We celebrated the arrival of Tayler nine years ago with FiReWorKS!

One of the perks of being born in Utah on July 24th!

We love our girl.

Here's some of the reasons why.

She's cheerful and happy. She always has a smile on her face.

She's a total bookworm. After we tuck her in at night, it's almost a guarantee that we'll find her (sometimes hours later)... snuggled up with her book and her booklight.

She's Crazy about Harry Potter.

She loves to be comfy. Forget about fashion. Bring on the sweat pants!

She LoVEs chocolate. Brownies don't last long at our house so Tayler's been known to hide away stashes of her own for later.

She asks her dad to make her Nutella pancakes almost every morning. (And almost every morning he does.)

She is crazy about her new IPod Touch that she saved up for all on her own. ( she's getting more tec savvy than me.)

She loves Nancy Drew and has her very own spy kit.

If she sees a tree, she'll climb it.

She is always doing cartwheels and handstands...she challenged me do a cartwheel into the pool at the beginning of the summer. I finally did it yesterday. She was very proud of me!

She does NOT like pink. Not even a little bit.

She's a Daddy's girl!!!

She's very obedient, always doing whatever we ask her to do. (I hope my other kids pick up on this one.)

She's extremly grateful. She always thanks me, even for simple things.

She's kind.

She works hard and always tries her very best.

She's beautiful on the inside and out.

She brings so much joy to our family!
Happy Birthday Tays!

We love you!