Tessa's First Basketball Game

On Jan. 2, I took Teagan to her first hoops game: T-Wolves vs. Golden State. She loved it - didn't complain at all, and was really into the game. Tess especially enjoyed clapping, and watching the "dancing princesses" (what we ended up calling the Timberwolves Female Dance Team.)

I couldn't force my camera to both autofocus or flash, so I'm not happy about the way this turned out...

Teagan's Birthday: Family Party 6/30/07

We had all the grandparents (both sides) and aunts/uncles that could make it to a get-together for Teagan's birthday. I had grill duty, so most of the pictures were taken by Nikki - although I took the ones that Nikki is helping Teagan with the gift opening. (Nikki always looks exceptional, but she was looking especially exceptional that day :-))

Teagan's 2nd Birthday & our 11th Wedding Anniversary

June 28 will always be a busy day in our household; mainly since it's our wedding anniversary but also of high importance is Teagan's birthday as well.

An easy compromise on where to celebrate the occassions was TGI Friday's: a definite step up from any fast food chain that the kids like, but still very kid-friendly. The free ice cream for birthdays might have come to someone's mind as well. :-) (
Aside: I can't explain it, but I LOVE TGI Friday's. Normally, I don't get into chains of this type, but there something about the atmosphere and food that I love. Their burgers are exceptional. They have a new Turkey hamburger with whole wheat bun, and I order a side of sliced fruit - delicious and [moderately] healthy all at the same time. I order the same thing everytime I go there...)

Anyway, Teagan decided to show off her new Dora umbrella to everyone in the restaurant, and we got a few other pics of the family as well.

Bike Time

Saturday afforded us an opportunity to spend a few hours with our bikes. I only wish we had a more time to do so.

It Could Have Been Worse...

Teagan (20 months) has a habit of getting into EVERYTHING around our house. And when she gets into something, she doesn't go halfway into it. Here's a wonderful picture to demonstrate this: powdered sugar. Nikki made some special baked pancakes, and thought she had Teagan-proofed the table. Obviously not.

You would think that since we now have FOUR children that we would have learned you should NEVER turn your back on your kids for more than 0.000000000000001 seconds, but - oh never mind.