The Life & Adventures of the Taylor's

We've had quite the year.  A lot has happened and we are truly blessed.  In March,  we welcomed our baby boy,  Bennett,  into our family.  His siblings love him  so much.  They want to be around him  constantly. In April,  Brian and I got to go to Cabo, thanks to my side gig  Ruby Ribbon. I was able to earn the trip for us and Bennett joined us at only 5 weeks old. It was the first time any of us had been out of the country.  It was very enjoyable. In July, Bennett and I took a trip to Arizona for my annual conference.  It was fun and he did so good. Brian is still working at Wagner Equipment.  His 4 year anniversary there is coming up. He enjoys his job and the work environment.  Brexdon started 1st grade. He loves it and is constantly learning. He can read and he has made some great friends. He gets to learn how to ski this winter and he is ecstatic about it. Haddley started preschool and she adores i...

You know I don't think I ever realized how much I love this Christmas season until this year. The music brings me joy. The lights and decor bring me joy. Seeing my children excited brings me joy. Gathering with family and friends brings me great joy. Thinking about the birth of Jesus Christ brings me joy. Of course this season can be full of stress and being oh so busy...but we can decide how to handle it. I've come to realize its much more enjoyable if I work on gifts months ahead of time.  This year I actually kept a list of gifts I have bought for people so they didn't get forgotten (totally guilty of that in past years). And we can choose how busy we want to be. We don't have to go to every holiday function we're invited to. We are allowed to say No...we can also combine events in a way. Invite friends to a holiday function and spend time with them while enjoying a tradition. In the past few years, I've also realized that it's much more enjoyable to ...