Sunday, December 20, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Labor Day Weekend in Vegas
On Labor Day weekend, Ali, Randy, Madison, Emily, Andrew, Matthew and myself got together at Aunt Neans house. It was a really fun weekend. Here is our weekend in some pictures and a few words.
I put a bra on Madison at Ross. Too cute.
Emily and Andrew playing pool.
Madison snuck a taste of Alis birthday cake.
Very classic us.
All of us together playing The Price is Right.
I put a bra on Madison at Ross. Too cute.
Emily and Andrew playing pool.
Madison snuck a taste of Alis birthday cake.
Very classic us.
All of us together playing The Price is Right.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Stephen (finally) graduated High School
Stephen is now a 2009 graduate of Ward Melville High School.
Congrats!
Now this is a picture for the Butler County Banner!
Congrats!
Now this is a picture for the Butler County Banner!
Stephen's Eagle Scout Court of Honor
Here is a picture of the Maier children at Steve's Court of Honor.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Felicia's Graduation
Ok guys, sorry I haven't been able to send invitations or let you know...but after 5 years and much hard work I am finally GRADUATING from WKU with a Bachelors in Agriculture with an emphasis in Animal Science!
Graduation is Sunday May 17th at 5:00pm, I believe ( I know its sad that I don't even know the time to my own graduation!).
Anyway I love all of YALL!
P.S. Bubba (C.W.) is getting some kind of award tonight for his hard work in the chicken business! Now that I know how to work this thing I will let you know what the award is and post pics from that and my Graduation.
Graduation is Sunday May 17th at 5:00pm, I believe ( I know its sad that I don't even know the time to my own graduation!).
Anyway I love all of YALL!
P.S. Bubba (C.W.) is getting some kind of award tonight for his hard work in the chicken business! Now that I know how to work this thing I will let you know what the award is and post pics from that and my Graduation.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Our Weekend in Pictures
Our last morning... We are so proud of this picture.
Aunt Nean, Ali, Madison
Randy, Matthew, Steve
Mom and Aunt Nean raced on the 6 year old bikes. Enough said. We love them.
Madison really enjoyed chocolate!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Lone Star Steakhouse Extravaganza
ALSO POSTED ON JMVANDUREN.BLOGSPOT.COM
Location: Las Vegas, NV
People involved: Uncle John, Aunt Nean, Mom, Randy, Ali, Madison, Matthew, Me, Stephen
Party of 8 and a high chair. That is what we were. And here are some highlights from that night.
I tried telling my joke about ADOS (Attention Deficit - OH SHINY) and then I have an ADOS moment. I was telling a serious story and noticed the stamp that the Nascar people put on my hand had rubbed off on my shirt (like she said it would). Mid story, I say "oh man, the stamp did come off on my shirt" and then continued on. Laughter filled the room.
Speaking of laughter, we were so loud, the waiters came over and said it sounded like we were having too much fun. We were.
We discussed birthdays. It was four days until Randy's birthday. Two weeks until Uncle Johns birthday. 18 days till my birthday. Randy decided since the birthdays were so close we should all just celebrate together. And then we could celebrate wedding anniversary's too, since they were close enough. That sparked a discussion of what constitutes close enough for celebrating together.
We tried to tell the waiter that it was Uncle Johns birthday. It failed. The waiter was then motioning to mom to ask if it was Randy or Uncle Johns birthday. My mom (without her glasses or even knowing what was going on) was not very helpful. She finally asked the waiter "what do you want". HAHA. Then they brought Randy the bowl of ice cream. Which worked well, because his birthday was in four days, but we explained it wasn't really intended for him. Uncle John then informed us that if they had come over and sang to him, he would have hurt everyone "even the guests". Well, to top it off, the manager overheard him say that and came over and quietly sang and clapped to him. AWESOME! ** (Amended) As the manager was singing to him, Uncle John quietly, yet very sternly said to her "get the hell away from me." AWESOME!
Speaking of singing Happy Birthday, we added to the noise by clapping to not only our very own birthday, but to other peoples in the restaurant.
As we were discussing the spectacle that was the birthday ice cream, we were discussing what mom thought the waiter was actually trying to do. Stephen then pipes up with "what is he telling me to steal second?". Another 15 minutes of laughter ensued.
Laughter. That would be the word of that night. There was so much going on, it was a blast! We might not be welcome there anymore (I don't know for sure) but it was so much fun! Good memories.
My crazy family...... this is how we roll!
Location: Las Vegas, NV
People involved: Uncle John, Aunt Nean, Mom, Randy, Ali, Madison, Matthew, Me, Stephen
Party of 8 and a high chair. That is what we were. And here are some highlights from that night.
I tried telling my joke about ADOS (Attention Deficit - OH SHINY) and then I have an ADOS moment. I was telling a serious story and noticed the stamp that the Nascar people put on my hand had rubbed off on my shirt (like she said it would). Mid story, I say "oh man, the stamp did come off on my shirt" and then continued on. Laughter filled the room.
Speaking of laughter, we were so loud, the waiters came over and said it sounded like we were having too much fun. We were.
We discussed birthdays. It was four days until Randy's birthday. Two weeks until Uncle Johns birthday. 18 days till my birthday. Randy decided since the birthdays were so close we should all just celebrate together. And then we could celebrate wedding anniversary's too, since they were close enough. That sparked a discussion of what constitutes close enough for celebrating together.
We tried to tell the waiter that it was Uncle Johns birthday. It failed. The waiter was then motioning to mom to ask if it was Randy or Uncle Johns birthday. My mom (without her glasses or even knowing what was going on) was not very helpful. She finally asked the waiter "what do you want". HAHA. Then they brought Randy the bowl of ice cream. Which worked well, because his birthday was in four days, but we explained it wasn't really intended for him. Uncle John then informed us that if they had come over and sang to him, he would have hurt everyone "even the guests". Well, to top it off, the manager overheard him say that and came over and quietly sang and clapped to him. AWESOME! ** (Amended) As the manager was singing to him, Uncle John quietly, yet very sternly said to her "get the hell away from me." AWESOME!
Speaking of singing Happy Birthday, we added to the noise by clapping to not only our very own birthday, but to other peoples in the restaurant.
As we were discussing the spectacle that was the birthday ice cream, we were discussing what mom thought the waiter was actually trying to do. Stephen then pipes up with "what is he telling me to steal second?". Another 15 minutes of laughter ensued.
Laughter. That would be the word of that night. There was so much going on, it was a blast! We might not be welcome there anymore (I don't know for sure) but it was so much fun! Good memories.
My crazy family...... this is how we roll!
Emily's Wedding Weekend (part 1)
ALSO POSTED ON JMVANDUREN.BLOGSPOT.COM
This weekend Matt and I were able to go visit family! It was much needed.
On Wednesday, my brother Steve came out to visit and go snowboarding with Matt. On Wednesday we took him to Five Guys Burgers. Stephen said it was "the best burger ever" and "oh, now those are good fries". They really are.
Thursday morning Matt and Steve left for Brighton and I went to work. They had so much fun. It was fun hearing how Steve did. We got him Cafe Rio for dinner. YUMMY. We got packed and finally went to bed.
We were supposed to leave at around 5:00am, but since I was sick (really sick) we ended up not leaving until 6:00am. Missing the wedding was completely my fault. BUT, we made it in time to make the picnic in St. George. It was absolutely wonderful weather. Then we made the ride up again to Cedar City where we had a hotel room. My cousin Ali and I went to get our nails done. That was FUN! I love spending time with her. Then I took a little nap and off we were to the reception. The church was beautifully decorated and it was so fun. There was a chocolate fountain. I was in heaven. Then it was dinner at Sizzlers and bedtime.
We woke up Saturday to about one foot of snow. That was fun (NOT). About 20 miles out of Cedar City, it became nice and sunny. We made it down to Las Vegas by 11:30. We just lounged around with family. Then we went to see the house that Ali and Randy are buying, and then off to Dans house to see the nieces and family. They are getting so big. Then it was off to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for some ride-alongs with my cousin Casey. I was terrified, but it was actually quite nice. I have a much greater respect for Nascar drivers now. Thank you Casey. Then we all went to dinner at Lone Star Steakhouse. I'm pretty sure they thought we were crazy. But what fun is a family if they aren't crazy. But it was so much fun. That one dinner could be the topic of one blog post. Maybe I will....
Sunday, my mom and Steve left Las Vegas. We left shortly after. We got home at around 8:00pm. We were exhausted. So nice to sleep in my own bed.
We want to thank my mom (for flying Steve out and for EVERYTHING), Paul (for explaining how Sizzler works and for the dinner), Aunt Nean (what didn't you do for us this weekend), Uncle John (for putting up with us taking over your house and for dinner), Ali (for my nails and spending time with me), Casey (for my once in a lifetime NASCAR experience), Emily and Andrew (for getting married and giving us the excuse to come down), Randy (for shoveling my car), Madison (for just being cute), Steve (for my vitamin water and for being a great brother), Dan and Britteny (for letting us come over and visit with you guys, the girls are fantastic - sorry we couldn't stay longer) and for everyone who just made this weekend terrific. We had so much fun. I hate leaving my family, since they are the bestest... till we see you again..... WE LOVE YOU!
This weekend Matt and I were able to go visit family! It was much needed.
On Wednesday, my brother Steve came out to visit and go snowboarding with Matt. On Wednesday we took him to Five Guys Burgers. Stephen said it was "the best burger ever" and "oh, now those are good fries". They really are.
Thursday morning Matt and Steve left for Brighton and I went to work. They had so much fun. It was fun hearing how Steve did. We got him Cafe Rio for dinner. YUMMY. We got packed and finally went to bed.
We were supposed to leave at around 5:00am, but since I was sick (really sick) we ended up not leaving until 6:00am. Missing the wedding was completely my fault. BUT, we made it in time to make the picnic in St. George. It was absolutely wonderful weather. Then we made the ride up again to Cedar City where we had a hotel room. My cousin Ali and I went to get our nails done. That was FUN! I love spending time with her. Then I took a little nap and off we were to the reception. The church was beautifully decorated and it was so fun. There was a chocolate fountain. I was in heaven. Then it was dinner at Sizzlers and bedtime.
We woke up Saturday to about one foot of snow. That was fun (NOT). About 20 miles out of Cedar City, it became nice and sunny. We made it down to Las Vegas by 11:30. We just lounged around with family. Then we went to see the house that Ali and Randy are buying, and then off to Dans house to see the nieces and family. They are getting so big. Then it was off to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for some ride-alongs with my cousin Casey. I was terrified, but it was actually quite nice. I have a much greater respect for Nascar drivers now. Thank you Casey. Then we all went to dinner at Lone Star Steakhouse. I'm pretty sure they thought we were crazy. But what fun is a family if they aren't crazy. But it was so much fun. That one dinner could be the topic of one blog post. Maybe I will....
Sunday, my mom and Steve left Las Vegas. We left shortly after. We got home at around 8:00pm. We were exhausted. So nice to sleep in my own bed.
We want to thank my mom (for flying Steve out and for EVERYTHING), Paul (for explaining how Sizzler works and for the dinner), Aunt Nean (what didn't you do for us this weekend), Uncle John (for putting up with us taking over your house and for dinner), Ali (for my nails and spending time with me), Casey (for my once in a lifetime NASCAR experience), Emily and Andrew (for getting married and giving us the excuse to come down), Randy (for shoveling my car), Madison (for just being cute), Steve (for my vitamin water and for being a great brother), Dan and Britteny (for letting us come over and visit with you guys, the girls are fantastic - sorry we couldn't stay longer) and for everyone who just made this weekend terrific. We had so much fun. I hate leaving my family, since they are the bestest... till we see you again..... WE LOVE YOU!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Stalters take-over Atlanta
Ali, Randy and Madison got back on Sunday from 5 days in Atlanta. We had so much fun. We got to Debra's door step early Wed. morning. We visited with Debra, Aunt Doris and the kids - what sweet kids they are. Sarah took right to Madison and (big kid) Randy had fun with the boys. They went on there Razor bikes down the drive way at high speeds into the woods. Thursday was spent at the Atlanta Aquarium and Coca-Cola world. Friday we went to Stone Mountain and road the skytram to the top of the mountain, that was fun. We also went to Taylors swim meet, she did a great job. Sat. was spent at Mathews basketball game and Taylors Fashion show and Zachs basketball game later that night. We had so much fun getting to know the kids and I learned alot from Debra, she is a great mom. Now I am getting ready for Emily's bridal shower on Sat. That will be fun. I won Thomas the Train tickets this mornnig on the radio so we will be going to take Madison to that next weekend.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Upcoming events
Just thought I would let you know what my family is up to. Of course we have the big event of this year with Emilys wedding. She will be married on March 6th in the St George Temple, with the reception following in Cedar City, Utah. Looking forward to seeing everyone that can make it. Hope it is as beautiful as Jennifers was in New York and Salt Lake.Then Larry and I are meeting in San Antonio Texas to attend the Lakers/Spurs game. I had bought the tickets for John for Christmas but he has decided to not fly anymore so Larry it is! I always have a great time with Larry. I know Stephen graduates in June and will attend that. Darleen will let me know exact date.Then the family reunion in Las Vegas. We still don't have a lot of details about that. I know we have set the date the weekend after Labor Day. Want to travel to Grand Canyon and ride down to the bottom. Will keep you updated. For those of you that cannot come to Vegas, you have the Morgantown Christmas Parade to plan for. We will be in the parade this year. What a great time we had. Larry will update the sleigh and I'll let everyone know of the costumes. Please, let me know what you all think of these plans.The Christmas parade is the first Saturday in December. Would like for the Taylors to participate in the festival of trees as well. This is immediately following the parade. Will let you know more details later. Anyway, thats a brief summary of upcoming events. Let me know what you have planned and maybe we'll get Jennifer to create a Taylor Calendar. Up for it Jennifer!
Janeen
Janeen
And now the rest of the story....
Sure I remember . Let me tell you what happened next. David or I suggested that we take a piece of grass string (Remember grass string?)and each of us sit on opposite sides of the car and pull the windshield wiper across the windshield.What great memories.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Broken Windshield Wipers
This story is probably only going to be of interest to me, Janeen, and David. We always start these stories with "Remember the time...?". Well, remember the time we were leaving the fairgrounds and the windshield wipers wouldn't work? I can't remember why we were there. It could have been the fair was in town or one of Dad's ballgames. Mom was driving the old white station wagon (the one with the crushed right passenger door), it was raining, and the windshield wipers wouldn't work. Mom had to drive home with her head out the window so she could see. Picture Mom driving, head out the window, a free hand wiping the inside windshield with a cloth because it kept fogging up. I don't remember much of the drive except leaving the fairgrounds. I was so embarrassed...I so didn't want anyone to see us! Janeen has more memories of it as I'm sure does David.
I thought of this today when I took Stephen to pick up his car at the repair shop. It was pelting ice cold rain, we were two miles from home, I was following him. I noticed he was driving a little erratically and was sticking his head out his window so I called him on his cell. I asked him what was wrong. He answered in such a laughing way, "My windshield wiper fell off!" He said he was sticking his head out the window and trying to follow the lines. I knew it was dangerous and thought about having him pull over but...we were close to home and he was doing such a good job! He handled it well. His head was soaked when we got home. I couldn't help but laugh at the situation...thinking of three kids so many years ago watching Mom steer and wipe. Not really sure why she had to get the condensation off the inside window...she wasn't looking out of it anyway!
Darleen
I thought of this today when I took Stephen to pick up his car at the repair shop. It was pelting ice cold rain, we were two miles from home, I was following him. I noticed he was driving a little erratically and was sticking his head out his window so I called him on his cell. I asked him what was wrong. He answered in such a laughing way, "My windshield wiper fell off!" He said he was sticking his head out the window and trying to follow the lines. I knew it was dangerous and thought about having him pull over but...we were close to home and he was doing such a good job! He handled it well. His head was soaked when we got home. I couldn't help but laugh at the situation...thinking of three kids so many years ago watching Mom steer and wipe. Not really sure why she had to get the condensation off the inside window...she wasn't looking out of it anyway!
Darleen
How to post a blog
Tutorial:
1. Go to www.kytaylors.blogspot.com
2. Click on "Sign In" in the upper right side of the blog
3. Type in the e-mail and password (e-mail me if you want it)
4. This brings you to the Blogspot dashboard. Click on "New Post" in the middle of the page.
5. Begin posting!
5a. There is a place to add pictures. On the toolbar abover where you are posting (has the fonts, styles, alignment, etc) there is a button to "Add Image" (third over from right) and it looks like a picture. The one next to it (second from right) is to add a video.
6. It will always say "Kentucky Taylor Family as the author, so please sign your blogs so we know who is posting the wonderful information.
I hope this explains the basics. E-mail me if you have questions.
Love, Jenn
1. Go to www.kytaylors.blogspot.com
2. Click on "Sign In" in the upper right side of the blog
3. Type in the e-mail and password (e-mail me if you want it)
4. This brings you to the Blogspot dashboard. Click on "New Post" in the middle of the page.
5. Begin posting!
5a. There is a place to add pictures. On the toolbar abover where you are posting (has the fonts, styles, alignment, etc) there is a button to "Add Image" (third over from right) and it looks like a picture. The one next to it (second from right) is to add a video.
6. It will always say "Kentucky Taylor Family as the author, so please sign your blogs so we know who is posting the wonderful information.
I hope this explains the basics. E-mail me if you have questions.
Love, Jenn
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
UPDATE
Hello Family.
Im hoping the word is spreading regarding the blog.
I created an admin Gmail account for this Blog. Please e-mail me at (jmvanduren@gmail.com) and I will give you the e-mail address and the password. This will enable you to post to the blog. Anyone can leave a comment to a post.
This e-mail address is for people who did not want to create a Gmail account. If you already have a Gmail account, you can use that, just let me know what it is.
I hope this is easy to understand. If it isnt, please e-mail me and let me know. Sometimes I explain things weird.
Love, Jenn
Im hoping the word is spreading regarding the blog.
I created an admin Gmail account for this Blog. Please e-mail me at (jmvanduren@gmail.com) and I will give you the e-mail address and the password. This will enable you to post to the blog. Anyone can leave a comment to a post.
This e-mail address is for people who did not want to create a Gmail account. If you already have a Gmail account, you can use that, just let me know what it is.
I hope this is easy to understand. If it isnt, please e-mail me and let me know. Sometimes I explain things weird.
Love, Jenn
Monday, January 26, 2009
The Van Durens
So, I guess that I will be the first to post on this blog. Sorry if I am stealing anyones thunder, but I believe I may be one of the few who know this blog even exists.
It has been far too long since I have been to Kentucky. This is sad, as I miss everything about it! Plus, Matthew (new husband) has never been to Kentucky, but I think would enjoy it greatly! He served a church mission in South Carolina and loves the south. Plus, this way I can finally tell Uncle David that I know where my husband is!
I got married on April 26th, 2008. Almost one year! We are living in Salt Lake City, UT for the time being. Matthew is going to school to become a nurse. He is very excited. He also works full time, which makes him crazy, but it will hopefully pay off soon. I am just working as an office manager. Our jobs just pay the bills. Im not going to school right now, but hope too once we put Matthew through.
I miss everyone! I enjoyed looking at the reunion pictures, wishing I was there. Stay well and keep in touch. Love, Matt and Jenn Van Duren
It has been far too long since I have been to Kentucky. This is sad, as I miss everything about it! Plus, Matthew (new husband) has never been to Kentucky, but I think would enjoy it greatly! He served a church mission in South Carolina and loves the south. Plus, this way I can finally tell Uncle David that I know where my husband is!
I got married on April 26th, 2008. Almost one year! We are living in Salt Lake City, UT for the time being. Matthew is going to school to become a nurse. He is very excited. He also works full time, which makes him crazy, but it will hopefully pay off soon. I am just working as an office manager. Our jobs just pay the bills. Im not going to school right now, but hope too once we put Matthew through.
I miss everyone! I enjoyed looking at the reunion pictures, wishing I was there. Stay well and keep in touch. Love, Matt and Jenn Van Duren
HELLO TAYLOR FAMILY!
Hey everyone near and far!
After some discussion, it was deemed a good idea to have the Taylor family enter the blog world. The best part about blogging is the keeping-in-touch part. As long as there is a computer with internet access, we can check in with each other, share news, events, and stay in touch!
One rule for Blogger is that every administrator have a Gmail account. Now, creating an account is easy (go to gmail.com and click on "create and account", its free). But for those of us who do not want another addition to the e-mail accounts we already have, I am thinking of just creating one gmail account and giving everyone the password to log in as an Admin. I will have to ponder the pro's and con's and get back to you. Any suggesstions or concerns, please let me know.
Share this address (http://kytaylors.blogspot.com) with all the family you can think of! We are all so spread out accross the country... Nevada, Utah, Indiana, Virginia, New York, Georgia, Tennessee (I am probably missing some states) and of course, our home base of Kentucky.
Please dont be afraid to ask me any questions you have regarding this blog. Im happy to answer any of them.
Well, there you have it folks. Its official. The Taylors have a blog.
"Ya'll come back now, ya hear!"
After some discussion, it was deemed a good idea to have the Taylor family enter the blog world. The best part about blogging is the keeping-in-touch part. As long as there is a computer with internet access, we can check in with each other, share news, events, and stay in touch!
One rule for Blogger is that every administrator have a Gmail account. Now, creating an account is easy (go to gmail.com and click on "create and account", its free). But for those of us who do not want another addition to the e-mail accounts we already have, I am thinking of just creating one gmail account and giving everyone the password to log in as an Admin. I will have to ponder the pro's and con's and get back to you. Any suggesstions or concerns, please let me know.
Share this address (http://kytaylors.blogspot.com) with all the family you can think of! We are all so spread out accross the country... Nevada, Utah, Indiana, Virginia, New York, Georgia, Tennessee (I am probably missing some states) and of course, our home base of Kentucky.
Please dont be afraid to ask me any questions you have regarding this blog. Im happy to answer any of them.
Well, there you have it folks. Its official. The Taylors have a blog.
"Ya'll come back now, ya hear!"
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