27 Years vs. 27 Months

Is it possible to be so similar to someone yet incredibly different? I think so. My little Taylor and I are so much alike that it kills me sometimes. I just know that when she is a teenager we are going to butt heads big time! I'm trying with all my power to build our relationship now so that when she does get older she will just listen to everything I have to say............that's possible, right? No, I want her to make her own choices - just the good ones! I love her to pieces, I can't deny that, but that child does things already that makes me want to pull my hair out!

For example, every morning she wakes me up already wearing a dress and a headband and tells me, "Mommy, I want cheese." And every morning I proceed to tell her, "Taylor, you can't have cheese for breakfast, maybe at lunchtime, but not for breakfast." First of all, how could I have a child that loves cheese SO much when cheese is one of my least favorite foods? Second, why does she have to ask EVERY morning when she already knows the answer? These things really make me shake my head and laugh more than they drive me crazy, but at the time I feel like she is just being difficult when really she is just being herself! I need to always remember that. It's actually one of my favorite things about her when I take a deep breath and look at the big picture. I LOVE that she is independent and knows what she wants in life! I guess it's just hard sometimes because her mother is the exact same way!

Another thing that reminds me that she really is my daughter, is that fact that she is such a water baby! I LOVED the water when I was younger and now I take a relaxing bath as often as I possibly can. I'm not sure if my actions are why Taylor has been doing this lately or if she is just extremely ready for summer, but at least 3 or 4 times a day she wants to take a bath. She loves bath's these days. Sometimes she will strip down and I will find her sitting in my bathtub just waiting for me to fill it up with water. She likes to float around and kick her legs and of course splash and get water everywhere. I believe that she thinks it is her mini swimming pool except with warm water. She takes the same 3 barbies in the tub to swim with her & I've noticed that she likes to wash their hair just like hers. I'm sure Jordan just loves how often he finds barbies sitting in his sink to dry - but that's how life goes when you have little girls!

So what exactly does a 27 year old like me have in common with a 27 month old like Taylor? I think the best way to explain it is simply by showing it.

We both love shoes & to accessorize!

We like our guys tough & strong!

We both LOVE watching movies! And we both have MANY different emotions!

When we are sick we just want our mommies and for them to make us a bed on the couch. (NOTE: Tay had the flu in these pictures, poor thing.)

We are both very ambitious and determined when we set our minds on something!

In these pictures Taylor is walking heal to toe in the gullies in our backyard created from the rain we received. I watched her and noticed that she had to walk the same way through the entire thing or she would start over. It was so funny to see her so determined to do something!

We are both VERY organized! Taylor had her cereal in a bowl while trying to drive and hold her food at the same time. She must of felt it would be much easier and more organized if she put it directly in her nice & dirty storage compartment on her 4 wheeler. Smart girl, but of course I didn't let her eat it!

We both don't mind getting a little dirty while looking good!

I only wish that I could make a mess like this and not have to clean it up!

We both feel guilty when we make a mistake!

We both like to cuddle with Jordan!

We both like to play hide & seek......I was looking for her for like 15 min. and this is where I found her! I think she enjoyed this game of hide & seek a little better than me!

Taylor loves to run around in her underwear & I wish that I had that kind of freedom. She's so lucky!

We both like to be pampered by Jordan! He makes everything SO much fun!

We both enjoy just a little bit of attention every now and then!

Taylor & I both enjoy just being around Jordan - even if that means helping him when he is working out! Poor guy can't get a minute to himself without us wanting to be near him!

We both love spending time with our sisters! (I miss you Paigey!)

We love making forts & beds in the family room to watch movies and just play!

We LOVE our family!

We both love a little adventure and getting to do something that we aren't always supposed to do!