A Day at the Beach

While Trevor was still here we decided to go have some fun at the beach.

Our attempt to use a rainfly from our tent for shade didn't work out, so we made a little cave with our chairs for little Tea to get out of the sun.

Trevor got Teagan to laugh for the first time while she was awake. She tends to giggle in her sleep, which we think is pretty cute. But Teagan loves her Uncle Trev and was laughing with him.




Can you tell we are proud parents?

4th of July

We had a wonderful 4th of July and were lucky enough to spend it with my brother Trevor.

We played games.....And went swimming...........Went to a fair in the park..............

Waved our flags proudly.............

Had a great BBQ................

Slobbered on mom's shoulder.........

Watched the fireworks..................

Saw an airshow................

tried out some karate moves.............



and had a really really great day! Thanks Trevor for coming to visit us!

A Binki Addict

Teagan is a big fan of the pacifier, especially for bedtime. Watch what happens if mom tries to take it away. Unfortunately we couldn't get a straight on shot of her face because once she sees the camera she won't perform.

Tea's New Sound

This video is from about 3 weeks ago. Teagan discovered a new song, this one has a much lower pitch than her last one. She would talk like this for hours during the day. Last week she started going back to her high pitch song and now she is mixing the new sounds. We think its pretty cute. Its amazing how something so simple gets a parent excited.

Scouts

A couple of weekends ago I had a chance to go backpacking with the older Scouts in our ward. They are in training to hike Mount Whitney in August, so they have been hiking all of the peaks near us. This particular weekend we chose to tackle Mount San Gorgonio, it is the highest peak in Southern California with an elevation of 11,500 feet.

I have to admit that I am pretty out of shape, so I was a little worried about the hike. I also have to admit that it kicked my butt. It was quite a hike, it ended up being 18 miles round trip, and about 5,500 feet of elevation gain, but it was all worth it. The scenery was spectacular. Before living here, I would have never thought Southern California would have such beautiful mountains.

(1. Starting out; 2. Hanging Valley; 3. Still some snow left)

(1. What a view; 2. Group summit picture; 3. Hiking back down)

(1. The blisters; 2. One of my bloody socks)

More Little Tea

Sorry we haven't posted in a while, but we are happy to report Little Tea is getting cuter by the day. Grandma and Grandpa have requested more pictures, so here they are. If you can't tell we are pretty proud of our little slobber queen.

Sunday Best

My smurf/elf impression (Dads doing)

Bath time is the best time

Nice shirt!!

Daddy's little helper

And now I will put my whole hand in my mouth

Tummy time

Dad did my hair again

My Houdini impression

Creative Friends

Teagan has gotten some crafty gifts from our friends and family. Some of her favorites are her elephant and her sushi bibs. This sushi roll is two bibs rolled together with green ribbon. Very clever, thank you Dannii! And thank you Natalie for her pink elephant, its been her good friend from the start.

I Love It When Dad Does My Hair

Our Little Lacrosse Girl

Teagan wants to be just like her uncles and dad. She loved playing with this mini lacrosse stick. She was moving her arm back and forth and it looked like she was cradling the ball. Her dad was very proud. After a few minutes she had enough of lax practice and just started eating the stick.