hold small objects and put them to his mouth. He can almost roll over.

Reclining Nap in Bumbo

2011-01-05T15:33:00.000-08:00

Whenever Slade takes a nap in the Bumbo his head falls to the ride side but this time he was looking up at the lights.

Late Christmas

2010-12-28T15:37:00.000-08:00

Christmas presents from Grandma & Grandpa Coates.

Tongue Power

2010-12-26T08:50:00.000-08:00

TaKara working the Grandpa Coates tongue.

Christmas 2010

2010-12-25T08:57:00.000-08:00

The kids did a scavenger hunt to find their last presents. We recorded it but the file was too big to download. The Winters' got bikes and TaKara got this vaccum.

Christmas Eve 2010

2010-12-24T09:24:00.000-08:00

Christmas Attire

2010-12-23T09:40:00.000-08:00

Outfit

2010-12-22T09:43:00.000-08:00

Both TaKara and Slade wore this outfit

Grabbing

2010-12-21T09:45:00.000-08:00

Santa

2010-12-18T09:53:00.000-08:00

Rock a Bye

2010-12-16T10:06:00.000-08:00

Chillin'

2010-12-08T10:16:00.000-08:00

Counter Buddies

2010-12-07T10:10:00.000-08:00

Tigger

2010-12-06T10:21:00.000-08:00

Crayon Time

2010-12-03T10:25:00.000-08:00

Decoratin the Christmas Tree

2010-12-01T10:28:00.000-08:00

Cozy Slade

2010-11-29T10:32:00.000-08:00

Bouncer Buddy Bear

2010-11-18T10:41:00.000-08:00

Smile Time

2010-11-12T10:44:00.000-08:00

More Snow Fun

2010-11-11T11:11:00.000-08:00

Smiling

2010-11-11T10:54:00.000-08:00

Slade has been smiling for a couple of weeks but we haven't been able to get a picture until now ;)

Snow

2010-11-10T13:28:00.000-08:00

Today is the first snow storm for this season...the kids couldn't wait to play in it!

Before the day was over there was 2.5-3" of snow.

Aprons

2010-11-10T11:02:00.000-08:00

I won a halloween kid apron and a doll apron at bonco last month. If we would have thought to try it on Slade that week it probably would have fit. It is a little snug here ;)

They are all OUT!

2010-11-09T23:15:00.000-08:00

This is what I came home to when I got home from mutual.

Who's babysitting who?

2010-11-08T13:26:00.000-08:00

Slade's Blessing Day

2010-11-07T22:32:00.000-08:00

Dale did an excellent job! About 10 seconds before they asked for everyone to come up Slade started to scream. He takes after his dad...not liking the center of attention. Dale blessed him to be strong and healthy and to remember to respect women.

Morgan Jeffery was the photographer at the luncheon that consisted of steak, potatoes & gravy, frog eye salad, rolls, and a dessert bar.

Overalls

2010-11-03T10:10:00.000-07:00

First Time Eating Applesauce

2010-11-02T11:18:00.000-07:00

Halloween 2010

2010-10-31T13:05:00.000-07:00

Happy 26th Birthday

2010-10-30T10:12:00.000-07:00

Pumpkins

2010-10-29T12:28:00.000-07:00

Strong

2010-10-22T10:15:00.000-07:00

Diaper Time

2010-10-14T20:17:00.000-07:00

We are at my mom's house and I take Slade's pants off to let him stretch before I change his diaper. I go to the kitchen to get a drink. When I come back TaKara is putting his pants back on. I explain to her that we need to change his diaper first. She states that she already did with a giant smile. She even used a wipe...it was a poopy one ;) Do you notice it is on backwards and even hooked hahaha She was so proud I had to take a picture.

Breathe

2010-10-13T06:30:00.001-07:00

So tonight we were coming home from Parker from checking on the cows and looking for elk and we got almost to Grandpa Taylor's field to put Rufus up and TaKara started freaking out, "Mom, Mom, help, I can't breathe, Mom hurry, he's holding my finger too tight, I can't breathe." I was laughing so hard I could barely help her and Dale's comment "Now I've heard it all," HAHAHA You've gotta love stuff kids say ;)

Cute Cousin's

2010-10-07T20:13:00.000-07:00

Brigette and TaKara modeling TaKara's hats.

Bumbo Time

2010-10-06T20:08:00.000-07:00

Lean on Me

2010-10-05T19:44:00.000-07:00

Twinner Cousins

2010-09-26T19:40:00.000-07:00

Miley and TaKara are wearing matching b-day skirts from Grandma Coates.

Photo Shoots

2010-09-25T09:29:00.000-07:00

Patty Cake

2010-09-21T12:51:00.000-07:00

Today we were playing a form of copy cat. We started out dancing then it turned to patty cake. TaKara said, "Patty cake patty cake raise your arms." Then she raised her arms. Without even thinking about it I followed and she tickled my arm pits. It completely caught me off guard. I thought it was hilarious so I had to post this so I wouldn't forget it ;)

Devan's 21st B-day Cake

2010-09-20T11:01:00.000-07:00

Only a few days late :) Luv ya bro!!!

Tractor

2010-09-19T10:56:00.000-07:00

Cheese :)

2010-09-16T10:54:00.000-07:00

Nap Time with Big Sis

2010-09-15T10:51:00.000-07:00

1 week old

2010-09-14T10:37:00.000-07:00

New Calling

2010-09-12T16:36:00.002-07:00

On August 31st we met with the bishopric and they asked me to be the Young Women's Secretary and they asked Dale to be Slade's babysister ;) Today at church they set everyone apart but me since I wasn't there considering Slade is only 5 days old. The president is Nicole Blackburn and the counselors are Christy Jeffery and Trudy Torgerson. We are going to have a blast with the Young Women's. I am super excited for this calling and challenge!

Baby Info

2010-09-11T12:28:00.000-07:00

1- Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant? At my mom's house...Dale was working in Texas.
2- Who was with you? Myself
3- How did you find out that you were pregnant? Took a home pregnancy test on Jan 15thish
4- What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? I was so excited and couldn't wait to tell Dale that night on the phone!
5- Who was the first person you told? Dale
6- Did you plan to get pregnant? YES
7- Did you tell everyone else right away? No we were planning on waiting until we got the ultrasound but my Aunt Debbie kept asking my mom if I was pregnant and my mom finally asked me and I couldn't lie to her. That was on March 7th. She told my dad right after that. The following weekend we played a secret game with Dale's family. We went around the table telling secrets...when it got to us TaKara told everyone there is a baby in my mommy's belly. It took a minute for everyone to believe her because 30 seconds earlier Dale's brother Tom said jokingly they were expecting. It wasn't long after that the whole world knew.
8- Was everybody happy for you? Yeah they were so excited
9- Did you go out and celebrate? Probably once Dale got home
10- Did you want to find out the sex? Yes
11- What was the sex? Boy
12- Did anyone throw you a baby shower? Yes
13- If yes, who? The Taylor Family (my sister-in-laws)
14- Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew you weren't going to put on your baby? Nope
15- How much weight did you gain? 25 lbs.
16- Did you lose all of the weight that you gained? Not yet but I plan on it
17- Did you get a lot of stretch marks? None that I know of
18- What did you crave the most? Crushed ice
19- Did you crave anything else? Not that I can think of
20- Who or what got on your nerves the most? Driving an hour to the doctor's office every week at the end
21- Were you married at the time? Yes
22- Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? Nope I had an easy pregnancy
23- Where were you when you went into labor? Home
24- Did your water break? The doctor broke it
25- Who drove you to the hospital? Dale
26- Did you go early or late? 1 day early
27- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth? Dale, a nurse (the same one that was there when TaKara was born), and Doctor Dwight Inouye
28- How long were you in labor for? 5 minutes shy of 20 hours
29- Did you have any drugs for the pain? NO I was okay until the last hour. Good thing I had a lot of support there or I don't know what I would have done.
30- Did you go Natural or have a c-section? Natural
31- What was your first reaction after giving birth? This delivery was completly different than TaKara's but I was happy that he was here and surprised he had red hair
32- How big was the baby(s)? 6 lbs 15 oz. 20 inches.
33- Did your Husband cry? No
34- What did you name the baby(s)? Slade Dale Taylor
35- Does his name have any significant meaning? Dale means valley and Slade means son of a valley.
36- Did you have any visitors in the hospital? Yes: Great Grandma Geneal Coates, Great Aunt Julia Sorenson, Grandma Mary Taylor, Aunt Marcy Winters, Grandma Michele Coates, Grandpa Dale Coates, and the most excited of all...my big sister TaKara Taylor
37- Did the baby(s) have any complications? Nope
38- How old is your baby today? Four days old
39- When is the next one(s) coming? Dale thinks we are done but I think we will have more sometime...Heavenly Father has a huge say in this though
40- If you could, would you do it all over again? Definitely...he was worth every minute

Already Napping with Daddy

2010-09-09T15:18:00.000-07:00

TaKara and I went downstairs to play a game this morning...when we came back upstairs this is what we found ;)

I just bearly woke up from a nap and all 3 (Dale, TaKara, & Slade) are napping on the spare bed. Dale has one in each arm...it is so cute!!! Sorry no pictures because I didn't want to wake them up :(

Visitors

2010-09-08T21:28:00.000-07:00

I love the saying on the wall. Miracles believe in them.

We tried to get pictures of everyone that has come to visit us...I know I have missed a few...I will get one next time they are here.

Proud Parents

2010-09-07T16:05:00.000-07:00

Slade Dale Taylor

2010-09-07T15:59:00.000-07:00

Introducing Slade Dale Taylor.

He was born Tuesday, September 7th at 3:25 p.m. He has red hair, weighs 6 lbs 15 oz and is 20 in long.

All of these pictures were taken the following morning.

Camping Alone with Dad

2010-09-02T12:09:00.000-07:00

TaKara has been begging to go camping again so last night Dale took TaKara out on Parker camping by himself and I stayed home since it is so close to the baby's due date. Don't worry he had a cellphone with him. They had a great time. TaKara looked so cute when she got home that I just had to take a few pictures of her ;)

38 Weeks and 4 Days

2010-08-29T12:02:00.000-07:00

I have been terrible at taking belly pictures. I was last time also no real surprise there ;) I will make sure and take one before I go to the hospital though.

TaKara 3 Year Old Pictures

2010-08-18T16:54:00.000-07:00

TaKara turned 3 two weeks ago so I took her to the Washington park to update her picture for grandma's wall. These are just a few of my favorites!

It was really hard to get her to focus because of all the cars driving by, but once she put her feet in the water it was a whole different story. You can see her true personality shining through ;)

TaKara is 3!

2010-08-05T06:58:00.000-07:00

Her blue and purple cake.

Over joyed with new boots.

Horse Ride in the Rain

2010-08-05T06:53:00.000-07:00

Jamie Jones Swenson's Baby Shower

2010-07-31T17:53:00.000-07:00

Rufus & TaKara

2010-07-28T18:04:00.000-07:00

Obviously he lets her mall him.

Coates Reunion

2010-07-16T18:30:00.000-07:00

Pet Deer

2010-07-14T06:54:00.000-07:00

This doe and her fawn (not in picture) are our pet deer at camp.

These bucks are our pet deer at home (First pictures taken with new camera.) There was another one in the middle of the field.

28 Weeks

2010-06-17T06:20:00.000-07:00

Last night Dale was laying in bed so I asked him to take another picture of my belly.The strange look on my face...trying not to yawn ;) A couple of words from the saying above my head got cut off so it is suppose to say, "A successful marriage requires falling in love many times. Always with the same person." I believe that is true.

Couch Time

2010-06-16T06:38:00.000-07:00

This is TaKara's new favorite place to sleep at night. For about the last month she has been asking to sleep out on the couch. Most nights we tuck her in bed and find her like this in the morning. If it is a cold night then she will also have the blue afaghan on her.We asked her why she likes to sleep on the couch and she said, "My bed stinks." LOL

Snake Quilt

2010-06-14T09:53:00.000-07:00

I finally finished this snake quilt last Wednesday and it has taken me until today to download a picture. I really like how it turned out. It is made out of 3" triangles. I hope our new little baby boy will enjoy it!

Solo Horse Ride

2010-06-05T16:37:00.000-07:00

Today TaKara rode Joker all by herself. Dale parked about 100 feet from the gate and she rode to it alone. She was so proud of herself. She was waving and smiling from ear to ear. When we got back home that was the first thing that she told everybody.

26 weeks

2010-06-04T09:55:00.000-07:00

I have been terrible at taking pictures but here are some at week 26 and a couple of days.

Our Little Cowgirl

2010-05-09T09:58:00.000-07:00

I was a little slow taking the picture. She was ready to get her pajamas on but she is all decked out...cowboy boots, bib overalls, and a cowboy hat. Adorable!

20 weeks

2010-04-22T10:00:00.000-07:00

This picture is at 20 weeks. You can't tell but I have a little bump growing. I will know for next time to wear a tighter shirt.

It's a BOY!!!

2010-04-21T14:13:00.000-07:00

The picture didn't scan the greatest but this is the profile of our baby boy. We are super excited!!! He is a very active little one ;)