Hut

On Tuesday BreAnna taught TaKara how to build a hut and just a few minutes ago she discovered that she can make one on her own. I walk into my bedroom and the little toughy had pulled off my bedspread until it was touching the floor and was sitting under it with her back to the bed with her doll just laughing. It was adorable!!! I sat under it for a minute with her but then she pushed me out and wanted to be alone. Oh well maybe next time I can join in longer :)

Clean up.

TaKara loves to help with all of the chores: laundry, dishes, dusting, etc. Anything but vacuuming...it still scares her LOL Dale was sweeping the kitchen tonight and TaKara grabbed the dustpan and ran over and held it in front of the pile of dirt and food while he swept it in and then Dale helped her carry it to the garbage and dump it. I am so glad that Dale is willing to help around the house. And TaKara is going to be such a big helper now and when she gets older.

Christmas Dress

It worked out good that we were unable to go to St. George because Tommie talked at church today and we would have not been able to spend much time with my fam because we would have been rushing back for his talk. Tommie did really well!!! I didn't realize he could give a talk for the whole meeting. I was very proud of him...he did a great job! For dinner we had one of Margo's home grown turkeys. It weighed 30+ plus pounds. It was delicious.

TaKara got to wear her new Christmas dress for the first time today also. She looked adorable like always :)
I love how she is holding her foot up in the bottom picture. Like she is striking a pose just like her mother as Dale would say HAHAHA

Sleep

So today after lunch TaKara was really tired because she didn't take a very long nap this morning so Dale went and laid her down. She cried and cried so he went and got her out and played her favorite game (Connect Four) with her for a minute before he had to go back to work. When he left she cried and cried and hugged the front door. Then she took my finger and took me into her room and wanted her blanket. The next thing I know she is laying by the front door like thisasleep. I tried to put her in her crib but she woke back up and screamed at me so I laid her back down and she instantly fell back asleep. Silly kids. The front door was having a breeze coming through it so I put a blanket under head to block the cold air. It was so adorable I had to share and I knew if I waited I never would post this. Thanks for listening and have a Very Merry Christmas!

I am editing this post and writing in a differnet color, because when TaKara woke up she sat by the door for about 30 or 40 minutes thinking any second Dad would be coming back home. When I tried to pick her up she wouldn't let me just wanted to stay right there. I didn't want to forget this so I am adding it so all can enjoy!

Sugar Cookies

Last night we made sugar cookies. TaKara had a blast. And we had a good time enjoying her fun. I know this is going to turn into a tradition even if it is a lot of work and makes a big mess :)

This is her using a cookie cutter. The cute thing is she would grunt and get her whole body into it.

This is TaKara rolling out the already cut cookies. I love the face.

Christmas Tree

Well we got our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving at U.M. We put it in the house that night but then we had a family reunion the next day so we didn't decorate it until Monday. Below are before and after pictures. TaKara loved sitting under the tree before any lights were even on it. This is the front.
And this is the back. Sorry the pictures aren't the greatest :)

We have a tradition that we get an ornament that represents something that we did that year. TaKara got a a little pig because she can't/won't take her morning nap until we have gone and done chores. Dale got a truck because we paid his truck off. I haven't got mine yet but I know it will be cute when I do :) So TaKara has not been allowed to touch the tree so none of them will get broken. She has actually been doing really well. She has only broke one...it is a raddle I got last year to remember TaKara's birth. Don't worry though I glued it back together :)

Dale wanted me to ask everyone...is your tree a girl or a boy?

Dancing

TaKara's new favorite thing to do is dance along with the radio. It is adorable :) She has been doing it for about a week now and I finally was able to get a video of it.

Walking

TaKara started walking on Friday, October 10th. Well she could walk before that but she would only do it if she thought noboday was watching LOL but now she does it all the time and has to make sure that we are watching and she stops and claps for herself. :) Well this is a short video of her having a blast walking for us. Enjoy!

Taylor Look-alike Meter

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The picture of TaKara was taken the first part of August. I did it again with a picture when she was 3 1/2 months old and it said she was 16% more like her mom. So she is either looking more like Dale as time goes on or getting her own look ;)

Trickster

Okay TaKara is such a trickster/stinker depending on how you look at it...well we have been trying to get her to walk for a few months now since she turned one on the 4th and still can't walk. Well that is what we thought at least. We know she can walk across the furniture but we thought that was the end of it because whenever we try to get her to walk between Dale and I all she will do is laugh hysterically and sit down. Over the weekend my dad said that she walked from the fireplace to the couch but we really didn't believe him sorry dad LOL Well today she stood up in the middle of the kitchen where there is not anything remotely close for her to hold onto and took a couple of steps, but hurry and sat down when she noticed I was watching. Again just a few minutes ago she did the same exact thing but in the middle of the family room (which is even more spacious) but this time walked to the recliner which is about 5 feet away. So she can definitely walk but just prefers to crawl. Oh well she will decide one of these days and she will just run everywhere!

TaKara 1 Year Old Pictures

Here is a slide of pictures I took at the farm (The tree in the background is right by our lot:)) of TaKara since we haven't took any since she was 2 weeks old. There is tons (43) that is why I chose this design so you can fast forward or slow down through the pictures!

TaKara's 1st B-day

TaKara turned 1 on Monday the 4th and here are a bunch of pictures from her big day. (Sorry there are so many but they're all my favorite ;))

I am not the best picture taker (like my mom) so some of the pictures are blurry and this one I forgot to turn the flash on LOL. This is her blowing out her one pink candle.This is her texas cake. Did you see no caramel icing yet? Good thing because she would have branded it with her hand prints like you would your driveway. HEHEHE Notice: She is also wearing her new pink pjs with Boots from Dora the Explorer on them.This is how TaKara opens presents. She has to climb on them first like everything else in our house to see if she can make it to the top.TaKara's highlight of the night is her new toy from Grandma and Grandpa Taylor. She was sitting on it before Dale could even finish putting it together. You can either walk behind it or ride it. She is going to be walking before we know it!She can only go backwards for now but she will catch on to the forward motion soon enough. She also loves to hide toys in the trunk/hood.
Below is her new reclineable Eddie Bauer forward facing car seat. Observe the adorable dress she is wearing. That is from Grandma and Grandpa Coates...she will be wearing it to her Uncle Devan's wedding on the 23rd of August.No kid really likes a car seat but they all like to make a fort out of the giant box. Dale even put some toys in there to keep her company. She will have fun in there for at 30 minutes and pop her head out every once and awhile to play peek-a-boo and smile ;)She also got a hot pink shirt from her cousins (BreAnna, Adam, and Brigette). It says "I'm guaranteed to make you smile." :) It makes her look so grown up because it isn't a onesie.

Rocking Horse!

This is a cute, short (only 15 sec) video of TaKara riding her pink rocking horse that we recorded with our digital camera on June 13th. It looks like she is kickin' the pony LOL I hope you enjoy!

Baby Info

1- Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant? Home in the bathroom.
2- Who was with you? Dale
3- How did you find out that you were pregnant? Took a home pregnancy test on Dec 15th
4- What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? I was so excited because we had been trying for 15 months!
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? Yes we told the Coates' the next Thursday (21st) and the Taylor's the next day (22nd) the whole world knew by the next day because at your great grandpa Pratt Taylor's funeral Mary Taylor your grandma told everyone that came through the line that you were coming in Aug
8- Was everybody happy for you? Yeah they were so excited
9- Did you go out and celebrate? Probably
10- Did you want to find out the sex? Yes
11- What was the sex? Girl
12- Did anyone throw you a baby shower? Yes
13- If yes, who? My Coates Family
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? Instantly
17- Did you get a lot of stretch marks? Not really
18- What did you crave the most? avocados
19- Did you crave anything else? string cheese
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? Yes while I was sitting on my bed
25- Who drove you to the hospital? Dale
26- Did you go early or late? 5 days early
27- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth? Dale, a nurse, and Doctor Inouye
28- How long were you in labor for? Well it depends...20 hours from when my water broke but only 10 1/2 from when they started me.
29- Did you have any drugs for the pain? Nope I couldn't feel anything so why have any. I think I will go natural again.
30- Did you go Natural or have a c-section? Natural
31- What was your first reaction after giving birth? I was happy that she was here and surprised she had hair
32- How big was the baby(s)? 5 lbs 10 oz. 19.5 inches.
33- Did your Husband cry? No
34- What did you name the baby(s)? TaKara Taylor
35- Does her name have any significant meaning? No we just really liked it. Our doctor told us at our 6 weeks check up that it means Jewel in Japanese.
36- Did you have any visitors in the hospital? Yes: Great Grandma Geneal Coates, My Cousin Lindsey Mason, My Great Aunt Marge, Grandma Mary Taylor, Grandpa Prall Taylor, Aunt Margo Taylor, Aunt Marcy Winters, Grandma Michele Coates, Grandpa Dale Coates, Uncle Devan Coates, His girlfriend then his wife now Diana Brinkerhoff Coates, Uncle Rhett Jeffery, Aunt Rachelle Jeffery and Cousin Morgan Jeffery wanted to come so bad but they were afraid that she would ride all the way to Gunnison from Wayne County and then wouldn't be allowed in the room.
37- Did the baby(s) have any complications? Nope
38- How old is your baby today? Two days old
39- When is the next one(s) coming? I think we will work on it in about a year or so
40- If you could, would you do it all over again? Definitely