Taylor Family Blog: November 2010

Sunday 21 November 2010

Hide Your Daughters!

That's right! A warning to any 15-month old girls out there...this blog posting may get a little too steamy for you. You all know that one of Aidan's most favorite things is his Raceway. Everything gets put into it. Well, the other night Aidan was enjoying his second favorite thing right before bath time and decided to combine the two. So we have the naked Raceway photo shoot...

He looks so crazy in this picture. I thought about deleting it but it's just too funny. It looks like he could be Quasimodo's fill in to ring the bells at Notre Dame!

Tomorrow Aidan and I are off to Chicago and Al will meet us on Thanksgiving morning. It will be my first Chicago Thanksgiving since 2005 and Al and Aidan's first EVER! We are all very excited. And then even more exciting is that the whole Ryan, Taylor, Mogensen families and Aunt Maureen will be off to Disney World for a week in a belated celebration for my Mom's Birthday! It'll be a great time and I'm sure I'll have lots of pictures to post when we get back in December. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Tuesday 9 November 2010

Happy Birthday Uncle Steve!

On Monday we were lucky enough to be invited over for Steve's 34th birthday pizza night! He and Judie cooked up quite a pizza feast! Their pizza nights have become famous and after my first one, I can see why. We had Stromboli, a buffalo pizza, a Bolognese pizza and (I can't believe I'm going to say this) a really delicious salad!

Aidan started out in a party mood but turned into a bit of a party-pooper after face planting in the bathroom and then spilling a glass of wine on Steve and Judie's carpet. I'm not sure we'll be invited back.

On Sunday we were invited to attend Nolan O'Toole's Christening. He is such a cute little guy and was so good at his ceremony. Hopefully T2 was paying attention!

It was so cold here on Monday but on the positive side, Aidan looks pretty cute in his winter gear. Al doesn't look too bad either. :)

Tuesday 2 November 2010

Haircuts: 2/Teeth: 0

Aidan had his second haircut in 14 months today at a place in the West Village called Doodle Doos. The place was super cute and Lisa, his "stylist" was very nice and did a great job. My Grandma will be shocked to know that Aidan's haircut cost about double what they charge her at the Bridgeport Hairport for her wash, cut & perm...but I think the kid looks good!

Aidan was trying to help Lisa but getting his ear out of the way.

You can't blame the kid for watching out for his ear after getting nicked at the place in London.

A very happy customer!

And the kid looks good...although I think he looks way too grown up now!

Monday 1 November 2010

One heck of an October 30th!

In one day we were lucky enough to be invited to a Christening, a Bridal Shower and a Wedding! Thankfully all of the events were in the vicinity of Rockville Centre so we were able to attend them all (well, we caught the Christening "after-party") and still save some energy for Trick-Or-Treating on Sunday.

First up was Brian and Chrissy's wedding ceremony. It was lovely and in a beautiful church in Garden City, NY. Chrissy looked beautiful and Brian never stopping talking for the whole ceremony...just as we expected!

Next I was off to Suzie's Bridal Shower. Chris did an amazing job, her house looked beautiful and the food was super tasty. I was so happy to be able to be able to make an event like this for a change...a huge plus of living local versus living in London. Matt was not at the shower the whole time, but made quite an entrance at the end with beautiful roses for his bride-to-be.

Then Al and I reunited and were off to Brian and Chrissy's reception. I thought this was a nice picture of us and so I thought I'd include it. Thanks to Bob for taking it!

The reception was great and I have to admit that my favorite part was the pie! Such a great idea and SO delicious! Here is Al with most of his freshman year roommates: Brian, Ryan and John.

We finally made it to the Durnans to celebrate Cassidy Durnan's Christening...both the guest of honor and her Mom were asleep but her Dad and some of her Aunts and Uncles kept the party rockin', so we were able to stop by for a bit. No pictures though...sorry!

The next day Aidan was in his Mini-Burger suit (thanks to Auntie Erin for finding it!) and watching in awe of his cousin Ryan and his expert trick-or-treating skills. It's so fun to see Aidan watch Ryan and try to keep up with him.