Church with Grandma

This had nothing to do with Halloween. 

This is church with my Grandma. 

It was pastor's week or something. Pastor Howard is a cowboy and so every year they get to dress up as cowboys on this Sunday.  We spent the night after the pumpkin patch and she had told me bring your cowboy gear. Okay Grandma, let me go to my closet and get those....

I am not a cowgirl. I don't dislike them, I actually think it would be fun to be one for a day. So I borrowed stuff. 

Bells told me I looked life Jessie from Toy Story. 

It was a proud moment.

Grandma and I ready to go to church. 

Some cool things, I was able to wear my Grandpa's old bowline tie and my Grandma actually had these hats in her room.

We love spending time with Grandma and especially going to church with her. 

Now only if my parents hurry their horses and get here. 

46 more days!!

Pumpkin Patch Day

I was so excited to visit a Mainland Pumpkin Patch! It was a nice drive but it was the best. We were so lucky too, when we arrived somebody had an extra ticket and gave it to us. It was awesome! Then we found a $50 bill in the parking lot (not really but I always day dream of those things).

Schnepf Farms

We first hopped aboard a tractor and say on some Hay. Uncle pulled us around the whole farm. Bells was not happy with the hay poking her so she opted for Daddy's lap. 

They have random dear on the farm, for no reason but to just look at it. 

We were able to get really close and Bells was a little confused on why they didn't resemble reindeer more and where Santa was. She told me they must hurry to the North Pole because Christmas will be coming soon. 

Then we were able to ride a TRAIN! She was super excited, she loves trains more than anything, well except her awesome parents....

Oh how Daddy can always make her laugh. 

He is looking good, don't ya think?

Seriously, this piggy was HUGE. All I can say is, I know where I am going on Sunday morning for some bacon.

After that silly Chihuahua in Hawaii bite her in the eye, she has been a little timid by animals.

So she just wanted to be on the other side of the fence with Daddy. Not me, I dove right in, poo smell and all!

This my dear is what a cow looks like up close. What does a cow do? Well sweet girl, it brings us milk and we drink it. 

Are you kidding me? This is where milk comes from and then you LET me drink it? 

How dare you Mom! She was not impressed with that scenario. 

They have huge pillows that you can jump on. Since we grow our kids BIG, she had to go on the big pillow with the 6 and above group. She is 3, she might be the same size or bigger than 6 year olds and older but they are rough. 

Bummer, for that reason, I HAD to jump with her. 

She was able to fly an airplane and loved it. 

Being a kiddo is magical I tell ya. 

I love that smile!

We went through a corn maze too!

Finally we were able to pick out a pumpkin. 

Pumpkin monsters....

Bells was trying to lift this pumpkin and well she almost had it but dropped it, we left that one for another. 

She wanted to make a snowman, so she did with pumpkins. In Hawaii she would make them with sand, here it is pumpkins. 

Happy Halloween from The 3 of Us!

MISSING

Have you seen this man?

Jeremiah Erwin Taylor

Husband

Best Friend

Daddy

Tall

Dark

Handsome

Smart

Nerdy

Loving

Talented

He was last seen leaving our apartment on Augsust 27, 2012. He was dressed in ceil blue scrubs with a briefcase. I believe he was headed to Midwestern University, traveling in a white Chrysler 300 along the cross roads of Union Hills and 59th Ave. 

He is a wonderful husband and an amazing father. 

We miss him so much and can't wait to see him again.

Please contact me with any details about his whereabouts. 

WAR ZONE

It was a rough and busy week. We just needed to have a way to de-stress. Bells and I came up with an idea. Daddy left and we went out and found nerf guns and water balloons. As she says it, we were going to surprise Daddy. 

I locked the door and left notes on the front door. We were inside hiding. 

(Like the wreath I made? I'll post about that soon)

It took us about 20 minutes to fill up the water balloons and get prepared. She could not stand the wait. 

Just look at her face, she was ready to "surprise" Daddy. 

See the small grenades. I love biting them and yelling right before I throw them. It makes me feel like I am really cool. 

The letter we wrote and left sitting on the table. We were hiding and no joke Bells shot him right in the head when he was reading it. It was perfect. Then we ran outside, where we had all the water balloons hidden. Of course we had some for him, he just had to find them. 

Bells and I waiting for Daddy to come home.

Mission Accomplished! Daddy was soaked!

We had so much fun and it was a perfect way to have some family time and have fun!!

Batting Cage Date

It is no rumor that we are a Sports Family. We are not those people that just like to watch them...

We play them!

We can't wait for Bells to start playing. We are going to be the world's proudest parents!!

We found batting cages right by our house. Miah came home from school and I asked if we could go and Bells got so excited she could hardly stand it! Off we went. 

Miah started out and was right back in the groove.

My husband pretty much rocks. 

Just look at that stance...

Bells was up next and Miah helped her at first....

Didn't take her long to want to do it by herself. With us as parents, I didn't expect anything different. This girl was born to play sports!!!

Just about to open up and smash that ball! Oh it is good to be back in the cage!! As I love to run, baseball is my favorite sport to play!!

Look how happy she was. She had just finished telling Daddy that she could kick his booty in a home run derby!! I wouldn't doubt it!

Yep, I can switch it! Left or right handed, it doesn't matter. 

Just look how she idolizes her Daddy. 

It was the perfect afternoon. We went for some ice cream afterwards and Bells told us, that was just a perfect day!

Firefighters and Dragons

We had a good time at Rio Vista Park, the best part, EVERYTHING was FREE!!

The Firefighters and Police put it on every year and lots of activities are there. They also have a BBQ and it is all FREE! I know I sound cheap but come on, things are expensive these days and you add Dental School tuition...

Bells was having fun throwing a ball around, she wants to play baseball so bad. One more year sweet girl, one more year!

She wanted a dragon painted on her face and gosh darn it, they did a spectacular job! Pink, sparkles and all!

This is after somebody called her a princess...

NO not really, I just thought it was funny. I am not sure what is going on here.

I too got my face painted, added a little bit more of Irish!

Daddy thought it wasn't very manly to get his face painted, maybe next time. 

I do like his scruff though! He loves to tickle Bells with it. That reminds me of my childhood! 

She loves helicopters and she finally got to touch one!

Her favorite part was holding the fire hose all by herself. I was honestly surprised she didn't try and squirt anybody. She is a turd like that!!

We were able to sit in a firetruck and they gave her a hat. 

That made her day. She is still our little Hawaiian baby....Shaka!!!

I thought it was a great way to get the community together and meet the police and firefighters. The kiddos had fun and hey it was also fenced in...free food, games, face painting and your kids were all corralled up!

Afternoon Delight

A little afternoon delight...

That song always plays in my head and when I thought to blog, it came to my mind. Mixed signals, more than likely but it was just a perfect afternoon. 

Just a little bit of hiking and that is just what the 3 of us needed!

This is my daughter 100%.

Isn't she just super cute? 

The only thing you can argue that isn't mine in this picture is her skin tone...maybe if you combine all my freckles, we could be the same color. She is my cocoa goddess!!

She was all ready to go on the hike at this point.

 

We didn't even plant this here but we were hiking and she had her stick just like Uncle Nick and she would dig around in the dirt. When she came upon a Goldabloom! For those who have no clue what that is, it is a pirate's gold coin. She was so excited and we were too!

I think we stopped every 10 feet or so and the hike was around 4 miles or so. 

I do have to admit, I love it! I love the excitement on her face when she finds something new and exciting. She is so aware of everything and loves to learn, which makes these trips a BLAST!!

I believe I was teaching her how to whistle. 

More spit comes out than anything!

Daddy is just awesome! Her favorite place is to sit on his shoulders.

Say cheese!

We finally made it to the top and we had a little picnic at sunset, which was amazing!!

It is so interesting how different a Hawaiian sunset and Arizona sunset can be but at the same time, they are both so beautiful!

I love getting to spend time exploring the new surroundings, especially with my little family and friends! Thanks Nick and Rebecca for tagging along!!