peaceful morning, fireside evenings.

so it was the festival of colors this weekend.
everyone had a BLAST.
we're just assuming this though,
because we didn't go.
but we felt like we were practically there,
because everyone has either posted pictures,
or changed their profile picture.
and if that wasn't enough,
we experienced it all on a more wholesome level through this.

look, we know we "missed out,"
and we know "it was the best thing ever,"
but we just got tied up in some other business.
we'll go next year.
if we're in the country, that is.

anywho, we're counting down the days until this weekend.
two reasons:
1. veronica's & thatcher's birthday.
2. general conference.
3. the weekend.

meanwhile, ben taylor is off to tokyo today,
which is pretty stinkin' cool.

and we love the unpredictable utah weather.
for example:
when you dress in shorts and a tank top
for the beginning of your run,
and then come back soaked and permanently frozen because
it started snowing.
it adds a bit of spice, and a bit of interest. you know?
more fun. much, much more fun.

well, that's all for now.
consider this our third-to-last week of school.

"too bad we lack the will." ---taylor o.

we love that---taylor & taylor.

as long as i'm laughing with you.

theadventuresof
southtowne.

good news!

taylor b. got her ears pierced!
at claire's of course. which is located at south towne mall.
we also discovered that there are all sorts of fun things going on at the mall.
examples:

taylor o. went out of the shop to snap the next shot,
and almost got ran over by this train.

when taylor b.'s grandma saw taylor's ears she said,
"oh. i always hoped that at least one of my granddaughters wouldn't get their ears pierced."

taylor's shirt says: "no time for haters
haters
haters
haters."

if you need to go the bathroom,
just strap your child in this convenient stall child-restraint seat.
ur kidz rnt goin NOwhere baaabi.

this is taylor b. with vance and channing.
we met them in a novelty shop and shared
a relaxing massage moment in these $3,000 chairs.

finally to end the night,
we got the pallies together for a birthday dinner at
cheesecake factory. the wait was 2 hours.

we got a free piece of cheesecake
for guessing our waiter's age. mike: age 28.

we're pretty sure you'll be hearing more about mike soon.
he invited us to a loom concert:
"they like screeeeam. but the lyrics are so inspirational and uplifting!"
they're performing in provo. so, we're clearly going.

in other news:
congratulations to ben taylor,
who is now an official missionary.
he entered the mtc today at 1:15am,
(just kidding)
and on march 29th, he leaves for tokyo, japan.
we love him, and will miss him a lot.

and, it's a four-day weekend this weekend.
but it always is for us. jealous? we are. of ourselves.

"so my mom went to old navy the other day.
she got me some awesome pants.
they're these tan pants with a flannel lining."
---isaac hales.

we love that---taylor & taylor.