Super Hero on the Potty

I had to post this pic even though Teagie has been potty trained since June. He always tells me he is the super hero on the potty :) And this is his oh so awesome super hero pose complete with big boy chonies.

Back to Cali

Finally got in the mood to update the blog and do some major catching up. T and I went to Fresno for 3 weeks to visit Gammie, Grandpa Reed, Hanna & Jake. We had a great time and I even taught Teagen how to swim. We stayed busy visiting lots of places like the Museum of Natural History, Le Brea Tar Pits, Morro Bay, Grant's Grove, and the Boyden Cave.  

Honey Badger!!

Inside a fallen Sequoia 

Soaking up the sun and a little sand too :)

Ridin' the knights with Uncle Jake 

T's 3rd Swim Lesson

Off to See the "Stachios"

We joined Dustin's family for a fun week of camping in the Black Hills and seeing Mt. Rushmore. Teagen told us he wanted to see the stachios. I thought he was talking about the pistachios that we were eating. Nope, found out after some time that he was talking about the statues at Mt. Rushmore. I didn't think there would be so much to do in South Dakota but there was a lot. We also saw Jewel Cave, Cosmos, drove by Crazy Horse, fished, hiked and let the kids roll around in the dirt. We also had some good fun playing Settlers of Catan and ladderball. Sad when the trip had to end. Teagen had such a great time seeing his grandpa and grandma and playing with his cousin Siena.

Dirty Fun!! Those two couldn't resist rolling around in all of the dirt.

Such a Good Job Mom

I gave T a haircut today and had a heck of a time using our worthless clippers. Teagen was not liking it one bit. He couldn't sit still at all, so after only getting half a head buzzed I gave him a bath and figured a nice long break would do us both good. For my second attempt, I decided to just cut with scissors. He did so much better since the hair wasn't getting all over him and the scissors were not loud. As I was cutting, he told me "You're doing such a good job mom! I'm so proud of you!" Just melted my heart and reminded me that sometimes I need to not force things on him when there might be a longer but easier way.

Not Really Meat

"When daddy is away, Teagen and mommy try new foods ok." ;) I decided to make turkey burgers and sweet potato fries for dinner since Dustin is in Hettinger during the week. I told Teagie that we were going to be trying a new kind of hamburger. He had a bite and said "It's not meat!" I guess he really is too much like his father. Kind of funny that I can't influence him even at 2 :) Love my "REAL" meat loving boys!

Visit to McCall

We went to visit Grandpa Griffiths in McCall, ID and had a great time fishing, hiking, and playing at the beach. The scenery was beautiful as always. Teagen had the most fun building sand castles and knocking them all down.

Fishing like a pro

A good haul of trout!!

Caught talking to the fish.
 "What you doin' fishy, fishy?"
 Oh what a funny guy!

Beach Bum