Ballerina

I don't know if you all know, but Maile has been taking ballet and tap for about 2 months. It is the sweetest thing I have ever seen. Anyways, this is Maile practicing her dance moves that she made up herself.

Dressing UP

With it being close to Halloween we have been dressing up a lot lately. Here is Maile in some of her get ups! Nora dressed up like a cat last night, but I did not take any pictures - oops!

Here is Maile at the Buttterfly Flutterby in Grapevine last week:

Here is Maile as a fairy at a fall feastival. She ate a thing of cotton candy in about 20 seconds. Taylor turned around after he handed it to her and it was gone.

Here is Maile and her class at her Costume Parade this morining. She was so sweet, but this is the costume she wanted to wear last year's butterfly costume.

Our Family

This is the only picture we have of all four of us I think since I had Nora, so I am sharing it with you all! This was about a month ago. Nora 3 months and Maile about 2 1/2 years.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch on opening day and it wasn't too bad in the morning. Andrea mentioned the pumpkin patch about a week ago and Maile has not stopped talking about it - so we had to go right away. It was beautiful weather. Maile picked out her first pumpkin and we will carve it soon. I cannot wait for that. We meet Miles and Mason there (her cousins) and they were the only ones dressed in their costumes, but they looked really cool. Maile loved riding the tractor. I had to force her to get off! AND my Miss Nora looks so pretty in orange:)

I was trying to take pictures of Nora by herself and Maile could not help but get in the picture. Nora is going to learn to be such a patient little girl!

It's Been a While...

Well, having 2 kids I just do not have time to sit down and do this blog like I did with Maile, but here are some new pics so I can keep you all updated. Maile has started school and dance. She is doing school 2 days a week for 3 hours. She is learning so much! She comes home with all sorts of homework and it has been really fun. On Thursdays, she takes ballet and tap. Today, I peeked in and saw all the little 2 and 3 year olds dancing to my little teapot. It would melt your heart! Nora is such a sweet little girl and hopefully she will be a little less hyper than Maile. She sleeps well and has beautiful blue eyes - I call her Miss Blue Eyes. Who would have thought Taylor would have little girls with blonde hair and another with blue eyes. I love having 2 girls and it has been such a blessing to our lives!

Maile and Nora in their tutus:

Football season is here and we have been enjoying our Friday nights watching daddy coach!

Maile is so precious with her dad after the games. She always goes over with the team on Taylor's shoulders and sings the Bell Fight Song.

More Nora!

Nora is 9 weeks old and growing! It seems like she looks different every day.

She is one of a kind!

I am sure every parent feels this way at some time, but Maile is one of a kind! She is the weirdest person I know and does some crazy stuff that I don't know who taught her.

Here is Maile's first day of summer fun at the church near our house. Notice how the other kids are wearing their hats the right way, but Maile would not turn her hat around! She likes to stand out a little, I guess.

Maile and Nora - SISTERS!

What a wonderful blessing our 2 little girls are to this family! What a special bond that sisters have. Maile loves her little sister, but most of the time she just forgets about her. She tells me that Nora needs to go "night-night" a lot, so I will put Nora down and play with her. Maile thinks she is bigger than she is and wants to hold her, change her diaper, and burp her. One day she really will be a big help!

Nora Farden is Here!

Nora was born June 10th at 12:25p.m. She weighed 7lbs13oz. and was 20 inches long. She is strong and healthy. We are overjoyed to have another girl added to our family. Maile is an excited big sister and Taylor is a very proud dad of 2 beautiful girls!

Big Sister

On Thursday, Maile will be a big sister, so we planned a trip with just mom, dad, and Maile. We went to the Botanical Garden's and the Fort Worth Zoo. It was a great day, but we are looking forward to the new little one coming. Maile has grown up A LOT in the last month and now become such a helper! Thank goodness. Here are some pictures of her now and our last 3 family date.

Taylor finishes Cowtown Marathon!

Well, we are having another baby, Taylor is getting his master's degree, and in the middle of all of it he decides to do the Cowtown Marathon. Three years ago, it was the Cowtown 10k, then triathalons, then last year we did the half-Marathon, and now the full 26.2 mile marathon and without me. Anyways, he finished and I was quite nervous for him, because he did not do the all out training that most talk about to prepare for a run this long. He finished without any problems and without being sore really - praise the Lord - because I need my husband!! Here is the video of his ending race and some pictures of him afterward. Maile and I were so proud watching him finish.

Big Girl Bed

We are making the transition to BIG girl right now for Maile. Anyways, we took her out of her crib and put her in a toddler bed with no railing. I believe most mothers have encountered this one, but it is always funny. I heard this loud crash in the middle of the night 2 days ago and I woke up Taylor and we went in Maile's room. There was no crying, so we turned on a light and there she was sound asleep on the floor. She had fallen out of her big girl bed. It was hard not to laugh. How do kids continue to sleep after they fall out of bed...I will never know. Here are some pictures of Maile in the last 2 months or so.




The picture of Taylor and Maile was at the faculty volleyball game. Her dad did really well and Maile was so impressed! I love how she can make the sweetest faces and then some of the meanest faces.

We're Having Another GIRL!!

Well, today we found out that we are expecting another girl. The due date is June 17th. We are so excited and looking forward to Maile having a little sister to take care of. There is something so sweet between sisters and I am excited for Maile. I told Taylor if he ever wants to have a boy I think we will have to adopt one, because I have a feeling we might have all girls no matter how many times we try. She is healthy and looks perfect already! Here is her first picture:

Maile is Growing UP!

I am sorry I have not posted anything about Maile recently. I know a lot of family checks this to look at Maile as she grows, so I am sorry about the delay. Well, a lot has happened in the last 3 months. Maile is talking a lot more. Her favorites are "Excuse You" "Please" "Want a bite" "Want water" and much more. She has become such the hostess. She loves to serve tea at her tea parties to all the people we have over. Now, she will sit on your lap and read books for an hour. She is ready to be a big sister. She takes such good care of her babies. She rocks them, baths them, and even disciplines them is they misbehave. What a great mommy she will be one day! Here are some pictures from the last 3 months.