Christmas Day

Teagan really enjoyed Christmas this year. We spent a snowy Christmas Eve with Paul's family, where Teagan got to open her first round of presents. On Christmas Day, she wasn't sure she really wanted to wake up for presents, but when Paul mentioned "toys" she decided she was ready to get out of bed. She was so excited to see the presents under the tree and her stocking. Teagan kept busy playing with her new toys all morning, and then we spent Christmas afternoon/evening with my side of the family where Teagan got to open her third round of presents with her cousins. It was really time for bed when we got home, but we let her stay up for a bit longer to play with all her new toys. What a fun day!

The video is about 3 minutes long, but it has her really cute reactions to the presents and her stocking.

Super Star!

One of Teagan's new words is "sunshine." The sun was bothering her in the car the other day and she was saying "too sunshine." When we got home, I guess she thought the Christmas tree was also too bright because she put on her sunglasses and was standing by the tree saying "sunshine."

Teagan loves her Daddy's hats. She thinks it is really fun to see Daddy wear them, but she also likes to put them on herself. We should get her a hat that actually fits her and see what she thinks.

We recently got Teagan her own robe to wear after our shower in the morning. She looks like a giant marshmallow, but she stays cozy and warm. I'm actually jealous of her robe. It's much more plush than mine!

Tee Dell New

We got our first snow of the year on 12/2. We woke up to a lot of snow flurries and snow sticking to the ground, roof, and bushes. Teagan was fascinated with watching it out the window and we took her outside for a few minutes. When we asked her what she thought about the snow, she said "wet." Unfortunately, the pretty white stuff only stuck around for about an hour.

Teagan loves to write with a pencil and to dictate words for us to write while she watches. She usually says "name" and repeats all the names we say when we write her name, our names, and all the names of her cousins. She is so cute when she says her own name. She pronounces Teagan Adele Knutson as "Tee Dell New."

We are enjoying hearing Teagan talk more and more now, and of course we think she's the smartest toddler ever! She says two word phrases frequently now and will even say some three word "sentences." I love it when she comes to me, hands me something, and then says "right back" before she runs off to get something else to bring to me. She is a little happier riding in the car now as long as we talk the whole time. It's fun to be able to actually have conversations with her.