February 2013

Looks like we were still waiting for this girl to get some hair! She hasn't got much more in the last year.   Well here we were at 2013 Super Bowl party the Newkirks. The Bears weren't in the Super Bowl but we never miss an opportunity to show our team spirit.  

A big month for Taylor Poppy: (Let's face it without her, there would be no Shaw blog!)

She stood up by herself for the 1st time. 

Got her passport (weird that her baby picture will be on there until she's 5!)
Started potty training! Whoo Hoo!

It's kind of fun to look back as I write this seeing Taylor before she could walk pushing boxes around pretty much everyone's house.

We took a trip up to Page to see the family.  As we drove home to Tempe we stopped to snap a couple of pictures at one of our favorite view points that over looks the north end of the Grand Canyon called 'The Cut'.  Little did we know it would be our last time on that road.  Just 12 hours later it collapsed.  Oh and we tried out for the Family Feud! We didn't make it, but it was fun trying out! Even if we were last up. lol!

Onward to catching up… Click Here for a few photos from February … 2013.

January in the Shaw household ~

On the 1st of January we celebrated Christmas at my mom's.  We had one of our family favorites pasta primavera! My sister was home from college for the holidays. It was great to have her home. 

We celebrated OZ's birthday with the usual suspects doing our favorite thing, eating and playing games with family and friends.  OZ received a very cool set of bags for his birthday from Dad & Marilyn! Then off to camp & hunt with family just north of Tucson.  Who doesn't love camping with a a baby?!?  We went to visit Grandma & Grandpa Shaw which luckily always includes a visit with the Logsdon & Shaw cousins! And a party it was as usual! Good food, games of pool and a fire pit with roasted marshmallows.  We visited with Grandma & Grandpa and got in some pinochle playing. Taylor got some new toy boxes, which mama put together and she loves them.  And thank-you Aunt Steph for our bright new sweaters! We love them!

Pictures from Jan 2013 click here. 

Starting to get caught up… only a year behind.  Is this what happens when life gets busy with babies?! :)

Well here we go...

I feel like the 1st year of Taylor Poppy's life was a new 1st year of life for OZ and I.  It's a whole new beginning.  ... And I love it! It's a whole new list of challenges and trial & errors.  It's been exciting, fun, crazy and rewarding!  At moments I think I can't believe we're doing this, we're really doing this!

I'm playing a bit of catch up here.  It's been 8 months already! Unreal how it flys by.  November and December were busy. Taylor turned 1! We had all 8 grandparents in town for the celebration... and celebration it was with 50-60 people piled in to our condo it was a packed house.  We had Thanksgiving at our friend Jonathan's, then the annual Train Park Thanksgiving on the Saturday after.  It was Taylor Poppy's first train ride. Went camping/ hunting... which really consist of the ladies staying at camp playing games with the kids by the campfire, and making a big lunch/dinner, while the men folk spend the morning and late afternoon out hunting.  We had one long night where Taylor was up all night and we couldn't get her to sleep.  Finally about 5 am we just said oh well I guess we're up for the day too.  And would you know it... There was a new tooth in Taylor's mouth! Her 1st tooth! All was worth it when cousin Timmy landed a nice big elk! Since it was the last day of their vacation / hunt and everyone else left it was a ton of work for OZ and Timmy to do alone, but they made it through.  While they were working on the elk and driving across the state, Taylor Poppy & I were home meeting up with my cousin Jenny, hubby Matt & baby Bea! We were so anxiously awaiting our little ones meeting! It was short visit and poor Bea ended up sick, but I loved seeing them together!  So we're looking forward to the next time we are all together again.

At 13 months she was becoming more independent.  She likes to brush her own teeth and feed herself. Taylor is pretty good at sign language. She can tell me when she wants milk, eat, more, all done, fan or book.  I like the little extra communication.  She understands open and close and likes to follow directions.

Christmas:  Whoo HOO! Taylor's 2nd Christmas was sweet.  We had a little family Christmas here in Tempe, then off to Portland for a week of Shaw family fun.  We made the rounds and saw just about everyone while we were there.  Loved every minute!! Then back to home sweet home for a simple New Years Eve.

I'll get caught up eventually.... In the meantime click here for some pictures from November/ December.

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Meg.