Khloe Learns to Dance

It's must be pretty boring over at the Taylor house. Jamie just sent me this video of Khloe dancing.

Poor Lola. She's trying but she just can't get her big booty up. Way to go Khloe!

The Taylors Visit the Pumpkin Patch

Also last week the Taylors made their annual Halloween trip to the pumpkin patch.

Carolyn's Pumpkin Patch is located in Liberty, MO and is a great crowd pleaser during the Halloween season.

There's so much for kids to do. Feed the goats. Jamie said Violet walked around clutching goat feed in her hand. I guess she wanted to make sure the goats had plenty of snacks for later. Either that or she was hungry herself.

Go down the slide.

Take funny pictures in a life-size cutout.

Or just hang around with Mom sitting on pumpkins.

But after a while even the pumpkin patch gets boring and it's time to go home.

Whitney's Wedding

Last weekend Melissa, Jamie, Violet and I headed out to Haysville, KS to attend Whitney's wedding. Whitney is the daughter of my cousin Lesley.

We were a little skeptical how Violet would act with such a long car ride but she was darn near close to perfect.

As I was saying, Whitney is the daughter of my cousin Lesley who is the daughter of my Aunt Donna and Uncle Mike.

It's been quite some time since I've seen all my cousins. There's Kevin, Danny, Michele, Ronnie, Kathleen (Kevin's daughter), Shelley, Jim (Shelley's husband), Eric (Ronnie's son), me and Timmy. The only one missing is the mother of the bride, Lesley.

After a few hours of visiting we decided to pack Violet back in the car and head home.

Michele and Bruce had left about 15 minutes before us but when Jamie is ready to get home...well let's just say he's ready. We passed Michele and Bruce on the way then had to stop and get gas. As we were getting gas Melissa and I saw Michele and Bruce pass by on the hiway. Within 5 minutes of getting back on the hiway, we passed them again. Needless to say we got back to Kansas City almost an hour before Michele and Bruce made it to my house. Long day but great visit.

World Series Fever

It's been 29 years since the Royals have been in the World Series and you can sure tell it in Kansas City. After visiting with Aunt Pam in the hospital - she had her other knee replacement - Melissa, Violet and I headed to Rally House to get our World Series Royals shirts.

The store was jam packed with people and the selection wasn't the absolute best. But I think we got the best shirts available. It was a little hard trying to pick up shirts and hold Violet at the same time so Melissa set her down. I was following Violet around the store and she headed for the dressing rooms. So I thought she couldn't do much damage there. But then she shut the dressing room door. I didn't realize that the door would automatically lock - FROM THE INSIDE. I didn't know what to do. I was afraid to leave her by herself in the dressing room. But then I thought if I couldn't get her out no one else could take her. But then I saw Melissa and I called her over and ran to find someone to unlock Violet from the dressing room. It was really kind of funny but not when you saw the tears in her eyes. GO ROYALS!!!

Karen the Bird

I have a bird feeder on my deck and there's this red-headed sparrow that has been coming to feed all summer long. It is a regular brown sparrow except for it's bright red head. Melissa and I call the bird Karen because of the red head.

It's a little hard to see but I had to take the picture through the screen. Otherwise Karen flies away. Now Karen (the bird) sits most of the day guarding the bird feeder and chasing away all the other birds who try to get something to eat. Which really isn't like Karen (my sister) at all. Unless she's tired of cleaning up after the other birds eat. I do see the bird cleaning up all the shells the other birds have dropped. I guess that would make me mad too if I was constantly cleaning up after everyone. Thanks for the help Karen!

Halloween Decorating

I go crazy decorating for Christmas...Halloween not so much. But now that Violet is getting bigger I decided to do a bit of decorating for Halloween.

Outside I had Jamie string a spider web across the front porch with a giant spider that lights up orange at night. Inside I have the haunted house that Mom and Dad made years ago and a fiber optic jack-o-lantern. Violet wasn't too interested in the giant spider. The haunted house she was a bit afraid of. The fiber optic jack-o-lantern was fun for awhile. But her favorite was going through my cabinets looking for a snack. Pray the rain doesn't destroy my spider.

Monday Night Football - Kansas City vs New England

Michael really likes his job at Harrah's especially when he's the VIP host selected to take a group of rowdy gamblers to the Chiefs game.

The pre-game show started with an enormous American flag spread across the football field. Not only did the flag cover the entire field but the people holding the flag made it wave. It was a spectacular moment.

Michael spent his time between his stadium seat and his guests in one of the Chiefs suites. How he got a couple of Chiefs cheerleaders to pose for a picture is beyond me but Michael can usually talk anyone into doing something for him.

He even found KC Wolf and had another memorable photo opportunity. I'm scheduled to go the game on October 26. Hopefully Michael will get another chance to go to a game. By the way, the Chiefs crushed New England 41-14! GO CHIEFS!!!!!