The Beard Babies

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Our First Zoo Trip and Illinois Friends

Last week, we loved having Mom, Norma, Lisa, Whitney and Cory come visit us. They came down on Sunday and stayed through Wednesday. I always love seeing them. They are life-long friends and we always seem to pick up right where we left off whether it's been a few days or a few months. Norma has always been my mom's best friend. They met in elementary school as my mom moved from Chicago to a rural, small Illinois town named Kinmundy. She has many great memories from there and many stories that have a way of resurfacing when Norma is around. Lisa, Norma's daughter, was on Spring Break last week so it worked out for them to come down to see the girls and for us to all catch up. She brought her daughter and son, Whitney and Cory, and Kyle and Sean stayed in Illinois. We missed seeing them, but were so glad to see part of the Taylor clan! While they were here, we visited Puckett's in Franklin, the Nashville Zoo, the State Capitol, and had a stop at the nail shop and Green Hills Mall. We hope to visit them soon in their new home!

Cory is learning early about the best place in the mall for guys....the benches with cute girls!

Cory, Elizabeth, Mary Charlotte, and Whitney at the zoo

Whitney is so good with the girls. They loved her!

Elizabeth with Di Pie's hand

Thank you for all our cute new summer clothes, Lisa and Whitney!

Mary Charlotte being silly

The girls and the kangaroos! Yes, that's a real kangaroo!

We were so excited Daddy took off from work for a couple hours
so that he could be with them during their first zoo trip!

MC is a Daddy's girl

We love all this pink!

Daddy and E checking out the tortoises!

What cute prairie dogs!

Not sure they should have displayed the one on the right. Hope it didn't scare the children!

Mary Charlotte in Di Pie's dress and big girl car seat

Elizabeth in Di Pie's dress and big girl car seat

Monday, April 13, 2015

Easter Eggs, Bubbles, Horses, and Big Girl Class

These past few days have been full of firsts for our girls. On the Saturday before Easter, we spent the afternoon at the Beard Farm hunting for Easter eggs, riding a horse, and catching bubbles. The big cousins hunted in a big field using the four wheelers and the babies were inside hunting eggs on a comfy rug. They started out a little slow, but as soon as Mary Charlotte discovered the puffs inside she became much more interested! We spread a quilt out and enjoyed the bubble maker Mimi bought for all the babies. The girls loved watching them float away. Our girls got to ride Trigger, the horse, after all the hunting and eating was finished. Trigger was a horse from Jason's childhood that he raced on, so it was so special that our girls along with G-Daddy got to put these babies on top for a ride. Mary Charlotte felt the mane and loved every minute. Elizabeth, on the other hand, was a little scared at first and unsure if equestrianism is for her!

The girls second Easter Sunday was a little bittersweet. It was their last Sunday school class in the nursery with the other babies. Starting next Sunday, they will be in the big girl one-year-old class. No more rocking chairs and baby talk for them! We are excited about seeing their growth, but we may have had a tear or two in our eyes as we left them in there for the last time! They have been such a blessing to our family and girls. We are so thankful for Ms. Melinda, Mrs. Carolyn, Mrs. Brenda, and Mrs. Debbie.

More posts coming soon from our first zoo trip! Love and hugs from Nashville! XOXOXO