Day 23

We finally got out of the house today to meet up with some friends at the park. Teagan (and Asher's) favorite way to go down the slide is head first!



Teagan is such a snuggler at night. She has to have a warm body right next to her. Poor Asher sometimes gets a little smooshed!

Day 22

My baby boy is getting so big!


"No more pictures, please!"
Check out those dress-up clothes. Teagan wanted me to make her a "Princess Jasmine" top and that is the fabric she picked.

Day 21

Asher is always ready to help with tools or a measuring tape!


I've been strictly limiting sugar and un-healthy foods while the kids have been recovering from being sick, but when Teagan asked Paul if he would grill cast-iron skillet cookies, it sure sounded good to me!

Day 18, 19, & 20

It's been a crazy few days. Teagan has been sick and no one is sleeping well. In between fussing and not feeling well, Teagan has had some burst of energy. Gotta burn it off somehow. Why not jump off of the cabinets onto the trampoline?


Asher wishing he could go outside and go for a swim!



Asher is our official mess-maker. He loves to dump everything out of these buckets. On Thursday, he did it twice.


It was a beautiful 70 degree day. Of course that calls for drawing snow men with sidewalk chalk.


Friday- Day 100 (so it feels like) of sick Teagan. We actually went to the doctor in the afternoon to get a nasal spray that we thought might help stop all the sinus drainage so she might sleep at night. She wan't a very cooperative patient with the nasal spray though, so I don't know that we actually got any in her nose.



By the time we finished dinner it was starting to get a little bit dark. We still managed to get a little outdoor play and chalk drawing in.

Day 17

Asher is always close by observing Teagan. She was hard at work painting Rapunzel's tower. Some day I'll feel brave enough to let Asher try a little painting!

Day 15 & 16 Sick Baby

Sunday started out as a beautiful day. We took the kids to play at the Firewheel playground in the morning and then played in the yard at home in the afternoon. However, by the evening, Asher was clearly not feeling well. He has some sort of runny nose and cough bug. After I put him to bed, he kept waking up coughing and crying. I ended up sitting on the couch and holding him while he slept until I was ready to go to bed with him. And Teagan, in dress up clothes again, as usual!

Poor Asher. This is the first time he's ever been really sick. He hasn't been very interested in playing or eating today. Just wants to be held. Funny how relatively straightened up the house stayed today with Asher not having any interest in playing with toys. He did seem to perk up around 5 this evening, so hopefully he's on the mend.


Teagan is dressed up in her "wedding dress." She is planning to marry me. When I told her I was already married to her daddy, she said, "Just pretend Mommy."

Day 14

Sliding!


Even princesses like to dig in the dirt.

Tools

Teagan and Asher were hard at work "fixing" the learning tower with screwdrivers this morning.

While Teagan was jumping upstairs today, she told me, "I'm so full of energy, I NEVER want to sleep!" When I asked her to be careful jumping by Asher, she said, "I don't want to jump on my favorite brother."

Day 12

Dressed up as usual!


Asher playing peek-a-boo with his reflection in the oven.

Whenever Teagan helps cook, she always blows kisses into the food to add the special ingredient, love. Tonight at dinner, she said, "Mommy, this is so delicious! Did you put lots of love into it?"

Day 11

We had another beautiful 60 degree January day today. Teagan decided to bring Molly and Minnie Mouse on our walk around the neighborhood.



Asher has decided he only wants to eat dinner if he can sit in my chair and eat off of my plate. He took over my plate of spaghetti squash and meat sauce and made quite the mess tonight!