A Little Leprechaun Love

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

- Maverick

Johnanna's Wedding Celebration

Last weekend, we celebrated my Aunt Joanna marrying my new Uncle John, forming the everlasting union - Johnanna.  It was a fun and joy-filled occasion.  The pre-party included a dinner to meet Uncle John's nice family and a bridal shower for Aunt Joanna, both held at Grandma and Grandpa O's house.  The ceremony and reception took place at the Hyatt in Tahoe.  It was a beautiful setting with the lake in the background and Aunt Joanna was a gorgeous bride.  A family friend, Mike, officiated the ceremony and Aunt Joanna and Uncle John came up with their own original vows, which were very heartfelt and moving.  

Oh, and did I mention, "I WAS A FLOWER GIRL!" 

A life-long dream fulfilled!  (Albeit, that's only two years for me.)  Everyone thought I might get stage fright, but au contraire, I thrive in the spotlight!  During my slow, but purposeful walk towards the alter, I stopped strategically in several spots to disperse the flowers from my basket.   Before each throw, I would hover the flowers over my head for a few moments to build suspense, and then whoosh! I threw the petals down in just the right spots.  

However, that was just the beginning of my talent show.  Once the reception started, I showed off some fancy footwork on the dance floor.  The other kids and I stayed there dancing tirelessly throughout most of the evening.  I only took a break to eat and warm up the microphone for karaoke.  That's right, little Talley trolled some tunes on the microphone.  My first number, Jesus Loves Me, brought the house down with cheers and thunderous applause.  I could have stopped with that, but like an addict, I had to have more.  The rest of my set list included, "Peter Peter Penguin," and "This Little Light of Mine."  Mommy was too slow on the draw to capture my leading performance on camera; however, she did catch some fragments of my other songs.  She also got some video of me dancing and singing to myself on the dance floor.  Click on the links to see:

Talley Singing at Wedding - Peter Peter Penguin

Talley Singing at Wedding - Let it Shine_1

Talley Singing at Wedding - Let it Shine_2

Talley on the Dance Floor

It was pretty much the funnest night of my whole life.  Thank you Aunt Joanna and Uncle John for having a rockin' wedding! 

To see more pics from the wedding celebration, please click here:

Pics from Johnanna's Wedding Celebration

- Talley

P.S.  Mommy wanted me to tell you she made the flower girl hairbows.  She's very proud of herself.

P.P.S. If anyone knows of another couple in need of a good flower girl at their wedding, please hit me up!  :)

Yay Jesus!

I've been really into gospel music lately.  Please click on the links to check out my renditions of Jesus Loves Me:

Talley Singing Jesus Loves Me While Playing Drum 

Talley Singing Jesus Loves Me While Playing Drum and Maraca


Lookout American Idol 2025!  Here I come!


- Talley

Jump Man Jump

For my friend's second birthday, we celebrated at a really cool party spot called Jump Man Jump.  It's Nevada's original indoor inflatable party and play zone.  It's an 8800 square foot facility with lots of bounce houses, slides, and other giant inflatable amusements.  In other words, it's AMAZING!  I had so much fun bouncing and sliding all over the place.  Daddy and Mommy could hardly keep up!  I think I already know where I want to celebrate my 3rd birthday.

- Talley

Dancing Princess

I've recently started going to dance class with a group of 2 to 4 year olds.  It is awesome!  We alternate to do ballet, tap, and modern.  Our teacher is lovely and she has all sorts of neat names for our dance moves.  So far, I'm pretty good at stomps, croccodile snaps, tick tocks, and posing like a super star.  Sometimes we play pretend while we dance.  During our first class, we were fairy princesses riding unicorns and gathering diamonds from a magical cave.  I have so much fun dancing; I never want to leave class.  Mommy can testify that I put up quite a fight when it's time to head home. 

Here are some links to videos from dance class:

Tap Dancing Talley

Super Start Tap Pose

(I'm the one in the white t-shirt with magenta toot-toot.)

- Talley

Look at the Meatloaf Laugh!

Hope this video of me laughing makes you smile.

Video of Maverick Laughing

- Maverick

Step Back Into Time - Virginia City for Grandma Linda's BDay

To celebrate Grandma Linda's birthday, we took her to see historic Virginia City.  It turns out it's a pretty sleepy town in the winter months.  However, it was a beautiful drive up and there were some interesting old buildings to see.  The highlight for me was spotting a real life cowboy walking across the street.   The highlight for Grandma Linda was finding a new way to quench a hot flash.  She stuck her head right in the snow!  It was so funny; I wanted to see it over and over again, but Grandma Linda drew the line at twice.

We love you and hope you had a great birthday, Grandma Linda!  We had fun celebrating with you!

- Talley