A few happenings...

We were looking at pictures around the table and came upon this picture that Connor took of his offical Firefighter badge in front of his Super Hero wall. 

Little Miss Olive in her Easter dress

Jen celebrate her 50th Birthday on Monday.  Olive helped blow out the candles.

This is Olive's makeshift outfit.  Since she came straight from church all she had was her Easter dress.  Jen went upstairs and put this quick outfit together.  Megan said she'll keep the Nike sweatshirt.

This park is a favorite thing for Grandma and Grandpu - espeically Olive to do when the Wadleigh's come over.

This is the sweater that Megan knitted that Olive will have nothing to do with it.  I put it on hoping that Olive would rather wear her grandpa.

At the end of Comic Con that was Connor showing he could hold himself up...he told Katie to sit on his back too...that never happened.

Jessica and I went and saw wicked...After I snapped this two pictures, I was told to stop because the stage was copy written too.

One more quick picture of the little princess...

My son the Fire MAN !

 http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/mar/12/firefighters-battle-battle-ground-garage-fire/ (this is the link to the article that was on the front page of the Vancouver City paper.  Connor is second from the right in the debriefing group)

During Connor's last 24 hour shift he got to go on his first fire.

He was very excited.  He texted his family of the events he was so excited (after he was back at the station of course. The green is his and the grey is mine.)

To expand on his text...Their engine was first on the scene.  He was with his mentor (and past instructor) Capt.Leavitt, a church friend Firefighter George Lingle, a fellow cadet the past two years, Zabo.
Leavitt and Lingle told Zabo and Connor to hook up three lines and then Connor and Zabo proceeded to put the fire out themselves. As you can see from their text the other firefighters were impressed it was Connor and Zabo.

Connor has also impressed the fire fighters with his cooking skills, by making dinner during his first 24-hour shift.  He made a corn chowder.  He silenced his critics.  He has now made the corn chowder 3 times now in as many weeks - Once for his family, once for his guy friends at the coast for "man weekend", and once for the fire station

I apologized to Jessica for not being as excited for her and her job as a nanny and that she saves those 3 kids every day...I got a classic eye-roll, my day is complete.

For all those little boys out there with a dream to be a fireman...Connor's dream came true.

Two of my favorite girls....

Olive, Jen, and I made a quick trip to the park by our house.  It was a bit chilly out so we needed our coats and gloves

 

 This is one of Olive's favorite things to do at the park - look out the bubble.

Below that ladies are flashing their lovely smiles.

 Smiley Face Girl...as Megan would say.

Olive the poser...





You hear her say my favorite word - Granpa - or as she says it Bap-pa

I have no more children...

Jen always decorated Jessica's room for Christmas and her December birthday. Connor complained that no one ever decorated his room for his birthday...Jen tried to come up with something that Connor 'enjoys' - Zombies

Jen found rubber body parts. She colored them and hung them in his room.

Katie gave him a lovely birthday card...keeping with the zombie theme - almost

And Dad gave him a "Monster" drink in the fridge to start his day with a bang.

Taylor's Tuesday Thanksgiving turkey tradition

So the kids can go to their other houses on Thursday the Taylors celebrate on Tuesday....you can't imagine how relaxing and peaceful Thanksgiving day turns out to be.

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Laser eye kitty

This is an untouched photo of steve

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A short visit with Olive

I went to visit little miss Olive after work on Friday. It was right before nap time. She was a little smiley but more content with just looking at things. I put her in our favorite snuggle spot and she just turned and stared at me in that same position for a good five minutes. It didn't matter if I was talking or not, she just stared.
After 15-20 minutes olive was more intetested in rating and sleeping then slobbering on her g'pa.
Megan turned down the lights and I think I feel asleep first. I think it was the midnight showing of Harry Potter talking with some help from the 5a shift I worked friday morning.

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