Thanksgiving in St.Louis

Joshua Tree

Happy Birthday Lance!

While in Vegas we had a little birthday party for Lance. One of his presents was a backpack for him and little Tea (thanks Mom and Dad). So once we got back we had to try it out.

We headed to Joshua Tree and found some fun places to do a little hiking.

Little Tea did great. She loved the backpack.

She loves apples.

Lance wanted a Lion King moment with Tea.

She did great, but by the end of the day she was exhausted!

I think this face is pretty funny. "Seriously mom and dad, I'm done. Let's go home! And enough with the pictures!"

Updates from October

We have neglected the blog for awhile, but we are back here is an update of our October.

South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Trip-As always it was a blast.

Pumpkin Patch

Lots of sewing projects

Las Vegas Lacrosse Tournament- Go Uncle Taylor! Tea loved crawling on the turf and playing with Dad.

Little Tea's favorite things to do this month:

The worm (Tea has a unique way of crawling that looks like she is doing the worm)

carrying things in her mouth..........

smiling..........

playing with dogs.........

and giving mommy hugs.

Asking for YOUR Help

Hello fellow bloggers. I need you to help me brainstorm.

Recently I completed a course as part of my certification process to become a DONA certified birth doula. Many of you may be familiar with what a birth doula is, some of you may even have used a birth doula for the birth of your children, and then there is probably many of you that have never even heard the word doula before. A birth doula gives continuous emotional and physical support to a woman and her spouse before, during and after childbirth. The word doula is greek meaning woman caregiver.

As I am in the process of becoming a certified doula I need to come up with a name for my business. Here are some of the names of doula services in our area: A Loving Embrace, DouLA Birth Partners of LA, BEST Doulas, Baby Zen, Family Doula, Personal Doula, Sacred Passage, Reflexology, Quantum Touch, Synsational Births, etc.

So I'm asking for your help in coming up with a good business name for my doula services. Any ideas?

A few more words on what a Doula is: (this comes from the DONA Birth Doula Workshop Manual, What is a Doula?)

"A birth doula...
....recognizes birth as a key life experience that the mother will remember all her life...
....understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor.....
.....assists the woman and her partner in preparing for and carrying out their plans for birth....
......stays by the side of the laboring woman throughout the entire labor........
......provides emotional support, physical comfort measures, an objective viewpoint, and assistance to the woman in getting the information she needs to make good decisions....
.....facilitates communication between the laboring woman, her partner, and clinical care providers.....
....perceives her role as one who nurtures and protects the woman's memory of her birth experience."

The Kings

So once Lance saw little Tea's costume, he just had to have one for himself.
And once Brooke saw Lance wearing it, she just had to try it on.....


And well Trevor wanted to feel this "transformation" they continued to talk about so......

I'M ALL SHOOK UP!!!

The King wanted to tell everyone HAPPY HALLOWEEN. (Special thanks to Jessica and Cindy for making the costume).

My Big Girl

So I finally went out and bought little elastic bands to put Teagan's hair up. It has gotten really long and wispy so this was long over due. I've been having so much fun doing her hair, my only regret is that I feel like she looks like a big girl. She's already growing up too fast.

Mom is funny

I thought this was a great little video of Little Tea laughing.

Daddy's Girl

I love this picture of Lance and Teagan. It's so cute to see her when her daddy comes home. When he walks in the door she starts waving her arms up and down and kicking her legs. And when Dad starts his silly talk she bursts out in giggles. She is already proving to be a Daddy's Girl.

I Love My Feet!

Tutus are Fun

What is it about a tutu that makes a girl smile? One of Lance's co-workers asked me to make a tutu for a birthday girl. This is what I came up with. I was able to make a little one for Teagan with the scraps. Don't they looked pretty?

Car Rides Can Be Tough

So the other week we met Lance's cousin, Hank, and his wife, Danica in Downtown Disney for lunch. We had a great time visiting with them. You can see a picture of all of us on their blog, if you click here. Teagan was great all day, well almost all day, the car ride home was a little tougher than usual.

Car Ride to Disney





Car Ride Home

As you can see Teagan is not one of those babies that instantly falls asleep when in the car. She definitely didn't think this photo op was as funny and cute as her mom did, but I couldn't help myself.

Dad Can Not Be Trusted

The other night I went running with a friend. I was only gone for an hour. When I came home I could tell Lance was up to something. He just had this sneaky little grin on his face. Teagan was already in her pjs and ready for bed, so I had no idea that while I was gone she had developed these tight little ab muscles. I should know by now, I can't leave Lance alone with markers.

Football Anyone?

Football season has begun. Teagan has followed in her dad's footsteps and loves football. We caught these two pictures while she was cheering for her favorite team.


I think her favorite thing about football is eating the ball.

But probably the best part of football season that makes her smile is getting to snuggle with dad during the games.

You can't hear her but she is saying yeah for football!