THE WHOLE GLAM FAM...SO LUCKY...
What started as a 65th birthday celebration for Great Aunt Pat and Cousin Joe turned into family reunion. It was great to meet and greet family, some of which mom has not seen in years. We filled our bellies with the best and then split up. Some headed off to exercise their bods with red neck golf and others their brains with a game of Shanghai. I took the golf route before one of the balls hit back--right across the bridge of my nose, twice! After some snuggles I was off chasing cats, playing ball and racing cars down the driveway with my cousin Damien also known as "Big Mike" to me. I broke in my new pair of shoes with holes in the toe and made memories sure to last. We had a blast to the end only stopping to refuel on Sprite, strawberries and cheese. It was a day of laughs, swapping stories, a few teary eyes and lots of hugs; a day that we all hope comes around more often. We are so lucky to have each other...we just wish we were all a little closer. We love you all and pray God blesses each of you with HIS best until next time.

FALL FESTIVAL...EVEN BETTER THIS YEAR!...
I was so excited; I was a guinea pig all week! My teacher aids were in charge of the face painting station at the festival and I came home with all kinds of fancy designs. There was a martian, a unicorn, a butterfly and now I am adorned with a snake and A SHARK! I must admit that my mom was not thrilled by the body art. On day 1 she thought I had been tattooed! Plus, come 7:00 when it was time to wash I was in tears. I did not want to lose my designs. Mom had to promise there were more to come day 2. They sure did make me smile. This year the fall festival at school was even more fun! I have new friends in class and was able to introduce a few of them to mom. Kennedi is my new best gal pal at school. We look out for each other and play, play, play. I am Spiderman and she is Supergirl. What a team! Kennedi's mom says that I am all she talks about at home (I say sweet stuff about her too.) It may be love and we could have had a date, but I wanted to ride the big slide and Kennedi's mom said no way...she had on heels and a dress. Too bad for her...the slide won...see you in the playyard on Monday! Check out my glasses--scary eyes as I call them. I played game after game and won great prizes. I pinned the nose on the jack-o-lantern, knocked over cans with bean bags and threw balls through holes for these things--I've got a great aim! I even found a few farm animals to wrangle with. I love the bunny and described the donkey as rough and the piglet as cute. The duck on the other hand is just mean! It bit me! That was it for the petting farm. We were off to a new adventure and the cookie walk took the cake! I am a real puzzle solver these days. I figured out that they called spiders as the cookie winners and what-do-you-know...I hopped right on over to a spider! Ta-da! I was a winner! So, if ever you wonder what a shark likes to eat; the answer is snowcones and Cookies! YUMMY! Happy fall yall!

ZOO BOO!...
Another year of fun with friends and fam at the Houston Zoo. Mom loves to hear me call the animals by name and remark on their size or attributes. This year the keepers gave the animals pumpkins to enjoy for enrichment and snacks. We saw bears, lizards, elephants, giraffes and more eating pumpkins and loving them! They were so lively and enjoyed interacting with me and others as they walked by. I picked my own pumpkin to bring home to the Taylor pumpkin patch. We are up to 2 mediums and 1 tiny...calling large pumpkins...we need large pumpkins!

BIKES!...
From one danger to another...I was having lots of fun!

PINKALICIOUS!...
Pink, pink, pink...it is still my favorite color. I like orange too, but pink is positively perfect! It is always the first color I pick up. Mom and dad took me to see the musical--I was surrounded by a sea of every shade of pink you can imagine. Dad even sported a pink shirt--don't ask about mom. Her pink could not be found. I enjoyed reading the book so much mom thought it would be fun to watch it come to life; and it was! Okay, I admit, dad spent most of the time looking at his iphone, but mom and I were captivated. When the show ended we had a hankering for cupcakes. Mom teased that I might turn colors just like Pinkalicious--I was not to fond of that idea. So, we opted for Halloween cupcakes instead. We called mine a spider--we now realize it was a warewolf. Mom and dad turned orange with pumpkin cookies. I ate every bite of the frosting before handing over the cake to mom. Maybe eating too many cupcakes is not such a bad idea :)

WEEKEND WITH THE TAYLORS...

3 kids is 3 times the fun! From start to finish we were go, go, go! We enjoyed every minute of our time together...from cows to cookies!

SHARK BAIT!...
A Halloween preview: angry shark vs smiley shark. I love dressing up and my latest costume is all the rave around my house. I picked it out from a long list of options. I could have been a pirate, Spiderman or a dinosaur, but shark fit me to a "T!" Infact I gave the neighbors quite a fright. I napped, ate and played in my costume. I even wore it to Chili's for a family dinner. I'm so glad mom and dad allow me to express my creative side! They love my imagination at work!



















Watch out! "I'M GONNA EAT YOU!"

BEFORE, DURING and AFTER...
I am 4.5 haircuts in. The half was due to the little trim I gave my curls a few months back. Mom knows it is time for a cut when I start protesting washing and styling. As much as I love playing with and holding onto mom's hair I am not a fan of people playing with mine. Shorter curls make it easier on both of us. Besides that, you would never believe how long my hair is straight! This time it straightened down to the top of my shoulder blades. Dad of course wants it to stay long, but we had to say bye-bye to a few beautiful inches and hello to a cool and easy kept head of styled curls. Mom got a new do too. I waited so patiently while Michele cut her hair while I kept busy. I had a game to play. We both left feeling our best and ready for a week of easy going hair.

OUCH!...
I fell again! And, once again, I fell on my face! OUCH! My school called dad to let him know what happened. I was running on the way to recess and just hit the pavement--face first! I didn't even cry. I am such a tough guy! What are the chances? I have only had one scraped knee, 1 scraped elbow and 6 scraped cheeks, noses and so on. Mom keeps praying that I will catch myself with my arms or hands or bottom for that matter, but until then...thank God for Mederma!
Poll-I don't think it was by chance that they called dad first...do you?

THE THINGS WE SAY...
Know what?...
I love you mom!...followed by the sweetest, tightest hug.
I love you dad!...
Thanks!...followed by the biggest smile.
A surprise....yea!...
Knock, knock...
I want mommy, daddy...
I Spiderman, big muscles...you Hulk?
No school today, alright? Stay home mommy...
Can we play now?...
No wash the hair...
No, that's silly...
What's that smell? It stinks!...
What's that noise? Too loud!...
I'm a shark, big teeth, big eyes, big fin...I'm gonna eat you!...
Off the ponytail (aka honytail)...no ponytail...
Not for babies...for big boys, big kids...
Hush it boy (just so dad will chase him!)
I don't want to!...
I don't like that...that's yucky for me!...
Do you want to play with me?...
Okay!...
I don't know mom...
AH-HAAH! or Dun-dun, dun-dun...

More to come as the words keep comin'...