2 silly little monkeys

mom and t

this makes me happy. 

Why Hello October...looks like you're almost gone.

and without too much blogging to prove it. 

Hmm..my only excuse is that it's Just That Time of Year. 

We've been sick. 

I've been taking lots of other family's photos. 

The kids have been super. 

Koren loves loves loves being 4 and going to school. 

Teagan is starting to be a little terrible in these early months of being two. 

Everything is good. REally good. 

Carnival Fun...

Fall is here and we are LOVING the cooler weather. I am not a hot person, warm is just fine, but hot is not my thing.

Last week the kids, TT, Auntie Kristi and I took a trip to the Wings & Wheels Carnival at Eastmont Co. Park. We were the first ones there on opening day and we couldn't have planned it any better! The kids got to enjoy the rides all by themselves the entire time we were there. No lines, no crowds, just Koren & Teags being the monkeys that they are and wanting to run from ride to ride. 

Teagan was only truly happy when she got to ride right next to her big brother. 

  

Now this slide is pretty stinkin' high. Like waaay to high for any normal 2 year. Teagan just HAD to go up because Koren was having a blast running up and sliding down time after time. The problem is they wouldn't let you carry your child up the stairs so each of us took turns carrying T's mat and following up behind her. She LOVED it! 

 

Koren knows that Mommy & Daddy will not under any circumstance shell out any cash for the silly games. They are such a waste of money and I would much rather take the kids for a treat or let them pick out a toy at Target. BUT, Auntie on the other hand is a Sucker. Both the kids seem to get whatever they might want when Auntie Nator is around. That's why we love her oh so much! 
 

Which also includes introducing my sweet little 2 year old to her first taste of cotton candy. Thanks Kris. 
 

So much fun! Heading home just before the rest of Wenatchee starts to arrive. Thanks TT & Auntie for a fun afternoon!
 

Sweet girlie girl waiting for her daddy to get home. Just loved this  :) 

Another T post---

I feel like this blog has been dedicated to Teagan for the past few weeks. Well, it sorta has. ONLY because her stinky brother has refused to be a part of any fun picture taking. Koren has been doing a lot of fun activities and I vow to get some pics up from his first day of school, soccer games, wrestling on the couch with daddy, and just being his goofy self. 

This little girlie has been all over the camera and the one activity that she's currently doing is dance. I get a little sad every time I have to leave her in the room as parents are not allowed to watch until it's "watch week" or the recital so I'm stuck with just a couple of images of her while I drop her of. It's pretty much the cutest thing ever, 6-8 two year olds learning ballet and tap. Now, I'm much more of a soccer mom than a dance mom but Teag's loves to dance oh so much I have a feeling this wont be her last year. 

Fun! 

2

@ 2

• LOVE to be around Koren and mimic anything and everything he's doing. 
• You pretty much will eat everything from Shrimp to Sundaes 
• Are talking in four and five word sentences 
• Gave up your "nummy" on your birthday and now will tell everyone, "ozzie eat it under bed...bad dog ozzie" 
• Can sing Twinkle Twinkle and the ABC's 
• Wanted to blow out your 2 year old candles over and over again 
• Thought the best part about summer was jumping in the pool and not letting us catch you or pull you out of the water until you've fully submerged yourself.  
• Ditched your crib for a big girl bed about a month ago 
• HATE to see Koren dropped off at school, and will say "Me Too" all the way home 
• Started dance class. 30 minutes of Tap and 30 minutes of Ballet make you a very happy girlie.  
• Think that ribbons in your hair are a necessity  and will beg for "hair pretties" until we put them in. 
• You have the longest blonde curly hair.. I wasn't sure if the girls would stick around but they have!  
• You have a little baby crush on your friend Nathan 
• Love to push your baby dolls in your stroller and take them for walks.  

Teagan we love you SOOO SOOO much and I can't wait to see what you will get up to next! 

We only have a few more days until our little T turns the BIG 2...I'm not quite sure how that happened or how I feel about it, but what I do know is that she has an even BIGGER personality. 

I asked her to go and pick out what she wanted to wear to Mimi Ruth's house last week and this is the entire outfit she came up with. I tried to keep the bonnet off, but she thought otherwise. 

Such a silly girl. 

Wooooooshhh

went the summer!!

Seriously, I think this was the fastest summer EVER! 

What did we get up to, why haven't I been a good blogger. Let's see (in no particular order) 

• Half Marathon 
• Koren's FOURTH Birthday and extravagant backyard party to celebrate 
• K-man finishing up his first year of preschool at Seeds.  
• Justin & I celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary by going to Las Vegas and also helping my parents celebrate their 30 year!! Woohoo Mom and Dad! 
• Boating on the Columbia River. Koren and Teags' first tube ride.   
• Spending the 4th of July with friends at Wapato Point. Wake-surfing, fireworks, lots of good food.  
• Photoshoots galore. Weddings, bellies, and lots of babies! 
• Seattle trips for clothes, big girl bed for T, suits for J and other random fun.  
• Photo/Fun night with Ash in Moses Lake.  
• Lots of park playdates with the "gang'  
• Trip to the Zoo 
• Numerous trips to the waterslides in Lake Chelan, a few afternoons at the Cashmere pool and a few more at the Country Club.  
• Swim Lessons 
• Golf- I am loving this new sport and really appreciate the learning curve that I'm going through.  
• eating lots of fresh fruit 
• A hike up Silver Falls, a few more hikes around the valley 
• Dirt bike riding lessons for the little man, ready to find some new riding ground as he's outgrown the park behind our house.  
• A fab Princess Party 
•  Summer Camp for K and a little sister who really, really wishes she could tag along
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I left a few spaces as I'm sure there will be more that comes to mind when I step away from this overly-bright monitor of mine. We have had such a fun summer, but I am looking forward to Fall.  Koren is looking forward to going back to school and his friends and I'm looking forward to spending some quality time with Teagan. I think she will be doing gymnastics and possible some swim lessons. 

Just got back from a (another) whirlwind trip to Seattle for a few must-have items. First stop was the outlets in North Bend where surprisingly the Carter's store had a few awesome finds for the T-Bear. Their fall line really resembles Mini Boden this year and at a fraction of the cost. Then we were off to IKEA to pick up Teags' big girl bed. I was very very surprised at actually how fast we made it out of there on a Saturday afternoon. I will post some pics of her new room once it's ready. Then we stopped at a couple of other stores where Justin picked up 2 new suits and a few other things. Last stop was Toys R Us for the almost-2-year olds B-Day present. Woosshhh what a day! 

Teagan proceeded to scream her head off all the way until CASHMERE! Koren on the other hand was out before Snoqualmie . I thought I better post some sweet picture of T or else I might post HER on Craigslist. 

They really do LOVE each other. 

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