&t The Taylor Family: September 2009

Sunday, September 27

Still Painting away

Abbi's room still isn't finished but it is coming along. I wanted to get it done last weekend but I just didn't have the time. I worked on it some more today but, of course, still have more to do. I plan on taking some time off of work pretty soon so if it isn't done by then I will definitely be finishing it up. It could have been done a long time ago but I am such a perfectionist I just can't leave any little imperfection alone. I can't tell you how annoying it is but at least it will look good in the end!

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Saturday, September 26

Build a Bear

Peter didn't get as much work done during the week as he would have liked. Between taking the kids to school, making lunches, feeding Javan, and picking them up his days were pretty full. He asked if I would take care of all the kids today and I had already made plans to take them out of the house so it worked our great. I decided to take the kids to the Altamonte Mall and let the girls use their Build A Bear gift cards they got for their birthdays from Aunt Janell and Uncle Wyatt. I didn't tell them where we were going because they love surprises. I only told them it was somewhere they had never been before. When we got to the mall they were super excited to see what we were doing. Bresa knew right away which animal she wanted to make but it took Abbi a while longer to figure it out. She really wanted a giraffe but they didn't have any so she eventually settled for a unicorn as well. They had a great time fluffing them up and picking a heart and kissing it before they put it in their unicorns. There were special wings that were made specifically for the unicorns so of course we had to get those for each girl. Then I let the girls each pick out any outfit they wanted. Abbi picked the pumpkin Halloween costume and Bresa picked out a separate skirt and shirt. They each got those big cardboard houses that the bears come in and they carried their own boxes while I shopped around the mall a bit more. We ate at the food court and the girls talked all about what they had planned for their unicorns when we got home. When we did eventually make it home the girls went to work coloring their boxes, it will still take them awhile before they are done with them.

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Sunday, September 20

Crown Financial

Starting today I will be teaching a class at church. It is for Crown Financial Ministries which was founded by Howard Dayton. It's an awesome study of what God's Word says about finances and spending. Peter and I took the class a year ago and I felt lead to lead a class but Javan was born the same month is started so I decided that wasn't the time. Peter lead a class though and enjoyed it but decided he just didn't have the time while he plays on the worship team and we lead a Life Group. When this teaching period rolled around I jumped at the chance to take his place. The class meets once a week for 10 weeks and everyone who takes it has to be committed. There is daily homework as well as a verse to learn every week as well as weekly worksheets that need to be filled out. It seems like a lot of work but the class is so great and I got a lot out of it. Hopefully I will get even more out of it by leading the class.

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Friday, September 18

Big Helpers

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Sunday, September 13

Party Weekend

The girls got invited to 3 birthday parties for Saturday. We only went to one because we knew we couldn't make them all. We had a great time celebrating Joshua's third birthday and the pool helped make the kids tired for a nice nights sleep. After church today we had another party to go to for Brogan who turned 6. Once again the girls got to swim. Bresa is getting pretty good at swimming considering we don't have a pool, she is very persistent and strong willed. Abbi just floats around usually and Javan just loves to splash, I am pretty sure he could do that all day long. We had to take him out yesterday and today because he couldn't stay awake. So cute!!l

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Thursday, September 10

Putting up walls

Yesterday and today my Dad and Judy came out to our house while we I was at work. Peter and I thought that it might be nice to have a little half wall where the front door is to kind of divide the room from the foyer. This way when Peter's customers come to the house and come in, they won't immediately step into our living room. Once we got the idea I knew just who to call. Dad and Judy did a great job and even brought new window treatments for the front window. It's amazing how something so simple could transform the whole room! They also put up the chair rail and crown moulding in Abbi's room (can't wait until I finish the rest of it). Peter and I have a little bit of work to do on the wall but all the hard stuff is done. Thanks for everything Dad and Judy, it all looks great!!

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Monday, September 7

Labor Day Fun

I always enjoy a long weekend but this one was especially packed with fun and friends. Our life group usually meets on Mondays but since it was Labor Day we decided to take this week off. Just about all the members of the group had today off so we decided to meet up for breakfast. Bill and Brenda were the hosts this morning so we went over there and had a very large and delicious meal prepared by Bill. We all brought a little something to add but Bill and Brenda definitely provided the bulk of it. Bill is a great cook so anytime he offers to make something we all jump at the chance of tasting his creations. We had a great time just hanging out and talking but pretty soon Peter and I had to go because we were crashing another Life Group party somewhere else. We headed over to Paul and Nancy's house where they were hosting a party for the Life Group they are in. We had originally come from that Life Group when we first started going to our church so it was nice to get to hang out with everyone at once again. The girls played in the pool and Javan got spoiled by the other adults. Peter and I just talked with everyone and then headed home. It was nice to have the day off of work but I think I am more tired now then I would have been had I worked all day.

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Sunday, September 6

Dinner anyone?

It's been a little while so we were happy to hear that Kent and Jake wanted to meet up again. They come over to hang out and we got some chinese food for dinner. Their little girl Kendrah always plays with our girls so well. The girls had a great time and us adults got to catch up while they were busy.

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Saturday, September 5

Meet and Greet

Now that school is underway it's time for some fun again. LOL Bresa is part of the gifted class which is a combined class of K-2 for our school. Once she gets to 3rd grade she will have to go to a different school in the county where she will have a class of 3-5 grades. One of the parents decided that since we are all going to be seeing each other for the next 8 years or so we should have a meet and greet to get acquainted with one another. She planned a huge party with lots of food and fun for the kids. There was a water-slide, snow cone machine, small pool, big jungle gym, balloons, treasure chest, and more. The girls went and had a great time and I got to talk to a few of the other moms.

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