ChRiStMaS FuN of 2009!!

Our Christmas 2009

Christmas morning. This is usually what we see every morning. She is such a good sleeper and wakes up pretty happy and her whole body just smiles when you go in and get her. I love that!

Taytum and her snowman stocking. I don't know what we'ld do without that binky. She just loves it and I'm sure it's going to be fun to wean her from it one day but as for now we enjoy having it around.

Where's Taytum?

Which present should I choose first??

Taytum and Daddy!

Taytum wondering if she can eat this green thing that is in front of her.

Taytum and Mommy!




Taytum's favorite part of Christmas morning was rolling around in all the wrapping paper. It was Christmas Eve that she figured out how to go from her back to tummy and now can't be stopped. It's fun to see her reach these new stepping stones in her development. Now if only she would learn to roll back over so we don't have to do it for her, will be nice.


The cutest present we got!

Christmas 2009!!

The Paxman Christmas Party


Sheridan, McKayla, Sarina and Mia with Taytum.

These girls just love Taytum to pieces and I'm glad that they live close by so that they can entertain her at times. The outfit that Taytum is wearing is a Christmas outfit that they wore when they were little so it was fun to dress Taytum up in it.

The boys playing a little basketball as we wait for the festivities to begin. We had a great dinner followed by a fun game of Jeopardy and Poison.

Jenny with little Ella. So cute!
I wish I would have got more pictures of everybody but with everything going on and Taytum not in a very good mood limited my picture taking.

Aunt Koreen and Taytum.

We really appreciate Aunt Koreen because she has helped us out by tending the little one while I am at work. I love knowing that Taytum is in good hands and with someone that loves and cares for her a lot. Thanks Koreen!

One of our Paxman traditions is to have a pinata. They start with youngest and work there way up. Taytum being the youngest got to go first. We need to work on her swing because I did most of the work :)

The Pike Christmas Party

Every year we gather at Great Grandma Mac's for dinner. We then play her famous "pass the present" game and end with our stockings. As you can see, she has many many gran and great grandkids that fills up a lot of space.

Great Grandma Mac has a stocking for each grandchild and every great-grandchild. This one is Taytums'. After Granma Mac's party we head to my mom and dads place in Morgan and visit and open presents there.

Taytum and her cousins sure got spoiled by Grandma and Grandpa. They each got church outfits, toys and books. Taytum got bath toys and an ABC doodad.

Lukester got a tractor with animals and loved it. I just love his eyes and how he smiles behind his bink.

Emree got a baby doll with a homemade carrier and diaper bag. She would carry it everywhere she'ld go. Very cute!

Jacey got a Dora doll with a matching tent and sleeping bags, all of which my mom had made.

Kennedy got the same thing except hers was a Hannah Montana one.

Daddy and Taytum playing with a new toy she received from Grandma and Grandpa Pike.

All the kids pitched in and got my parents a digital camera. If any of you know my mom well, she takes a lot of pictures, and was keeping the old film companies in business by all the rolls of film she would buy. Hopefully she can learn this camera well and enjoy it for years to come.

She is too precious. I love this cheeser we captured.

All the kids in their new Christmas outfits, too cute. I only wish Brian and his family lived a bit closer so that they could be a part of these great times.

I have to say that I have the best parents ever and that I love them so much. You can just tell how much they truly love us and our children. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Pike for a great Christmas and for all that you do. We sure love you!

I am so lucky to be a part of this beautiful family!

All these great parties has wiped us out! Gotta love the naps!!




Hope everyone had a great Christmas and that your New Year brings you joy and happiness!!

November

November was a very eventful month and time is just flying way to fast to keep up. Following are a few posts which include our Anniversary, Taytum's first food and Thanksgiving. Enjoy!

Thanksgiving 2009

We had a great Thanksgiving with the Pike's this year. We all went to Grandmas and filled our bellies with all the bird, potato and pie we could eat. I wasn't able to get any pictures at grandma's because it was quite chaotic and Taytum wasn't very happy because of all the noise and distractions going on around her but it was great to be with fam.

The day after Thanksgiving, Kyle, my Dad, our friend Matt and I went pheasant hunting. This was only my third time and it was by far the best. I of course only got one of the twelve birds shot but I enjoy it all the same.

Matt, Dude, Kyle, Misty and Dad

The twelve birds who could not get away from our shotguns.

Our catch of the day: one adorable girl and twelve pheasants to hit the roasting pan.

Kyle concocted a lemon zested pheasant for Sunday dinner at it turned out fabulous!

First Food!

Taytum turned 4 months this month, so we decided to get her started on the yummy rice cereal. I love introducing her to new things because she pulls the best faces. She's talking so much more and I love to just listen to her. She "sings" to me all the time on our way home from work, it is so cute. She is my own personal radio. One night I got a short video of her trying out her cereal and it's just too funny but I have yet to figure out how to import the video from my phone to the computer.

I love how she's looking at the spoon and trying to decide if she likes this new texture she feels inside her mouth.

This cereal stuff is not to bad, too bad I can't get more of it in my mouth.

I like the ceral, yum!

4 month stats:
Weight = 12 lbs 4 oz.
Height = 23 1/2 in.

November 18th, 2009
I am so grateful for my hubby of three years. You wouldn't think you could love someone as much as I love Kyle and that love deepens and grows each and every day that we're together.

This year for our anniversary, we went to Wyoming to check out the deer herds. Many of you may call us crazy and think that we're nuts for choosing to do this on our anniversary but we love it. I am so grateful to have found someone that loves the outdoors just as much as I do. It was a very relaxing trip and everything was so beautiful. We got some great photos and video of some pretty awesome deer and some amazing sunsets.

Wyoming Sunsets!

Taytum got to stay at Grandma and Grandpa Pikes while we went to Wyoming. They loved it and had some great help from Taytum's cousin Emree because she was there as well. I just love this sunday dress on her.

Her fingers rarely leave her mouth.

My Pretty Pink Dress.

Taytum and Emree.

Blue eyes!

Don't you just love these blue eyes and want to

kiss those cheeks. I do and I can't get enough of them.

Pumpkin Carving.

For the past 3 years, we have gotten together with our good friend Melynda to eat dinner and carve pumpkins. Melynda made us some yummy broccoli cheese soup.

Since this was Taytum's first year, she got to join in for the festivities though she only made it thru dinner before she started to get sleepy so I had to hurry and get a few pictures with her first pumpkin which you will see below.


This picture, she is wondering what the heck this big orange thing is.

We got a little smile out of her. Happy Halloween Tayters.

Here we are with our pumpkins. Each year, Kyle and I seem to pick the hardest pattern that takes us forever. Every year, Melynda has to wait for us to finish. She is so fast. She even did an intermediate pattern this year as opposed to her normal beginner pattern. Good job M. I think all of our pumpkins turned out awesome.

Melynda is great at multi-tasking. Pumpkin carving and babysitting is a cinch.

Transferring the pattern.

Say cheese!

Misty's Mummy pumpkin

Kyle's scarecrow pumpkin

Melynda's "Beware" pumpkin

We've decided that we should all become professional pumpkin carvers.