A few Christmas Shots
Mili and Aunt Sharon
The cutest couple EVER!
Kody and Tayler
So cute
These are not the actual Ninja turtles...They are just my nephews dressed up
Ripping the paper is the coolest part.
One day these kids are gonna hate us for making them dress alike.
Punk and Maxx
Decorating Bubba's tree
Christmas with the Taylorsville Family
Can you decode this precious wishlist for santa from Neva?
Pupe= puppy
Shywwww=Shoes
glowpet (she did good on that one)
Jakit = Jacket
KulrSplash= Color Splash
Mitin = Mittens
Not sure what's happening here...But I think Brady's winning...
Sweetie pie boys
Rylee serenading Maxx
cupcakes with Ana
Me and Kristen
Pajama Day at school
This year, we let this kids pick out a tree in one of the fields where we live, we cut it down, put it up, trimmed it and decorated it..We've decided to make that a tradition since we had sooo much fun doing it!
Waiting patiently for Santa
After about 30 Minutes, he made it! Noone was scared this year.
Baby Maxx
Christmas at Nay Nay and PawPaw's
Christmas with the Cochran's
Silent Night?
Photo bomb by dad
.....With visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads
Christmas Morning
Christmas morning, Pawpaw told the story of coming to America from Nicaragua, going to college and building a successful business that's almost 50 years old. The way they listened, you would have thought they were watching some cartoons or something....They were hanging off of his every word.
Skinny jeans
Loose tooth
Nabis!
Hunting with Dad
Gross....But they loved it.
Firework Show
Happy New Year
On Michael's 30th Birthday
He rode the donkey at Mi Casitas...
Michael's such a serious guy....ALL the time. He works 7 days a week, every single week.
My friend Britani said all the fun was probably built up inside of him.
See Maxx's lil strawberry?
Laser tag in December for perfect attendance!
First sleepover!
We love sweet Sydney!
Sad eyes
14 inches of beautiful hair got donated to Locks of Love
She had been begging... And we finally agreed...But it hurt my stomach sooo bad :(
Pretty sure Michael got physically ill
It's soooo cute tho
Me and Daddy on my 31st bday
I had my camera on some weird coloring... So we look kind of funny.
We listened to some live music and tho noone else was, he asked me to dance,....and we did.
Nori's first haircut, ever....Just about an inch or so...
My birthday celebration at Ronnie's....
Lunch with Aunt Sharon
o....m....g
Sweet babies
cuddling up to daddy
artwork during the snow
snow angels
Mili was so excited watching the snow come down....Then when it was time, she ran straight out into it and buried her bare hands inside it....When the cold burned her lil skin, she cried her heart out..
The perfect thing after playing ALL day in the cold cold snow? Delicious hot chocolate!
first tooth... This broke my heart...Time really won't stop, will it?
Making her own cupcakes
Happy bday Mili!
Superbowl Party
I have no idea
Nori's in a big hat phase....Rarely without a hat these days.
Not quite time according to the rule book....But I knew she was ready, so I recently started introducing some baby foods...This was her first bite.
Awesome twinky birthday cake
Happy birthday Nori!
LOREDO!
When Mili was born February 1st, just 4 days before Nori's birthday, I worried they wouldnt get that special treatment that I love to give each of my kids on their birthday....Last year, we had two separate parties...One week apart. Not the most convenient set up for anyone...
This year, we had a little sweetheart party for both of them. And at some point, they may not like it....But we haven't reached that point yet. They did just fine sharing a party.
sugar overload!
Finger painting with chocolate!
Mili is a bubba's baby
We did sing to them individually....
No one seemed to mind singing the song back to back....
Emily kept the lil girls
So we could have a big girl's day!
MILI LOVES COOPER or "CooPah"
I love these precious angels.....They are just too sweet, and the best big sisters EVER!
Kaden's good with kids
Neva came home BEGGING to be in a pageant....I am NOT a huge fan of pageants...But I always told Jamina and Punk and all the others that told me I should put my girls in pageants "when they ask to do it, we will do it". I kind of always assumed that would be around 8th grade or so...Nope. Turns out, it was kindergarten. After Neva made it sound so awesome, Nori, too, wanted to be in the "beauty patch".
Tayler found us some beautiful used dresses for a steal of a price. We just had to have them altered and they were perfect! (Have you ever priced brand new pageant dresses?!?!?!?!)
Tayler teaching us the "T Formation"
Chinese Ryan's with the Inlaws
She's doing soooooo much better! Still cray, but not as much.
Check out this weirdo when we went to try on slips and dresses in Elegant Evenings
Hat....I'm tellin ya
Time for Valentine cards!
now that's a nap right there
"To Mom
From Neva
Mom I love you.
You are the greatest Mom in the whole world.
But, If you love me, I love you more..."
She's still learning.. but it was unexpected, and from the heart..... and just perfect to me..
yep....That ball of cuteness is all mine.
"Mom, you are a beauty"
If you look, her sounding out her words and spelling them accordingly is just precious.
Lunch w my precious friend Melissa
A beautiful faux Spring day
Here are a few shots I took for the Most Photogenic part of the pageant
I entered the two little ones in this portion of the pageant....Maxx won!
Those eyes.....And lashes!
My Father in Law's sister, Mimi, from Nicaragua came to stay with us for a week or so. The last time she was here, was for our wedding almost 9 years ago.
They argue over how old she is, but she's either 83 or 84. But she is absolutely beautiful inside and out. And tho she can't speak a word of english, and I can't speak a word of spanish, she and I really bonded while she was here.
She is a hugger like me...And she will just plant the sweetest sugar right on your cheek.
I got a translator app on my phone and that somewhat bridged the communication gap.
Josh, Amber and the boys didn't make it to the pageant, but they sent sweet balloons the day before.
Time for makeup and hair!
Emily took the hair, I took the makeup...
Pretty lil Rylee
I didn't have a good shade of lipstick, so we called Tayler for backup
Punk is a pageant fanatic! And Uncle Bubba wouldn't miss it
Nori won 1st Alternate! and Best Fashion in her category! I felt this decision was the right one... The girl that placed above Nori really knew her way around a stage. But Nori tore it up as well...She hit every mark and every turn....Blew me away!
Emily is SOOO talented....You can see for yourself at Studio B!
Sweet Leslie loves my girls...And I love her for it...
Lunch break in between categories! Shipleys Chicken on a stick, please!
Too much time with pretty hair and makeup...Tayler touching up mine and Emily's work!
Neva had a slip malfunction at the last minute...And her dress drooped in the front... Though her walk was perfect and her modeling was seamless, I feel the dress cost us some points....
Neva got 2nd alternate and most photogenic! I felt that she deserved atleast 1st alternate, but I didn't storm the stage or anything...
So, so, so, proud of my babies!
Both girls will tell you "I won the beauty pageant!"... And they really did.
Everyday I am reminded of how incredibly blessed I am....
Photos with the fam
somehow missed getting a picture with Aunt Teresa and Aunt Jamina, but they were there!
Aunt Linda and Emily had Mili and Maxx over at the Chili Cook Off!
bubba and punk brought flowers for the two beauty queens!
I won't lie, I had fun with it. But I am still not a fan.....
Maybe not this time, but at some point they will realize the difference in 1st alternate, 2nd alternate etc..
And while I won't shelter them from the difference in winning and losing, I'd prefer that outcome be based on talent, skill, or something other than just appearance...
I don't need to pay a crazy amount of money and spend all day in an auditorium for some strangers to tell me what I already know....
Of course they both "want to do pageants EVERY day".... SO we will see how this plays out...
Chillin at Bubs
Theory tested: I bought her cookies and bought myself dried vegetables....Notice the green bean in her mouth.... It truly don't matter what it is, if it's mine---they want it!
Here is Maxx the monkey...And her monkey pals Muerto and Monte
SOCCER BEGINS!!!!!!
and there is no shortage of babysitters! Ms. Stephanie loves my baybays...
Michael is coaching again!
Mili loves it! Keeping her off the nets and the fields is the real issue!
Nori's coach, Coach Bob, is the nicest guy ever!
At this practice he even let Mili get in on the action!
Time for MiMi to head back to Nicaragua :(
Gonna miss this sweet little lady!
Well, you are officially up to date!
