To start, we had a wonderful Christmas! We spent half of Christmas Eve visiting with my side of the family, and the other half at Sam's parents' house. Then, the next day, we hosted a small Christmas gathering which included my parents, Sam's parents, and my sister Kim. Taylor LOVED opening presents, but HATED Santa! Maybe next year!
New Years Eve was very low-key. We had Kim over and our good friends Lydia and Ross and their youngest, Gavin! Taylor actually went to bed early that night. Her bedtime has been holding steady between 6:30-7:00 - anytime after that, we risk a meltdown!
We thoroughly enjoyed our winter break at home with Taylor, but it went by too darn fast! We took her out in the snow for the first time. She hated it, until we started pushing her around in the sled. Even though we went back and forth in the same spot, she could have done that for hours!
Taylor now goes to a new daycare. Our friend down the street started her own daycare, and we made the switch right after winter break. She loves it there and everything has been working out wonderfully! Whenever we pick her up, she always comes to hug us and then runs to get something to show us, specifically something that she did or learned that day! It's great to see her so happy there!
Taylor is now 14 months old. She continues to amaze us every day with the new things she is learning to do. She has a lovely little song that she made up that she sings all day long, which sounds like "abba, abba, abba, AHH!" We think it is her attempt at the ABC song, which is her favorite song. Every time it comes on, she gets a big smile and dances her "butt dance", and then says "again!" when it's over. She's got quite a personality! She is very determined and loves to figure out how things work. One hilarious thing that she does is follow Sam when he has to use the washroom, and she'll bang on the door and say "dada!" until he comes out. She is discovering all of the different things that her body can do, so we'll often see her bending over into downward dog position, trying to squeeze in between furniture (and consequently getting stuck!), or climbing on the couches or her little chair. She loves giving kisses and looking out the front and back windows and observing the world. She also loves playing with her dolls, trying on clothing, reading books (especially non-fiction), and exploring. We had our first injury too, which required a trip to the emergency room and some glue adhesive to the forehead.
Wearing Aunt Kim's hat!
Hugging her dolls.
Playing with all of her dolls. 
Diva!She can say quite a few words now: hi, bye bye, hello, no, car, mama, dada, yeah, bath, water, baby, awwww (she says this when she's giving a hug), more, night-night, and ball. She's attempted more words, but these are the ones that she says consistently. Some of her favorite foods include meatballs, bread, all fruit, peas, carrots, whole wheat pasta, cheeses, yogurt, chicken nuggets, waffles, and pancakes. She is in size 4 diapers, 18 month clothing, and size 4 shoes. She is growing up fast, and we are loving every moment with her!
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