Our Indy Get-Away

On Thursday, March 20 (Happy Birthday, Josh!) we left Mahomet at 4:10 pm and headed out to Indy (Indianapolis). We met Patrice and her family, Mom, Julie, Matt and kids at Spaghetti Factory and (thanks to priceline) stayed in a great suite hotel for $45! We swam and played and went to the Indy Zoo the next day! Here are some of our fun pictures .

Eliza, Anne and Jillian enjoying the hot tub.

My favorite part of this picture is Porter and Justin. Porter is a guy smiley!

Petting the sharks!

Eliza, Patrice, Jillian, Zachary, Abby, Erik, and Tyler...

Tyler and Caleb...Julie and Anne.....

Grandma and Breanna...

Abby, Jillian, Rick, Eliza and Tyler..

Zach, Abby, Justin, Tyler, Eliza and Caleb..

Rick and Eliza..
Jill and Porter...:)

There are all types of monkeys at the zoo! (Breanna and Julie..Abby watching)

Cute cousins!!!

Here's our group! What a perfect outing!! Can't wait to do it again!

The Leprechaun Hunt

Monday, March 17, proved to be quite an eventful day! Leprechauns were everywhere at our house and at school today. They caused quite a mess! Abby, Eliza and Walker (Eliza's friend) went around the house setting traps and calling out for the leprechauns to show themselves. However, those tricky things, they were never caught. While the kids set up a trap in the basement, they would hear a noise upstairs. They ran upstairs to find out that the leprechauns ate their treats and trashed the traps upstairs. While they were upstairs the leprechauns ran down stairs and ruined their trap in the basement AND wrote them a note, "you can't catch me, I am too tricky!" They did this for 4 hours! It was hysterical! It's a good thing those tricky leprechauns come only once a year and the most important fact.....they have to leave by dark to go back to their rainbows on St. Patrick's day. WHEW!! Everyone slept great!

*I would love to show you all pictures, however, my photographer/editor/downloader is at school. Breanna will get the pictures on as soon as her schedule allows. :)

HE SHOOTS.....HE SCORES!!

Caleb scored the last basket of the game for the season! Here he is with his team.He gives a lot of his sport agility credit to his cool shoes. You know the song....All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth......well......Caleb's song went like this, "All I want for Christmas is my two cool shoes! And that is all he got! He designed them himself. He thinks it was the best decision EVER! Who needs toys when you can wear these cool shoes!!
Caleb after his game.

Caleb is showing his strength by holding up all his medals. He loves sports!

GO CALEB!!

The Ugly FLU BUG!!

The Flu Bug has come to visit and we really do not know how to make him GO AWAY!! I watch, helplessly, as my family one by one gets bitten by this horrible monster. It's hard to imagine a bug so little could do so much damage. I was sick two weeks ago, poor Eliza had 103 fevers for 9 DAYS! She ended up with pneumonia. Monday night I dreamt my skin was burning. and I had to keep rolling away from the fire.....after hours, entranced in that limbo sleep (you know the sleep....where you are asleep but not really BUT you can't wake up, I hate that!). (TAKE NOTE: I'm such a great wife....notice I dreamt my skin was burning ....I thought, I better move away from the fire... not......poor Rick is hot, maybe he has a fever and I should get him some motrin).
So where was I...oh yes, Rick has been home all week. CALEB came down with toilet paper stuffed up each nostril.... crying because his head hurt on Wednesday. (Just like his Uncle Tim when he was a kid :)) UGH!! I decided that we all needed to get out of the house so I planned a family outing to the movies. We are going to see "College Road Trip". Breanna was so excited, invited a friend to come and ride the bus home with her....they walked in the door and she looked like she just woke up. I took her temp......103.2!!!! UGH!! Is SPRING HERE YET!!! I don't care! I am still going to the movies. If you see a house with windows boarded up and a DO NOT ENTER sign hanging from the door.....it's us the TAYLORS.......NO MORE BUGS ALLOWED!

Tag Your IT!

Two Names You've Gone By: Rick: Rickster, Big John Anne: Banana, Queen Anne
Two Things I Am Wearing Right Now: Rick: White Shirt and Tie (of course) Anne: Jeans and a sweater
Two things you Want (or have) in a Relationship: Rick: Trust & Friendship Anne: Rick & Fun ;)
Two of Your Favorite Things to do: Rick: Hunt and Camp Anne: Dates nights and movies
Two things you did last night: Rick: taught Institute, took Caleb to Basketball practice AND meetings! Anne: Math Homework with Justin, Cleaned up dinner
Two people you Last Talked To: Rick: Justin and Anne Anne: Justin and Rick
Two things You're doing tomorrow: Rick: leaving at 4:30 am to visit a seminary class and going to Justin's concert Anne: Timmy's Nemo Birthday Party and taking Eliza to the dentist to get a tooth pulled (YIKES!)
Two Longest Car Rides: Rick: Going back to work after a great vacation Anne: Illinois to Lake Powell and back with a baby that cried the whole way......,
Two Favorite Holidays: Rick: Deer Season, Goose Season Anne: Christmas and my anniversary
Favorite Drinks: Rick: Strawberry Banana Pina Colada (of course, not spiked), Milk Anne: Water
Two Things About Me you may not have known: Rick: I got knifed in the back by a Dr named Dr. Harms Anne: I sing really and I mean really loud with the radio when I am alone in the car :)
Two Movies I would watch over and over: Rick: any John Wayne western Anne: Sweet Home Alabama, The Saint, August Rush
Two Favorite Foods: Rick: Steak, potatoes and rolls Anne: MEXICAN and Seafood
Two places I'd rather be right now: Rick: Brazil and Tahiti Anne: Skiing in Utah with my family (staying in a cabin) , on the Disney Cruise

We tag anyone who has not yet completed this questionaire

Breanna's Slideshow

Make a slideshow - it's easy!

Hi!!! This is Breanna and I made my first Smilebox Slideshow!!! I had more pictures but they didn't fit in. But these are from the pictures when I either went somewhere or a celebration!!! But anyway hope you like my slideshow!!! :) And by the way I would like to thank Gabby for inspiring me to do my own slideshow!!! :)

-Breanna Taylor

OUR FAMILY

Okay, this shows you how ill-equiped I am at posting blogs! I can't seem to move the pictures where I want them!..... Here is a recent picture taken of our children. (personally, I don't claim the dog) Justin (15), Breanna (11), Caleb (9) and Eliza (6).

This picture fits Eliza with a capital "E"!

Here is Rick and Justin, freezing to death! Not my idea of fun, however, every spare moment they could find, they grabbed their camo and hot chocolate and headed for the fields. Caleb even joined a time or two.