Little Book Worm

Today I put Teagan in this little basket and he was so cute! At first we just played peekaboo, but then I gave him his favorite "Discover the Day" book. It has flaps and then you can push buttons to hear different sounds and songs. He kept pushing the buttons on accident and he was really into looking under the flaps. So cute!

A few Firsts

This weekend was Teagan's first camping trip and I got the first pictures of his first two little teeth (you might have to click on it to see it). I'm afraid that the top ones are now on their way, but at least the first two teeth are out of the way! Thanks for all the great advice, it really helped get through a couple of really rough days!
The camping trip was really fun! It was with Zac's mom's family and we went up to Green canyon Friday night and Saturday. Zac's parents let us use their camper which was SO much better than sleeping in a tent and I've decided that campers are totally the way to go if you're going to camp! Zac and his brothers and dad got to go golfing Saturday morning for FREE at Teton Springs in Victor. Jesse (little bro) works there and so they got to go to the fancy course and enjoy a little luxury. Zac won and was very proud of himself (I'm proud of him too). Me and Sheen got to spend some quality time with each other, and some of our cousins and we braved green canyon without the hubbies. Teagan and Taylin loved swimming and so did I! All in all it was a fun weekend and we'll really miss having our family so close when we leave!

On the way there we were STOPPED in the Rigby construction for 20 minutes and it took almost an hour to get through the whole thing. Teagan was getting mad so we let him ride in the front with Zac, he LOVED it!

Teagan was really excited for the picture! I know what you're thinking---I'm lookin a little rough, but I was camping so did you really think I'd do my make up and hair?

Teagan and Taylin are buddies now. They kind of share, it's more like they take turns taking toys away from each other, but they get along so well. He will miss having his cousin so close by!

Happy Birthday Kurt! It was Zac's dad's birthday Saturday so we got to have cake and sing to him. He turned 25 as you can see by the candles on the cake. :)

My little Prodigy

This morning i was playing with Teagan before Zac left for work and i held out my hand and said "give me five" to Teag, not at all expecting a response. Well he looked at me and then at my hand and then he hit my hand! At first I was skeptical but I did it 5-10 times and Teagan kept hitting my hand! We would clap and cheer each time and you could tell he was so proud of himself.

Then this afternoon I thought if he can give me a five what can't he do. I was holding him in the bathroom looking in the mirror and I started waving to him and said "wave Teag" and he did! He would only repeat like 4 times before he decided it wasn't that fun.



I am so thrilled, he probably won't do it again for a while, but it helped me realize how smart he really is. He picks up on so much and he's only 7 months old. Tomorrow I think we'll try walking, there's no use in crawling first. If he can wave, then he can walk.



I love my special little boy, he is such a joy! (Especially now that his teeth came through, I'm working on getting a picture, but it is harder than you'd think!)

Here he is playing copy cat with his daddy~his laugh just melts my heart. I can't believe I have a little boy who is so wonderful. I know this post is a little braggy, but can you blame me for being a proud mom?! :)

Golfing in Rexburg

Saturday we went golfing with Zac's parents and little brother in Rexburg. My favorite part was that my main duty was to drive the cart around. I like to golf, but not every time. Sometimes it's nice to just watch and enjoy the afternoon and beam at my husband's superior golfing skills. Not to brag, but he is a super star golfer! It was such a fun afternoon golfing, Teagan loved being outside and playing with grandma and grandpa Daniels. We won't know what to do with ourselves once we move away from family. :(

At first we planned to push the stroller, we hadn't even gotten past the first hole before Zac's dad got the idea to attach the stroller to the cart...it looked a little scary, but Teag loved it!

What a handsome bunch. Notice Zac's wristband. I was going to put it into our garage sale pile and he is trying to convince me how much he loves it by wearing it everywhere we go. :) He is a man on a mission!

We look like a checkerboard with all that red and white, how sweet...hehe

He looks like a pro-golfer, the funny part is that this hole took 7 tries. :)

This is Zac's celebrations dance for when he gets par or under, I apologize for the PDA, but I couldn't resist putting the dance up!

Teething is so sad!

Friday I got so excited because I felt that there were some bottom teeth starting to come in on Teagan. They aren't all the way through and it seems like they're stuck. The last few days have been so sad. He has had a fever and he just has the saddest cry. The smallest things will make him wimper and pout out his lower lip. He'll try to smile, but then he just gets sad again.

I'm not gonna lie, it is really stressful to have a baby that cries a majority of the day, but I have to think positive. He still has been sleeping through the night and if I hold him he just cuddles and doesn't cry. I'd hold him all the time but he weighs over 17 lbs and I am too weak, plus I still have to get things done.

I left my little mesh food chewing thing at my parents and I'm dying without it. I wish I could just put frozen fruit or vegies in there and let him chew away. Any other suggestions? I have a teething ring but he doesn't like it.

Well I'll keep doping him up with Tylenol and teething tablets and giving him lots of loves and cuddles. I'm all ears for any suggestions or advice on how to make him feel better.

Teagan is so cute, I love him. He has so much personality and it is really fun! He loved the 7in grass...hehe

Fun Weekend with the Daniels'

This weekend we celebrated Adam's birthday up at the Daniels' house with a bbq. It was such a beautiful day. My favorite part was playing "prisoner." It is like dodgeball, but you play with a VB net and instead of trying to hit the people, you try to make the ball hit the ground before they catch it. It sounds simple, but it got way intense! It was fun to get the whole fam together.

Teagan and Taylin are pretty cute together! Taylin always wants to touch his face and she wants to always play with him. I think she gets bored when she realizes that Teagan can't really "play" yet. :)

Lots of yummy food!!!

Stacy, Grandma, Grandpa and Teagan... so much love!

Shelly was so nice to invite Whitney to come to the bbq since she is up working for my dad this summer. Just for the record, they aren't dating and they don't want to be, they're just friends.

This is the best game ever, we were all too tired so we didn't play for very long, but it is soooo fun!

Are we crazy?

Well, Zac and I had a nervous break down yesterday and we realized that Physical Therapy school is just too expensive, well San Diego is just too expensive. We talked and we've decided we're going to get a one bedroom apartment to save some money. The difference in price is going to be more than $300 every month, which is $3,600 a year and about $10,000 for the whole graduate degree. So we decided to make it work.

The funny part is that we are just trying to find one with a big walk in closet or nook where Teagan can sleep. It will definately be tight, but I'm a firm believer that we will be able to make the best of any situation we put ourselves into, plus we can always move to bigger apartment if we go too crazy.

Any thoughts? Has anyone tried a one bedroom apartment with a baby? What were your experiences? Any advice? Are we crazy?

***I should be more clear. We are still going to go to San Diego, we are just going to get a one bedroom while we are there as a money saver...sorry Alicia. :)

Possum are nasty gigantic rat looking things that you don't want inside...

Well, my mom doesn't have a blog so I have to tell this story for her- it is too good to not put online.

Yesterday morning my mom crawled out of bed and walked down the hall towards the main room where there is a double sliding glass door. When she looked up she saw a possum perched above the blinds on the doors!!! She of course freaked out a little, but then decided that since it wasn't moving she'd have to figure out how to get it out. She started rearranging the furniture making a path for the thing to get out of the house. She started hitting it with a broom trying to get it to jump down and it started biting the broom and hissing at her. I just have to say that my mom is the bravest woman alive. I would have been holed up in my room calling 911 or something.

She finally got it to jump down and it didn't want to go outside (apparently they're nocternal) so it slid between the couches into the den and hid under a TV stand. Can you IMAGINE??? She called a neighbor to come help and together they formed a wall out of mat boards that lead to the front door, it tried to slip between, but with both of them they got it outside.

The worst part is that it pooped and got it all over the window and blinds and on the carpet. My mom spent all day in a gas mask shampooing pretty much the entire house, I don't blame her!

You may be asking yourself, how did it get in? The night before she was out working late in the garage and had opened all of the doors to cool the house off and when she went in for the night she locked the doors and didn't notice that the possum was in the house. It slept the whole night there. The moral of the story is: don't ever leave your doors open-ever.

Moving Sale Blog

Well, we are moving in approximately 5 weeks and I realized that we have aquired A LOT of stuff while we've lived here. We got a new bed, a new computer desk, and lots of baby stuff. Now that we won't really have any storage we've decided to sell a bunch.

I wanted to put my stuff on the BYU-I bulletin board, but they don't allow pictures so I made a blog to show everything. Check it out, maybe you'll find something that you gave me. Maybe I'll throw on a discount if I like you, who knows.

http://ifmovingsale.blogspot.com/

I'll keep adding stuff to it. We have a futon and a mattress set that are stored away right now so I couldn't get pictures and I still have to decide what I can part with.

What the Bachelorette?!?

I can't lie, last night held a lot of disappointment for me, and Zac, and Jason. How could she choose the ugly one who is not marriage material at all. Jason was perfect for her and it seemed like she liked him so much more. I think that she only chose Jesse because she wanted to have fun and it will wear off and she won't love him. It is not going last according to me, maybe i'm judgemental. I just don't get why she likes him. I feel so bad for Jason. Oh well, now I can put more focus into figuring out who the mole is. :)

As a side note, I usually don't watch these shows and get so into them, but the last few episodes have been addicting. Ever since Teagan goes to bed early we can't leave at night so we just watch TV. We'll have to start playing boardgames or something so we don't kill brain cells. :)

Family Reunion II

We had another reunion this last weekend and it was so much fun!!! For some reason I didn't take very many pictures with all of my cousins, but I guess I'll just have to get them from Aunt Dorothy and all my blogging cousins. :) If you have one with all the babies please email it to me!!!

On the fourth we were lucky enough to be in the parade with Zac's parents. They were advertising his Dad's business at Edward Jones so we through out little green footballs. I felt like a super senior and I didn't even go to Teton, but it was fun watching all the kids diving for the mini footballs!

During the reunion Teagan was really fussy so I thought he was teething so I put frozen blackberries in his little mesh eating deal and he LOVED it! He made a gigantic mess, but was entertained for at least 45 minutes. After he was done we just stuck him in the big deep sink and sprayed him off. It was so funny!

On Saturday the whole family was actually there. Robert and Rebecca surprised everyone and came down from Boise and Jake, Angie, and Kai came down for the day. It's too bad that I'll be moving and missing out on all the family get togethers for the next couple years! We got a family picture and that was really fun.

Robert and Rebecca gave Kai the cute little radio flyer, and Kate had to give it a try, so cute!

This is Brian and Elise's Sasha, aren't her eyes beautiful?!?

Teagan and Grandpa, just Chillin'

Weird incident at the dead end of Tyra...

So last night Zac, Teagan, and I were enjoying our new favorite show, wipe out, when i looked out the window and saw a car followed by two cops drive into and park in our dead end. Zac ran to the window to watch as one guy got out of his car and walked towards the cops, the other walked away and dropped his shorts to the ground and just stood there. WEIRD! Then the cop yelled something to the guys and they all got back in their cars and drove away. We tried to get out my camera and video it so that we could sell it to Local News 8 for millions, but we were too late. Maybe next time. What in the world happened, and WHY did that guy take off his shorts?