Seattle numero 5

Seattle has our hearts! I love Seattle, and I love that we have some great friends that keep us going up there at least twice a year. Here is another trip and yes that's a Buffalo and his extremely long tongue.So the pictures are in the wrong order so just bare with me. This is the Olympic Game Farm you drive in, bring whole wheat bread (FDA) to feed to the wandering animals, and enjoy your experience.... You'll see the experience if you can make it through the pics. Have I enticed you?

They train the Bear to clap, wave, stand up. So Teagan would hang out the window in the rain and clap clap clap to get the bears to mimic, and they did. SO cute, just wanted a big bear hug.
Cute Zebras well maybe not when there is constant fear that they will bite you and they are up in your face. Again get to the end.
On our way to the animals, we wanted a small burger joint quaint yummy great environment for road trips. Well we found it? We found burgers all right and they weren't bad, quaint interesting environment yes. So know think of the smell of the D.I. times 13942384 with grease on top of that. Then eat in that smell, and you have FAT SMITTY.
Did I forget to mention the place was literally covered ground to ceiling and wall to wall in christmas decoration. SMITTY loves Christmas. So the waitress tells us.
Teagan didn't know what to think of this place so she just held onto her fork and knife in case the 1981 decorations came to life.

If the Christmas decor wasn't enough clutter, the thing to do there is pin dollar bills up with pictures, business cards, your soul, and write cute little messages for all to see. So underneath everything is 20 years of dollar bills. You do the math apparently it's impossible.

I forgot to mention our fun trip had a great addition Jamie, Jamison, and cute Chase. This is us on the ferry on route!
Blurred face Teagan and Chase enjoying Pikes Market Place.
Champagne Mangos ummm more please.
The moment you've been waiting for. The main narration is Aimee she was the filming. Basically the adults were loving it and Teagan and Chase were a little terrified.

Lastly, I hope you all notice my cute new banner. Aimee so happily did it for me and now I feel like I can be a real blogger! Scott I can thank for always being our trip photographer. All these pictures were taken by him!!

A Special Thanks To...

I've HAD IT (insert scream) with what you wonder. Well just look at these pictures. I call it the Teagan Tornado. No I haven't had enough of her per say, just her whirl winds. (More screams if you want because I am inside, can't wake the Tornado.)

So it's finally time for the child locks to be put on. I know I should have done this months ago, but isn't that how life goes. I started this process last Friday and quickly realized that I needed Devin's help so process delayed. Saturday all I requested was that we get these *#$&#* locks on. Devin tries and realizes my frustration with the rock hard cabinets, tiny screw not going in, our fingers to big, and basically lack of super hero powers.

What does Devin do, well what he does best. He researches online to find adhesive locks that require zero screws. Then sees that Khols sells that brand so he is on his way. Well Khols does not sell them. Baby's R Us sure they have everything... No. Saturday down. I knew I just needed to get the drill bits from my parents but do I do that first, come on would I be here if I had.

Saturday afternoon going to see my mom main mission DRILL BITS do I get them no.

Sunday dinner at Mom's do I remember the DRILL BITS NO.

Monday drill bits all I want to do. Can't get them before the morning nap okay it will have to happen after. Success finally on the right track. Driving home beautiful weather and a magical thought pops into my head. GLEE yes I will purchase the sound track for my project of child proofing.

Get home purchase the most fantastic sing along sound track really of my life! I'm singing Teagans dancing and it's time. Get down start drill and nothing not even the drill bits that were supposed to save my life were working. The frustration boils but I just keep singing trying to stay positive. Try everything and eventually get them to what I think is pretty good not great but will do.

Move on and what has to happen Teagan walks over and with in two seconds opens the cupboard. Yes the CUPBOARD that I had just spend an hour trying to close she OPENS ahhhhhhhhhhhh. No one told me that along with everything else motherhood calls for that being a handy man was one of them. All I could do was laugh and fight the looming tears that were forming in my ducts. When what song comes on "Keep Holding On" Thank you glee I will and I will try to get this done.

Well I tried and failed but at least I had some wonderful sing a longs that kind of helped. I except defeat empty out the cupboards put the stuff in random places, put Teagan down for a nap, and watch TV.

Brad and Aisha come over to say hi tonight and I lament to them about my failure and Brad walks over little screw here little drill there and 5 minutes later they are fixed perfectly secure and all is well cabinets done. REALLY REALLY whatever I never said I was a handyman. At least I got glee out of it. Thanks for putting out this sound track now I can keep holding on!

Teagan Here

HI! Since my mom is such a blogger slacker I thought I'd tell you what I've been up to since life is always about me.
I LOVE to climb if there is the littlest thing to step on I will climb up or around or under anything. I don't get why my mom cares it really makes me so strong and it's so fun.
If my mom is getting ready to leave and is frantically looking for her phone or keys. I just forget to tell her that they are in my purse, silly mom I got your back.
Lately I've heard my mom call me Teagan Tornado a lot. I don't really get it but it's mostly after I've emptied everything in the house I thought that's what moms are for to clean up. Just helping her out.
Here is the success of my favorite climb, then I crawl over the couch slide down to the floor and back up. I'm like a cat so agile.
Me and my cousins went to wheeler farm it was so fun. I kind of thought the ducks would bite me but I would have just bit them back I'm crazy like that.

Aren't these falls leaves gorgeous it was fun to play in them.
Lastly my cool dad ran the St. George marathon he did so well and I cheered so loud for him. Yes my mom was supposed to run it too but I guess she said her hip hurt after running so much. All that matters is that St. George was so fun and, I will make sure my mom does better at updating more.

Important Phone Call

I don't know if there was an emergency or just some thing really important to share. Whatever it was Teags was really loud about it.

The Taste of Summer

Is there any thing better than being a kid, and eating a popsicle in a diaper without a care in the world. Letting it drip all over your face and then on to your belly. Then when it falls off the stick, no big deal just pick it up it's still good right?

Teags thinks so and  how could I disagree. Days of summer winding down, got to get our popsicle days in.

    

Newport Beach!!!

Driving to the beach gets a little long thankfully Teagan found a way to entertain herself. 
Here are some pics from our bitter sweet Sea World day.
Baby Diem was happy until we discovered her BOB chariot got stolen. Stupid stroller thief .....
We all enjoyed the Sea Lions but I think Teagan was way into them.
The best part of our trip is the beach! Could you get sick of it I didn't neither did Teagan and she sure ate a lot of it!
There was lots of building, digging, sculpting. Here is Burke and Elliott building their fort.
Teagan taking a brake for some sandy pretzels.
Here is our Mermaid hand crafted by Nancy, Breanne, Heidi, and myself. Burke named her Norma but he won't admit to it.
Burke and Lane transformed into a sand monster.
So did Teagan!
At the end of a long sandy day who isn't happy to wash off, well Grady sure was! 
Brent and Barbara another wonderful trip Thanks!

Ode To Hair

Ode to the hair that hung just past my shoulder

I didn't know what to do you just kept getting older.

Your ends were dry,

I Know why.

Color processes and flat iron daily

Made your follicle so sad and wavy.

So what to do you think and say

Well chop it all off hip hip hooray! 

Now here it is... 

Short with no over processed frizz.

The Joy of hair, one minute it's here

The next minute it's there.

 

ONE YEAR OLD!!!!!

Teags had a birthday and we shouted hooray! We sang to her that day, she's one years old and wiser too. Happy birthday Teagan we love you!!!
She got some wonderful presents and love every second of the wrapping paper.
Devin picked out Teag's cute birthday outfit. ( just tilt your head so this picture is straight.)
Wrapping paper anyone, I'll share.
The highlight of the night, the CAKE.
She started out a little slow just picking at the nose.
Then it was time to dive in handfuls of cake, frosting, cake, frosting, cake, frosting...... One year old BLISS!
Again tilt head. I'm so proud not only it she covered in cake but look how big is Teagan, So big!   We had such a wonderful night thanks again to our most fantastic family that helped make Teagan's birthday all the more special. We love you all!!!

Vroom Vroom

Did I forget to mention we got Teagan her first car. She already has a cell phone so we figured it was a natural progression. Or it was a Teagan Devin toy outing while I was working. 
Either way She is way happy about it!
Until we changed it to were she has to stand and walk behind it, then it's game over.
Come on Teagan you can do it, You're so close. Walking is way more fun than crawling. We can go to the park and you won't just sit and eat grass. When you're with Grandma Char you can chase the dogs around. Lane and Burke are ready to run around the Chipman race way with you. You can help Grady get walking maybe Diem. Elliott's ready for Olympic soccer training so she'll have crazy tips to help you refine your skills. 

Teags all it takes is that first step!