Taylor's Birthday Present

For Taylor's Birthday Present, we decided to surprise her with...



She was soooo excited. Here she is on the "C" in California at the entrance of Disneyland.

We rode many rides including the Jungle Cruise tour...

and the teapots from Alice and Wonderland.

It was such a fun day. The kids loved Toon Town.

We wanted to ride the runaway train at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, but the power went out, so we had a photo op for you to see:

They met many Disney Characters, including:

Cinderella,

Bert and Mary Poppins,

and even Cruella DeVil. However, Taylor just wanted to meet Minnie, but no luck all day.

Mike was really hoping that Taylor would want to ride the Hollywood Tower of Terror,
but she didn't even want to go on that ride when she heard all of the screams
from the other side of the park!!!

We then took Taylor to meet Sully and Boo at the Monsters, Inc. Laboratory.

When she was little, I always thought that she looked like little Boo.

But now she's growing up so fast.

Then all of a sudden, Taylor saw Minnie!! Minnie put her arm around Taylor
and brought her to spot that she loves to take pictures at.

Finally, she got to meet her best girlfriend, Minnie Mouse. YAY!!

Taylor was so excited about the events of the day that she got careless
and got caught up in a net!


Oops!!

Disneyland is gorgeous at night.



Taylor is the best gift that Heavenly Father has ever given our family!!

Taylor's Birthday Cake

Just wanted to share Taylor's 9th Birthday Cake with you. This cake was fun and really yummy!!! The outside was yellow, which is Taylor's favorite color.


Wasn't it pretty? If you can't guess, yes, those are butterflies made out of chocolate that I made myself. hehehe.....


Then on the inside, I made layers of orange, aquamarine and pink.
It was really fun and such a hit with the kids.

Taylor loved it and that is all that mattered.

XOXOXO

Happy Birthday, Joy!!

The Howell Family loves, loves, loves, Joy!! We hope that you have a wonderful birthday and we hope that you get all you need and all you desire. Happy Birthday, Joy!!

Happy 9th Birthday Taylor!

1-21-01 was a special day.

The Howells had their 1st little baby.

The 1st Oliveros grandchild was born.

And so my 1st niece made her appearance.

I just love Taylor. She's always been a smart little girl, but she's also so responsible and just down right gorgeous. I was really impressed when we were all there during Christmas at how she really helped out all her siblings and cousins. She's a just wonderful girl.

Happy Birthday Taylor! Enjoy your last single digit birthday!

Kissing Boy

He's getting bigger and it's been so fun. Here's the boy giving kisses and smiles.

Future Firefighter

On Wednesday our playgroup went to the Holland Firehouse. Gabriel loved it and kept jumping up and down shouting, "I'm so excited! I'm so excited!" He's also decided that he wants to be a firefighter when he grows up.

He tried on the fireman's helmet, but about fell over from the weight. Too funny!

Those Oliveros Cuties

We've been having a very busy fall. Gabriel is loving preschool and it's so fun to see him learning so many new things. He's learned the Pledge of Allegiance and it's so cute hearing him say "indivisible." Here are some new pics of the kids together. Gabriel loves cuddling Genevieve (sometimes too much!)

We went to the opening of Lucas County's new arena and they had it set-up so that the kids could take shots at the goal on the ice. Gabriel really liked it, as long as the Walleye mascot kept his distance. Gabriel is not a fan of any of those big costumes. If that cow is ever outside the Chic-fila @ the mall we have to do a big detour around the food court to avoid it.

We've also gotten to go to the Zoo a couple of times. They have a new exhibit, Nature's Neighborhood w/ a jungle gym, stream and lots of hands on fun.

Here are some pictures of our little butterflies. One is obviously having more fun than the other.

I'm trying to take more pictures, but it's so sad how picture crazy we went on Gabriel and Genevieve isn't nearly as documented. I'm trying to keep up with her though. It's amazing how much she changes each day and she is getting so long! I think her eyes have almost settled on a color. They're looking more green these days so we'll see what they end up. I was sure she'd have brown eyes, but I think she will take after her Grandmas. She's a very happy baby and we all have fun making her laugh. The other day she was cracking up whenever Gabriel would say "football." Too cute!!

That's all for now!! Love you!