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!