I am also posting some pics of her last year... She was so small!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2008!!!

Taylor is a pumpkin princess...my mom bought this costume last year at the same time we bought her other pumkpin costume. I was questioning doing sort of the same thing two years in a row but it is so cute I thought Who cares!!! This morning we got up and went to IFC and show everyone our costume. Here she is with Aunt Dani...

THRILLER!

On Monday night Dani, Malory and I went to Thriller. We had a lot of fun just us girls. Thriller was good, amazing dancers, I was not a huge fan of some of the in between vidoes and all that but for the most part we had a ton of fun!! It made me think of being back in high school and getting ready for concerts, and being on stage. Some of my best memories!! I hope Malory had fun cause that was her Birthday present from Mark and I.

New Changes...

Friday night Mark had to go a missonary fireside with the YM's. Right before it started he called me and told me the bishop wanted to meet with us when it was over...I did not want to because I new that it could be me getting released!!! Well, it was BUT I got put back in as 1st counsler, I was 2nd before. I am excited for the presidency.
Today we went in for Tay's 1st year appointment. She is still tall and skinny in about 80% in height and just below 50% for weight. We got shots and she was not happy about that, probably cried the hardest she ever has. As I was trying to get her dressed she just keep crying., she is doing much better now that she has had her nap. She is loving her birthday presents, one of them makes a lot of music and she stands at it and dances... its so cute! She started saying bath, Dani and just the other day I asked her if she wanted a Banana and she said it right back to me. I love all the changes but I find myself missing my baby!! It goes so fast.

Its Taylor Grayce's Birthday party...what a holiday!!!

Tay sitting on her present...she did this to almost all of them
Her loving her new outfit.

OH WOW!!!

Birthday Girl!!

We had so much fun on Tay's Birthday...

It was so much fun watching her open her presents

and get excited. She got the most excited over her cards, they

were so cute!!! I cant believe my baby is ONE!

October 2007
October 2008

It is Taylor Grayce's Birthday today... I cant believe how the year has blown by. What a year it has been. She has brought so much joy into our life, I dont know what we did without her. I have loved watching her grow and develop. Looking back on the year many things stand out but the joy is the biggest thing. I remember her doing simple things but they were the things that meant the most. She had a toy attached to her car seat, when you pulled it it played music... I remember when she first started to pull it EVERYTIME we would hear that music Mark and I would look at each other with such joy. Just recently we bought her a new car seat we were so excited as we put it in, I looked at Mark and he was smiling from ear to ear and I noticed myself doing the same thing. Not only have I loved watching her I love watching her and her daddy. What an amazing DAD he is, from the way he plays with her to simply changing a messy diaper he does everything with such love. She sure does love him and DEMANDS his attention...his FULL attention!!! Today we went to lunch with him and when I took her to leave she got so mad at me...when he is around she usually wants to be right next to him. I love to see the bond they have as father daughter... I have always been really close to my dad and love that Tay and Mark are on the same track!!! There are so many of you that play a huge role in her life and I thank you for your love and support. Most of all I am thankful for Taylor and look forward to having her as my daughter...

TAYLOR HAS HERE FIRST TOOTH. Seems pretty simple but she will be one next Thursday. We have been waiting and waiting for one to arrive but were not suprised she had not gotten on yet, I was one when I got my first tooth. On Sunday she crabbed my finger put it in her mouth and there it was I felt it... dont know exactly how long it has been there. It was almost like she took my finger to tell me Mom, I have a tooth!!!

Sandgren Update

Taylor will be one on the 23rd of this month...wow has the last year flown by. Just the last week she has learned some new things, apparently I say OH WOW to Taylor a lot because she now says it to me... she will see something and go OH WOW. The first time she said it I just looked at her it was as clear as day. She has also started throwing her hands doing touchdown whenever we say TOUCHDOWN!! She is also getting very good at giving high fives. Its crazy to me that a year ago she was this little baby that needed so much done for her and now its a year later and she wants to do EVERYTHING by herself. On Saturday she was not eating breakfast very good so I got her fork out the feed her and she through a fit and wanted to fork... we gave it to her and she tried to feed herself. My mom says she had one just like that...ME!!!!

Another bit of good news is that Mark IS ALMOST DONE WITH THE MILITARY, HE GETS OUT IN NOVEMBER!! I could not be more excited...