2 Yr Portraits

Just a sneak peak at some of the "2yr portraits" I took for Teagan and Joshua tonight.  There are still a lot more to edit but with the party preparations in full swing this is all I could get through tonight.  This age is a....challenge...the kids run in every direction, fight over balloons, no smiles, no listening, no patience (oops, never mind, that's me).  But, we get the shots we can and if we have to take more on another day (no balloons of course) then so be it!  I'll probably look back at these years down the road and laugh at it all in the long run.  

We spent the weekend in Buffalo for Matt's work hockey game.  Teagan was pretty well behaved, even including Sat. night where she stayed up almost 3 hours past her bedtime!!!  Highlights included lunch at Ted's, an afternoon with Aunt Melissa, climbing up and down the bleachers at hockey, pizza dinner, and swimming on Sunday AM.  

Eating a pickle at Ted's

Daddy and Aunt Melissa

Rockin' the Ted's chef hat

Showing off her pedicure before swimming

SO excited to swim

Blue lips, teeth chattering, but doesn't want to get out of the pool!

Daddy's hockey game

Teagan cheering for Daddy (and climbing the bleachers over and over and over and over....)

Taste of Summer

Almost 80 degrees today - what a great taste of summer.  Teagan ran around outside, took off her shoes and felt the grass in between her toes, played with the hose, and had a carefree evening.  

Showing me her dirty feet

Sun-kissed hair

Wheeeeeeeee!

Sitting for a nice picture at Mommy's request

Saturday Afternoon Fun

Lilac Parade

Today was Teagan's first parade.  We took her to the Lilac Festival Parade which she enjoyed.  There was a lot of anticipation (we had to sit a long time waiting for the parade to get to us) but the police motorcycles (bikes!!) kept Teagan entertained.  We had lots of snacks and Teagan brought her little chair.  Once the parade began Teagan enjoyed watching the trucks, cars, bikes, horses, dogs, clowns, marching bands, etc and waving to everyone who went by.  

Eating snacks while waiting for the parade to start

Smiles (or half smiles) for the camera 

mischievous smile because she is pulling flowers off the lilacs without me notcing!!!

Teagan and Mommy - she can't tear her eyes from the excitement for a picture (she saw a BIKE! - see below)

The BIKE!!!

Horses!

Teagan liked the fire truck....

....but not the loud siren!

Build-a-Bear

We took Teagan to Build-a-Bear on Sunday to make her very own bear.  She was a little tentative about "making her" at first but loves her bear and plays with her every day (yes it's a girl bear, with a pink outfit).  Well, she did have an outfit, but it seems to end up everywhere but on Ms. Bear.

Pushing the pedal to fill bear with stuffing

Watching the stuffing spin and the bear get filled

Warming the heart in her hands before she puts it in the bear

Waiting for her bear to be stitched up

Brushing the bear and giving her a "bath" to remove the extra stuffing

The finished product - I can't even pose her for a photo before T is grabbing for her!

Teagan and her bear!! (and yes, my kid still wears her santa jammies in May, they are cozy and she picked them out herself tonight!)

Lilac Cutie

Some cute shots of Teagan with the lilacs at the park today!