Happy Birthday Taeya!

Today is my daughter's 3rd birthday! What a special girl she is. I remember the day she was born so well. We have had such a wonderful three years with her and pray that we can celebrate many, many more together.

This morning, Taeya snuggled into bed with us and whispered, "Merry Christmas." I then said, "No, it's your birthday!" We sang to her in bed and she loved it. At church, the whole church sang to her as well and she just had this shy little smile on her face but I think she was thrilled at the same time.

All morning, I was asking her how old she is. Her reply most times was, "I'll be three after Christmas." I would then remind her that Christmas was yesterday and it WAS after Christmas. We had a great time celebrating as a little family today. Phil's parents are coming in two days and we'll celebrate again with them and then have a few friends over sometime in January for a little friend birthday. Because her birthday is so close to Christmas, we have only celebrated with family the past two birthdays.

If you'd like to see pictures of Taeya's birth, they can be viewed here: http://coloradocampersphotos.shutterfly.com/taeyasbirth

Happy Birthday Taeya...Very Belated!

Well, I think I'm about ready to get back to this blogging thing. I was out of town for over a month which is why I had to stop blogging. I blogged once from VA but it's just not as easy as being on my own computer with my pictures.


Grandma Z reading to Taeya on her birthday.




The day after Christmas, we celebrated Taeya's first birthday! It was a relaxing day and we just had a little party in the evening for her. I made a chocolate cake with pink, peppermint frosting with chocolate chips. It tasted good and Taeya certainly entertained us as she ate her wedge of birthday cake.


She was definitely spoiled by her grandparents and received many fun things between Christmas and her birthday. From Mom and Dad she got a baby doll for her birthday which she enjoys playing with, kissing and poking at the eyes on occasion.

Taeya always gave Grandpa these coy little smiles. If she was crying and he called her name, she would almost always stop crying and stare at him.Cake and decorations. Great Grandma bought the My Little Pony decorations and Mommy made the cake.Happy Birthday sweetie! Here's proof that you can eat your cake and wear it too!! Oh, that's not how the saying goes? Oh well.

One of the first tastes. She started slowly just picking at the cake.Next, she tried bending over and biting it. Then came picking it up with both hands.Yum, yum! I love the frosting.The whole thing is too heavy. Maybe I should just eat half of it at a time.
This is great stuff!
Can we do this every day?

I love Mommy so much, I think I'll smear her with frosting.My, this cake sure got heavy.
Clean-up time!
You can use the cake as a fun hat! Or eat it too!

It's really fun to play peek-a-boo with. Daddy fashioning a new hairdo for Taeya...a frosting mohawk.Time to eat cake again.
All done! (Doesn't Taeya look triumphant like she conquered her cake or something?)

Bath time!!!! There were lots of chocolate crumbs floating in the tub.
The lovely white birthday outfit from grandma and decorated by Taeya. Thankfully, I was able to get all of the frosting out of the shirt and it looks as good as new again.

All-in-all, we had a wonderful time celebrating Taeya's birthday. I took pictures of her (me) opening presents but can't seem to find them. I think they got left on the VA computer.

Birthday Dinner

The night of my birthday, Taeya was a bit tired but I really didn't want to cook at home so we went out to one of our five local restaurants. I was not impressed with my dinner and wouldn't eat there again. However, we had a nice evening as a family.


Taeya trying to decide what to order.
Einny, Meinie, Miny, Mo...
Our happy family.
Taeya's enjoying her first bite of cheesecake.
There's my name Mommy.
Can you tell that she likes the cheesecake?
More, more...I want more!
She didn't turn down any offers.
Phil, Taeya and I all enjoyed the cheesecake. I jokingly said it's probably so good because they didn't make it. Phil and I both laughed over that. Even though I didn't enjoy dinner very much, I had a nice birthday and felt blessed by my family and friends.

Taeya's New Toy & My B-day

Well, today is my birthday. I am now 27 years old. I'm feeling less like a young adult and more like an adult as the years go by. I have had a nice day with several family members calling and Phil, Taeya and I are planning on going out to eat tonight. I'm thinking Thai but that might change. I did go to the dentist today...silly of me, I know. When the receptionist called yesterday regarding my filling that had partially fallen out, she said they had an opening today. Since my schedule was open and I thought I could find someone to watch Taeya, I took the spot before remembering that it was my birthday. Thankfully, it wasn't a bad trip as they didn't have to numb and drill anything, they just put a tiny patch on my tooth so it turned out alright.

Over the weekend, we went to a friend's house to celebrate her first birthday. While we were there, they let me borrow their jump-up seat because their daughter didn't like it at all. Click on the video to see Taeya's reaction.

Our Past Week

Contemplating why the grass is so green
I'm sitting so well.
Having fun.

She turns to look at something...
Uh, oh, a little unstable when she turns.
Tonight, Phil and Megan played tennis for the first time in a long time. Taeya hung out and watched us in her stroller. She thought she was a little too white so she tried to tan her tummy.

Mommy and Taeya after tennis time.
Daddy and Taeya having some fun.
Daddy teaches Taeya about tennis.
Is this how it works?
Isn't she so cute in this picture? I love the expression on her face.
My sweet little girl.
Oh, how I love her.
Taeya got Daddy a balloon for his birthday.
The balloon made Mommy & Daddy act weird.