Letter to Uncle Mike

On September 14th, my Uncle Mike passed away. I really miss him, he always made you laugh all the time. When I was little I made almost $100 from him, okay it was $80, but it is better than nothing. You are the best Uncle Mike and you have a big piece of my heart that no one will ever take. On the 25th you kept turning on the T.V., I had to tell you to stop but it was so funny. You are the best and I love you so much.

P.S. I will tell my kids how good you were. I wish I would have told you how much you meant to me. If I knew that this was the last time I would've seen you, I would have told you how much I loved you, it might have stopped you. Your dad is so horrible for saying that but you had a family, us!

Love,

Taylor

Tay's Blonde Highlights

Aunt Ste dolled up Chip's hair one night with blonde paint and she was sure proud of her new look!

Taylor's New Friend

Taylor decided to play a game of "Treasure Hunt" with Jimmy in Nani's front yard. Mom and I kept Jimmy on the back porch with us while she hid his toys around the yard. Taylor came running around the house yelling that there was a bird in the front yard that was letting her pet it and of course I freaked out thinking that something must be wrong with it and ran to the front yard to check it out. Nothing was wrong with it and it loved human companionship and let everyone hold it and would even perch on your finger. My guess is that someone took care of it while it was a baby and then let it go when it became bigger because it was not scared of people whatsoever. I was able to take pictures and movies of this once in a lifetime experience.

Taylor and Jordan

The girls were finally reunited last night and they were so excited to see each other. Renee and I took the kids to McDonald's to eat and play and everyone had a great evening.

Taylor with Kam

Taylor fell in love with little Kam right away, he was the first baby she had ever given a bottle and she played mommy all night. I don't think she ever left his side. I was very proud of her when she held him for us and she was able to calm him down and before we knew it she had a baby asleep on her chest. She got up with me at 5:30 A.M. and helped me out and later in the morning he fell asleep on her again. When I asked if she wanted me to put him in bed she looked me like I was crazy and shook her head, she loved him.

Taylor spent the first part of the week with her friend, Emily and they seemed to really have a good time. Taylor has been really a big help to me this week when I wasn't feeling good, she helped me keep the house in tip-top shape and has even been cleaning her room that fell into a bad spot when Em spent the night---Girls Gone Wild! I really appreciate all that she does, she is really a good girl, her mouth just gets in the way sometimes, but her intentions are good. I know how it is to be a "tween" and I try to remember that time in my life when your world revolves around your friends and boys (man, is she boy crazy)!

I surprised her the other day with a Maroon 5 CD that she had been wanting and I think I about won the Mother of the Year Award. I love doing things for her because she shows so much gratitude. I know I don't spend the money on her like I used to and she has really been very understanding, that shows how great she really is. I am so proud of her and my heart is filled with joy every time I look at her beautiful face, she is very special. Even at this point in her life (when you know everything and parents know nothing) she still loves to sit next to me on the couch and lay her head on my shoulder, I love that and hope it never changes.

Best Friends

Taylor's best friend, Emily, came to spend the night Friday and she is still blessing us with her presence. I have wanted her to stay with us before we leave for KC and it just so happened to be that weekend. Taylor and Emily have been hiding out in the bedroom the whole time Em has been here and I have had to keep Jimmy pretty entertained since the girls really didn't want him to be around. We love having you, Emily, we have missed you.