Happy 13th Birthday Taylor!

Wow!  Today Taylor officially becomes a teenager!  I swear she has been acing like one for the last 10 years!  Taylor had a really big year.  She had a lot of "firsts."  She got her first cell phone.  She had her first party with girls AND boys.  Here are a few events in the past year of Taylor's life.

Taylor fell in love with all things "One Direction."

Taylor made her first trip to the Mall of America.  She loves to shop.  I wonder where she got that from?

Taylor had her first real heart break when she lost a good friend to Leukemia.

Tay attended her first girls camp.  What a BLAST!!

Tay just finished her first year working on personal progress.  She has completed well over half the requirements for medallion.  In this picture she was canning with us.

Tay attended her first General Young Women's conference.  Our ward got to go to the conference center this year!  Excellent experience!  She is still talking about it!

Tay had her "first" real injury.  She tore her calf muscle playing soccer.  What a determined girl!  The Dr told her at least 10 weeks.  She was playing soccer 6 weeks later!  

Taylor LOVES her family.  She loves the little kids, especially Kinnick and Mae Mae.  She really loves her Grandma and she talks to her about everything!!  Tay is a great example to everyone in our family!

 Tay still loves her violin!  She practices every day (almost) and is getting very good.

Taylor loves soccer.  She loves to play soccer but just as much as that she loves her friends and all of the great experiences she has because of soccer.

Taylor is such as great girl.  She has grown so much in the gospel and has a firm testimony.  She is an incredible person!  She is LOUD and SILLY!  Sometimes it drives me crazy, but I know the ability to have fun is such a great characteristic.  Taylor is very social!  She wants to be doing something EVERY second of EVERY day!  

Happy Birthday to my beautiful crazy teenager.  Jeff and I are proud to be your parents.   We love you Sis!  Yes, the nickname Kim gave her as a baby still sticks!!