Taylor Lauren
Happy Birthday to our sweet 9-year-old Taylor!! Taylor was born at exactly 12 noon 9 years ago at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo. The funny thing is when I had my ultrasound I wanted it to be a boy sooo bad. Not because I didn't want a little girl, but because Doug's family was primarly all granddaughters infact it was I think 16 at the time. Once we found out it was a girl we were thrilled and she was named Taylor way before she was born. For some reason she was the only one out of our kids that was "pre-named" and it stuck. Its a good thing she was a girl, because if she wasn't we would have all boys in our house today!! I feel like we have jipped your birthday a little this year since we just got home from vacation. But I will say we are especially grateful to have you a part of our family. The list is endless but here our a few things that we love about you!
1. She is a great big sister
2. Very motherly and looks out for her brothers
3. Smart
4. A great dancer/gymnast and swimmer
5. Avid reader
6. Loves pink and blue
7. Her favorite food is ribs & steak like mom!
8. Is a great friend
9. Social butterfly
10. Has a spunky personality
11. Makes friends anywhere she goes
12. Loves to blast her music (like one of her aunts)
13. Now loves to boogie board and body surf!
14. The princess of the house
15. Has beautiful brown eyes
16. Is the prettiest girl we know!
The list could go on, but I want you to know we love you Taylor and are so proud of the young woman you are becoming. I know I need to cherish every minute with you since you are our only daughter. I am truely blessed to have you in our life!!
This is one of her favorite presents which happens to be from G'pa Stan and Susanne. Doug has already hooked it up and the house hasn't stopped thumping yet! You can tell she is getting older becauseA special thank you to all her grandparents, and family for making her birthday special!
On another note, I am definitely jet lagged. I woke up this morning at 9:30am! I can't remember the last time that I did that. I guess 2 hours in time zones makes a difference. I feel so out of whack. I did get to the grocery store at least today and I splurged and got the car washed. I was just too tired to tackle that task. Now I just have to figure out what to do for dinner! Now what to do should I get a last minute cake or just take her to get some icecream? I am feeling a little guilty about not doing it the traditional way, but my mom did get us a cake last week. What do you think? I guess I will just make the decision when Doug comes home from work.
We decided to let Taylor pick the restaurant for dinner and she chose Salt Grass Steak House. It didn't take much twisting of my arm so we went there for some yummy steak. We didn't end up getting her a cake and she was satisfied with us making some brownies. So she blew out her candle on a slice of brownie and Mackenzi is spending the night. Not a very exciting birthday, but hopefully she had fun.
This is one of her favorite presents which happens to be from G'pa Stan and Susanne. Doug has already hooked it up and the house hasn't stopped thumping yet! You can tell she is getting older becauseA special thank you to all her grandparents, and family for making her birthday special!
On another note, I am definitely jet lagged. I woke up this morning at 9:30am! I can't remember the last time that I did that. I guess 2 hours in time zones makes a difference. I feel so out of whack. I did get to the grocery store at least today and I splurged and got the car washed. I was just too tired to tackle that task. Now I just have to figure out what to do for dinner! Now what to do should I get a last minute cake or just take her to get some icecream? I am feeling a little guilty about not doing it the traditional way, but my mom did get us a cake last week. What do you think? I guess I will just make the decision when Doug comes home from work.
We decided to let Taylor pick the restaurant for dinner and she chose Salt Grass Steak House. It didn't take much twisting of my arm so we went there for some yummy steak. We didn't end up getting her a cake and she was satisfied with us making some brownies. So she blew out her candle on a slice of brownie and Mackenzi is spending the night. Not a very exciting birthday, but hopefully she had fun.
