AZ trip

We went down to AZ for a couple days last week, a very quick trip, but it was fun to see most of our family. Here is Rylee at the airport, and Taeler playing on the trampoline with Papa, Jordan, Amy, and Eliza!

My Girls

New pics of the girls! I love these matching pajamas!

So, Taeler came walking out of the bathroom the other day, looking like this and saying " Look mom, I did my hair." Wow was all I could say! I didn't even know we had that many barrettes in there! She definitely has talent!

Taeler started dance class, and she absolutely loves it. It's called Twinkle Toes, and she has lots of friends in the same class. I love sitting and watching her as she tries to learn the steps.

More of Rylee

Here's a couple random shots I took of Rylee this week. She's getting so big already!

Golden Gate Park

On Wednesday, we went with the Thompson's and Palmer's to Golden Gate Park. They have a really fun merry-go-round. It was such a hot day, 82 degrees, ok, hot for San Francisco! It was nice to get out and get some much needed fresh air.

Nana and Papa

Nana, Papa, and Cherae came this last weekend to visit us. It is always fun having company. Thank you for taking time away from your busy schedules to be with us. We love you guys!

My Girls

These are my two favorite kids! Taeler has been such a good big sister to Rylee. I feel pretty lucky for that! Rylee just loves to watch Taeler and listen to all she has to tell her.

Grandma Neilson

My mom came over to help me after I delivered Rylee, right after my mother-in-law left. I am so lucky to have so much help and support! Thank you for all you did! I love you!

The Toy Monster

So, I heard about a little thing called the toy monster. He loves to eat toys, and only toys. If there is a toy on the ground when we all go sleep, he will gobble it up and it will not be there in the morning. So, I decided to try this with Taeler. With my mom's help, she told Taeler a very sad (fake) story about how her cousin Bella got some of her toys eaten by the toy monster. Taeler was very interested in the story. She kept asking"Is Bella so sad?", and "which toys did the toy monster eat?". So, for the past couple days, Taeler has been sooo good about cleaning up her toys. The only annoying thing is when I have her in bed and she remembers a toy somewhere on the ground in the house, she jumps out of bed to go rescue the toy from getting eaten. i have yet to take a toy away that was not put away, but we'll see how long this lasts! I'm sure when the monster eats his first toy, she will surely remember. Hopefully the next time she sees Bella, she won't figure out we made up the story about her!