Kirk and Melissa came for a visit

My brother, Kirk, and his new wife, Melissa, were able to come up from St.Petersburg, Florida for Thanksgiving. The last time that Dave and I saw them was in May for their wedding. The last time that Taylor saw them was almost a year ago- way too long. You can only imagine how much they thought Taylor had changed. He went from little baby to little boy all of the sudden for them.


We have had the best holiday weekend! Kirk and Melissa came for dinner on Wednesday night. Taylor somehow roped his uncle into riding around the kitchen on his Spiderman ride on toy. Kirk was such a tropper, and you can just tell that Taylor adores him. By the end of the evening, he was handing out kisses to both Kirk and Melissa, and he was showing off his wild, little boy behavior. Last night, I attended a cocktail party that my parents threw for the new couple. Dave stayed at home with Taylor because he came down with a nice cold on Thanksgiving. A lot of Kirk's high school friends and their parents were able to attend. It was a true blast from the past! Kirk and Melissa are leaving this afternoon, and we will miss them so much. They better come back soon to visit. We miss them already!

Pink eye update

Pink eye definitely gets worse before it gets better! Taylor's eye looked awful Sunday afternoon. However, Monday his left eye was looking a lot better. Unfortunately, it did spread to his right eye. Poor guy! We are just praying that it gets better soon and that Dave and I don't get it. You know we'll keep you updated!

You should see the other guy!

If you think Taylor's eye is bad, you should see the other guy! He's a little scrapper. Just kidding! Taylor did not get into a toddler fight- he got pink eye! He was perfectly fine yesterday and even early this morning. Then, as things always happen, we were about to walk out the door to church and I noticed that his eye was a little red. After doing some googling and making a few phone calls, we decided that we shouldn't go to church. Good thing - his little eye has gotten worse! It is almost swollen shut. So, Taylor will be spending the day tomorrow with his Mimi and Papa. He will be thrilled!!!! He just ADORES them. Hopefully the doctor can call in a prescription to get his eye back to normal soon. We'll keep everyone posted!

I am loving this!!

You know that I am loving this!! What a little helper Taylor has become.

No longer a baby!

I know that Taylor is almost 2 years old, and is no longer a baby. However, I always think of him as my little baby. This evening I had tears in my eyes at dinner because I realized what a fabulous little boy he has become. He is growing up so fast and learning so much. There he was, sitting next to me at the dinner table- in a regular chair, eating what we were eating, using a salad sized fork, eating broccoli, chicken, and apples. Just a few short months ago we were worried that Taylor was going to eat baby food and yogurt for the rest of his life. Tonight, on the other hand, he is voluntarily eating broccoli and apple slices. Oh my what a long way he has come.

After dinner, Taylor sat down on the floor and "read" his favorite book to himself. He pointed out things that he knew in the picture and turned the pages over and over. I just had to stop a minute and watch. After the book, Dave sat down with him and worked a puzzle. Taylor blew me away with his ability to identify where the oval, rectangle, square, etc. pieces go. Now don't get me wrong, he repeatedly tried to put some of the pieces in the wrong places. Ultimately though, he worked it correctly. If you don't succeed, try try again- right!?

Anyway, I had to capture some of our milestones tonight. It feels like they happened overnight.