Aaarrgh....Chloe's Pirate Party

Chloe had a pirate birthday party today. Taylor practiced her Aaaargh! all afternoon. She loved her pirate T-shirt and headband. They played pirate games and had a pinata. Taylor had a great time getting to play with all her friends and be pirates!



Playing pirate ring toss



Dressing her pirate doll



X marks the spot!



Hitting the pirate ship pinata



Chloe showing Taylor all her loot



Searching for pinata loot



Singing Happy Birthday to Chloe



Pirate Taylor! Aaaarrgh Matey!!



My little pirate Taylor!

National Night Out 2009

Tuesday night was National Night Out and our little subdivision put on a great block party! The Boogie Woogie Choo Choo train was there, Games 2U which is a mobile video game center (which Nathan loved), the Fire Department showed up with an ambulance, and a local singer/songwriter.

Taylor loved riding on the train - I think I rode with her 3 or 4 times and Nathan rode once. She played some of the video games with Nathan for a while in the mobile game center and then danced for a little to the live music.




Heading out to the block party



Waiting in line for the train

Posing for a picture on the ambulence with the fire fighters

Riding the train with Nathan

Listening to the music

Riding the train with Nathan

Riding the train with me

State Fair

We went to the State Fair today with Nathan's parents and their friend Doug who was in town for the wedding last night. The did not keep us away! Taylor loved wearing her rain boots and rain coat and splashing in the puddles. It rained on and off all day, but it wasn't too bad. It was kind of nice because their weren't many people there today. My favorite part of the State Fair are the pig races, but they weren't happening till 6pm tonight and we didn't stay that long. We did see the dog show, the backyard circus, the petting zoo, the car show, and tasted many yummy fried foods! We tried the fried peaches and cream and the fried cheesecake. They were both super yummy.






Autumn pic with pumpkins





splashing in the puddles





pic with Big Tex





trying yummy fried peaches and cream





Taylor as a butterfly in the backyard circus





Taylor with the backyard circus Ring Master





feeding a goat. don't you love that smile!





trying to feed a baby goat

Taylor's 1st Wedding

Last night Taylor attended her first wedding. Nathan's parents' best friends daughter got married in Mansfield. The wedding was suppose to be outside, but due to the rain, it was moved into the reception hall. The wedding was beautiful and I think Taylor enjoyed it. She danced with all the kids and us. There was also an awesome photo booth at the wedding that we had a great time taking pictures in.




Dressed and ready to go to the wedding



Dancing to Beyonce's 'All the Single Ladies'



Dressing up for their photos in the photo booth



Nathan, Taylor, and Charlotte

Taylor with Poppy

Vacation Day Five

Sunday morning we had breakfast at Maui Wowi's which was a little coffee bar close to Aunty Opal's house. After breakfast we headed to Aunty Opal's house to say goodbye before we headed to the airport. I was sad to leave because it had been so nice spending time with my grandmother and cousin who live in Oregon and we don't get to see them that often.

Taylor loved the tiki totem pole at Maui Wowi's

Playing dice with GiGi

Taking pics with Angie

Cuddling with daddy on the plane (no she didn't sleep at all on the flight home)

Vacation Day Four

Saturday morning I went to a funeral with my mom for my Dad's cousin Beverly McCants. I had met Bev several years ago at my parents house when my parents had a family reunion there. She was full of life, but cancer finally beat her in the end and she passed away several days before we arrived in Phoenix.

After the funeral we went back to Aunty Opal's house to finish painting the kitchen. We spent all afternoon painting and got it finished. Nathan took Taylor back to the hotel to go swimming when she woke up from nap and then they went to dinner together at a German restaurant. I am not a fan of German food, so Nathan was happy he got the chance to go without me. Mom, Angie, Grandma, and I ended up going to our favorite Jewelry store in downtown Scottsdale before we were going to see Aunty Opal. We spent 2 hours in the store and got some fabulous pieces! We spent so much time in there, we missed our opportunity to go see Aunty Opal so we went to dinner. Nathan and Taylor met us at the restaurant and sat with us while we ate.

Us at dinner

Vacation Day Three

Friday morning we found a Cinnabon, but it wasn't all that I had made it up to be. It was okay though. After breakfast, we went to pick up Angie and then headed to Sedona for the day. Sedona is absolutely beautiful with the red rocks and mountains. We spent the afternoon shopping on the old main street and then headed back to Phoenix.



Sedona



Sedona



Sedona



Giant silver turtle in one of the shops in Sedona. Nathan wouldn't let me take him home since he wouldn't fit in my suitcase.