Kid Quote - Teagan

Teagan: Mom, when I have kids, you're going to be a grandma.
Me: Yup - that's right.
Teagan: Well, unless you're dead. Then you'll be in heaven.

Pumpkin Patch

Cute! Cute! Cute!

Love her to bits!



A very rare photo with all three actually looking at the camera!!



Zoe is into making crazy faces for the camera! This one is my favorite!

What a day for the Pumpkin Patch! It was blustery and cold but we had so much fun! We found great pumpkins and the girls were silly as usual! Harper was walking all over the place and thought the piggies were fascinating. Zoe was bummed that the haunted house wasn't open and Teagan spent the entire time looking for the perfect pumpkin!

First Day of School

Zoe is off to her first day of first grade. She did awesome this morning and will have all sorts of things to share when she gets home at 2:45!

Teagan started in the 4 year old class at the pre-school and there were some familiar faces, so it made things a bit easier for her!

Goof-Balls

Harper was being goofy this morning at breakfast! Her little personality is so funny - she starts laughing and giggling to get your attention and she loves when her big sisters are playing with her! She loves to push her walker around and is cruising all over the place - she'll be walking soon! We better watch out!

Showing off her new blanket from Mom! We left one of our favorites at Brady's house, so we needed a new one - this matches her bedroom better anyway!

Teagan loves to get into my closet and wear my boots. I personally like her outfit for the day - she picked it out and since we weren't going anywhere, it was good practice for me to just let her wear stuff that totally clashed! I asked her several times if she felt like changing and she kept telling me she like her outfit just fine!

Summer

We have had a busy few weeks of summer. Lots of playing, crafting, going to the park, Vacation Bible Schools, bike riding, running around outside, bonfires and s'mores and just enjoying the freedom of no school and lots of daylight. Here are some pictures.

Things Teagan says...

While getting ready this morning:

Teagan: I combed my hair - do I look like a princess??

Me: Yes, you do. But you know, it's not really about what you look like on the outside. It's really about what you are like on the inside. Being kind, polite, being a good listener; loving your sisters, your family, God.

T: I love God.

Me: I know you do.

T: You have big boobs mommy.

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T: Have you had your tattoo for a long time?

M: Yes, I got it in college.

T: WOW! Will you have it when you are an old lady?

M: Yup. That's why you think really hard and get something that you know you will love for a really long time.

T: I want one of those real tattoos.

M: Yeah, well, you need to wait awhile.

T: Yeah, like when I go to college.

Teagan Turns 4

Happy Birthday dear Teagan! We welcomed you to our little family 4 years ago and it has been so much fun! You are constantly full of energy and love following/pestering your big sister! You love Harper so much, always wanting to play with her and help her out - even if she doesn't need it! You love going to school and playing with your friends. You LOVE music! Your dad and I always notice you singing and lately, playing the air guitar! You are always moving - dancing mostly. The minute music comes on, which is frequently at our house, you are moving and grooving!

You are such a wonderful, good-natured, happy little girl and we love you very, very much!!

Still here

We are still here, still alive and still doing stuff - just doing lots of stuff and having a hard time finding the time and motivation to sit down and blog. I will do it this week though - I have some pictures of the our hike yesterday, the busy girls and more!



A quick update to keep you interested:

• Zoe had her first visit to the dentist (her first appt. just for her actually) and everything is great. She even got to play dentist with Dr. Birch - he is so awesome!


• Harper is scooting herself all over the place and nothing is safe! She is into talking to you and is really funny! The big girls try to get her to come to their room by tempting her with her toys!


• Duffy has been on a route where he's had the last 4 Saturday's off! It makes for a long Mon-Fri. but it has been nice having the extra day off. Only 1 more week though then it's back to his normal schedule.


• The big girls are busy, busy, busy with school and loving it. Zoe is learning to read like a champ and it's funny when she askes what words mean, she never gives you the context! Teagan like to think she can read. She had "Hop on Pop" the other day and told Zoe she could read it; she just sat their whispering to herself!

I will post again this week, I promise! I have a few recipes to do and some pics to post!

What I woke up to today

When I woke up this morning, this is the child that I found. At first I thought it was just a trim in spots......

















.....until I really looked at the back.....

....and side views! We called Katie, our stylist extraordinaire, and were lucky to get in at 10:30am!

And boy, did she make it look beautiful! Katie blended all the chopped up parts right in (even the bangs that I didn't notice until we were at the salon) and now, Teagan looks like a big kid!

I think she likes it! She asked if this meant she didn't have to wear ponytails anymore! She also told my mom she wanted to look like Zoe!

***Excuse the weird layout - Blogger is so frustrating sometimes with getting things to line up and look good!***

Happy Birthday Teagan!

Happy Birthday Teagan Macie!!

So, it was actually yesterday but this is the first chance I've had to blog anything! We had a great weekend filled with family, a parade, a new slide and lots of fun!

I am having a hard time realizing that my "baby" is 3! It goes by so fast and she is such a joy to have around. She has a great sense of humor and wants to grow up faster than she is - she asked the other day when she got to go to Zoe's new school (heck, lets just skip pre-school and move on to kindergarten!!) She is working on writing her name and so far, we have the "T" down, though it is sometimes written upside-down! She adores Zoe and follows her lead all the time. Right now, Zoe has figured out that Teagan will do almost anything she asks which makes my job just a bit harder. Teagan thinks that she can talk to the baby through my belly-button and is constantly pulling up my shirt and telling Baby how much she love them!

Happy Birthday Teagan - you make our lives so much fun and it is a joy being your mommy! Continue to be adventurous and not afraid and don't forget you "broccoli" shoes!