Hee-larious!!!

I cannot say enough how much I LOVE HOW FUNNY KIDS ARE!!!
  Tony found these videos and I was LOLing at work today!

5 yr old giving make-up tips (sorry they are on bing not youtube so it won't let me post them- at least I don't know how)

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/5-year-old-gives-makeup-tips/20qpcsr8

and Usher's protege singing Justin Bieber with some serious flava- he is probably 3

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/baby-sings-justin-bieber/1jr6ybwk3

taekwondo toddlers

 http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/taekwondo-toddlers/20i367ok
 

Please watch- you won't regret.  Unless you don't laugh.

kthnxbye

Thinking thoughts on life

So I've been thinking lately and came up with some thoughts.  Profound, I know.  Being the perfectionist that I am- at five years of age I had my life completely planned out.  Well I got to the end of my plan as I turned 19 and then was kind of like "uh.... what now?"  When I think about my situation and the scenarios that brought me here... this definitely was not what I ever dreamed of as a five year old and sometimes even a 19 year old.  I thought I'd be a millionaire hair stylist! ;) and maybe have 2 kids by now  I think like that when life gets tough.  But really what I've learned is life is messy and .... drum roll... epiphany.. that's ok.  I'm ok with the fact that I'm not perfect and that it's ok if other people aren't perfect and it's ok if my clothes are on the floor (trying to convince paula that's true) and that it's ok my situation isn't what I thought it would be.  I love me, I love Tony, and I love life including brothers, screaming kids, and micromanagers. That's no sarcasm- i love those screaming kids.  I learned a lot of things that I don't think I could have learned any other way.  Some of it has been really hard, really really hard... but I'm ok that I had to learn it.  And I do NOT ever want to learn some of it again. :) One of my favorite Faune quotes is "act like the person you want to be, rather than the imperfect person that you are" this is in reference to dealing with hard situations.  When we get mad or hurt act in a way that when you look back you won't feel bad, be embarrassed or ashamed.  It's ok to make mistakes... trust me I have said many things that I would take back in a heartbeat... but that saying really changed me.  It doesn't work all the time, maybe not even half the time, but even if it just works sometimes that is a pretty good start. 
I think this all stemmed from a trial I have to focus on daily about not letting things I can't change ruin me.  Also at work I have been monitoring middle-aged women gossiping online and trying to solve it.  It makes me really sad to see the way they were speaking to each other... actually I was quite livid at first.... then I realized I was acting the same way!  Yikes!  So the biggest help for me is to ask God to help me see people the way he sees them.  THAT my friends is an eye opener... the trick is remembering to ask.  That has got to be the easiest way to "love your enemies."  So my challenge to you is to try it.  And help me try it too.
Can I get an AMEN

Rannin' Around

This last Saturday we babysat Afton while her fam went to the rainy ReAL game.  We must be the best babysitters ever because that's all we ever get asked to do.  Luckily these kids are pretty entertaining.  We went to the mall with Amanda and Tatum to get Tatum's ears pierced.  That was a sad moment in my life.  I held her while Amanda helped keep her steady and it broke your heart a baby bit.  But she did SO well and only cried for a minute!  She is lookin flashy! 

Tatum and Amanda right after she got her bling

Then after we walked Amanda and Tatum to their exit we shopped around for bday presents for Jake and Danielle.  We went into Forever 21 and Afton kept finding these hats and had some killer dance moves.  She would just start doing this bounce in every store.  Ahh man she kills me

I also got some photos for you to enjoy of this beautiful child... and us.

I love this

yikes

the CLASSIC Afton face.  One second she is dancing and one second she wants nothing to do with anything silly.

I also went to Scrapaway this weekend with my family and found this pic of my mom.  We are basically twins. (at least at this age)  hahaha wow.  Who dressed me?!  aka thanks danielle for the hand-me-downs.

kthnxbye
DD

The best video

I remember we used to watch this video in Seminary and it KILLS me.  I seriously laugh so hard at 8:00 in.  I LOVE  that little girl.  This makes me excited to be a mom and for silly things kids say.  I hope you enjoy as much as I do!  ROR

SLEEPOVER!

So Afton had a sleepover with me Friday night and we had quite a partay... not really but we did stay up past 11!  Don't tell Danielle.  I wish so badly that I would have taken a picture of her in my super super old pound puppy nightgown I happened to find with her hair gelled down the middle with one pigtail crimped and one curled.  I love taking cute hairstyles out of kids and seeing the mess that ensues..  She loves to sleep on MY pillow aka the middle of the bed or closer..  but I love her anyways. 

Afton taking MySpace photos of herself on the way to Bobby's wedding

I love that she can see her face and takes such serious photos of herself

Trying on all my shoes- told her to smile and she whipped out this pose

Painted toes and hands

We had a fun date night of sushi and a movie... i like those.

kthnxbye

Desi vs Tony Dance-off

thanks Jeremy for finding this and lighting up my day

Rollercoaster with some Leprechauns and Jazz

holy cow.  I am SO tired, exhausted, stressed.  This week has taken off 5 years of my life.  On the positive side that will help me die before Paula.  My eyes burn, I walk like I'm 80, heartburn, upset stomach, indigestion... no diarrhea.  Sometimes in the middle of growing up... I just don't want to.  After reading Cassidy's blog post I feel quite selfish because I have a fantastic life.  It could be so much worse.  Thanks Cass for giving me a B slap.  ;) 

I miss Faune.... a lot.


Well anywho happy st patricks day from the biggest leprechaun around... Daryl.  Love him.

 

On a positive note... yes, I need to aim there

I love that everyone thinks tony looks like Devin Harris (new player on the Jazz if you are lost)and last night the security guard, with the happiest smile, saw tony a stall over and yelled "devin harris!"

Yes, security guards, strangers, coworkers, neighbors.... everyone tells us he looks like Devin Harris..  I personally find him with a similar face but much more attractive.  

did you think this was tony?

Out of Control

So I didn't ever want to post anything every again so "LOVE" could stay on top.... that's my shout out to Antoine :) that was a great surprise.

I decided I am OUT OF CONTROL.  I get WAY too excited about things and get my heart set/attached on an idea and i'm stubborn beyond belief.  First I would like to apologize to Tony as he will be "dealing" with me for..well for forever.  I'm really trying to learn some patience.  Man, it's hard.  I have been obsessed with house hunting and we've been looking at maybe buying a townhouse.  Cameron Burnside is a fabulous agent if anyone ever needs one... However, after we went to our first "viewing" yesterday I got a little like "oh ya, I'm just a kid"  and that's some serious responsibility.  So who knows what you are supposed to do.  You just gotta take a leap of faith- maybe we might like to leap to renting for now?
I've also been obsessed with babies... luckily I have babies all over my family right now so they can help me realize I'm not quite ready... in multiple ways.  But I am super stoked to be a mom one day.  Also, lots of responsibility.

I would just like to sing the praises of Tony as he is the total opposite of me.  He rides a pretty monotone emotion that offsets my absolute rollercoaster of excitement and disappointment.  He has a level head and thinks things through while I am more of an impulse buyer/let's go now/fast forward kind of gal... luckily you can't really do that with houses.  He completes me.  I'm grateful that I will get to spend the rest of my life with him, my family, and his family.  I love having another family.  I got the little brother and sister I never had!  Mel and Pat are SO great too.  I still have to laugh when I think of the four of us having the birth control talk.  I don't know how many people are able to do that haha.  Yes, my face was probably red. :)

Speaking of out of control I want to give a shout out to my mom Paula.  She is seriously AMAZING.  She has to put up with A LOT and does it pretty darn graciously.  I am so proud of her and the wonderful woman she is.  I love her with everything I've got.  I still tell her she has to let me die first because I CANNOT imagine a life without Paula.  She is my best friend!  I love that we can sit down and chat like I would with any of my own girlfriends.  Plus, she is really funny.... like seriously funny.  Especially because 99% of the time it's unintentional.  I hope to be half the mother Paula is.  (just half because I don't know that her patience level is attainable for me)  so basically i just wanted to say MOM I LOVE YOU!  THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

I am now exiting my soapbox.
kthnxbye

peace out

Love

I once read a quote about love that said "I love you twice as much today as I did yesterday, and only half as much as I will tomorrow."

I always thought it was a little silly and wrote it off as just some cheesy saying that was only meant to sound nice. I didn't realize that it was actually possible to feel that way until now.

Desi is amazing and it is so easy to love her. I want to do EVERYTHING for her. I don't know if I'll ever understand how I became so fortunate that I get to be the one who will spend eternity with her, but I'll thank my Heavenly Father everyday for that blessing.

Desi, I love you twice as much today as I did yesterday, and only half as much as I will tomorrow.

YDB

Clover Dawn Taylor

SHE IS HERE!  and might I add literally THE SOFTEST BABY i've ever touched.  oh ya and I LOVE HER.  Here she is with Cheyenna right after she made the... exit. She was an 8 pounder.

Famiry photo

I wish I had a close up of Clover.  It was the best with her blonde THICK hair all towel-dried and POOFED with her stalky body and a frown.  I like her attitude already.

"little eggy"

Happy aunts

haha i LOVE tatum.  This is the best face.

Seriously, her cheeks are ridiculously soft

Brothers'N'Babies

All the sudden we are having babies out of everywhere... that sounded weird, sorry.  Danielle is next and she is due in August.  We find out this month if she is having a boy or a girl!  Can't wait for the next one!