Cyrus Family

2009-10-22T08:33:00.000-07:00

My cute little girls!

These next few shots, Marley took! It is pretty funny what is important to a five year old.

Before Marley's 5th birthday party, if you asked her what she wanted to do, everytime she would answer the same. She wanted to go bowling with her cousins! I'd have to say, she had a wonderful idea, we all had a great time!

And then we took the party home, and the adults had a rousing game of Catch Phrase!

Oscar is such a good sport...

2009-10-21T14:46:00.000-07:00

Another fun visit at the Tepker's!

We put Christmas lights up this year, on the house and the back yard!

Christmas Day we spent with the whole family at Grandma and Grandpa Yanasak's house.

2009-10-21T11:29:00.000-07:00

First thing Christmas morning Tracey and I wake to our two sweethearts excitedly trying to get us out of bed! Their eyes all lit up with anticipation, they saw the stack of presents, but more importantly wanted to make sure Santa had eaten his cookies and milk we had prepared the night before. To their amazement Santa had left a personalized letter just for them!! The letter thanked them for the cookies and milk, and reminded them to be good little girls.

I just love the look of wonderment on Marley's face in this next shot.

First snowfall of the season, the girls just loved it! Taylor was so curious about the footprints she left behind.

Grandma Vickie met us downtown for the Santa parade!

2009-10-21T09:43:00.000-07:00

The girls love to climb the tree in the front yard! They are so brave.

As a family we went to pick a Christmas tree, and got to ride a fun train out to different parts of the tree farm. The girls were especially proud of their candy canes. And, even though it was a long walk, Marley and Taylor helped a lot picking just the right tree!

Halloween was lots of fun this year! The girls are really starting to understand (its all about candy)!

We had lots of fun at the Tepker's, celebrating Halloween and doing fun arts and crafts! We even did a little baking!

Cute picture of Marley and Dad!

All three of us girls decided to make some cookies and put on our aprons. Oh boy did we have fun!

Here are a few random cute pictures of the girls.

2009-10-21T09:24:00.000-07:00

We took a trip to the San Juan Islands, and had lots of fun waiting for the ferry and checking out the view from the deck of the ferry.

And there was even more fun to have when we met up with Grandma Vickie and Grandpa Kevin, Aunt Janae and Uncle Jared, and Aunt Jenny, Uncle Kevin and the cousins Collin, Owen and baby Katelyn.

Marley adores her baby cousin Katelyn. I believe the feelings are mutual! ;)

2008-10-31T08:15:00.000-07:00

2007-10-25T14:25:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the wonderful weather we have had lately,

the girls and I made it outside for a little arts and crafts!

Our new family members have been loads of fun,

and so surprisingly tollerant of the girls. Good kitties!

From the first time we met our little guys, they have been super friendly!

Meet Ozzy...

And, Oscar.

Peek a boo!

Fun at the fair, 2007.

Mom's new hair.

Marley's hair, before and after.

Cousin Collin turns 3!

Here is the goofy cake that I spent many hours perfecting.

I was so proud and it was a total hit!

As always, Marley and Collin had a blast.

Of course Taylor and Owen had just as much fun.

A day at the wadding pool.

Taylor can hold her own among all the big kids.

2007-09-09T12:39:00.000-07:00

Taylor turns one, officially!

2007-08-25T17:29:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR!

Hey, can I have some of that?

How about some seconds?

All waiting patiently for their dinner.

Thank you everyone for my gifts!

Finally it is cake time!

3 kids, so content.

Taylor wonders, what do I do with this?

Maybe lick it?

Here we go!

This is delicious!

She did quite a number on this cake!

Looks like someone is all worn out.

All the kids are ready for bed.

Someone had a little too much fun playing in the mud puddle...

For Father's Day the girls dressed up in daddy's

clothes for a photo shoot...

These next few pictures had me rolling with laughter,

this was the day Taylor learned to "cheese" for the camera!

2007-08-21T20:39:00.000-07:00

The girls and I went to visit the Tepker's, and

one cute little boy started a balloon fight...

Watch out Marley!!!

Don't miss the background in this shot.

Look at all the kids in a tub, and with two little blondies!

What started so sweet and innocent, quickly got wild...

Here is 1 pretty princess and 1 pretty messy!

2007-08-21T14:28:00.000-07:00

Second Annual Mommy and Me at the Zoo!

2007-04-30T09:21:00.000-07:00

Over the last several weeks, Tracey and I have been working in our yard. We have cleared multiple dump loads of pure black berry bushes (nasty stuff)!! We have done most of our work during nap time, but sometimes the girls help out too! Our neighbors also had our fence rebuilt (during the wind storms, our fence blew down). The following pictures will begin with the before shots, then some progressive shots, then what we have now. This project is still a work in progress, but we are thrilled with the results.

Here is a shot with our old fence down.

These following shots are what was uncovered from the big, bushy mess that I showed in the first pictures.

After clearing the mess, we uncovered the fence, only to find that it was being split apart by 15 -20 black berry stems with at least 1 inch diameters. NASTY!

While Marley was suppose to be napping, she got ahold of my makeup and made herself beautiful! Her room was not so beautiful, but she proudly wore her creation all day!

The following pictures are fun memories from the last month or so.

Here Marley is proudly displaying her reward sticker for going potty on the toilet (more pictures of this to come)!

Here is one of Taylor's favorite spots.

Marley, Taylor and I celebrated Easter at Grandpa Bob's house. We had a great time! Even Taylor found an egg or two. And Marley brought Taylor many of the eggs she found, what a nice sister!

Cousins Collin and Owen came down for the weekend and stayed with Uncle Jared. We were lucky enough to spend a lot of time with them, and had a wonderful time. We all went to the aquarium one day, and the following pictures show the fun we had.

The girls love riding around in our new bike trailer!

2007-04-26T09:24:00.000-07:00

On January 20, Marley turned the big 3 years old. To celebrate we threw her a princess party and asked ours guests to dress as their favorite princess/fairytale character. All of Marley's best friends came! Upon arrival each guest was adorned with a handmade crown. We had a fun arts and craft project with glue, jewels and stickers. Everyone had a wonderful time!

A very Cinderella moment...

After some persistent, "Cake please mommy, cake please!!" It was time for the cake. Everyone, including Marley sang happy birthday.

2007-03-02T15:01:00.000-08:00

Christmas Festivities 2006

2006-12-03T17:03:00.000-08:00

Growing up so fast...

Cousins Owen, Collin, Marley and Taylor.

Playing dress up, and Marley gets jealous of Taylor in the chair.

She decides they should share the chair.

Here my girls are being very cute posers.

First snow of the season.

Not too fast, Dad!!!

Caught in the act...

This was not a posed shot, the girls were watching Elmo

together and I went to check on them.

Hunting for our Christmas tree.

Thanksgiving weekend Jen, Kevin and the boys stayed with us and the kids had a blast. We had a visit with Santa Clause on Friday morning.

Waiting so patiently.

Here Marley is desperately trying to pose with her little sister...

Mama and her girls all in pajamas.

Taylor learns to sit up in the bath tub.

October memories.

Family gathering...

Pumkin patch with cousin Collin.

Sisters...

2006-10-14T16:13:00.000-07:00

Life Rolls On...

On October 11th, Taylor rolled over for the first time!!!

She was 3 1/2 months old. It took her a few times,

but she finally got off of her arm, and now loves to roll over!

2006-10-08T07:59:00.000-07:00

Oh, happy day...

Mom, take my picture

Marley and I have had lots of time for arts and crafts. Being a stay at home mom has many advantages! The girls and I have had a lot of fun these past few months.

Marley loves to hold her sister, and whenever she does,

she asks me to take their picture.

2006-09-27T16:49:00.000-07:00

My beautiful girls!

New earrings on Taylor, and check out the chubby cheeks on both my girls.

Marley is such a wonderful big sister. Some of the cutest things she has done are the following.

1) She loves to involve Taylor in everything that she thinks is fabulous (bath time, dolls, etc.)

2) One day Taylor fell asleep in her vibrating chair in the kitchen and I left her there, uncovered because it was warm in the house. Next thing I knew Marley had covered Taylor with her favorite blanket and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

3) One day Taylor could not be calmed down by either Tracey or I, so we decided to leave her in her room to cry it out for five minutes. Next thing we knew, Marley was in Taylor's room and Taylor was quiet (and remained quiet for 10 - 15 minutes). Marley had the special touch.

Marley is always playing mommy with her dollies. She nurses her dolls, burps them, has them do tummy time, changes their diapers and puts them to sleep. What a good mommy!

2006-09-22T10:55:00.000-07:00

Fun at Puyallup Fair 2006

"Mooooo"

2006-09-17T17:18:00.000-07:00

Camping Trip 2006

We had a fabulous time camping at Sunbanks Resort for a whole seven days! Though it was difficult at times, with two young kids. Along for the ride, was Aunt Jenny, Uncle Kevin, Collin, Owen, Uncle Jared and Janae. For the last weekend of the camping trip, Grandma and Grandpa Yanasak joined in the fun and brought their new crabbing boat.

Fun with the duck

Cousin Owen really enjoyed his time in the duck.

Here is Marley experiencing the duck.

This is great, Dad!

Don't lean, Marley...

Uh-oh, Marley fell in, but was quite a trooper.

No tears!

Yum, spagetti!

Construction 101

Instructor: Uncle Jared

Fun in the sun

How to skip rocks...

Mom and Taylor sporting sunglasses

The kids loved the boat!

Notice the upside down glasses...Marley likes them that way best.

The kids start to get sleepy, and the boat rocks Collin right to sleep.

Marley gets a turn driving!

Fun while camping...

2006-08-04T16:14:00.000-07:00

Swinging girls.

Playing on the hammock.

I'm upset.

Now this is better.

My little dolly.

Isn't she precious.

Juice time on the beach.

Playing in the sand.

It is bright out here!

2006-08-04T16:03:00.000-07:00

Mama and her girls

2006-07-26T12:53:00.000-07:00

Sunday July 23 we spent the afternoon with our cousins in Bellingham!

Four Weeks Old 7.23.06

2006-06-26T09:12:00.000-07:00

Christina and Tracey welcomed Taylor Jane just after midnight (12:17 a.m.) June 25, 2006. She weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces, was 18.5 inches long, had a head covered in beautiful dark hair, a dimple in her right cheek, long skinny feet, fingers, and toes, and the most precious little mouth and nose. She has Daddy's mouth and Mommy's nose ~ just like her sister. But the two sisters have very different eyes! Marley has Mommy's, and Taylor has Daddy's. So precious!!

Everyone is doing very well! Chrissy was born to make babies, pushing only 5 times to deliver their new bundle of joy!! It was truly amazing! I've never seen anything so remarkable in all my life (and I've had two kids of my own!). (This is Jenny starting Chrissy's blog by the way.)

Taylor is a great nurser and is doing her best to keep Mommy from a moment of rest, nursing nearly every hour on the hour. She's a very content and healthy little piggie. : )

Just Before Taylor's Arrival

Congratulations!

6 Pounds, 14 Ounces

Check-Up Results: Passed with Flying Colors

Taylor Jane was named after her paternal grandmother Linda Jane Cyrus.

Making Her First Whimpers in the World

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

Well, Hello, Sweet Baby!

I'm so happy to meet you!!

(Slow) Dancing with joy and beaming with pride!

Proud Auntie got to cut the cord! Memories of a Lifetime.

The Cyrus Ladies

Marley already adores her! Although she was a bit timid at first, within moments, she was begging to hold Taylor over and over and found lots of enjoyment dressing and undressing Taylor's little socks!!

Cousins Collin and Owen were also instantly in love with little Tay-Tay. Collin delivered kisses, and Owen was all smiles and started flapping his arms in excitment each time he got close to her.

And of course, no one could deny the pride and love of the Grandparents and Great-Grandparents. They were all beaming during their entire visit(s).

The Cyrus's are hoping to go home tomorrow morning and settle into their new routine and new family. Congratulations, Tracey, Chrissy, and Marley! Welcome to the world, Little Taylor!

The Weather:

The nations weather extremes were 125 degrees recorded at Death Valley, California and 32 degrees at Paxson, Alaska.

The Financial World:

The Dow Jones closed at 10989.09
Minimum Wage was $7.63

... and the average prices of some big and little ticket items in Washington State were:

Loaf of Bread: $1.89
Gallon of Milk: $2.89
Average New Home: $174,800.00
New Car: $21, 750.00
Gallon of Gasoline: $2.99

U.S. Population: 284,220,259

Taylor Jane shares her birthday with these other interesting people:

1903 - George Orwell - British novelist and author of the modern classics Animal Farm and 1984.
1945 - Carly Simon - Grammy and Academy Award winning singer, songwriter who is known for songs "Anticipation," "You're So Vain," "Nobody Does It Better," and others.

There have been some other notable events on this day in history:

1788 - Virginia became the 10th state admitted to the Union.
1844 - John Tyler and Julia Gardiner married, becoming the first President and First Lady to wed while in office.
1876 - Sioux and Cheyenne warriors wiped out George Armstrong Custer and he Seventh Calvary command at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
1938 - Congress passed a bill that included the federally mandated minimum wage, 20 cents per hour.