Summer 2010

It has been a crazy summer - I guess that is how all summers are going to be from here on out - or life in general for that matter! Here are a couple of updates...as I try to play catch up almost at the end of summer!

Wyatt is such a handful. I joke he is going to be my E.R. (Emergency Room) kid. So far this year he has...

~ Been sick for most of the year
~ Had between 6-7 ear infections (I have actually lost track!)
~ One ER trip for a busted lip that required 7 stitches
~ One 24 hour hospital stay due to severe sickness and dehydration
~ Another fall that resulted in a cracked open lip and a dead front tooth that is now grey
~ One very angry hornet sting when Wyatt disturbed their nest

But at the same time he is such a little love bug. Wyatt has a thing for sleeping with us...every night he tries to sneak in our room around 2:00 am because he hates sleeping alone. He has stopped coming to my side because I will just quietly walk him back to his room and tuck him in. Now he goes to his Daddy's side and that *usually* does the trick. He loves to snuggle and burrow right up against me or his Daddy.

He is also quite the funny little kid. He always makes silly faces, puts his clothes on his head, jokes around. He is also the first to introduce himself and his sister. He is not shy and loves to meet new people. He says: "My name is Wyatt and this is my sister Teagan. And that is my Mom and that is my Dad" He is also quite the "rough house" kid. Wyatt loves to tackle you, take you down, jump all over you - he is WWF all the way.

Teagan is proving to be very different than Wyatt. She does get sick, but she has a much stronger constitution. It seems like if there is any type of cold within one block of Wyatt he will catch it - but Teagan just doesn't get as sick that easily. She did get very sick in May when they were both sick - but not as bad.

When it comes to bedtime...Teagan will fight it. The girl will stay up till 10:00 at night if she can! She fights sleep and thinks of any excuse to come out of her room: we forgot to clean up the playroom Mommy, I have a tummy ache Mommy, I want some water Mommy...and on and on it goes. She usually gives up and passes out around...nearly 10:00 pm some nights. (I think once she starts preschool she will be more tired though.) But once she is asleep - she is asleep! Teagan NEVER gets out of bed. NEVER. So that is nice. It seems like once we finally get her to sleep then we start dealing with Wyatt getting up...! To all our friends and family past this stage - to all our friends and family no where near this stage: Be Grateful. Sleep is wonderful.

Teagan is also my shadow. She loves to follow me around and be my little helper. She is totally into helping me cook, doing dishes, doing laundry, cleaning. Whatever it is I am doing, she wants to be there and be a part of it. I joke with Travis: Wyatt has none of my D.N.A and Teagan has none of his D.N.A. They are total "mini-me" versions of us.

Highlights of our summer:
~ They turned 3 years old in June
~ They both had their first dentist visit that went great! Both got a great report card - no one cried - no one was scared - it was a dream visit for them and Mommy.
~ We went to Tahoe for a couple of overnight trips and had a great time!
~ We went to G.G's house in San Carlos for some friends birthday parties
~ We went to Grandma and Grandpa's Ranch for a fun family weekend
~ We have had lots of friends over for swimming pool fun!
~ We are exploring all there is to do now that we are "big kids" like Funderland, Sky Zone and more!