Say Cheese

When I start to take a picture of Taylor he is automatically saying "cheese" and you can tell it in his pictures. Here's just a few examples.

Getting over fears...

For Taylor's birthday, back in August, his Aunt Susan (and family) got him dress-up clothes. He got pirate garb, spider man costume, and some cowboy accessories. I thought he would really enjoy all of it but it has definitely taken time. He was scared to death of the spider man costume and didn't even want to touch it. He will wear the pirate belt, but not the fake hair/bandanna, rings, etc. I have been getting the best hugs when we go to Wal-mart and go near the Halloween isle because he just grabs me tightly and won't let go until we are a safe distance. So anyway we had a sales flier come in the paper with kids dressed up in costume and I showed him and he asked for his spider man costume, and then didn't want it. So I showed him how he would put it on and how the mask would fit and you could still see mommies eyes through it. So by the end of the day Taylor was a brave boy wearing his spider man costume and even tried on the mask a couple of times. He was really proud of himself and couldn't wait to show his daddy.

Autumn Moon Festival

Tonight was the first FCC event that we have attended, (Families with Children from China). At this time of year, actually I believe it's Tuesday the 25th (this year), the Chinese celebrate the Autumn Moon Festival. Our FCC chapter met at a Chinese restaurant for dinner and then had activities in the back for the kids. They had face painting which Taylor only wanted to watch, and craft tables set up. The Autumn Moon Festival is the 2nd biggest holiday in China behind Chinese New Yr. The great thing about the restaurant was they had made moon cakes, which is alot of hard work and is a big Chinese tradition for this holiday. Last year I looked into ordering some to celebrate and they were $20 for 4 of them and they are very small. I also checked into local Chinese restaurants and they didn't/don't make them, so it was nice that we were able to try them. We drove 80 miles(one way) and were probably only there 1.5 hours but it is nice to learn about Chinese holidays and share it with other families that have also adopted.

Fish are scary...but fun to catch!

James carried Taylor fishing at my boss' pond on Sunday. My boss and his wife, Brian and Laurie, came out to the pond too. So James would cast out the line and Taylor would reel it in, never allowing it much time to sit. Taylor probably got about 10 fish on his line. He would reel them in until he could see the fish and then he would drop the pole and take off running. He didn't want to be anywhere near the fish, as you can see in the picture. Brian tried to get a pic of just Taylor and James but Taylor threw a fit not wanting to be near the fish, so Laurie held him and you can see Taylor's trying to get away. The fish in the pic was hooked on Taylor's pole but he did have help reeling it in :))

Taylor was very excited when they got home, telling me "big that one" and putting a finger in the corner of his mouth like a hook. He was covered in mud, because the first thing he did when they got there was fall in the mud.

Staples

Taylor definitely has staples in his diet. He loves corn on the cob, white rice (soupy) and boiled eggs. I took this picture to always remind us, if we ever forget, how much of it he ate as a toddler. On this night he ate one whole piece of corn before me and James could get our plates and come sit down with him.

Just having fun...

TAYLOR THE PIRATE!!

TAYLOR AND COUSIN EMMA

TAYLOR AND MAMA CUDDLING
TAYLOR'S FIRST TRIP TO CHUCK-E-CHEESE
FIRST GOLF CLUBS
JUMPING FOR JOY!
A LITTLE COACHING

ALL TUCKERED OUT.....