Not much of anything

 My goal this year is to update my blog more frequently, but there hasn't really been much to post about. January and February are usually uneventful months for our family and this year was no different. Jeremy worked a lot of overtime during those months. We have been cleaning and decluttering our basement. This has included going through all of Taylor's baby things. It's been harder then I expected it to be. I love to dejunk, but the finality of getting rid of all the baby stuff is difficult.

Below are the only pictures we have taken since December.

 

One day Taylor decided to get creative and built a castle out of Lincoln Logs. Then she went through Jeremy's old Lego's and found people to go with her castle. 

 

The sign for the Payson Temple was put up recently. We walked down one afternoon so Taylor could have a picture taken next to the sign. She's pretty excited for the temple to be built.

That's about it for now. We have some fun things coming up in the next few week so I should have some pictures to post soon.

Catch up time

Alright, I guess it's time to catch up since it's been 2 months since I last posted. The last couple of months have been difficult and busy for us. For the past 7 1/2 years Jeremy and I have been trying to have another baby. We have been to the doctor countless times and have had many tests done, but everything always came back normal. In October we went to see a different specialist that was finally able to give us some answers. After talking to the doctor, Jeremy and I decided to try invitro. It was an emotionally and physically draining process with tons of hormone shots and lots of doctor visits. In the end it didn't work. I wish I knew why Heavenly Father has only allowed us to have one child, but I guess I just have to have faith that he knows what he is doing. I am thankful that I have one amazing daughter and the most incredible husband. Through all of the craziness we tried to find time to do some fun things as a family. Here are a few pictures from the last couple of months.

In November we actually had enough snow for Taylor to make a snowman. She can't wait for it to snow again so we can build another one.

Of course we went to temple square to see the lights. Here is Taylor in front of the temple doors. She loved being so close to the temple.

Taylor started volleyball this year. She loved it and can't wait to play again next year.

Taylor and her friend Ashlyn

Like last year, Jeremy was able to take a significant amount of time off of work in December. It was so nice to have him home with us. We watched lots of Christmas movies and spent a lot of time together as a family. I wish he could always be home.

We had a great Christmas. Taylor got some really nice things including a desk from Santa. I am very proud of her. This year she saved up her own money and insisted on buying presents for Jeremy and I. She even used money she received for her birthday. She said one of the best things about Christmas was watching us open the presents she had given us. She is definitely growing up.

Christmas morning

That's it for now. Unfortunately, Jeremy had to go back to work and Taylor had to go back to school. Life is back to normal.

Taylor is 9!

Yesterday Taylor celebrated her 9th birthday. I can't believe how fast she has grown up. She is a sweet little girl and we love her so much.

Taylor still loves Harry Potter so we gave her the set of books. Now she doesn't have to keep borrowing them from her aunt.


Taylor decided this year she wanted to go clothes shopping instead of having a party. So we checked her out of school and took her to the mall to shop. Then we took her to Brick Oven for dinner. Later, we came home and watched Harry Potter and had cake.

Taylor wanted a dragon cake this year. I don't think it turned out too bad.

Fall Pictures

A couple of weeks ago I took Taylor's fall pictures. I think they turned out cute. Here are my favorites.

Labor Day Weekend

Over Labor Day weekend Jeremy's parents took us to see The Little Mermaid at the Tuachan. It was an amazing show and we had a great time.

Waiting for the show to start

While waiting for the show to start we looked behind us and there was the governor and his wife. Taylor was pretty excited about it and even worked up the courage to say hi and shake his hand. During intermission she decided she needed proof that she met him so she asked if she could take a picture with him and his wife and as you can see they said yes. They were both super nice to Taylor and totally made her day.



On Labor Day, we ran the Payson Day's 5k as a family. I really wanted to improve my time from last year (which I did by 5 minutes!) so Jeremy stayed back and ran with Taylor. I was pretty impressed with Taylor for going that far at her age. She even came in 3rd place for her category and received a medal.

3rd Grade

Taylor started 3rd grade today. I still can't believe it. My baby is no longer a baby and it makes me sad. I'm not ready for her to be so grown up. Here are some pictures from this morning.

Taylor and her teacher, Mrs. Gull

Camping

A couple weeks ago we took a short camping trip to Mirror Lake. It was nice to get away as a family and just relax.

This is what Taylor did to occupy herself while Jeremy and I sat around doing nothing except enjoying some relaxation.

Taylor LOVES to fish. We weren't able to catch many fish, but she had fun reeling in the ones we did catch.

When we came home from camping we got cleaned up and took Taylor to my mom's so Jeremy and I could celebrate our anniversary. It's hard to believe we've been married for 12 years. Jeremy is the most amazing husband and father. I'm very blessed to have him in my life.