The first of many firsts!

So today I decided that I would start a blog about my life, not so my crazed, loving and non-stop calling/texting family can keep up with me, but so I can tell the world about who I am and the many firsts that have come into my life within the last 18 months! The following are just a few things that will help catch you all up to speed so you know what you have to look forward to and why my blog is named Adventures of a Prince in Zion...


1. I graduated from Georgia College and State University in May 2009.
2. With my degree and Honda Ridgeline loaded down, I moved to California, Sequoia National Park to be exact, to work as a Lead Visitor Use Assistant at Dorst Creek Campground.
3. I then moved to Jackson Hole, WY in September 2009 to work in the most awesome and best National Park ever, Grand Teton National Park. I was the Lead at Moran Entrance Station, the northern most entrance station in the park and the one most all visitors take to get to Yellowstone, which I think is overrated, but that's just me.
4. While working for Grand Teton, I got a job offer with Zion National Park to be a supervisor within the Fee Division. A promotion and more money, of course I took it. It was not without much thought though, as I would be leaving behind my two loves, Grand Teton and Chad Taylor (the boyfriend who had captured my heart early on and was supportive of my move to better my career). 
5. I arrived in Zion Easter weekend and began work on Monday, April 5.
6. On April 9 I realized two things, that my little sis Calley was 22 and that I was not going to be alone any longer...yes, I found out I was pregnant. 
7. After a long, hot summer and many countless nights of tossing and turning, I welcomed a baby boy into this grand world...Colton Ellis Taylor, born December 5, 2010. 

Now, after summing up 18 months of my life in 7 points I am excited to say that this blog will be dedicated to telling you all about Colton, the trials and struggles I endure as a first-time mom, my intriguing job, and other randomness, but most importantly it will be about how the three of us (Chad, Colton and I)  have become a family, one unit, dedicated to loving each other through all of life's hardships. I am looking forward to our many firsts ( first house, first crawl, first word, etc), but have already welcomed so many, such as that first bath...

the first walk in Zion...

the first plane ride back home to Ga...

the first Christmas...

the first New Year...

the first snow...

the first smile...

and the best of all, the first time I realized that something so small could truly capture one's heart...

I hope you continue to follow along as there are more blogs to come about Colton, Chad and I. These first few blogs will catch you up on all we have been doing since the little one's birth, such as attending Hailey's Hannah Montana party, dining out at the Snake River Brewery, playing on the party mat, walking around Jackson Hole, and much, much more! So enjoy and check back again tomorrow for more fun and randomness! 

p.s. the adventures in Zion will continue when I get back there for work as I am out on maternity leave, therefore all the adventures we are currently experiencing are in Jackson Hole, WY, where Chad lives!