Our little Christmas Elf

Disney on Ice

Yesterday Zachary, his parents and I all took Tegan to see Disney on Ice. I was very nervous yet incredibly excited! I wasn't sure how Tegan would handle sitting on our laps for 2 hours, but she surprised us all!!! On our way to our seats we bought Tegan a toy Minnie Mouse to remember the day by. She proudly held on to her Minnie the entire duration of the show :)


Of course the kid in Zach needed a souvenir too so he went with a snow cone in a cup of his favorite Disney character Stitch!
Tegan slept through half the show and smiled through the rest :)
I found myself constantly fighting back the tears. I have always dreamed of having a little one to do such fun events with. Zach and I have always wanted a child of our own to take places and make memories with and holding Tegan while watching her first show was just another reminder that our dreams have really come true.

Enjoy the pictures!!!!

False promises and updates

It always seems that when I promise to stay on top of my blog I fall behind. So no more false promises!!! The truth is that I will update whenever I can. Life with a RUNNING toddler is a busy one. It is hard to even take a shower most days. My daily showers consist of Tegan standing by the tub opening the shower curtain and throwing her toys into the shower with me (while she soaks herself). She is a running, giggly, toddler and nothing slows her down which in turn means I am always on the run.

So much has gone on yet nothing has really happened since my last post!!! Just the normal holiday hustle and bustle that this time of year brings to us all.
We celebrated our second thanksgiving with our sweet little miracle :)
Tegan is cutting two more teeth and unfortunately got a mild case of the flu last week:( thankfully she had been vaccinated. I can't imagine her having a regular case of it! Our poor little girl walked around screaming in pain from the body aches and only found comfort in my arms. She is such a trooper and continued to smile through it all.

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of christmas! Our tree has been up since mid November and our shopping is done. We can't wait to see Tegan's face on christmas morning and watching her open all her gifts!!! Tegan brings a whole new happiness and joy to this time of year :)

We had our first big snow of the year! I bundled Tegan up(a bit too much haha she couldn't even move)and took her out to see the snow!!!


Tegan has made falling asleep at the dinner table a reoccurring event. This makes the fifth time she has done it. One minute she is talking, smiling and eating...the next minute you look over and she is nodding off.
awake....
asleep....


We got Tegan's birthday pictures back! She is looking so much like a little toddler and not so much like a baby. Her face is thinning out and she is taking on her own look. Enjoy :) Christmas pics will be here soon so be on the look out!

a year has passed leaving me the mommy of a TODDLER!

Our sweet little Tegan Marie is now officially a toddler! At 10:41pm on November 19th Tegan turned a year old! Zachary and I had a wonderful day with our birthday girl. Not a single tear was shed until I was laying in bed and looked over to see the clock on 10:41; it was at that moment that I lost it. It was at that exact time last year that our sweet little miracle came into this world and changed our lives forever.

To Celebrate Tegan's birthday we decided a nice day with just the three of us would be perfect :) we had to change Tegan to the forward facing position because her little legs were starting to smash into the back seat. She enjoyed her first ride as a forward facing girl. We took Tegan for her very first happy meal and went to rent a few movies for her.
It was a wonderful day of smiles, reminiscing, tears and pure happiness.

Friday we had Tegan's big one year check up. Our sweet little girl had to have a few too many shots and her blood work done(something I'll never forget). We learned that our once 7lb 11oz newborn is now a big 21 lbs 7oz and 30.5 inches tall! The dr said she is a a very beautiful mild tempered healthy little girl :) she is very tall for her age placing her in the 90th percentile for height.

Saturday morning was here before we knew it! We were all excited for Tegan's first birthday party :) we left here around 11:30 to set up and decorate and before we knew it it was 1pm and the guests were arriving! About 50 people came to celebrate the day with us! We had such a wonderful time!!! Tegan got so many wonderful gifts. Tegan did better than I could have ever imagined! We made it through the entire party without a single tear or meltdown. She didn't care that she missed her nap, or that there were tons of people around. She took in all the attention and had such a blast! She started to drain of energy by the end of the party and we thought for sure she would crash as soon as we got home. Tegan proved us all wrong by staying awake and playing with her toys until bedtime.
Enjoy all the pictures :)

Contents of the little girl gift bags(bags, cookies and crochet cupcake all made by me)
the birthday banner I made
cake tablecupcakes and Tegan's cake(my friend and I made the cupcakes and zach and I worked together on Tegan's cake)

our happy birthday girl

cake time!!!


gift time :)

goose eggs and christmas spirit

The other day Tegan had her first big owie resulting in her very first goose egg! Learning to run and jump brings an entire new world into our lives...the world of bruises, scrapes and too many tears. Tegan went to bend over and lost her balance causing her little head to crash down on the sub woofer. I ran to her and picked her up in my arms trying to fight back my own tears. What was a little white scratch when I picked her up quickly turned into a huge scrape and bruised goose egg :( Zach ran for the motrin and ice while I was heading out the door to the ER. As soon as I got her outside she was smiling and talking as if nothing happened. We decided she was just fine so I called the ER instead. She was up and running around and playing not even 20 minutes after her fall. She handled it so well, where as I cried every time I looked at her poor little head.
After trying and trying to fight back all our excitement for the upcoming holiday season we finally just gave in and put up the christmas tree. Our new tradition will be to decorate for christmas and put the tree up the sunday before Tegan's birthday. Our shopping is just about done, the gifts are wrapped and put under the tree and that holiday feel is in the air! We can't wait for this christmas! Tegan will open her own gifts and play with her toys :) I can't believe I will have a one year old this christmas! Tegan's birthday is quickly approaching! Only 3 days and counting. This week is a busy week of baking, cleaning and finishing up last minute plans before her big birthday bash:)





here are a few videos for your viewing pleasure :) Nothing brings a smile to my face like watching my little miracle cutting up the rug with her sweet dance mooves! haha
This is what a long day of dancing does to you...