Playdoh

Despite my attempts at warning him against tasting the playdoh, he did anyway. He didn't like it much. He would actually shudder and shake his head because it tasted so bad. The funniest part was that he kept licking it just to make sure it still tasted that bad. It was hilarious. He has learned though. He has played with the playdoh several times since and never puts it near his mouth.

Halloween Fun

This year I got into Halloween a lot more than I normally do. It was fun making fun Halloween treats for our pumpkin carving party. More on that later.

Homemade "witches brew" rootbeer

Mummy hotdogs

Halloween cakebites

Teagan and Glade

A little while ago Darryl's cousin, Emily got married which meant a trip to Utah for Darryl's mom Reita, and sister Aimee. We are always happy to have Darryl's family visit. It's great getting to see them. Reita stopped in Cedar City and took Glade for the weekend so we were able to see her too! The kids had so much fun playing together as always. They are so alike in so many ways. They must get it from their dad's. They would run into Teagan's bedroom yelling "HIDE! HIDE!" and crawl under a blanket and wait for you to find them. Teagan does that all the time, and apparently so does Glade. It was cute seeing them play together. 

We got to the wedding and that was the tough part. Darryl is usually a bit shy and events like that but he was quite the socialite that night and kept disappearing talking to different people and left me alone with two very active toddlers who like to run in opposite directions. Glade kept trying to run for the door while Teagan tried to climb on the table. Needless to say, it was an exhausting night until Reita came to the reception and helped me out. They are both so cute and weren't difficult at all when we were home, but take them somewhere they need to dress nice and behave, and it's a whole different ball game. 

Teagan wasn't as cooperative when we tried to re-create the moment and get a picture. He wouldn't put his drum down. Glade was happy to oblige.

I love the hug/wrestle move Glade is using here. Nice strategy.

Kissin' Cousins

Teagan

Teagan is learning new words everyday. It's funny to hear how impressed he is with himself when he says new things. His latest is calling my mom Diya instead of Grandma. He never really says Grandma to anyone but his Grandma Reita. My mom always felt a bit left out. He calls my Dad and Darryl's Dad Grandpa, but he only says Grandma to Darryl's mom. Well, I guess he thought my mom should be called by her first name, Diana. He can't say it perfectly, so he just says Diya. It's adorable when he calls for her. He runs in yelling Diya! until he finds her. 

He also calls for Lynn now too. He uses the same high-pitched screechy voice my Grandma Larsen uses when she is upset with Lynn. Teagan decided that must be how you are supposed to say it so he yells in this high-pitched voice LYNN! It's really funny. Even my Grandma had to laugh.

We were watching the Utes game at my parents house and Cambria brought over some doughnuts from a new place called Beyond Glaze. They were gourmet doughnuts in lots of different flavors like apple pie, nutmeg, peach cobbler and just about anything you can think of. We had fun trying the different kinds and Teagan especially liked it. Devin went to give him a bite and told him to say doughnut. Teagan chimed right in and said DOUGHNUT! Then he was really surprised at himself for saying it so perfectly on the first try. He has said doughnut doughnut doughnut not stop since then. It never came up before now since we rarely eat doughnuts. Darryl doesn't like them and I just never think to buy them since I am not a big breakfast eater. I think this was his very first doughnut. He thoroughly enjoyed himself. 

If he happened to stop repeating the word endlessly, Cambria would say doughnut and Teagan would start again. It was like Marco Polo. She would say doughnut and no matter where he was, if he could hear her he would yell doughnut back.

That night, I was reading him a bedtime story and decided to mix it up a bit. He insists on reading One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish every night. We usually throw in one or two other books that are always different each night, but this time I decided to forgo the "ISH" book and read ABC's by Dr. Seuss. I just felt like reading that one for some reason. He was almost asleep but not quite to the point where I could stop reading and I got to the letter D and it mentioned DOUGHNUTS! So much for him going to sleep! He sat straight up in bed yelling doughnut doughnut doughnut. He is so proud that he can say that word so well. It was funny.

He is such a sweet little boy. I am so glad I get to be such a big part of his life. He makes me so happy and I don't think it's possible to love him more. I am so proud of all his little accomplishments whether it was learning to walk or just saying doughnut. He is my sunshine, my little lovey, my sweet baby boy. (I call him sunshine and little lovey a lot. I guess I am a nickname person. He already has too many nicknames to count. These are the ones used the most . . . for now.)

Lazy

I blog for a number of reasons. Keeping a journal is one of those reasons. I know I have been complaining a lot lately, but I guess this rain cloud sitting right over my head hasn't budged and writing seems to help. So please, ignore this post. It's merely a therapeutic way for me to blow that cloud away and find a bit of sunshine.

What happened to 2009?! We're in October already and I feel so unproductive. I did such a good job at staying ahead of the game in 2008. I ended the year feeling like I had accomplished so much and that my first year as a mom was a success. I certainly don't feel that way this year. I was completely caught up with Teagan's scrapbook right before Christmas last year, and I haven't done a single page since then! I know that seems like a silly thing to stress over, but I hate for my wonderful memories to end up lost in a computer crash before I ever printed pictures, or did anything with my scrapbook. 

The photo editing software I have for my computer is much more complex than what I am used to and I guess I haven't gotten around to figuring it out yet. I don't feel like I have anything in my life organized and it's driving me crazy. The scrapbook isn't critical. I realize that. There are far more important things to life than having a scrapbook. I suppose it's just a reminder of what I haven't been able to do this year as opposed to last. It's just one more thing on top of laundry, home-cooked meals, family home evening, etc. that I can't seem to get accomplished. I am feeling very unproductive lately.