I know that Christmas was 3 weeks ago

Christmas was way super fun this year. It was so magical. I know I'm not going to be able to keep santa undercover for as long as I thought. I can't tell you how many times I let little things slip and Mabel would look at me and say "Isn't that Santa's job?" with those giant innocent eyes. Or just look at me like what's going on here?
Anyway, most of these are just cute pictures of the kids.

Since Christmas was like three weeks ago probably no one cares anymore. But aren't my kids cute?

Yup, great Christmas. Fun was had by all. Especially when Charlie went down for a nap, in his new toddler bed! Transition...successful! He loves his bed and it only took one night of locking him in his room for him to remember that you aren't suppose to get out of bed. It's just for sleeping. He does great and Faye likes her new bed too (Charlie's old crib)!

SNOW and ICE!

This year for Christmas Randy did not have enough time off to go visit family,(and a day long car ride with 3 small children did not sound enticing) but I still wanted to do something fun for our little family. Thus, we went to Nashville the day before Christmas Eve for a small adventure. We went to Gaylord Oprylands Snow and Ice display. ICE is a giant ice sculpture display with a different theme every year. This year the theme was an old kids movie about Santa Claus, I can't remember the name.

The room is kept a balmy 0 degrees. They give everyone a giant parka to wear over their coats. The ice is dyed different colors and it was truly amazing.
That is all ice. I'm totally serious. Doesn't it just blow your mind?! (Okay, upon closer observation the bike and the toys aren't ice, but still!)

Where's Katie and Mabel? Can you see us?

So cool...literally!

This is the scene where Mr. and Mrs. Claus are wed. How romantic, kinda weird actually. Faye is wrapped in a snuggly warm blanket.

Apparently they have an ice slide every year. Mabel actually got stuck going down. She wouldn't lean back onto her coat to slide faster and just slowly scooted down on her booty! That is her above just sitting there while the workers were asking her politely to move it along.

Randy went fast, of course!

At the very end of the ice display, they had a life size Nativity in clear ice. It was so beautiful! They had soft hymns playing. It was pretty cool to go from the fun santa story to the true meaning of Christmas. It was a nice touch!

Then we went outside and played in the snow made by a snow machine. We also got to meet santa's reindeer.

It was a great trip! Perfect for our little family. When Randy went to Utah in November, the angel, he got me a 5lb. bag of gummy worms from Smiths!!! Perfect for a road trip. What a man and what a trip!

A day in the life

One morning we got up and got dressed to go to the store. Charlie helped Faye get ready.

We went shopping and were ready to come home when it began pouring rain. So we waited...and waited...and decided it might be fun to get wet.

Mabel and Charlie played in the rain. I looooove letting my kids play in the rain if you haven't noticed. I think it's because I always wanted to when I was little.
Charlie got mad as I was stripping him down for a bath. He ran outside like this. It was probably upper 50's, kind of chilly. I carried him screaming and crying into the house.
Then I threw the kids in the tub for a nice warm bath. Okay, I didn't actually throw them, set them gently in the tub.

Then I made funny hairstyles.

Then I kissed Faye!
The End

Murder 1 or Manslaughter?

The Victim: Not that sweet little girl, no. Although she still holds the emotional scars. Her tiny friend, Carl, the caterpillar.

The case: On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, Mabel and her friend Carl, were enjoying the weather and playing together in the driveway.
After introducing Daddy and the camera to her best friend, Mabel gently set Carl on the ground. She then jumped on her bicycle to do some sweet circle laps around him on the ground.
The Defendant: At said place and time, Charlie Teed takes off running and smears Carl all over the pavement. Accident or intentional? We may never know. (At this time Charlie has no comment on the matter due to the fact that he has no idea how to form sentences.)

The Verdict: After Mabel seriously bawled for awhile and got the sads out, Mom, Dad, and Mabel decided it was an innocent mistake.

The Cure: Several games of candy land and a nice steaming cup of hot chocolate!

My little bug

Here is my darling Faye! She is of course eating a sucker getting covered in sticky goo.

Here we are at the trunk or treat.

She is so sweet. I call her my little doll baby. I just love to dress her up and she is soooooo cute!
She is getting to be such a big girl. She is 7 months old now. She started crawling at 6 months.

She refused to sit up until recently. Here she is sitting up. She's not in her bug outfit, but too bad. She didn't start sitting up until November 1st, after Halloween. She also officially sleeps through the night. Woo Hoo!!! (Too bad my insomnia is acting up. Can I catch a break?) I love her!!!

When 2 Become 7

How many ladies out there remember the Spice Girls song when 2 become 1? Heh. So here is a picture of my amazingly wonderful and spectacularly handsome husband. Normal, though he may appear, something happens at night that is completely abnormal and unnatural.

You might think that he has just 2 elbows my friends, but no. In the middle of the night when you are sleeping and shifting positions to get comfy, not 1, not 2, but probably around 7 elbows are blocking EVERY SINGLE comfy position. Not cool man. I'm sure there are some knees and toenails in there as well. It's like a barbed wire fence. I'm just sayin'.

Another Birthday?!

Somehow, birthdays at the Teed household always manage to get dragged out for 3-4 days. We had a birthday party for Mabel on Friday. On Saturday she got to pick out presents with the money she got from grandma and grandpa Teed and play with the presents she already got from friends. And on Sunday she got to open her presents from Mom and Dad and Grandma and Grandpa Moran. Here she is with her new cooking set baking muffins for her birthday breakfast.

She is such a cutie! I love her so much and I can't believe she's 4!!! She thinks everyday is her birthday now.