august 25th

what did dillan do on her 9 month birthday??

camdyn shops!

we got dillan's cousin camdyn "baby's first SHOPPING CART"!!!! she appears to love it. dillan, take notes!

happiest 9 month birthday dillan grace!!!

the taylor family is moving!!

yay moving day!! (ugh)

car is loaded with our things

don't i look dreamy?? i'm so in love with the new house, i think my eyes are twinkling!

dillan is dreaming of helping out :)

even kaya pitches in!

we really love the kitchen!!

well.. except for the 80s wallpaper..

summer's 5th night

amanda, dillan, kate, and I love going to utica square for the concerts on thursday evenings!

splish splash in the bath

girl's lunch date

danica, tarah, and i had our usual sunday luncheon date @ abuelo's. this time, danica's daughter and steve's daughter joined us. the girls and dillan loved eachother! next time, tarah's son, carson, will be joining us!!

camdyn's 1st birthday shindig!

dillan's cousin, camdyn, turns 1 year old! we all packed into mark and monica's house to celebrate this occasion. mark grilled burgers and bratwursts to die for! we ate, drank, and were merry. there were about 8 other little babies and they all had a ball playing together and watching camdyn open her presents. she got the coolest little kitchen set (might be nicer than my own kitchen), and little bouncy zebra, a shopping cart, and a mini jump-in-the-balls playset. the birthday girl raked it in. happiest first birthday to our little camdyn raeanne neeley!

mark and monica with camdyn

camdyn bouncing on her little zebra. i can see one of these in dillan's future..

patty and dillan watching the birthday festivities

mark and camdyn with BABY'S FIRST GOLF CLUBS!! a necessity for any little girl for sure. love them!

dillan discovered a cool play box. she is fascinated with velcro




great little monogrammed pottery barn baby chair from aunt casie. so cute

mommy's new car!

goodbye silver bullet (sniff sniff)




hello honda element!


i bought a new car! it's been 7 years since i've been sporting the 1999 honda accord coupe. i bought it all for my college graduation present to myself. we had a lot of good times together, but it was time. coupe cars and babies are just not compatable. dillan and i love this new ride. it's so roomy and easy to zip around town in. the suicide doors, the sunroof in the back seat for dillan's viewing pleasure, the hatchback, the great sound system and the captain's seats are our favorite features. i'm so excited for us!!