Taylor's Latest

What do you do with a baby who is learning all sorts of new things? Show her off of course. Since I already have the pictures and the video I know she won't bring shame to the Harrington name by refusing to perform.

So what can this little cutie do?...

She can stand up. That's right. No hands...

And she can do it while sucking on her pacifier (so proud)...

And then of course she's mastered the stairs. Going up anyway. Coming down on the other hand... well she's come down a few times, but her method usually results in tears and bruises...

And I know you all want a live performance of Peek-a-Boo, so here you go...

Ah... Standing. Climbing. Peek-a-Boo. Clapping. Waving. What mother could be more proud? :)

Love you little Taylor Rae! (oh, and for those of you wondering... I would still be proud if all she could do was lay there :) )

Oh, And as a Side Note...

The Harrington Family is moving to Saint George. Yes. Moving. Yes. To Saint George. Come August 1, 2009 We can no longer claim to be Idahoans. We will again be joining the ranks of the Utahans (actually not quite sure what they're called-but whatever it is, we'll be it). Ah, the mixed emotions....

Catch Up

Well, I thought about breaking this up into several different posts... But I'm lazy, so it's all in one.
And then I thought about writing in detail about all the events of the last little while. Like how I got spoiled on Mother's Day (yes, I know, forever ago), or how I almost missed my brother's wedding... But again, I'm lazy. So I'll just throw a bunch of pics on here and write a little blip about each.

We'll start with Mother's Day (and I did get spoiled)

Brecken kept saying all day "Mom, this is so nice of me. I'm going to..." and then whatever good deed she was bestowing. Ah, the little cutie...

My Breakfast in the making (notice, also, my Mother's Day bouquet)...

And the finished product. From the grill. Let me just say it was good. Real good :). Thanks babe!...

Then there was a Park Day somewhere in there...

The two cuties together (can I just say I love summer?!)...

And Daddy and Taylor. So sweet...

Ok, Then I headed Off to Grantsville for a week and half (Russ joined me later). Here are the happenings...

There were seven of these running around and Brecken was in love...

Memorial Day...

The four of us girls...

Brecken at Kamry's grave...

Brecken had a pine cone and a stick that she wanted to give to Kamry. Funny, sweet girl...

Later that day in the car (it's how we keep her happy)...

Then we did our traditional Out to Dinner (thanks Dad!!)...

Then there was The Wedding...

My brother Dan, and his, now, wife, Nicole (and let me just say that I just love her!)....

We saw a lot of this...

Ah, wouldn't they look good with five little ones runnin' around?...

I love this picture of Brecken chasing down her cousins...

And of course she wouldn't stop until she caught them...

But she is sweet...

I know, we take a lot of pictures of Brecken...

This is her camera pose (no joke, every time she sees a camera she does this, what to do with her?)...

And of course my good lookin' hunk gettin' the baby to sleep...

And here's Taylor scrounging under the table for dropped food... or anything else she can find...

The guys...

The guys again...

The girls...

And no, not the girls again. Just Mark and Taylor (well not just Mark ;) )...

This is my adorable niece Charity...

My sister, Destinee and her... a.... friend ;) ...

And here's the whole Harrington crew. Yes this was the best shot we got. Even with Brecken picking her nose...

And then there was the Princess Cupcake...

Brecken has been in love with Kara's Cupcake Blog since it started. In fact I'm convinced if you look at her counter half of the hits are from Brecken (maybe not quite that many) So while we were down in Utah Kara made this for her and she hasn't stopped talking about it. Yes, it's a giant cupcake...

Can you detect a little excitement here?....

But of course the best part....

Ah, it feels good to be caught up. At least until I take another picture :)

Even Four Year Olds

If only we could slow time down. Relive favorite memories. Save time in a bottle. None of us are immune to an occasional pining over lost time. Apparently not even four year olds...

As Brecken must have been contemplating these very thoughts (maybe not in so many words) she had her chin on her hands at the counter and a far off look in her eyes as she stared into space...

"I am getting so big..." (her fourth birthday must have hit her pretty hard) She let out a long, heavy sigh and continued in a melancholy voice "If only I could be two years old again." another long heavy sigh...

Ah yes... Two years old. Life was good then... Happier. Easier. Less complicated.

I had to chuckle to myself thinking of how she wished to be two... if only she knew how good, and care free four is...

But let's take a look at the wonders two years old can hold...

Ah, yes. Two was good :).... I love my little four year old!

Birthdays and Nevers...

The Birthdays...

Well, Brecken did it. She had a birthday. She has now joined the ranks of the four year olds! And do we ever love our four year old!!

Here she is the morning of her big day...



We had a little family lunch at Brecken's favorite place, good old McDonald's...



I love how she's eyeing the presents across the table :)...



Opening the goods...

Her birthday happened to be on a friday. And since we happen to trade babysitting on fridays with fellow want-to-date-but-not-pay-for-sitter-every-time-ers... And it was our turn... We figured we'd throw ourselves a little Babysitting Birthday Bash (you know, kill two birds with one stone).

Here's the crew (minus a couple wandering babies)...

Here's one of those wanderers. We couldn't resist giving her a party hat (gotta love the one sock)...

We love you little four year old!!

And now for The Nevers...

There are some things in life we say we will never do. And you know what they say, never say never. But I said it. And it jinxed me. The never I am referring to has to do with pets. Dogs specifically. Over the past five years Russ has conditioned me to be what you might call anti-pet. Not that I don't like pets... But what with allergies and shedding etc. etc. etc. ... I did say we would never have one. But because a certain little girl had a birthday, and her father had a certain, crazy idea, here we are one dog later...

This was on her birthday, and he's seen a lot more totin' around where that comes from...

This cute little guy's name is Butch. Yes. Butch...

I'll admit I'm rather fond of the little mutt. I wouldn't throw myself in in with the dog lovers quite yet... but I'm gettin' there :)

Oh the "mutt" is a mix between a miniature poodle and a corgi :)

Slumber Party

It's official. Brecken had her first sleepover! Huge. I know (ok, not really). Her little cousin (second, I guess, if you're keeping tabs) Sammy got to spend the night with us.

After playin' hard all day we finally wound down and had scripture study...

Russ could tell their faces weren't as captivated as he would have liked, so he had me retake the picture. This time he told the girls to open their mouths wide as they looked at the picture (haha gotta love him :) )...

Snuggled in bed....

Playin' in the morning...

Their cute matching outfits are thanks to Aunt/Grandma Karen. Aren't they adorable?? (I love Sammy's face)....

And I tried to snap one right before she left, but as you can tell, Dora was a little more interesting than the camera...

And where was Taylor through all of this? Well, I'll admit... I did find her in some random places :)...

Picture Overload-Love My Girls!!

So what happens when one of your good friends happens to be the best photographer around... and quite possibly in the world? You get lots of cute pics of your girls. That's what. Emily Menzie took some adorable pictures! It helps that I happen to have the two cutest girls alive (it's not bias. it's fact.... hahaha just kidding). And to be honest, there were too many cute ones to share just a couple.

Here goes!...

Oh. I love my girls!!!!

Thanks Emily!