Grandma Wilson with Taylyn!
We went to Houston, Texas on Friday where we met Cody's family to watch his brother, Shon compete in WE Rock (professional jeep rock crawling). We flew in on Friday night and much to our amazement we got in 30 minutes early. What a blessing that was since I thought I plugged Taylyn's DVD player in for 4 hours but forgot to check and make sure it was turned off so I had to entertain her the whole way with Baby Signing Time and Baby Einstein! She did great! When we got to the hotel we all ate dinner at a revolving restaurant and saw all of Houston. It was cool to see all the city at night!
Saturday we all loaded up and drove out to where the competition was. It was so much fun but it was extremely hot. Shon had the guy who paints his jeep paint Tay a shirt to match. She was definitely styling' and looked adorable in the shirt. Taylyn had a blast and enjoyed all the attention she received from the family. I was surprised at how happy she was for only having a little cat nap and all the heat. She even got to sit in the jeep and play. Shon and Buzz (his partner) were very fun to watch, but there jeep had a few problems. The jeep was overheating and caught on fire but the finished the day anyway. They put on a bunch of ice to cool down the engine and then finished the last course. After it was over we went to the mall and then back to the hotel to clean up and go to dinner.
Sunday we went back to the rock crawl and once again enjoyed watching the action. It is crazy how these jeeps go over the rocks, roll and get back up and start on fire and come back to the next course. I love going to watch them. Taylyn on the other hand had had enough heat and lack of sleep and was slightly irritable but she made it through. She got something in her eye and then rubbed them and her eye started to swell and she was ready to go. We were able to go back to the hotel and shower and get some dinner before heading off to the airport. I came home with Cody's family to spend some time back west, but Cody had to go back to school.
I split the pictures of the weekend up into slide shows according to the days. Hope you enjoy looking at them.
To: Grandpa and Grandma May and Grandpa and Grandma Wilson
On Taylyn's first Grandparent's Day we just wanted to wish you a Happy Grandparent's Day. Taylyn is very lucky to have family like you in her life. We appreciate all you do and love you all very much!!
Taylyn has found two new places she loves to play. She is always under the table where she plays with toys, watches her movies or follows Roxie to her food. She has also learned how to use a box of water bottles to stand on and climb over. 
We went to Red Reef National Park for Labor Day with a group of friends. At this particular beach there are really good places to snorkle close to the shore. I actually was able to overcome my fear of snorkling that I found out I had in Hawaii on our Honeymoon! I had to go slow but I eventually I got the hang of it and didn't freak out once. Cody was very proud! He just might take me back to Hawaii some day!
Every night while I make Taylyn's bedtime bottle Cody takes her outside with Roxie to look around because she gets so mad when she sees her bottle and it is not in her mouth. I caught them on camera last night. Daddy and Taylyn looking around and Roxie in attack mode with her ears up ready to get the ducks!
