One night last week Chris had some "Daddy/daughter time" with Taylor and took some great pictures.  Chris is turning into quite the photographer.



Hi everybody!



Oh, they have never given me a gold shinny thing before!

Yes, Dad?  I am trying to play here!

Ok, there is something on my head now!

Ok, one picture and that's all!

I am now mad!

So I will just put my fingers in my mouth and go to sleep!

Thanksgiving

Taylor was very sad to see Thanksgiving go ... she had more buddies to play with than she knew what to do with.  We had a wonderful time with Chris' family for the holiday!

Uncle Mike & Taylor

  

Notice Taylor starting to "eye" Aunt Abby's hair.....

  

Not willing to give Aunt Abby's hair back to her when she went to Uncle Brad!




It is an art form to take pictures of a 6 month old baby --- we haven't mastered it yet!  Uncle Brad looks great though! :)



Hmm .... this watch sure does look yummy .... how do I get it off from Uncle Mikie's hand???  (Please notice the abundance of toys surrounding her, they aren't Uncle Mikie's watch though!)

5 Months

We can sit up on our own now!

Our attempts at a Christmas picture ....

 Taylor wanted to eat her dress more than smile

We LOVE reading books now

 Helping Mommy highlight all of that research for her dissertation

Did not love green beans at first

Our First Halloween!

Our First Halloween

 Who puts their daughter in a graveyard? :)  She wasn't exactly thrilled!

This was the best picture of the night!

 Not exactly sure why Mom is holding my head

 Two bugs and a bunny .... Taylor went to her first Halloween party with her buddies.

 2, 4-month olds and a 6-month old .... no one could get them all to smile at the same time

Just hanging out by a rock and a pumpkin ... what all 4 month old children do :)

Taylor did a fabulous job pretending to enjoy her costume while Mom and Dad took tons of pictures of a two day span.  We had a wonderful time!

4 months

Taylor had her 4 month check-up yesterday!  She is now 14 lbs and 6 oz and 26 1/4" long.  Her newest "trick" is grunting, the pediatrician called it "cave man talk".  She does not like laying on the floor anymore -- she wants to sit up and explore the world around her.

Staying warm for a walk with Mom & Dad....

Loving sitting up in her Bumbo ....

 Taylor decided to cover herself in her blanket and hide from Mom & Dad

Busy Growing & Learning

 "Helping" Mommy make applesauce .... or trying to eat her tabletop

 Taylor's first trip in her new stroller ("pusher" as Daddy calls it)

 We found our feet!

 We were trying to get a picture of the fish on Taylor's bum .... instead she decided to roll over for us.

3 Months

Taylor is becoming quite the little person.  She is smiling constantly, tracking Mom and Dad as they move around the room, and starting to learn that her movements cause toys/objects to move.

I am not sure who was more excited for the Notre Dame/Michigan game, Taylor or Daddy.  Taylor was mesmerized by the TV (she wouldn't look at Mom while taking the picture).