Halloween 2013

This year I dressed up as a cute old granny. I have dressed up like this for three years now, and people really get a big kick out if it! 

Spring has Sprung

It has been so long since I have blogged.  It has been so crazy! We had a great Easter, we all got new Easter dresses, and we all looked very cute. On Easter Sunday, my dad went to the emergency room because his elbow was huge and swollen and so it turned out that he had celluitus. They got a lot of puss out of it and he has to wrap it up for a few more weeks. That was a pretty tiring Spring Break! 

Happy Thanksgiving!

I love Thanksgiving! It is so fun to see all of our family members and have a big Thanksgiving Feast! 

This year, all of my mom's brothers and sisters are coming. We are going to have Thanksgiving at my cousin, Jennika's house. That is where all of us can fit. We are also going to have our Annual Turkey Gobbling Contest! I hope everyone has their gobblers ready! Prizes will be awarded! 

In our family, we have two Thanksgivings. One on Thursday, and then one on Friday of all the leftovers.(We still have to make some extra food) Our food is so delicious that we make. Especially with Grandma Janet's lovely white rolls! They are delicious! 

Yesterday, ( Monday) Grandma and Grandpa LaMont, Grandma Birdie and Curty arrived
Today, (Tuesday) Uncle Mitch and Aunt Kristy's family will arrive
Tomorrow, (Wednesday) Uncle Kent and Aunt Kathy's family will arrive.
I can't wait for all of us to see each other! We are going to have a blast!

School has BEGUN!

School is back! I am loving it! I am going to the new Salem Jr. High. I love my teachers. They are really nice. I am now in 8th grade. I didn't really get that much homework the first week of school, however, we just got disclousers.
My favorite subjects so far are health and spanish. I love my health teacher. She is so cute. We are good friends now. My spanish teacher, well, he is really funny. He makes learning spanish really fun.
I am enjoying school quite a bit. I am glad we got today of (Labor Day) I was already ready for a break from school! Have a good Labor Day! -Lauren

Choir Tour 2012

This year for choir tour, we went South. We stayed in Oklahoma, Arkansas, North Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and so many other places that I just can't remember.

My mom didn't get to go this year because she had to work cherries. I was really sad. But, I survived without her. 

The bus rides were very long. Some were really short. The overnight bus rides were very loud at some rest stops and others, people actually slept!

During tour I stayed with so many nice host families 6 out of 8 familes had swimming pools. I had a blast. We also stayed 1 night in a hotel.

While we were in Memphis, we went to Elvis' Home. It is very interesting. We were not allowed to go upstairs because it was very sacred. 

When we were in Nashville, we went to the Country Music Hall of Fame. There were a lot of country singers from back then, but we also saw country people from today. Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood etc. 

I did get a few shirts. I got 2 spoons for Grandma Lucy. One from Graceland and the other because we drove on Route 66. 

Our concerts went great. Nobody fainted or got sick during the concerts this year! (Knock on wood!)

Concert after concert, they just kept on getting more and more spiritual. I cried at the last 2 concerts. I cried because I missed my mom and because I felt the spirit so strongly. 

It was so great to get home so I could be in my own bed and have a good nights rest. 

Taylor Family Reunion

This Past week (June 11- 16), was our Family Reunion. On Sunday, I went and stayed over at Grandma and Grandpa Eppley's house so I could go early. Brescia also came early and stayed at their house.
On Monday we woke up at 7am and got ready to go to Mt. Pleasant. We got the trailer loaded up and everything packed. We were on our way to Mt. Pleasant.
When we got there, we went to Terrell's Market to get a few groceries. After that, Grams and Gramps took us to Subway. How nice of them.
When we got to the campground, we decided where we were going to stay. We got the trailer all ready to be in and then we went outside and set up a canopy so that we could eat under it. The reunion really started on Wednesday. Our family was in charge this year so we had to do everything. 
That night, we had potatoes and gravy for dinner. We watched a movie, uncle Adrain and Aunt Deanna came from Washington State that night and were staying in a hotel. 
On Tuesday, we did more of the same, set things up and planned. Aunt Carol and Uncle Myron came with Judy and her boy, Cameron came. That was really fun. 
That night, around 8:00pm or so, my mom, all of the kids and Koda came. (My dad was in San Diego on a business trip) We put up our camper and we got settled. 
On Wednesday, everyone came. We did crafts, had lunch together and so many more fun things. 
Thursday, we provided breakfast for everyone. We did more crafts, made duct tape wallets and had fun. 
Friday was really that last whole day together. Around 10am, we went horseback riding at this horse ranch. It was so much fun. When we were done riding the horses, I got to hose them off with water and then we went to the camp ground.(Our dad got to the campground on Thursday night really late)
When we were done there, we had lunch and then we had the kids auction. I got earrings, a mini clipboard, and some flashcards for my school. 
Later that night, we had the Potluck dinner. We had pulled pork sandwiches and everyone brought a salad or dessert. 
At 7pm, the Adult Auction took place. I got a cute watch and Jaxon got a cute stool. 
Saturday morning, we started picking up camp and putting our campers down and getting them ready to go. At 10am, we had the coin and candy scramble. It was really fun for the kids and Adults. We went home after that. We had so much fun at the family reunion. Thanking everyone for all the help they gave us.   

Family Reunion 2012

On Monday night, we had a wonderful family night at Grandma Lucy and Grandpa Charles' house. We ate dinner and then we got right to work on our family reunion duties. 

The boys, men and some of the girls went outside and cut horse heads out of wood for our stick horses. The women stayed inside and made signs for all the different booths in "Taylor Town". We are going to have a saloon, beauty parlor, livery stable, post office and many, many more things. 

Uncle Todd and I are in charge of "Family Feud" Uncle Todd will be the host and I am in charge of all of the prizes. 

We had such a fun time! We also got a lot accomplished. I am so exited for this reunion to come!