Funeral and the Zoo

September...What a crazy month! Let me start from the beginning. We got home from Idaho on August 1st from Summer vacation. We got settled in to being back at home in AZ. It was wonderful! Then Labor day weekend came around and we decided we needed to take a trip back up to Idaho because my Grandpa Taylor wasn't doing very well and had been in the hospital for quite some time. So we went home again to Idaho and stayed for about a week.. Two weeks later my Grandpa Taylor died so we turned around and went back to Idaho. I am so thankful that I took that extra trip over Labor Day to spend a little more time with my Grandpa before he passed away. My Grandpa Taylor was such a good man. He was so charitable to everyone around him and loved everyone he met. He didn't have a mean bone in his body. What a great example he was to me of befriending everyone. He will greatly be missed. While it was a sad day at his funeral what a blessing it is to have the Plan of Salvation and the knowledge that one day we will see him again.

On a much lighter note we did find some fun things to do while back in Idaho. We definitely enjoyed the weather and spent a lot of time outside in the sun.



At my Grandpa Lyle's funeral



We visited the Zoo with Grandma Tami and Grandma Bailey while at home. Taycee had a blast seeing all the animals.



Grandma Tami and Taycee



Taycee LOVED petting the goats...in fact she loved it so much she decided she needed to give them a kiss....yes thats right she bent down and kissed one of their backs. I was tempted to wash her mouth out with soap...YUCK!



Powder doughnut anyone??



Yes..she was spoiled while she was home. She rode the rides in the mall. My mom said that I can thank her when Taycee wants to stop and ride all the rides at the mall back in AZ.




Look closely! Can you see her first pony tail? If not look closer because its there and I was one proud mama of that thing! She on the other hand was not so happy about the whole idea.


Taycee is so much fun right now. She is so intrigued with everything! She has been such a trooper flying back and forth this past month and she is an expert at flying. I think she thinks it is just part of her daily life. She is learning so fast and is a sponge! She is always doing new tricks and things that amaze me. However she has officially learned the word "no" which I am not too happy about because everything I ask her she responds with "Nooooo" in a whining voice. I can't help but laugh most times. She is a busy bee but I love it. It passes the time while Scott is away studying at school.