I finally got a picture of Dawson's teeth. He's had them for a few weeks now and tries to bite everything.

25 things.

My sister tagged me so here it goes.....
25 things about me

I can't sleep if I haven't brushed my teeth

I have to sleep with socks on

I love sour candy

I love chick flicks and sappy romantics

I get easily addicted to reality t.v

I'm addicted to Pinkberry right now

I love the zoo

I love being a mommy

My baby is the best

I miss living so close to my family

My favorite kind of music is big band

One day I will talk Mike into taking dance lessons with me

He really is the best husband

I like to bake

I like to sew

My family is the best

90% of the time I order a chicken salad when we go out to eat no matter where we are going

My favorite color has always been blue

In high school Gilette was doing a promotion and all of my friends got a free Venus razor I got the Mach 3. Guess they thought Taylor was a boy name

I love my name

I like to mow the lawn

I love summer

I love pineapple

I am a primary teacher

I love to take Dawson on walks

Next I tag Stacey Larson...

My baby is 6 months old.....where did the time go?





We love this little guy so much.

Since we had a longer weekend we decided to do something fun and different. So on Saturday we went to La Jolla. It was so much fun. We walked up and down the beach and we decided that during the summer when it's warmer we are going to snorkel and kayak.





When we got home we went swimming. And on Monday we went down to the outlet mall.




I love the weekends when we get to spend a little extra time with Mike.

We're back

We had such a fun Christmas and New Years home with our families. We braved the long 13 hour drive and Dawson actually did pretty good. He gets fussy in the car now that we are home though I think we probably scared him. We were able to do a lot of fun things while we were home and see a lot of family. We were sad to say goodbye but look forward to visits from our families hopefully in the near future.

Dawson liked to chill on grandpa Jewell's chair



And he loved to watch great-grandpa's train with grandpa Hedin



We went to the mall to see Santa



Mike was throwing up the way home so we made it to Vegas and decided to stay the night.


Dawson got a bouncer and he loves it

Last weekend we made sugar cookies and watched Elf.






I've packed our bags and now we are just waiting for Mike to finish his last final. Five more days and then home to family, snow and Christmas.

We are loving the rain....



And this cute gear from grandma Hedin.

My Birthday and Thanksgiving

We had a nice relaxing day for my birthday. Mike had school so when he got home we went and saw New Moon. I liked it and might possibly be team Jacob now. Then we came home and had dinner out on the deck. One of the good things about San Diego. It was the end of November and we were eating outside.



We stayed here for Thanksgiving and I attempted to make Thanksgiving dinner. It went fine, I think it turned out alright. But we sure missed our families a lot. We forget to take pictures. Sad.

On Saturday we went to the zoo. It was cooler so the animals were out and more active. It was a lot of fun.




We are counting down the days until we get to go home for Christmas. We miss Logan and especially our families.

Quick trip

On Saturday we had a dinner for the Law School Society that Mike is a part of. I was really nervous to leave Dawson with a neighboor because he is still kind of little. I called my mom and was semi joking with her about her coming to babysit. She called me the next day and said she had enough frequent flyer miles and could come for the weekend. I am so greatful for such an awesome mom. We got to go to lunch, do some Christmas shopping and just hang out. And of course Dawson got spoiled once again. We ended up being gone for almost six hours so I was so glad she was here. Thank you so much mom. We already miss you. :)



Dawson started rice cereal this weekend and loves it so far.

Halloween weekend

My parents came out for the weekend and we had so much fun. They brought us lots of food and of course Dawson was spoiled with tons of presents. We got to go to the zoo, shopping, out to eat, trick or treating at Sea World, and just spent time hanging out. I always miss them so much when they leave but am so great full they got to come. This was by far my favorite Halloween. Thank you so much parents for coming. We love you guys.


Grandpa read books to Dawson



And wrestled



And watched sports



Getting ready to go for the day



Lunch at Spaghetti Factory



San Diego Zoo






Cuddling with grandma



Halloween at Sea World





Boys winning prizes for Dawson

Backseat Wife

So, we are driving home from Baskin Robins the other day. Dawson was not happy about being in his car seat so I decided to sit in the back to help calm him down a little bit. We get to a stoplight and a car full of girls pulls up next to us. I guess they didn't see me and Dawson sitting in the back because the girl in the front proceeded to roll her window down and signal Mike. She was totally trying to hit on him. A girl from the back must have told her about me because she got really awkward her face got bright red and she rolled the window back up. We sat there laughing at her while she tried really hard to avoid eye contact with us. That light could not change fast enough for her. In a way I felt bad because I knew she probably felt pretty dumb. But, we got a good laugh.

Halloween Costume

I know it's still a little bit early but we got Dawson his Halloween costume and had to share......

Zoo, Animal Park, and a quick trip home

Last weekend we went to the zoo and the animal park. Dawson started out in his stroller but didn't last long. He clearly likes the pack better. I ended up pushing around an empty stroller. Next time we aren't taking it. :)





I was able to go home for a few days. We went to Dawson's doctor appointment and hung out with the Hedin's. It was so good to see my family. We had so much fun. Dawson is getting big. He is 23.5 inches now and weighs almost 13 pounds. He is such a cute guy. We love him so much and feel very lucky to have him.

MIke's Birthday and Labor Day

Mike's birthday was on the 31st. We went to the San Diego aquarium during the day and to dinner and Sea World at night. The night shows are awesome and we had a lot of fun. Happy Birthday to Mike.



For Labor day we went to breakfast at this cute little cafe we found that you can eat outside. It was really good. Then we spent the day at the pool. Dawson hated how cold the water was and screamed when I put his feet in. Hopefully he gets over that. We also went to an outlet mall that is off the last US exit. Kind of weird you could see Mexico. It had way good stores though and we will for sure go back. It was fun to have a weekend to just hang out. Mike was excited to not have school and I was glad to have him home for a day.



And it wouldn't be complete without some cute random pictures of Dawson.