She Could Go All The Way!!!

Today Teagan rolled over for the first time. It was adorable. Her little legs were going so fast and she just kinda tipped over. She startled herself pretty well, and was surprised about suddenly being able to see the ceiling rather than the floor. So Cute.

Anyways, more news; Teagan, Mom and I are going to visit Joshua up in Fairbanks this weekend. Then we (Teagan, Mom and I) are going down to Washington to see our peeps (Family). Pretty excited. Not about the -30 degree weather, but seeing Joshua and then family. It will be Teagan's first time meeting my Mom's family, quite neat.

We Like To Think We're Foodies

On New Years Eve 2010 Joshua and I went to the coolest little gastro pub, Meddlesome Moth, in Dallas. We must have looked at a hundred set menus before we decided on this one. It was one of the best meals we have experienced. On top of that they had probably about 40 beers on tap, which made the hubby happy.

Joshua's Beer Heaven

They even had one I liked, pear cider, okay well so it's not really a beer, but still....

Me With My Yummy Pear Cider

We had a four course meal, Joshua and I ordered different choices so we could try everything.

Appetizers

Tuna

Veal and Quail Eggs

Salad

Butter Lettuce and Radish

Entrees

Steak and Gnocchi With Pomegranate

Lamb with Pistachios 

We also had a dessert course, but forgot to take a picture. Have to say this was amazing food, my favorite was the tuna appetizer; the steak was also fabulous. The service was also wonderful. A great funky place to bring in the new year.

Olympics, Here We Come!

Teagan held her first toy the other day, and I am convinced she is destined for greatness :-) At two months old, she's also holding her head up like a pro!

Well The Weather Outside Is.... Weather

Everyday on the news there have been reports of snow dumping all up and down the East Coast.... and I am jealous. I am shocked with myself, usually I can't wait for the snow to go away. This year I want MORE. I want it to look like a winter wonderland outside my window, but right now it just looks frozen and kind of gray. Come on Alaska snow for me :)

I'll Be Home For Christmas

So my holiday post is very delayed, BUT thats because I am now just getting back in the swing of things back home.

This Holiday Season has been a busy one! So many experiences and Teagan met so many new people.

We started this holiday season by saying goodbye to Joshua, well for a few weeks at a time at least. He is now living up in Fairbanks (yup it happend). He landed a new job that is pretty cool actually, teaching cold weather survival and such. From what I understand his daily activities include skiing and teaching classes.

Black Rapids Training Area, Joshua's New Office

A week after Joshua's move we headed down to El Paso to spend Christmas with the Van Nosdales (my dads side of the family). Teagan went on her first plane ride, and did so well. Everyone commented on what a great traveler she was.

Tea In Her Travel Stroller 

ME!

Joshua Zonked Out On The Flight

Tea Zonked Out As Well (Flying Made Her Sleepy)

The El Paso leg of the trip was great! We were able to see most all of my dads side of the family. They all LOVED Teagan, she was a hit wherever we went.

Just Some Of The Girls

The next leg of our trip was Dallas, where Teagan got to meet her other Grandma! Joshua and I were able to have quite a bit of alone time there because Denisa wanted Tea all to herself. Overall our vacation was great, and traveling with Teagan went better than I could have ever hoped for.

Now we are back home (Teagan and I are at Dad's in Anchorage, and Joshua is up in Fairbanks) and I am watching my little girl grow more and more everyday.

Where We Go, Destruction Will Follow

It turns out that Joshua and I are prone to leaving destruction in our wake in the form of leaks.

Yesterday I received a phone call saying someone needed to get down to our storage unit ASAP to see where a leak was coming from. Joshua went down, and apparently a glycol line had burst in our unit and was leaking in to the neighboring units and the floors below. Not cool right? Yeah, our mattress and bed frame were both ruined. All in all it could have been way worse. We were pretty lucky and we are getting four months of free rent.

However, this is not the first time destruction has struck. We were staying in a fancy hotel in Portland and the water pipes on the top floor burst. Guess where? Right outside our hotel room, which flooded our room. Basically it was just a minor inconvenience for us, they replaced the very few things that were ruined and moved us to a dry room.

I think if a third distaster decides to strike us like this, I am going to start worrying.

Hospital Fiasco... and Other Tidbits

The Hospital Fiasco 

So this morning Teagan had her first doctors appointment. Easy peasy right? Yeah not so much... Just did not want to cooperate and first thing peed on her cute little outfit when I was changing her the first time. Then when she was weighed she pooed! and when the doctor checked her out she pooed AGAIN! THEN peed all over the examination table... AAHH!! By this time I was running out of diapers, that was four in less than an hour! I had to call Joshua who was great and brought me more diapers and wipes. Thank goodness I thought to put an extra onsie in her diaper bag or I'd have had a naked baby. Naked babies and Alaska do not mix... burrr...

Next we had to go to the lab and get her little heel pricked again :-( poor little one did not like that. Then had to wait to get her vitamins from the pharmacy, but by this time Tea had calmed down and was sleeping like an angel. After a mad dash to our freezing car, we headed home and ended up taking a nap together on the couch... it was, after all, a busy afternoon... ;-)

Nap Time With Mommy

Other Tidbits

Today our house officially sold... We are now houseless... Not quite homeless, just houseless.

Another piece of breaking news is that we are moving to Fairbanks for sure. We still don't have exact dates, and Joshua will be moving before Teagan and I. But we are going. This also means that Joshua will not deploy!! Yes!