The Skinner's

Cute misc Christmas pics

2009-12-26T09:47:00.000-08:00

My sweet baby getting excited about Christmas.

Christmas 2009

2009-12-26T09:33:00.001-08:00

Taylor had an awesome Christmas. She got so much stuff I don't know where we are gonna put it all. She had a blast and loved opening presents. She would open one present, look at it, throw it aside and yell "I want another" lol She is a very special little girl and the most important thing in my life.

Christmas 2009

2009-12-26T09:22:00.000-08:00

Taylor's hair cut

2009-12-26T09:15:00.000-08:00

Sorry it has been so long since I have updated Taylor's blog. There just has been a lot going on these past few months.
Here are some cute pics of Taylor getting her hair cut.

Misc pictures of Taylor

2009-10-13T18:54:00.000-07:00

Here are some random pictures of Taylor. Sweet baby.

Fall Festival

2009-10-12T06:15:00.000-07:00

We took Taylor to the fall festival at my neice's school. She played games and rode the ponies. Here is a pic of her riding the pony like a big girl.

Taylor's first day of school

2009-10-12T06:11:00.000-07:00

Unfortunetly we did not get a lot of pictures on Taylor's first day of school but here are a couple of her fitting right in. She started playing immediately. She has really enjoyed going to school and this school has really been a blessing. She has learned so much and is so polite and well mannered now.

Our night out

2009-09-01T14:02:00.000-07:00

On Friday night we went out to The Hangout and the Pink Pony. We had a very good time listening to the band play. On Saturday night we went out on a sunset cruise on a huge sailboat. Little did I know that when the cruise was over and everyone got off the boat was all ours. We went in the marina restaurant and got dinner, took it back on the boat and went back out by ourselves for a little while. Then we docked on another private dock where a guy playing the saxophone came up. It was really amazing. He played for about 30 minutes then we went back to dock. Dallas really schemed up a good plan. I was very surprised and shocked.

Beach Baby

2009-09-01T13:47:00.000-07:00

Taylor absolutely loved the ocean. She would just take off running into it. We really had to keep an eye on her because she was very brave. It only took a small wave to knock her down but she loved it.

Taylor's new Doro Bed

2009-09-01T13:43:00.000-07:00

We finally got Taylor out of our bed!!!!!!!!!! We went and got Taylor a toddler bed to put beside our bed. She loves Dora the Explorer so we got her the Dora sheets. She says, " I want to sleep in my Doro bed." Too cute.

Cuttin grass with Daddy

2009-09-01T13:40:00.000-07:00

One of Taylor's favorite things to do is to "Cut grass with Daddy." If we ever need to bribe her in any way all we have to say is, "Do you want to cut grass with daddy?" She will do whatever you ask her to do.

2009-08-11T10:41:00.000-07:00

Mommy, Taylor, and Daddy

Swimin in our babinsuits

2009-08-11T10:35:00.000-07:00

Taylor is obsessed with "swimmin in her babinsuit." We have been pool bums this summer and Taylor has grown really attatched to simming. She is doing very well swimming in swimmies. Here are a few pictures of us swimming.

Dallas and Taylor

2009-08-08T18:26:00.000-07:00

Ok so we all know that Taylor looks like Dallas but did you know exactly how much she looked like Dallas? Here are two of Dallas's baby pictures. Take a good look at them and then scroll down to see Taylor's recent pics. They are identical.

My little model

2009-08-04T11:21:00.001-07:00

We went to Portrait Innovations today and had Taylor's picture made, finally. We had been putting it off for so long but we did it and here are just a few of the ones we took. She did a really good job. I was so proud of her.

Misc pictures of Taylor

2009-07-31T12:57:00.000-07:00

Here are some random pictures of Taylor modeling her bathing suit, sun glasses, and playing with the bunny rabbit.

Taylor and cousin Ava

2009-07-31T12:56:00.000-07:00

Taylor and cousin Ava sharing a chair together. They are so sweet together and actually do pretty good sharing.

Picking Blueberries

2009-07-07T12:18:00.000-07:00

On the 4th of July we decided to visit a blueberry patch in Coker where you pay $7.00 and pick a gallon of blueberries. We had so much fun and the blueberries are delicious. Taylor had a blast although she was eating them as fast as she was picking them.

Happy Birthday Keneethia!!

2009-07-07T12:13:00.000-07:00

Keneethia turned the big 30!!!!!! Our friend Lorie threw Keneethia a birthday party at her house in June. It turned out very nice. We all had a great time. Here are a few pictures from the day.

2009-07-01T06:19:00.000-07:00

Monday night we went to dinner with Dallas's dad, Greg. He took us to Sante Fe to eat and it was awesome. Here are some pictures of Taylor on the bull out by the restaurant. Before we left, Taylor was playing with her legos and her and Dallas made this really huge tower out of every piece of lego. She was so proud of it.

Taylor's hair cut

2009-06-28T09:11:00.000-07:00

We finally did it!!! We cut Taylor's hair significantly. It is absolutely adorable. She was so good and was very still and patient. I was so proud of my big girl. Her hair is now to her shoulders.

Sleepy head

2009-06-25T15:31:00.000-07:00

When we get ready to go to bed at night, we go get Taylor from her bed, change her diaper and take her to bed with us. Well she was so tired this night that when Dallas went to change her diaper she never woke up. This is a picture of her in the middle of getting her diaper changed sound asleep.

Taylor was so tired after her long father's day. She was so cute passed out in the truck on the way to my parent's house.

Father's day

2009-06-24T10:45:00.000-07:00

Father's day we met Donna, Johnny and Bret for lunch at Suren restaurant downtown. We had a great lunch. After lunch we went to my parent's house in Greensboro and visited with my family. Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of that.

Maw-maw and Paw-paw

2009-06-24T10:42:00.000-07:00

As most of you already know Maw-maw and Paw-paw have moved to the Bahamas. We miss them more than words can describe. They are two of the most special people in the world. We love them so much and can't wait to see them. Here is a beautiful picture of them at their home in the Bahamas.

Bama Belle

2009-06-24T10:38:00.000-07:00

Saturday Taylor went for a ride on the Bama Belle with Mawmaw, Pop, and Bret. She had a blast. Here are a few pics for that day.

Bye Bye bottles

2009-06-13T10:54:00.000-07:00

Ok, I know this sounds crazy but Taylor is just now done with bottles!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank goodness!!!!!!! We decided it was time Taylor started being a big girl and give her bottles to the bunny rabbit. So far so good. She was ok with the bunny having her bottles. We are two days in to it and she has not thrown a fit for them yet. My little girl is growing up. Next is the paci.

Chloe and Taylor

2009-06-13T10:47:00.000-07:00

Taylor went to see her very first movie last Sunday. Taylor and her new friend Chloe went to see the Movie UP. Chloe did really well but she has been going to movies since she was a baby. Taylor, on the other hand, had not been to a movie before. It actually went pretty good. Taylor's only problem was she wanted to stand and watch the movie and the people in front of us was not crazy about Taylor pulling on their chair. The movie was 1 1/2 hours long and we left 20 minutes early so I would say that is pretty good. After the movie Chloe and Janese (Chloe's mom) came over and we cooked and let the girls play. They had a great time and we really look forward to hanging out with them again.

Storytime at the Library

2009-06-13T10:40:00.000-07:00

We have started going to storytime at the public library downtown. They read the children several books then do some sort of activity with them. Taylor loves it. Here is a few pics of her doing their coloring craft.

Random pics

2009-05-31T17:55:00.001-07:00

Taylor at River walk admiring the river through the fence.

Taylor playing with her bubble gun.

Barnes and Noble

2009-05-31T17:51:00.001-07:00

Taylor really loves books. She could spend all day just looking at different books. Here are some pictures of her at Barnes and Noble just helping herself to all the books.

Pool baby

2009-05-31T17:50:00.001-07:00

Taylor playing outside in her pool with her cool shades on.

Grandmama and Grandaddy's house

2009-05-31T17:47:00.000-07:00

Taylor riding the golf cart with grandaddy.

Taylor sitting by grandmama's flowers.

Bunny Mansion

2009-05-27T11:17:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of the bunny mansion I was talking about. See why our bunny is named Lucky? He is one lucky rabbit.

Birthday party

2009-05-24T07:06:00.001-07:00

On Sat we went to John Evan's birthday party at the Skate Park in Cottondale. I have never been there before but it is very neat. There are tons of really steep ramps to skate on. Here are a few pics of Taylor playing with other people's toys. haha

Happy Birthday John Evan!!!!!!

Playing with friends

2009-05-24T07:01:00.001-07:00

On Thursday I kept my friend, Caroline's kids. Sydney, John Evan, and Taylor had a blast together. They rode in the wagon, colored, ate Popsicles and played with the bunny rabbit. They were so good even though Taylor is spoiled rotten and does not know how to share. We have really got to work on that. But Sydney and John Evan were really sweet to her even though she was acting ugly.

2009-05-24T07:00:00.000-07:00

Taylor pushing Lucky ( the bunny rabbit) around in her grocery cart.

Playdate

2009-05-24T06:54:00.000-07:00

Ava Brooke and Taylor having a playdate. They water colored, played baseball, rode bikes, and much more. They really had a great time.
They also brought there bunny rabbit over to play with ours.

Bunny rabbit and the carnival

2009-05-17T18:20:00.000-07:00

We took Taylor to the carnival in town on Tuesday, and had a blast. Taylor rode every ride that was age appropriate. Then as we were getting ready to leave, Dallas played the most impossible game at the carnival, the ring toss. The game involves floating ducks in a baby pool with rings around their neck. Dallas bought 15 rings for $5.00 and started tossing. Well, a couple of times the ring would land on the duck's head but not make it over the bill of the duck, so they let him toss again. Well on the very last ring I was about to walk away thinking it was over and he got it around the duck's neck completely. I was totally shocked. So needless to say we came home with a bunny rabbit. We absolutely love him so far. We named him Lucky because he was very lucky to get out of the carnival. Dallas has built him a bunny mansion and that rabbit is living the good life. haha Well ask me in a few months if I still like him.

Random pics

2009-05-17T18:10:00.000-07:00

Taylor's cousin Aubrey stopped by for a visit the other day. They got to play together for a while and she really enjoyed it. We were very happy to see her.

Taylor's birthday

2009-04-29T18:54:00.001-07:00

For Taylor's second birthday we decided not to have a big birthday party. Instead we had a small get together with my side of the family in Greensboro at my parent's house. We had a blast and Taylor did too. Here are some pics from the day. The picnic table was one of her birthday presents from her meemaw. She really loves it and it fits her perfect.

Random Pics

2009-04-29T18:49:00.000-07:00

Taylor sleeping like an angel. She is so precious when sleeping.

Taylor and her daddy in the Taxidermy shop at my parent's house. She was absolutely terrified of the bull they had mounted.

Taylor has become quite the little dancer lately. This is a picutre of her getting down with her bad self.

The Barnyard

2009-04-24T19:38:00.001-07:00

Taylor, Ava Brooke, Amber and myself went to the barnyard today. The girls had a blast. Taylor was so excited to see all the animals. She got to ride a pony, take a boat ride, feed the fish, goats, bunnies, and many more great animals. She absolutely loved it and was not scared of anything. I was very proud of her. She really enjoyed giving a baby pig a bottle.

Outside playtime

2009-04-21T13:30:00.000-07:00

Taylor and Baylee playing outside. An airplane flew over and scared Taylor so Baylee was explaining to Taylor that is was just an airplane and that it could not hurt her. They are so cute together.

Easter flashback

2009-04-13T09:03:00.001-07:00

Look at my sweet little angel last year at Easter. She has grown so much it just breaks my heart. She is such a blessing in our life. I thank God everyday for my special gift.

The Easter Bunny Came!!

2009-04-13T08:57:00.000-07:00

Taylor woke up to the Easter Bunny's surprise. She was so excited to see all her stuff. She got bubbles, bubble bath, bath salts, stickers, gel pens, sunglasses, sticky pads, and much more.

Hunting Eggs

2009-04-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

Taylor hunting Easter eggs like a pro.

Easter (Our Lord has Risen)

2009-04-13T08:32:00.000-07:00

Taylor coloring her Easter Eggs. She had a blast. I really let her do it pretty much by herself. The only thing I helped her do was get the eggs in and out of the dye.

Although we all enjoy dying Easter eggs and the Easter bunny coming to bring us yummy treats we all need to stop and think about the real meaning of Easter. We tend to get caught up in all the propaganda of holidays that the true meaning is lost. OUR LORD HAS RISEN!!!!! What a wonderful thing. The Lord died a very slow and painful death so our sins could be washed clean. THANK YOU LORD!!! I love the Lord and thank God everyday for my many blessings. The Lord has blessed me way beyond what I deserve. I sin everyday but I am a child of God and that is the best gift of all.

Egg Hunt

2009-04-07T18:35:00.000-07:00

Taylor hunting Easter Eggs at Bowers Park. I am sure we will have many more egg hunts before Easter gets here. She was such a little pro. I didn't even have to show her what to do she just started picking them up and putting them in her basket.

Cute Random pictures

2009-04-07T18:32:00.000-07:00

Taylor outside enjoying the "puppydawgs."

Taylor taking a relaxing bubble bath, sucking on that paci.

Popsicle

2009-04-02T14:52:00.000-07:00

Taylor eating her popsicle that she took away from her daddy.

Easter Bunny

2009-04-01T17:37:00.000-07:00

I took Taylor to see the Easter Bunny in the mall today and she loved it. Like Santa, she talked to him and really enjoyed sitting there. I got a beautiful picture.

2009-04-01T14:23:00.000-07:00

We were sitting out on our back patio the other night and noticed what a beautiful picture this scene made so Dallas took a picture with his phone.

Baylee's birthday party

2009-03-28T18:28:00.000-07:00

Baylee had her birthday party at Leland Lanes this year. Taylor had a blast and so did all the adults.

Looks like daddy was getting him some lessons on bowling.

Taylor and cousin Ava were socializing.

Taylor and the birthday girl.

Taylor patiently waited on her ball to come back to her.

Dallas helping Taylor bowl.

Happy Birthday Baylee

2009-03-28T18:22:00.000-07:00

Daddy showing Taylor how to bowl. She was pretty good at it.

Baylee, the birthday girl, turned 9!!!! Happy Birthday Baylee !!!

Potty Training

2009-03-28T18:17:00.000-07:00

I got this bright idea to try to potty train Taylor, well it didn't work out as planned. She did really well the first two days but that third day was awful. She completely regressed on the third day. I was completely stressed to the max and needless to say she is back in diapers for now. I will try again in about 4 months. She is so sweet and precious and she was just not very happy about potty training and my heart was not completely in it either so we will just have to wait.

Springtime fun

2009-03-22T18:27:00.000-07:00

We have been enjoying all this beautiful weather and taking full advantage of it. We have been staying outside. Here are some pics of Taylor soaking up the outdoors.

Springtime fun

2009-03-22T18:17:00.000-07:00

More outdoor pics.

Four leaf clover

2009-03-22T18:13:00.000-07:00

Taylor was looking for a four leaf clover.

Taylor modeling

2009-03-22T18:11:00.000-07:00

Taylor modeling her new outfit.

My little bunny

2009-03-16T19:49:00.000-07:00

Taylor modeling her little bunny ears.

Lazy couch potato

2009-03-16T19:45:00.001-07:00

Early in the morning our routine is to get up, give Taylor her bottle, then watch cartoons together for about 30 minutes, then we get ready to go to the gym. Well on this morning Taylor decided she did not want to get ready for the gym, that cartoon time was not over. So when I got up to go get ready she immediately took my spot on the couch and pulled the blanket up over her and laid back on the pillow. My little couch potato.

Outside playtime

2009-03-16T19:40:00.000-07:00

Taylor got a new bubble gun from Toys R Us the other day and while the weather was so beautiful we went out and played.

2009-03-09T16:57:00.000-07:00

Just some cute pics of Taylor outside playing with the "puppydogs."

Taylor insisted on wearing her little hat around in the house while pushing her baby in her stroller.

2009-03-01T08:33:00.000-08:00

More snow pictures!!!!!

2009-03-01T06:29:00.000-08:00

Pictures of our beautiful snow fall we got on Sunday. Taylor was not crazy about being outside in it and was very eager to go back inside.

2009-03-01T06:28:00.000-08:00

My beautiful brown eyed girl!

2009-03-01T06:25:00.000-08:00

Taylor coloring on her art easel she got for Christmas.

2009-03-01T06:23:00.000-08:00

Taylor was eating her crackers and I noticed she was trying to feed her baby. How sweet is that?

2009-02-06T20:21:00.000-08:00

More gymnastics pictures. Here are some pictures of Taylor at gymnastics wearing her cute little leotard.

2009-01-16T15:07:00.000-08:00

Taylor jumping on the trampoline.

2009-01-16T14:30:00.000-08:00

Taylor has started taking gymnastics at University of Alabama. She absolutely loves it. They get to jump on the trampoline, walk the balance beam, and so much more. Here are a few videos I took of her.

2009-01-16T14:22:00.001-08:00

Cute pics of Taylor doing gymnastics.

2009-01-16T14:17:00.000-08:00

Taylor modeling her new outfit.

2009-01-07T16:11:00.000-08:00

Taylor got her first hair cut today. Michelle, at Tera Lane trimmed Taylor's hair. She was so good and cooperated so well. What a big girl!

2009-01-07T16:04:00.000-08:00

Just some cute pictures of Taylor playing in her princess outfit.

2008-12-25T14:33:00.000-08:00

Here is a pic of most of Taylor's toys. This does not cout her gift cards and some other small things she got. She is one spoiled little girl.

2008-12-25T14:16:00.000-08:00

Christmas Day my dad, mom, sister, neice, and Dallas's dad came over to our house to see what Santa brought Taylor and to exchange gifts. Let's just say Taylor racked up again. Here are a few pics of Christmas Day.

2008-12-25T14:03:00.000-08:00

*Christmas Eve*

Christmas Eve we went to Dallas's grandparent's house, Maw maw and Paw paw. We had a blast as usual. Taylor got a lot of nice toys. Here are a few pics of Taylor opening her presents and playing with the other children. Christmas was a blast this year with Taylor but a little overwhelming. Taylor got a lot more presents than I had expected and we are gonna have to do some cleaning out to find a place to put them.

2008-12-25T13:55:00.000-08:00

Just some random and cute pics of Taylor.

2008-12-21T19:38:00.000-08:00

Ok did I mention that Taylor loves Santa. Well here are a few pics of when we went to see Santa. Little did I know that they let you take pics with your camera if you are buying pictures, and of course I did not have my camera with me. My friend, Caroline did though. She took some really good pics of Taylor giving Santa her really long list of things that she wanted for Christmas. She was even pointing things out in case he didn't understand.

2008-12-16T18:10:00.000-08:00

Today my friend, Caroline and her two kids, John Evan and Sydney, went to see Santa Clause today at the mall. Taylor was so excited!! I was really worried that she would cry but that girl loved Santa. She got right up into his lap and starting talking away. She just talked and talked. I guess she had a really long list. Anyway she stopped talking long enough to get a cute pic and then she started talking again. I was so impressed with her. Here is her pretty picture with Santa Clause.

2008-12-16T18:04:00.000-08:00

Just some really cute pics of Taylor playing around.

2008-12-16T18:01:00.000-08:00

Taylor loves our Christmas tree. It was hard at first to keep her out of it but she has gotten a lot better.

2008-12-16T17:58:00.000-08:00

My sweet sweet angel. She was so tired that while Meemaw and I were talking we noticed Taylor was real still and quiet and sure enough she was sound asleep.

2008-11-28T19:49:00.001-08:00

For Thanksgiving we went to visit Dallas's Dad's side of the family in Montgomery. Here are a few pics with some of Dallas's cousins. Sarah, Alisa, and Kayla.

Here is a pic of Taylor and I in front of the aquarium at Bass pro shops. We absolutely love that store.

2008-11-28T19:45:00.001-08:00

While we were in Montgomery this weekend at Dallas's Grandma's house, Taylor got to visit with the puppy dogs there. Here is a pic of Taylor looking out the window so intently at the puppy dog.

Taylor and poppy.

2008-11-28T19:36:00.000-08:00

Taylor wearing Dallas's hat. She loves when he put his caps on her. Her is Taylor showing off Daddy's new hat.

Taylor gets her little nails painted for the first time. While I was getting my hair done at Tera Lane, Dallas decided to paint Taylor's nails while they waited. They turned out really good. She was so proud of them.

Taylor coloring.

Taylor and Johnny showing off their new style of playing with crayons.

2008-11-11T17:57:00.000-08:00

We had a MOMs club meeting at Cardinal Park and here are some pics of Taylor and Baylee playing on the playgroud. They had a blast. Taylor said Baylee's name over and over and over again today. At the end of the day Baylee said I am really tired of hearing my name. hahahaha.

2008-11-11T17:53:00.000-08:00

We went out to our land the other day to work on our well house. Here is a pic of Taylor all bundled up and the other pic is Dallas working on the well house. It was so cold that day. Taylor was such a good girl.

2008-11-03T17:27:00.000-08:00

Monday Dallas, Greg Carpenter, and I went to see Rick and Bubba at their studio. We had a great time. We were there from 7-10a.m. and we loved every minute of it. They were absolutely halarious and very nice. Here are a few pics of during their radio broadcast and afterwards when we hung out and talked with them.

2008-11-02T09:08:00.000-08:00

After we got done trick-or-treating we went over to our church where Taylor got to play games.

Then on the way home Taylor just passed out in the car. She was so tired.

2008-11-02T09:00:00.000-08:00

Halloween night we took Taylor, cousin Ava, cousin Baylee, and Bret out trick-or-treating. We ran into Ava-Brooke while out. We had a great night. Taylor had a blast and got tons of candy.

2008-11-02T08:57:00.000-08:00

We had our monthly trip to the nursing home on Friday. The kids dressed in their costumes and we had some new friends join us that day.

2008-11-02T08:53:00.000-08:00

Taylor modeling her new outfit.

2008-10-27T17:57:00.000-07:00

Just some cute pics of Taylor in her pretty little outfit.

2008-10-27T17:55:00.000-07:00

Taylor trying to wear her daddy's hunting boots. Not really her size.

2008-10-27T17:49:00.000-07:00

This weekend we went to my Aunt and Uncle's house for a get together and Taylor and her cousin Grayson got to play together for the first time. They really hit is off. Here a few cute pics of them playing together.

2008-10-26T07:43:00.000-07:00

Just some cute ramdom pics of my baby.

2008-10-16T18:29:00.000-07:00

Taylor got a harmonica a little while back but she finally learned how to play it. Here is a little clip of her playing it.

2008-10-16T18:25:00.000-07:00

Just some cute pics of my sweet little girl.