Taylor Boykin
Younger Son, A/K/A Number Five
Taylor was born the day our fence was blown down by a fierce autumn chinook in December, 1995.Our little 1200-square-foot house was too cozy, so we relocated a few months later to a different neighborhood.
Our next house was palatial by comparison, at 2800 square feet, although it wouldn't be long before it too was
no longer big enough for the seven of us. But that's another story...
 Newborn Boy Cheyenne, 1995 |
 Makin' faces is fun May, 1996 |
 Discovering plumbing, Texas - 1996 |
 Forgot the wipes! Picnic - 1997 |
 Great Smokey Mtns, North Carolina, 1998 |
In fact, they became quite inseparable. Taylor actually aquired his nickname from his big brother,
who named him "Bub." We always figured it was a toddler-form of "brother." Just a wild guess.
 Daddy's Mandarin 6 December 1997 |
 Snow caving March, 2003 |
 Still snow caving, April, 2003 |
 Hold the bus! 12 December 2007 |
sounded akin to a deep-voiced toddler/scientist (Eli) & his most-agreeable parrot-like assistant (Taylor).
On one very infamous day, the boy-scientists, working literally side-by-side with the Hersheys between
the two of them, dribbled the entire 16-ounce bottle of chocolate syrup all over the new berber carpeting
in the living room. And on the basement stairs. And in the basement family room.
 Caprock Canyons State Park, Texas Road Trip, 2007 |
 Sharp-dressed boy, Nebraska, 2007 |
 Rockin' til you're red, Christmas, 2007 |
and Stupid Squirrel, and at times can be sublimely prolific with his production work ( !!! ).
Along with teaching himself to play the guitar, he learned how to produce videos. In his high school
years, he has been working with fellow students at Thunderbird TV (TBTV), broadcasting on closed-
circuit at East High. Art work seems to really be his favorite thing.
 Taylor on the fly Breckenridge, 2009 |
 Beaver Creek, Spring Break '09 |
 Praise the Lord, Sweet Air! |
 Speaking of air... January, 2010 |
In the Autumn of 2009, he joined his school's wrestling team, but his season was cut short by
an unfortunate concussion. The most he's wrestled since then are ripe jack-o-lanterns.
 Not awake yet 21 January 2010 |
 Sketching Tetons, 22 August 2010 |
 Party on, Bub 10 December 2010 |
 High speed jump 7 January 2011 |
 Wedding Conga 11 June 2011 |
slogging great distances in the mountains. In the dry winter of 2012, Spring Break was
marked by scant snow conditions, so he and his brother tried tandem paragliding. (AUGH!)
 Teton climbing, 30 June 2011 |
 Lighting a tree 26 November 2011 |
 Boy & chariot 16 February 2012 |
 Intense labor. 15 March 2012 |
 No snow? Go flying! 4 April 2012 |
He came home with a new insight into the Old World and its legacy of great works. I don't think
he minded coming back to the dust and the wind. Wyoming is, after all, his birthplace!
 In Venice, Italy 11 June 2012 |
 Jug Dome, Colorado 20 August 2012 |
 TBTV Project 23 October 2012 |
 Lost in a book 12 November 2012 |
 It's a profile icon! 30 August 2013 |
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