{hApPY 1st BIrTHdAY tAYlOr RaE}

I can't believe that it's been an entire year since our little Taylor Rae was born. She's been so much fun and has such a great personality. I couldn't imagine my life without her, we are truly blessed to have such a wonderful daughter!!

Happy Birthday Taylor!!

{dISnEyLAnD.dEcEMbeR.2011}

For Christmas this year my In-Laws were nice enough {and brave} to take us all as a family to Disneyland. I had a blast but most of all the kids had a lot of fun with their Nana, Uncle, Aunts and their cousins Bryant and Charlize. Here are some pictures from our little adventure to Disneyland:

{rEtuRn WiTh HoNOr}

Last Wednesday my brother Michael came home from his 2 year mission in Uruguay. It was so exciting to finally see him again because I missed him so much. It was fun to have him see the kids because Wesley was 10 months old and Taylor was born while he was out. We were also really happy to see Grandpa and Grandpa as well because they went down to Uruguay to bring Michael back home.
The funniest part of the whole day was what Wesley did to my brother. We talked about Michael all the time while he was out on his mission. Last week we drove to Susanville a couple days before they arrived home to help get the house ready for their arrival. Wesley was pretty confused to why Grandpa and Grandma weren't there at the house. We kept telling him that we would go to the airport and pick them up. So when we got to the airport he was pretty excited. When we finally saw them coming past the security I told Wesley that they were coming. He was holding a sign we made Michael and Wesley bolted to them. My brother went down on one knee to give Wesley a hug and he went right around him to greet Grandpa and Grandma who were right behind him. I hope he didn't get too offended but I will have to say it was pretty darn funny and cute!!! I just wished that it was on video!!

Welcome Home Michael!!!

{EaStER 2011}

These are some pictures we took of the kids before we went to church on Easter Morning!!

I Love My Kids So Much!!!

{EaSTeR wiTh CoUsINs}

We celebrated Easter with Patrick's side of the family this year. In total Wesley had 3 Easter egg hunts....he's an expert now so watch out!! We celebrated Easter on Saturday this year so we could take it easy on Easter Sunday. It was a wonderful day to ponder and think of our Savior Jesus Christ and the sacrifice he make for all of us. Wesley & Taylor....they love each other so much!!:

Wesley & His Cousin Bryant:
Our Handsome Nephew Bryant and cute little Charlize:

{bEsT FrIEnDs}

I can't believe how big Taylor is getting. She will be 6 weeks old this Monday!! I can't believe how time flies. Wesley absolutely LOVES his little sister and is such a big help with her. One thing is for sure, Taylor is just like Wesley when he was a baby. She has to be held all the time!!

I Love These Two So Much!!

{oUr FaMiLy}

Taylor wearing her new hat that her Nana gave her.

Our little girl sleeping...that's what newborn's know best!!

Taylor's first bath in her big girl tub. She liked it for a couple of minutes then screamed the rest of the time.

Wesley was such a big boy and really wanted to help Mom give Taylor a bath. He even let her play with his bath toys!!

Wesley & Taylor are both wearing Superman shirts. Patrick likes Superman so I had to buy Taylor a shirt to match Wesley's.

Wesley giving Taylor a kiss.

{tAyLOr RaE wAlTOn}

Our Little Taylor Rae is finally here and we couldn't be more happier. She is so much fun and is a really pleasant baby.

My Delivery Story:

At 1:30am on Jan. 24th my water broke while I was sleeping. I was kind of in denial at first but I knew that we needed to go to the hospital. Luckily my Mom was staying with us and my in-laws only live 30 mins away so we knew that everyone was going to be there that needed to. After getting ready we left for the hospital at 2:30. Once arriving to the hospital they hooked me up to monitors and just let me go into labor by myself. The contractions weren't that bad at first but within a couple of hours they were really intense. Towards the end it's really a big blur but I remember thinking I can't wait until this is over because of the pain.

{Last Pregnant Picture Taken:}

Finally Taylor Rae Walton was born at 7:09am and she was 8 pounds and 20 inches long. We were both so excited when we found out that we were had a little girl.
{Right After Little Taylor Was Born:}

{Proud Mommy & Daddy:}
Patrick was really excited that he got his little girl. He's a great dad to Wesley and I know that he will be a great Dad for Taylor too.

{Proud Mommy & Daddy:}

{Daddy With His Little Girl:}

{A Visit From Our Big Brother Wesley:}
One of our first visitors was our Little Wesley. He didn't really want to have anything to do with Taylor in the hospital. I Loved seeing Wesley again because I missed him so much. Right before we left to go to the hospital I went into his room and gave him a kiss and I couldn't stop crying. It was so hard leaving him because I knew when I saw him again all our lives would change forever.

{Daddy & Wesley Playing on the Computer:}
Wesley loved being with his dad at the hospital. Patrick went home that night to be with Wesley for a couple of hours because we knew he was probably having a rough day. I lot had gone on and we wanted to make sure that Wesley had time with atleast one of us.

{First Family Picture:}
I LOVE my family and I couldn't be more happy to be a mom to 2 beautiful children.

{Outfit Going Home:}

{Daddy, Taylor & Wesley Right After We Got Home From The Hospital:}
After getting home Wesley still didn't want to have anything to do with Taylor. But now that she's been here for almost 2 weeks I think he realizes that she isn't going anywhere. I know he loves his little sister.

{Wesley Finally Warming Up To His Sister That Night:}

The first night Taylor came home Wesley finally wanted to hold Taylor. He's so good to his sister.

{cOUsiNs}

A couple of weeks ago Wesley's cousin Bryant stopped by to say hi. Wesley LOVES his cousins Bryant and Charlize and talks about them all the time. We are so excited to introduce Taylor to them this weekend!!

{bAbY BeLLy}

So last night I decided to take a picture of my pregnant belly since I didn't do a good job at all during the pregnany.

Yesterday I had my Doctor's appt. and I was 4 cms. So I'm really glad about that!!

This is me and my big pregnacy belly 3 days before my due date!! I'm so excited because my Mom came into town last night so she is here for the delivery. Now we are just all waiting for this baby to decide to come out and play!!

{wESleY}

Patrick and I decided to reward Wesley to where ever he wanted to go for a treat because he started using the toto. We asked him if he wanted to go to McDonalds or pizza and of course he chose McDonalds. He had a lot of fun eating and playing in the jungle gym. And this time he didn't get stuck so we didn't have to rescue him!!

{mY BiG bOy}

For the last month it seems like Wesley has been interested in potty training.

I've heard that it's not the best thing to force it on a child but instead the child will let you know when they are ready to start.

Wesley has been really interested in sitting on the "toto". So we let him do it as much as he would like because I don't want to discourage him.

So yesterday for about 4 hours he kept telling Patrick and I "poo poo change"

{which to Wesley "poo poo" means "diaper" so he wants a diaper change}

and that he wanted to sit on the toto. We continued to put him on the toto over and over again and we both were getting frustrated because he wasn't doing anything.

So finally right before bed I gave it one more attempt.

Well I guess it paid off because he went poo poo in the toto!!!

We were all so excited and Wesley kept clapping his hands and saying "yeah Wesley"

I think he was excited as well.

Sorry this story might be a little TMI but as you can tell we are so excited for our little boy.

I hope this is the start of potty training and no diapers.

I would LOVE to have only one child in diapers and not 2!!

{tHis WeEkS bAbY UpDAtE}

Well so far there is so still no baby!!

I will have to say I don't remember being this uncomfortable, sore and not being able to sleep when I was pregnant with Wesley.

I had a little false alarm this week because I thought I was going into labor. Thursday morning around 4:15 I was having some pretty good contractions. Because of it I couldn't go to sleep because I was a little concerned I was going into labor. I didn't want to wake Patrick to worry him so I went to the living room and watched tv. They soon stopped but I couldn't go to sleep. So I got about 5 hours of sleep that night.

I was excited however because that day I had a Dr's appt. I was still dialted to 2 cms so there wasn't any progression this last week.

My next Dr's appt will be this Thursday and I wouldn't mind one bit if I didn't make it to my next appt. I'm really excited because my mom is coming down on Thursday and staying with us for a week and a half. I feel so blessed to have a mom willing to take time out of her busy schedule to come be with us for awhile.

Both Patrick and Wesley have really been good to me because I'm so pregnant. Patrick helps with laundry and cooks dinner for me too. I have one good husband!!

{ChRIstMAs}

For Christmas this year we went to my parents house in Susanville. I unfortunetly was sick the entire time that I was up there. But we had a fun time playing in the snow, playing with the dogs, eating way too much food, driving around looking at Christmas lights on Christmas Eve and my highlight, talking to my brother who is on his mission in Uruguay. I didn't take a lot of pictures while we were up there because I forgot my camera charger and I didn't want to take the chance of not getting pictures on Christmas. I actually forgot a lot of things like Wesley's snow boots, gloves and hat as well. My pregnancy brain got the best of me for sure.

Here is Wesley on Christmas morning. Santa brought him Chuck Trucks which he loves!

Opening more presents:
Mom and Dad gave him cars from the movie Cars:

After Christmas, we came back home and had Christmas with Patrick's family in Gridley. Some how Santa put snow in the back of Patrick's truck and we delivered it to our niece and nephew Bryant and Charlize. Our attempt was to make a big snow man but it turned into a giant snow fight instead. Oh well, atleast the kids had fun!!

Bryant with the snow in the back of Patrick's truck:

Nana playing in the snow with the kids:

Bryant and Wesley:

Bryant got Patrick good with the snow:

Wesley in front of the Christmas tree:

Us attempting to take a picture of the three kids:

Wesley with his new Mickey chair from Papa and Nana:

The 3 cousins after playing in the snow together:

My poor little guy getting choked from Bryant!!