The Taylor Family Journey: 2014

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Caroline graduated from preschool a couple of weeks ago. I guess I am a pretty laid back mom. I just take things as they come and sometimes the milestones sneak up on me. We got spring pictures back from the preschool and all of a sudden I see a picture of Caroline in a cap and gown. I was not expecting to see that and it shocked me how grown up she looked in that little get up. It's like I could see her 18 graduating from high school!

While I was surprised about this, Caroline was prepared. Her teachers did a wonderful job talking to her about kindergarten. She is ready to go! Before kindergarten she had to go through her preschool graduation. It was precious!

They each walked across the stage and got their diploma.

Afterwards, they sang several songs. The last song talked about saying goodbye to the yellow school! We are so excited for her and all the new adventures she will have in the fall!

Ballet Recital

Caroline has been taking ballet lessons at church all year. I was so surprised when we got Caroline signed up for preschool this year because they offer all sorts of activities immediately following the school day. The teachers would feed them lunch and then get them changed into their ballet leotard every week. I signed her up immediately and checked one more thing off my to do list! She really enjoyed her time in class this year and would often dance around the house.

She was so excited to wear her costume, get her hair done and wear make up for the recital. I also enjoyed being mama and helping her get ready. ;-)

Beautiful girl!

She was showing Gigi and Grandude part of the show before we went.

The recital was adorable and so cool. Each dance highlighted a different mission of the church. Her dance was in honor of Habitat for Humanity and the song was about blessing the home. I have been so appreciative of the solid foundation that she has received in her preschool years.

She was so excited about her flowers and medal that she received after performing!

A special thank you to Gigi and Granddude who made a special trip to Marietta just to see Caroline's recital!! They drove up Saturday afternoon after having a garage sale at their house, just to see her perform. All of these pictures are due to Grandude's help too! Thank you!!!!

Swimming

We're back to being fish again this summer! Caroline LOVES to swim! Libby is enjoying it but still not as much fun

All last summer we tried to get Caroline to jump off the diving board. She kept saying she would next summer. The first couple of days of this summer she said she would jump off when she turned 5. I decided a bribe was in order. :-) We offered her an ice cream sundae if she jumped and that was all it took!

Their first ice cream sundaes! They better not get to used to them - that was a lot of sugar!!

Libby just lucked into her ice cream sundae for being a sweet little sister.

Friday, May 30, 2014

Camping

There was a Father/Child campout at church tonight. Mark ran out the door in such a hurry that he left a few items at home. I had to run down and drop them off. At least I was able to snag a few pictures while I was there. :-)

The girls were so excited about going! Caroline has been asking to camp for a year and a half!! I have no idea how she even knows what camping is all about! I just know that I'm going to get some monsters home tomorrow after the late bed time and the early rise! It will be worth it to hear them talk about the fun though! I'm so glad they get to have this time with Mark!!

Crazy Sisters

A couple of weeks ago i was not feeling great so I was resting in bed. The girls came in and did a lot of dancing and twirling to help me feel better. There was a good bit of hugging and hand holding between them and I think that made me feel better than anything else!