Matilda Jane

Anyone that knows me and Ella knows that we love MJ!  My family even calls Ella “Matilda.”  LOL.  A couple months ago, Matilda Jane was having a “model search” for their blog so I submitted a picture of Ella in her favorite MJ dress.  I was surprised last week with an email saying Ella’s picture had been chosen as one of three to be used on their blog!  She is so excited!  She says that she’s a MJ Super Model…lol!  Along with bragging rights, we’re also getting a MJ gift certificate to buy some more pretties :)

Taylor Family Pics

We finally had our first family pictures made since Evan was born!!  My friend at Emily Elrod Photography took them for us and I love them!!  I was surprised how well the kids did…normally when I try to take pictures of them I get goofy grins and the “I don’t want my picture made” look!   

 

I think he’s finished having his picture made :)

Pa-Pa & Paw-Paw

  The only thing this picture is missing is a tractor and you would have all of Evan’s favorite things!

My Pa-Pa

I thought Ella was bad but Evan is way more dependent on his paci!  He’s scared he’s going to lose one so most of the time he has a spare in his pocket, hand or 2 in his mouth!  If it gets out of his sight, he starts calling for his “pa-pa”! 

Happy Halloween!

Letterland Trunk-or-Treat

The kindergarten classes all dressed up like Letterland characters for Halloween trunk-or-treating.  Last year at preschool, Ella dressed up like Quarrelsome Queen so I assumed she would be okay wearing it again…but, she insisted on being Clever Cat.  Of course, I didn’t have any costumes or anything close to a cat.  You can only imagine the day before Halloween and I’m out looking for cat ears and a tail.  I finally found cat ears at Walgreens (the last pair!!)

The parents could volunteer to help with trunk-or-treat by decorating their vehicles like the “homes” of different characters.  I bet you can guess right off which character we were…yep, Firefighter Fred!   The kids were so excited to see a real firefighter!  Ella was so proud of our trunk (and Daddy!) 

  

Kristin was Cory’s fire girl assistant (we laughed and said she looked more like a road maintenance worker…lol!)

My sweet little Clever Cat

Ella’s kindergarten class dressed up as Letterland characters.  They were all so cute! 

CHEESE!

Guess who wasn’t feeling like having their preschool picture made…

His teacher said through all the tears he still said “CHEESE!”