What!?!?!?!

Two posts in one day??? Well, I figured that when something happens that I want to blog about, I better blog about it whenever I have the chance. Teague is down for a nap right now, so what better time, than now?

We went for a bike ride this morning and found ourselves at the park. He has been getting more and more daring on the things that he will do by himself. Today, he decided that he didn't need mom to help him down the slide, that he was going to go all by himself. Well, I couldn't help but laugh at his hairdo, when he got to the bottom......(Don't mind his silly facial expression!)

He loves to "driving, driving" on the playground!

Seriously, love the hair....and remember Teague has never gotten a haircut..... That is 15 months of growth.... There are a couple pieces that are longer than others :)

Summer.....Where did you go???

I have truly had a great summer! I can honestly say that I LOVE being a stay at home mom. Spending time with Teague everyday, has been such a blessing. I am amazed at how smart he is and have loved watching him learn and grow this summer. I can also say that being a stay at home mom is the hardest job anyone can have. I can't believe I am already saying goodbye to summer and hello to teaching and fall!! We have had a great time over the past couple months; going to Lake Powell, camping, visiting California, having my mom come to visit, running, walking with Grandma, frequent visits to the park, swimming, fairs, rodeos, riding horses, going to horse shows, reading a TON, boating, and of course sleeping in (haha, ya right....unless you consider 7am or 7:30am sleeping in, which during the school year, definitely is !!!).

Enjoy!!!

When I saw this I was cracking up....Apparently, he was trying to get out, but then got stuck with both legs on one side of the high chair.....funny kid! BTW, we have to strap him in now because even with the tray on, he can find a way to stand up.......

Here he is at Pretend City in California. This was the coolest place I have ever seen. It's a complete town, for kids....all the way down to working for stamps on a punch card, to take to the ATM to get money, to then donate to an organization of their choice. Teague was farming in this pic. He loved the water area, where he could catch fish and lobsters, loved driving in the cars, really just loved being able to go and do what he wanted without hearing his mom say "No! Don't touch!" It was seriously, sooo cool!

You are probably wondering, why did she put this picture in....Well, Teague and I went running almost every day this summer. From the beginning of June until about the middle of July, we would run to Grandma and Grandpa's house, pick up Grandma and then walk for about an hour. Teague and I would be gone for at least 2 1/2 hours, he was hungry and tired by the time we got home.....So this picture of him eating and falling asleep was a daily occurrence in our house.

My boys at Lake Powell. Teague loved riding the Jet Skis!! He even fell asleep on them...

At Grandma and Grandpa's house....He loved playing in the hose! He is definitely a water baby!!

Camping...he thought he was pretty cool with his own camping chair! That was his first time eating oranges....LOVED THEM!

It was hot one day while we were camping, so I decided to fill the bucket with water and let Teague hang out.......HE LOVED IT! We were cracking up because he would get down low in the bucket and then pop up..laughing and smiling the whole time....It's ok, you can call it a redneck pool :)

We went on a 4-wheeler ride up to the cell phone towers on West Mountain (I think). Teague, of course, loves the 4-wheeler. He didn't like sitting between us, he HAD to sit up front and drive with dad.

Heaven!!! Nothing could be better than riding horses in that beautiful scenery!

LOVED, LOVED, LOVED my summer vacation with my family!

Busy, Busy, Busy!

So, I haven't posted in FOREVER and I should have posted all summer long! I now have 2 weeks left of summer and I need to get caught up! Where to start.......

Teague turned ONE!!! And his party was a success! We went to the sports park, near our house, invited friends and family to celebrate with us. It was still a little chilly, but the kids were able to play on the playground and the adults could sit and talk while watching the kids play. Teague was spoiled rotten....All the attention was on him and he received tons of great gifts. He was really funny to watch eat his cake! Here are some pictures of the birthday boy!

This is the darling cake that Shannon made for my little birthday boy! She was such an amazing help, babysitter, friend!!!! We miss them so much already!

Do you think he liked his cake?

Loving being a big boy and feeding himself!

Getting help opening his presents from his Uncle Aaron, cousin Remington, and friend Jacob!

Because I am so late in posting about Teague's birthday, I will tell you what Teague is doing at almost 15 months....

* He is walking (trying to run) EVERYWHERE!

* He loves to read books by himself and have us read to him

* He is SOOO smart! He does lots of animal sounds: horse, cow, pig, fish (opens his mouth open and closed), lizard (sticks his tongue in and out), dog, cat, lion, and chicken. He can tell you what Mama says (he says no, no, no while waving his little arm around) and he will also tell you what Grandpa says (he roars like a lion)

* He says mama, dada, ball, bird, baby, water, milk, yummy yum (num-a-num), bike, nanna (either to represent Anna, the horse, or banana), grandma (sounds like ma)....that's all I can remember right now.

*He loves mac'n'cheese, grilled cheese sandwiches, cheese, apples, oranges, bananas, nilla wafers, fruit snacks (which I swore I was never going to give my children), chicken, bread, ritz crackers, KETCHUP, mini pancakes with syrup, chicken nuggets....ok.....really anything :)

*When you ask him his name, he will say Teague (sounds like T) and you can also ask him how old he is and he will say One.

*He loves to be outside....we go running quite often and he doesn't usually mind being in the jogger for a while..

*Loves the pool and going down the water slide

* Loves bubbles

* Still loves riding horses and riding the mule around Grandma and Grandpa's yard to feed all the animals

* Is quite loud...doesn't have a low volume

* His scream is still ear piercing and horrible!!

*He has 9 teeth, with the 2nd molar coming in shortly...

* So dang cute, I can't even stand it!!!!