Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Another Fun Lake Weekend!

Another great weekend at the lake and another weekend Jake dreams about getting a Boat and a Trailer of his own. =) Trailer should be in the near future but a boat!? Yeah - still a dream for many years. Anyhow - this weekend was a lot of fun! We had our friends Mike, Kym and Finn up on Sunday and had a great time! I used to work with Kym and she's always so much fun - it's gret that we've stayed in touch. Finn is such a sweetheart and quite the Trouper with little naps, lots of sun and his first boat ride. It's gotta be tough for these little guys! Also - I have a new camera - Jake accidently drop and broke my old one so I took A TON of pics this weekend (Kym is my twin in this area though) - they turned out okay but I have some tweaking to do with my camera. Anyhow - below are a few (yes, just a few) from this weekend. It was a good time!


Miss Reagan Dean
The first pic is my fave. She loves the lake and always has so much fun but is ready when it's time to go.
This second one was after a dump in the lake (read tubing below) - lol - she wasn't too happy but dealt well and was over it quick. =)

Isn't she too sweet. Growing so fast! Our beautiful girl.





Reagan walking with Daddy and Uncle Adam to the boat and chilling with Mana on the dock telling stories.


Okay, "Tubing". The first pic is her being pulled in the tube by hand. Poor Papa was probably getting exhausted but it was great and got her ready for the real thing. Being pulled by the boat (at a SUPER slow speed of course). She was SO excited. It was very cute!

Our tube is pretty old. Like when us adults were all kiddos old so - we realized it can't handle as much weight as we were attempting. Eeeek! First pic is all smiles before we had taken off but in the second pic you can see the water rolling over the front of the tube as they begin to sink. =( Needless to say the tube flipped and Reagan freaked! Jake had her and she was in her life vest but I'm sure it was not what she expected. She did so awesome though! We were all so bummed for her and figured it would be awhile before she'd try that again but she has her Mommy's determination and said "Next time with Mommy, Daddy's too big". And of course - the very next day, Papa went and bought a new, bigger, two man tube so when she is ready - we will be too!

Just chillin with sissy in the tube - this did not last long. . . . . .

Miss Taylor is our Ham. Pressing her face on the RV screen here. If Papa saw her doing this - he'd kill Mommy and Mana. But she was so cute and hilarious we had to encourage it.


Here's our sweet girl (I LOVE this pic). Well in the first pic - then she's silly again but we love her for it.


More Silly.
More sweet and tired. It's boat time - that means nap time.
Hangin with Papa

I told you all she was crazy. This is proof. Even in the second pic - she's fighting me.
Taylor and her Buddy Finn and playing in the sand.
Cute Little Finn. He is so sweet!

Finn and Mommy Kym on the boat.

Look how handsome Daddy Jake looks. Okay, I'll give him a break - he is finally getting tan. =)

Oh my. This pic is hilarious! Mommy was stuck in her wakeboard bindings and Papa to the rescue again. Mommy couldn't stop laughing which did not help the situation. She was using Uncle Adam's board and is realizing she'll need one of her own. I'm sure it was great entertainment though.



Uncle Adam and his Dog CeCe and Kym caught one of cool tricks on the Wake Board.


It's starting. . . . . .

Taylor is getting into everything! Here's just a couple recent fun times! Getting into a blue marker and toilet paper. Our Little Stinker. =)
LOL! She even looks guilty in the first picture. =)



Thursday, July 10, 2008

Around the Camp Fire


Oh! I SO forgot to mention the story of Reagan around the Camp Fire on our trip to Guernsey so here it is - Reagan was the youngest of the "Big Kids" (3 and up) and one evening we were hanging out around the fire and all of the kids were taking turns singing songs. Not everyone was up to it and all of these kiddos had a good 2 years+ on her. Reagan's eyes were getting heavy as it was getting later but before I knew it - it was her turn. Although she loves to sing - I thought she'd be a bit shy to sing in front of 20 people especially being tired. If anything - I thought she'd MAYBE sing softly to me and would be overtaken and unnoticed by the chatting, singing and laughing of the other kiddos and adults. But to my surprise she stood right up, walked a bit closer to the light of the fire and sang VERY loud and strong for her little size! She sang her ABC's beginning to end perfectly with a sweet voice that commanded attention. She did SO well! We were all so proud of her and she had so much fun doing it! Such a cute little evening I hope to always remember!




Monday, July 7, 2008

Our Baby is One!

CHEEEEESE!!!!!


Our Baby is One year old! It's so crazy to me how different kiddos can be - I have truely learned that this past year. Taylor is such a little peach and such a wonderful addition to our family! We all love her so much! She's already her own little person charming everyone with her contagious smile. She's super silly and loves making us all laugh. She's a happy little girl but can also be a little feisty if things aren't going her way. She knows she's the second child and doesn't put up with much. She's all Daddy with that charm and feisty side not to mention she looks quite a bit like her Daddy and Big Brother Logan in Heaven (Logan was all Daddy). Lucky for her she got Mommy's skin and doesn't burn like Daddy though. She also has Mommy's love for talking - she is such a chit chatty baby. She tries repeating everything and learns so much from her big sister whom she loves I think more than anything else. They are so close and love to play together! Taylor tries doing everything Reagan does which amazes me that she's not walking yet. Like Reagan, she loves boatloads of hugs and kisses and will blow a kiss to anyone and everyone and she gives the biggest sloppiest kisses ever! She puts puppies to shame! She likes, clapping, singing, screaming and giggling, she's our busy girl and keeps Mommy on her toes. She loves her sissy's tunnel and climbing and moving! She is such a joy and growing like a weed - we're thrilled to see what the next year brings.




12 Months


11 Months
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9 Months (this pic cracks me up)
Another 9 Month (I couldn't pick)





8 Months




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5 Months (this pic also makes me laugh - I told you she was feisty)








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