First Snow

We got a surprise three inches of snow in Charlotte on Friday night! It was gorgeous and magical even if it was gone by noon the next day. Teagan liked her first snow day. Later she hung out at Auntie Melissa and Cousin Kade's. Thanks Mel for the impromptu date night!

Teagan's not so sure about this stuff!
Daddy's Girl

Brian with Tea and Kade

Valentine's Playdate

Teagan and I had a fun playdate with our Wednesday morning Mom's Bible study friends. This week we focused on the kids and all things pink and red! Teagan made cookies with heart sprinkles and a special hat before playing with Montgomery and Mackenzie. She got her first valentine from baby Devin (Spiderman)! But this Valetine's Day her heart belongs to Daddy who celebrates his birthday on the 15th!

She loved the sprinkles!
And her crazy hat with the heart shaped antenas.

Thanks Carson for letting us play with your cool toys!

Mommy's Little Valentine!

Video_Nana Mo Sings to Teagan

Sunshine in January

We finally got outside when relatively warmer weather rolled into town. Teagan and I have started joining other moms for a 4 mile walk on a gorgeous greenway each week. We also captured pics of an afternoon picnic on our front lawn one super sunny afternoon. Bring on spring!

Look Poppy and Nana Mo! I have teeth!!!

All bundled up for the first day of our greenway walk and ready to see the other babies!

If I concentrate super hard I can stand holding on to this walker!

But make no mistake, my FAVORITE thing to do is to have a late afternoon Jumperoo Fest!

A Last Look at Christmas

I can't believe Teagan's first Christmas has come and gone. Here are a few more of our favorite moments from 2009.....

Teagan's first stocking.

My happy seven month old fresh from a nap. She loves it when Mommy sings Jingle Bells!

Christmas shopping fun! At least for Mom. Dad and Teagan? Not so much.

Christmas Dinner

A sleepy Christmas morning

More fun on Christmas

Dressed for dinner...minus the shoes which just wouldn't stay on!

Kade will not let me take his picture these days for any amount of love nor money - but I caught him on the sly having a great time with the Wii! Our future little Formula 1 driver!

The Christmas Card Photo Quest

Mon Dieu! How many twins does it take to get a seven month old and a two-and-a half year old to look into the camera at the same time and smile?? Melissa and I thought we'd brave the task of capturing the ever important Christmas Card Photo ourselves. Ohhhh naive mommies! Once the perfectly planned Christmas outfits were donned our formerly shiny, happy little ones (who so often indulge their camera crazed moms) just couldn't get in the Christmas spirit, at least not at the same time. We still got a few chuckles out of the day and in the end, a card.

One of many photos where they are totally not looking or smiling at the same time despite any amount of coaxing or bribery!
What it is they are trying to get us to do???

Ohhhhh babies! No one is happy here!

Houston, we have a card! Teagan is not smiling in the larger picture. Do you know what her Daddy asked? "Why didn't you use one where they were BOTH smiling???" As if!

Teagan Meets Santa!!

We had a quiet family weekend where we focused on all things Christmas. Teagan got to meet the big guy himself!

Here's how it happened... We wondered how we would ever get this squirmy worm to sit on Santa's lap???

Jumping up and down on these gold posts helps pass the time. Thanks Dad for the help! And thanks Auntie Avril for the beautiful Christmas dress!!
Wow! The magic of Christmas!!