John, Taylor and I spent this last weekend up in Maple Valley, WA to celebrate our nephew, Christopher's 1st Birthday. He is so much fun, we had a great time watching him eat his cake (which was ice cream because he is allergic to eggs). Here are a few photos fromt he weekend!
They go so fast and pull sleds and there very strong. They can be black, white, light brown, dark brown, brown, or a redish brownish color. They can be three diffrent colors two diffrent colors maybe even one color. I love huskys I think there really cute animals................... I LOVE DOGS
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I made a little collage of the whole year with Taylor, I really can't believe how fast it has gone by. It was a little emotional looking through all her photos from the last year, remembering her birth and seeing how much she has grown. I never thought I could love a little person so much, she is such a blessing and I hear that it only gets better as they grow and are able to communicate with you. What fun we have ahead, but oh how I'll miss my sweet little newborn angel! :)
I finally figured out what rubber bands to use for baby hair (another thing that Sara S. taught me) and I couldn't resist taking a photo of Taylor's first pigtails, I think she is so cute, just makes her look more like a little girl.. she is growing too fast!
Also a nice view of our (unfinished) backyard. We hope to landscape that this Spring/Summer. Last Summer, John and I worked really hard to get the front yard done (you should have seen it before!), it looks great now, just needs some time to grow and some finishing touches when the pocket book allows. ;)
PS - Taylor is chewing on her new "toothbrush", we have been brushing her teeth after meals and she loves chewing on it, I guess it feels good on her gums, she is getting her back teeth in.
Taylor officially started walking today!!! She was previously taking a step here and a step there, then the last few days she would take two steps at a time. Then today, I had something she wanted and she just went for it, walking through the opened floor. I thought it might have been a fluke so I had her try again and she just laughed and thought it was the funniest thing that I was so excited as she took about 16 steps!! 
Pizza after pizza, John finally said that the crust has now been perfected. I started out with a great easy recipe that my Mom gave me, (from a Yeast package) -- she usually tries to tweak it a bit to make it "heart healthier" by adding whole wheat flour ect... (She makes homemade pizza just about once a week, she is amazing) Mine didn't turn out at all, so I tried again, this time changing different aspects of it, still no luck... finally after altering and substituting for 11+ pizzas, we figured it out... I just followed the recipe exactly and it was perfect, but... not healthy. If anyone would like this super easy crust recipe, just email me. :) 
My gorgeous friend Brittney had me do her maternity photos last week and I think she made them all look great, she is 9 month pregnant in the photos and due any day now with a sweet little girl, Payten. I cannot wait to meet her! 
Saturday mornings are wonderful, John usually surprises me with something fabulous from the kitchen, such as stuffed hash browns & eggs, or homemade chai tea. Today he made a really yummy frittata with maple sausage. It was so good! I just love having a husband that knows a few things about cooking. :)
