ARRR Mateys!

This year for Halloween Logan and Grant both decided to dress up like "Pirates". So, I started my online search a month ago...just to be sure their costumes came on time, and fit...one less thing to worry about in the event that I was delivering a baby while they were out

Trick or Treating!
Grants costume arrived first...and he LOVED modeling it for everyone...himself included!

I love hearing him say in his sweet voice, "me a PIWATE mommy"!

A very cute "piwate" I might add!

In years past we have always taken the kids to a Harvest Festival at church. This year however, since our church is a little too small to host one, we decided to hang out in our own neighborhood...this is a shot of some of our neighbors, the ones we went door to door with! I couldn't get over just how many kids were out in our area alone! The boys had a blast filling up their bags, and when we were all done, our neighbor Toby set up a little Halloween party in her garage! So much fun! As an added bonus, we had Memaw, Gigi, Uncle Josh and Auntie Veronica along for the evening!

Sweet Baby Boy!

No real reason for this post...I just couldn't NOT put this picture on my blog for all the world to see! I just love staring at my sweet boy awake or sleeping...doesn't he just look so peaceful, and perfect! I love my boys!

God Is SO Good!

Drew Preston Taylor

Born October 20th 2007 at 4:05pm

7lbs 11oz 20inches

October 21st, in hospital

Grant and Drew!

October 21st...by 10pm, we finally made it home!!

And the boys couldn't wait to get their hands on him!

Proud big brother Logan!

I LOVE hearing my boys sing the song 'God is SO Good'...its one of our bedtime rituals...and how appropriate that on Friday night the 3 of us got to sing it one last time as a family of 4, while getting into bed!

As most of you reading this know...my biggest fear in this delivery was how it was all going to go down! Getting the boys wherever they needed to go...Sam being close by...and making it to the hospital so that I didn't have to deliver him on the 15fwy! All of my prayers were answered on Friday night at 9pm, while Uncle Josh and Auntie Veronica were here to play games, and I was getting the boys to bed...and my "water broke"! God could not have answered my prayers, and eased my fears any better! And now...here we are, a family of 5...hanging out at home this week, getting to know our newest member! We are so excited...and can't wait to show him off to everyone!

Pumpkin Patch Fun...

On Friday, October 19th, Logans class had a field trip to a local Pumpkin Patch! The kids had a great time...the parents however, we're dying of heat! You can tell by the "red, sweaty" faces, that the kids were too...they just weren't going to let it slow them down!
This is a picture of Grant and his buddy Thaddeus! This was an extra special day for these two...since we would normally drop off their older siblings at school, and take them home for a few hours!
Like mother like child! Grant got ahold of my Iced Blended, and didn't want to give it up! Who can blame him though...it was so HOT outside, and what's better than a Coffee Bean?

We all had a great time...I will forever say that this field trip was the reason I went into labor with sweet Drew! Guess I should just nickname him my little "Pumpkin"!

it was bound to happen...

After being a mommy for 5 years and 10 days, I spent my first afternoon at Urgent Care!

Yesterday afternoon, after a lesson on Child Safety at Mop's, 'isn't it ironic', the boys and I came home, put in a "VeggieTales" CD, and "danced", translation=ran around the coffee table until Grant fell, and busted his head open on it!

After holding a wet washcloth on it, and calling my neighbor to help properly "asses the damage", I loaded the boys up in the car and headed over to the Urgent Care in Riverside...(that's where they told me to go!) Maybe this was God's way of preparing me for a drive at 1pm to the hospital when I go into labor? Who knows!

Anyways, we were seen right away, and the diagnosis...2 staples in my baby's head! Thankfully Sam was able to make it to the hospital, and helped the nurse hold him down while the doctor pulled out the staple gun and went to work! I'm certain that there will be visits to the Emergency room where I will be on my own...but considering my current state, I'm incredibly grateful that I wasn't on my own!

Grant was a trooper! Cried of course when it was all happening, but didn't fight it...and walked out of the hospital happily with his new sticker...and the promise of an Ice Cream Cone! Thank goodness for Thrifty's Chocolate Chip Ice Cream!!

Now, we just count down the days until we get to go back and have them taken out...I can't wait.

Happy Birthday Baby...

On October 5th, Logan celebrated his 5th birthday!! I can hardly believe that its been 5 years since we've been blessed to have him in out lives! And yet...I also can't remember what life was like before him?! We celebrated his birthday with a Pirate Party here at our home on September 29th...early, so that I could "relax" before Drew's arrival! Logan had a great time with his "new" friends here in Murrieta! Then on his actual birthday, he couldn't wait to go to school, and share doughnuts with his classmates! His teacher really goes all out with the kids...so he came home with a birthday sticker, crown, and lots of happy memories of the kids, and Mrs. Hinckley making a big deal out of the fact that he was "the birthday boy"!

All in all, I think it was a perfect Golden Birthday!