Dillan's 1st Birthday Cake!

Dillan is as sweet and yummy as her pink polka dot cake!

Megan & Mia @ The Baby Shower....

Best friend Mia's baby is due on Christmas Eve!

Birthday Balloon Mania!!!!!

Zillions of birthday balloons were everywhere!


Suddenly Dillan noticed....


Balloons are dancing and bouncing off the ceiling.....


They are so pretty and colorful.....


The birthday girl likes balloons! She's off to a good start!

A Year In The Life Of Dillan Grace Taylor.......

The Swinging Rakes Garden Club.....

I belong to a garden club called "The Swinging Rakes"!!!! We meet the 3rd Thursday of every month. We always have a guest speaker....this month we met @ Southwoods Nursery and were schooled on how to make fabulous indoor floral arrangements! We do good things for the community like.... donating benches to Woodward Park....money to various garden projects in the city and we even give money for scholarships to young and up & coming horticulturists!
Mostly we are a group of creative women of nature who enjoy each other!

Dahlia Creations By Megan!

Megan's BF (best friend) is expecting a bundle of joy soon....all of Mia's buddies have been busy getting ready for the baby shower!



Megan has been busy making "dahlia corsages" for Mia's upcoming baby shower this weekend! Mia & Gavin are expecting a sweet little baby girl and have named her Dahlia! Meg will head down to the flower mart in LA to buy oodles of dahlia flowers to fill up some cute fabric vases she has made for the event!
Sooooooooo Exciting!

Everyone Is Getting Ready......

To celebrate a very special 1st Birthday....


Little Dillan Grace!

See Ya on Sunday the 22nd @ 4:00!!!!

Famous People From Tulsa.....

Reba grew up not too far from Tulsa! Riding and roping the horses! And singing.....


Garth Brooks lives just outside of Tulsa on a fabulous ranch with Trisha Yearwood!

Carrie Underwook.... a great singer! Really!



This guy lives around the corner in a really beautiful mansion ...Roy Clark! Anyone remember him?


Jeanne Tripplehorn from one of our favorite shows ... Big Love! She's adorable!


Broadway star, movie star & TV star....Kristen Chenoweth! An amazing person with such talent!



Bill Hader ... One of the best SNL players EVER from The private school a few blocks from our humble home! HE IS SO GOOD!


Creativity can be inspired from ANYWHERE in the this country!
Tulsa might be a "Fly Over" city ...but we can cultivate some STARS!

Foofa!

Foofa is Dillan's favorite character on Yo Gabba Gabba!
I ordered a lifesize Foofa for her birthday party next Sunday!


Our plan is to have all the guests have their picture taken with Dillan & Foofa! Yo Gabba Gabba!

Falling In Love @ The Coffee Shoppe.....

We walked up to Starbucks with Dillan and hung out in the courtyard sipping our Vanilla mocha and passion tea!! It was such a pleasant outing!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANDSOME TIM ROOT!!!!!!!

A man of many talents and pursuits!


What a great day today is......a wonderful, loving young man named Tim was born today! November 13th!
Love and Kisses Always from "The Taylors"......
Have a very, very special day!

Oysters & Little Pearl Caviar Tonight!

Spoonbill Paddlefish is prized by traditional caviar lovers for its unique taste and texture and offers a gentle introduction for new customers. This is one of our most popular caviars because it may be enjoyed by all, alone or as a garnish. Also, try Spoonbill caviar on raw oysters. An even more decadent combination is caviar on camembert, like Old Chatham's Sheep's milk cheese.

Spoonbill Paddlefish is farmed, as well as sustainably wild caught in rivers of Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, and even Montana. These fisheries are sustainable, but researchers have learned to breed and culture the ancient filter feeders. If you find yourself on the river, you may see the paddlefish swimming upside down and feeding on small shrimp near the surface.
STEPHEN WILL BE IN HEAVEN!

Having Fun With My New IPhone App ...Faces Wild!!!!!

One of nicest moments this past weekend in California was when Stephen, Megan and I were laying out on striped beach towels, the waves crashing along the shoreline just a few feet away..... the three of us just playing with our IPhones and exchanging apps!

The Men Who Stare At Goats......

Stephen and I went for a movie date yesterday! We really tried to like this movie, we really tried to laugh a bit ...BUT .... we immediately thought of a thousand other things we could have done during the two hours that we viewed this movie!

Oh, Look @ Me Winning!

Mine you what you don't know? .... I am sporting my Erik Javets hat and my Hermes scarf that Stephen bought me in Paris France! I am the happiest person that I know how to be! Hanging out with Megan & Tim and my beloved Stephen! I love my life!
Who cares that I'm only a two dollar show better?
I still won!

Get Straight Smooth Sexy!

It's called Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy! Have you ever wished that your hair was more manageable? Softer? Smoother? Had more shine? I certainly did something about it!!!
This revolutionary smoothing system infuses Keratin deep into the hair cuticle, eliminating up to ninety-five percent of frizz and curl, leaving the hair smooth, shiny and luxurious! Megan was so desperate to see my new "do" and so I had Stephen take a picture....just wish I had put some make up on etc....


Well, I can't wash my hair for over three days and if I get any "kinks" when I wake up the next three mornings I must straighten my hair again with a iron......but so far it was worth the relaxing few hours @ the salon this afternoon! My hair feels so marvelous! It is such the RAGE in LA and I just had to jump on the band wagon!
And I must add....Stephen said, with a twinkle in his eyes, that he liked the new straight hair!

A Racehorse Sent From Heaven!

On a day that racing will cherish for a long time, a historic moment....Zenyatta beat the boys!!!! Oh my, did she! She won the male domain for all of its previous 25 years! She beat the boys by a length! The thousands of signs scattered about the crowd--Girl Power, they bounced up and down in a sea of unrestrained joy! (Megan @ I were one of those sign wavers) Zenyatta not only won one for the underdogs, but did wonders for female pride! In the paddock she did a few little steps before letting Mike Smith (the jockey) climb aboard and then she headed off to stomp some testosterone!
Megan and I were with our handsome male counter parts (Tim & Stephen) who had betted on 2nd place Gio Ponti....they were not as excited because they lost.....But hey, she beat who ever showed up!

Our Perfect Vacation Begins.....

Our plane touched down in Los Angeles & we headed straight to In-N-Out!!! It was delicious! Think double, double animal style with the best fries!


Bright and early our darling Megan showed up for a fun filled day! While Stephen was basking on the beach, studying the Racing Form.... Meg was getting her hair cut by the world famous Cat....a recovering Heroin Addict who just happens to be a wizard with the scissors!


Next stop was El Sombrero on Manhattan Beach Ave! A long time favorite....sadly, the restaurant had burned down but to our delight ....it has risen from the ashes! Fish tacos & chile rellenos , old fashion root beer!


On the corner of Manhattan Beach Blvd & Manhattan Beach Ave .....Father & Daughter pose with our beloved Pacific Ocean in the background!


Stephen headed back to the beach and of course Megan and I went shopping! We did a little Christmas shopping even! Megan got THE cutest jeans ever and I got a flashy fun scarf that I'll be sporting through the coming years!

Meg runs home and picks up Tim for our evening @ the beach!...................

Tim gets an early birthday present when we meet for Sushi Friday evening! OU Football hoodies are in big demand in LA!



Blood Orange cocktails with jalapeno???? Delicious! We had the most enjoyable evening and little did we know .... it was just the beginning of the most WONDERFUL weekend ever!


Let's go home & or back to our luxury hotel and get a good nights sleep so we'll be fresh for the BREEDER'S CUP CLASSIC!
Dreaming of turf races and mile & 6 furlong races? Cornbeef sandwiches and Zenyatta!

Strolling Along The Boulevard....Oh How Sweet!

Birthday " Invites" Have Been Mailed!

Didn't Kim do the most fabulous job with the invitations and these are the cutest pictures of Dillan! Kim & Beau are having fun planning Dillan's first birthday party! We can't wait..... there is so much to be thankful for this year!



Dillan will celebrate her 1st birthday on November 25th, the night before Thanksgiving! We are celebrating here at Abuelo and Grandma Tay Tay's on the Sunday prior @ 4:00 in the afternoon! If you don't get an invite for some reason and want to come, just let us know!! The more the merrier!

The Bees Were Buzzing & Clowns Were......

Clowning around! What a great Halloween The Taylors Experienced!



Aaaaaah! There's some really scary ghost & goblins out here! But Dillan wasn't scared one bit.... just very curious!


To bee or not to bee? This sweet little Taylor family decided to BEE!!!!


Stephen loves Halloween!


While our Halloween was winding down, Megan's was revving up out in California! She went as Little Edie Bouvier Beale from the movie, Grey Gardens! Halloween parties in Los Feliz rock! Tim carved this cool pumpkin!


Mommy Bee & Baby Bee!


Dillan and Grandma Tay.... awaiting the Boo Ha Ha Brookside Parade!


Happy Halloween 2009!


We started out with over 300 pieces of candy and gave out one per goblin! It's so popular to trick or treat in Fashionable Utica Square neighborhoods!