Busy, Busy, Busy...

We just finished a very BUSY but FUN weekend! Tate had lots of firsts this weekend...first time seeing some of his relatives, first time staying in a hotel, and first time swimming!

Friday we headed to Creston to stay at Gma and Gpa Taylors. We went out for dinner and then settled in for the evening.

We got up Saturday morning and Tate stayed at the house with Gpa and Daddy. I headed to help Jean Ann prepare for a catering job. We prepared for that most of the morning and then came home to have lunch and relax a bit. In the afternoon, the three of us went to Diagonal to see some of the Taylor clan---Great Gma and Gpa, Great Great Gma Ann, and Blair's aunts and uncles and cousins.
Dad and Tate continued to play with the relatives and I headed to Afton to help Jean Ann serve. It was such a good time...and we even made tips!

On Sunday, we got up early and drove from Creston back to Nevada. We stayed home for four hours..did three loads of laundry, let Tate stretch, and then got back on the road. This time we went to opposite direction and headed for Minnesota to attend two of my cousins' graduation parties. We met up with my parents first. Again Tate met a lot of family members for the first time. We stayed in a hotel in Albert Lea.
This morning we woke up and took Tate to the pool for the first time. He LOVED it and was mesmerized by all the water. Today we spent the afternoon at the outlet mall in Medford doing a little shopping!

Cousins--Matt, Katie, and Kyle

Relaxin' at the hotel with Gma and Gpa Siemers

SO..needless to say we had a busy weekend, but I think we all had a great time. Tate was wonderful and never really made a peep. He was so content, slept well, and traveled like a champ!!



Alright, I'm preparing for my last day of school with the kiddos! Tomorrow is my last day as a sixth grade teacher!

Thanks for reading!

Love,
Mart

Summer Lovin'

I know it's a little early to apply this title to my blog BUT all this AWESOME weather is making me super excitd for summer!
We had a great weekend! We got to see family and played outside. We've been walking and biking everyday!

I don't have much to blog about but I do have some cute pictures to share!

Outside with Kayson...playing in the sand table

...and Aunt Nell

Wagon ride with Grandma Jean Ann

Daddy and Papa Mike

Have a great week everyone! Thanks for reading and God Bless!

4 months old!

Well our little monkey is 4 months old!! I can't believe how fast these past months have gone!

Here's a Tate Update:
-Weighs 12 lb. 15 oz. (13th percentile)
-He's 24 1/4 in. long (33rd percentile)
-Rolling from tummy to back
-Started cereal
-Eats 5oz every 3-4 hours
-Sleeps from 10:00-6:00

What a growing boy!!

Enjoy some pics!!

Catch up..

So I have lots of blog catching up to do...It's been 2 weeks! The other night I sat down and wrote this long blog entry and then my dang computer went nuts and I lost the whole entry! So, I'm going to take some time to play catch up.

Here's whats new with the Taylor's...

Mothers Day-
My first Mother's Day was simple, but perfect. It all started on Friday when I received flowers from Blair and Tate at school. For those of you who don't know where my school is its located in Zearing (aka The Middle of Nowhere) and I didn't even know one could send flowers there! I was surprised and it made my day! Things have been a bit hairy at school...
On Sunday we celebrated with Mike and JeanAnn and my parents! We went to church, the guys grilled, and we hung around outside! It was a beautiful day!

School-
Colo-NESCO is going through some budget issues and unfortunately I lost my job. There were numerous pink slips handed out so there are several others in this same position. I pray that God will help everyone find a new, better path. I keep trying to tell myself that there must be something better out there for me, but it's hard. I'm so comfortable at CN and it's been a very nice fit these last four years! So I can officially say I'm on the job hunt!

Tater-
Tate is just awesome! With everything going on I just keep thanking God for this little guy. He just makes us so happy. It's so nice to always have something to look forward to. He'll be four months on Saturday. I'll update after his appointment on Monday. I know he's growing like a weed!!

Playdate-
Yesterday I took a personal day and we went to visit my very, very good friend Beth and her little peanut, June! We had such a great day filled with shopping and lots of catching up.

Alright, time for some pictures!

Outside! Yes!!

Grams on Mother's Day

Sleepy boys

JuneBug and TaterBean

Thanks for reading! :)
Mart