Bowling

While Troy and Eno were still here we went bowling. Blakeslie loved it and she was pretty good. I have to admit it is a little embarrasing when a 3-year old beats me at bowling!

Christmas Day

We had a great Christmas. Blakeslie was more than a little overwhelmed by what Santa brought. The doll house is by far her favorite, but followed by an extremely close second with the High School Musical Clock (already hanging in her bedroom.) Mayzie was a little indifferent about the day’s festivities. We think she likes her exasaucer from Santa, but she kept quiet about it. It was so nice to spend the Holiday with Mom, Dad, Troy and Erin. We had a lot of fun playing HSM doll house, Pretty Pretty Princess and the new Wii.

Gingerbread Train

Dad, Papa and Troy helped Blakeslie with her Gingerbread Masterpiece!

Nutcracker

We took Blakeslie to see the Nutcracker and she absolutely loved it. She was in such awe that she didn’t even wiggle the entire first act. She met some of the dancers after the performance and that was the icing on the cake- she hasn’t stopped talking about the girls and she didn’t move anywhere unless it was on her toes for days.

Check out her sweater- it is from Lynna- and it has all the characters from the Nutcracker. Thanks Lynna!!!

Preschool Christmas Concert

The anticipation leading up to the Preschool Concert was unreal. I don’t know if Chip and I were more excited or the Bean. It was the cutest performance. Every song had actions and Blakes did a great job. She is definitely a performer!

Cookies with Jane

We had Megan and Jane Grover over one afternoon to make cookies. The girls had a blast, but definitely ate more dough and frosting than anything else.

Mayzie's 4-month Appointment

We took Mayzie in for her 4-month appointment. Seriously, I don’t know where this child comes from! She was in the 95% for height and weight! We just call her our little chunk.

Zoo Lights

We went up to see the Hogle Zoo light display. It was a great time. It was the only night that week that wasn’t insanely cold. The lights were really fun and we got to see a few animals too.

Silly Christmas Picture

Matching PJs

Blakeslie loves having a little twin almost as much as I love it! You can see in the background our tree has been redecorated many times since Saturday. Today’s theme is –

RIBBONS GALORE!

Color Me Mine

We went to Color Me Mine so that Blakeslie could paint her traditional Christmas ornament. This year she painted two elves, Dotty & Max, her special elves that have been bringing her little gifts. She also made the perfect gift for Nana - act surprised!

Cookies with Santa

We had so much fun going to Cookies with Santa. Blakeslie was a little nervous at first, but warmed up quickly. She is asking for a High School Musical Clock. ($10 at Bed Bath and Beyond- what an easy kid to please.) When asked if she can tell time Blakeslie replies, “No, but I need it for my wall.” Our little Mayzie is starting her first Christmas off big and asking for world peace and a reduction in her carbon footprint. (If you would like to reduce your carbon footprint and stop global warming please send cash, check or visa number to the Mayson Jane carbon reducing fund.) Our little Mayzie will be accepting the nobel peace prize in Norway 2008.

Our Christmas Tree - Finally!

We were very happy to finally bring home our Christmas tree. Blakeslie kept hugging and kissing it. She was so excited- she even named it! Blakeslie insisted that Mayzie be a reindeer while we decorated, so I’m not sure Mayzie loved the experience. Now that we have the finished product the bottom third of the tree is definitely more heavily decorated than the rest, but we decided it looks great anyway.

New Haircut?

I took Blakeslie to get her first official haircut. (This does not include the time my mom hacked off all her hair without me knowing.) She was very excited to go to the beauty shop- I’m sure she was thinking it was about time too. I haven’t really decided how I feel about the hair yet. I have to round-brush it. I don’t even round-brush my own hair. I can’t decide if it just looks scraggly down. I never left it with out a pony or pig-tails so I’m not sure about the all down look. She feels beautiful so I guess that is all that matters.

Ryan the Snowman

We got a great snowstorm- perfect weather for a snowman. Dad and Blakeslie had a fun time building the best snowman ever!

Out in Style

We were headed out to dinner on Friday and asked Blakeslie to get her coat. She disappeared while we were getting ready and getting Mayzie in her seat. When Blakes came back this is what she had on. The best part is what you can’t see. She has her Home Depot orange smock underneath her raincoat. We went out that night in style!

Nana & Papa were suppose to come visit for the weekend, but because of the storm they changed their plans. However, it was only raining here, so Blakeslie kept telling them “It’s just raining Papa you can still come!” We think that is what inspired the raincoat ensemble.

Thanksgiving Point Lights

For family night we went to the Thanksgiving Point lights. Bean had a great time. Our favorite part was the ice-cream and hot chocolate afterwards.

Christmas Chain

Our favorite way to countdown to Christmas is the very classic chain. Blakeslie loves it! She was so excited to make it and get it hung up in her room.

Mayzie's 3-month pictures

It took going to the studio two times to get Mayzie’s three month pictures. What a pain in the patootie, but it was worth it!

My Girls!

I can’t control myself from buying my girls matching clothes. So much for Mayzie being able to wear Blakeslie’s clothes again- I'm having too much fun buying new stuff.

I love being the mom of girls!!!

Picture Contest

Right before we had Mayzie our hard drive crashed. The only copy of every picture we had ever taken was on that hard drive. Thankfully we were able to recover all of our data. Chip sent in some pictures that were recovered and won a photo contest through the company. Here are the pictures he won with or you can check out the link.

http://www.gillware.com/contest.php?PHPSESSID=f507f6e3652c1edde24cbb7bd1fe8ca5

High School Musical on Ice

We went to High School Musical on Ice and had a blast!!! For anyone that doesn’t know- the Taylor clan is obsessed with HSM. Blakeslie was in absolute Heaven. We had the Zolman’s suite at the Delta Center all to ourselves. It couldn’t have been more perfect- Mayzie was able to sleep and eat, we had our own private bathroom, and they gave Blakeslie a megaphone! Blakeslie was so excited that she didn’t even sit down during the first act. She just sang the songs through her megaphone and couldn’t stop smiling. It was truly awesome to see Bean so happy. We even got Chip to wear Wildcat colors! We will be talking about this night for awhile. Now When Blakeslie performs the songs she throws in a few twirls and jumps. She says it is how Gabriella danced on the ice.

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving. We spent it in Park City with Chip’s family. Dinner was delicious and Lynna had a lot of crazy activities planned. Blakeslie loved playing with her cousins and Mayzie is a little indifferent about the Holiday.

Preschool Thanksgiving Party

Blakeslie had a Thanksgiving party for preschool- she chose to wear her Indian costume.