Circus!

We took Taylor to see the Shrine Circus at the Coliseum Thursday night!!!

 Popcorn and juice....yummy!

 The classic "tiger through a hoop of fire" act

 and the elephants....she liked the animal acts the best!

Staying In

It's been cold and we haven't been getting out and doing much of anything lately.  Taylor has been making some jewelry with her beads...

 Ben has been fighting a cold...

 drooling A LOT...

 and is just being cute!

That's about it from here!!

5 Months Old

I can't believe Ben is 5 months old already!!  He can sit up on his own now for a little bit and tries to scoot himself forward when on his belly.  His sleeping is, thankfully, getting better.  He even slept for 11 hours one night!  We are hoping for more of these nights!  Just the past couple days he started eating some cereal.  We've tried on and off since about Christmas, but he really didn't want anything to do with it.  He's really happy most of the time and is enjoying some of his new toys from Christmas.

 Sitting up like a big boy!

 Buried in balls!!!

 Here are some pictures from his 5 month "photo shoot"...

Sesame Street Live!

Grandma took Taylor and I to see Sesame Street Live Wednesday night at the Coliseum.  Taylor LOVED the show and did such a great job sitting and watching!

 She was very excited to see all the characters come out on stage.  She would clap and bounce along with the music.

 We liked Oscar (who apparently has a girlfriend, Grundgetta, now)!

 Clapping at the end of a song!

Thanks Grandma, it was a lot of fun!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

"You are how old??????"

 We celebrated Troy's 31st birthday at home yesterday with a "Happy Birthday Party" (as Taylor calls it).

 Daddy was nice enough to let Taylor help blow out candles!

 This is what I get when I ask her for a nice smile....

Puddle Jumpin'

When it's 50+ degrees in December and all the snow melts....

We go outside and jump in the puddles!!!!

Christmas Day

We spent Christmas day with the Parker side of the family.  I now realize I did not do a good job of taking pictures of the rest of our Christmas festivities.  Taylor got "soccer gear" from Uncle Andy....and enjoying her Pez.

 Ben's new piggy bank!!

 Taylor and Grandma singing and making music.

 Mmmmm.....can't wait until I'm big enough for these yogurt melts!

 Seriously....singing, dancing, drumming all day long!

 Hope everyone had a great Christmas!!!!