Many Faces...

This is hilarious!

Told you she had a long tounge and this is just half way out! haha!

The faces she makes just crack me up. I can't wait to see them with teeth because she has such gummy smiles right now!


Gauge's favorite smile right! Ilove seeing all the teeth!

Can you guess what's new with Teagan??

Her pearl earrings!!

My girly girl ;)

So my sweets got her ears pierced! My mom said I had pearls for my first earrings so I knew exactly which ones she was getting. :) She was such a trooper and hardly cried but about 10 seconds. I had a bottle ready and she was all good. I love how sweet and girly they make her look. I decided to do them because my mom had mine done at 3 months old and I have never had one problem and the never close up, even if I don't wear earrings for a while. I'm also to big of a wuss to go now as an adult so I was glad she did it while I wouldn't remember! :)

The women's retreat was awesome. I came back really wanting to get into the Word and memorize Scripture. God tells us to hide the Word in our heart and I know that but haven't actively done it. I'm working on it now and also reading it to the kids so they will have the Word built in them. Satan tries to attack us big time in our minds and if we know the Truth in the Word than we will be able to stand firm and take every thought captive and live in truth. I encourage ya'll too to memorize even 1 scripture a month! In John it says the Word was with God and the Word IS God. If we know the Word then we KNOW God...

Good news on Chris' hip. He went to see a specialist and the physican asst was the only one to meet with him but he said by what he sees in the xrays and CT scans that Chris should be able to have the bone spurs shaved off and that is where the pain is coming from. Once those are gone he could go maybe even 20 years before having it replaced! We are praying!! We go to see the Dr about it later this month.

God is so good and I gotta remember to walk by faith and not by sight!

So what's the Lord been showing ya'll lately?

PIcture Post!!

Both my munchkins eating dinner...

And this would be what gets me through mealtime feeding two in highchairs. A route 44 Sonic Diet Coke :)

Gauge now feeds himself (well has for a while now) but is super clean about it which cracks me up because that's probably learned from his OCD mother and father ;)

He often wants to give me a bite too, I can do applesauce but somethings well I gotta just fake ;) Don't tell him though :)

And miss Teagan is getting in on the eating action now too. She definatly likes to eat but would rather me skip the whole rice ceral thing and just give her the good stuff. Here she looks like she likes carrots but don't let that decieve you. She doesn't! She keeps her lips tight and shut when I try re-feeding her them :) What a clean boy eating his dinner!! haha

(Don't look at the hair in either of these pics) It seems I only take photos with my children when I look like poo....Oh wait I only get dressed nice for church and if we go somewhere purposefully. So whoops! :)

I love this new 'cheese' photo face...

So I went on a flower band making craze and we have them in many colors. They make me happy looking at her in them. She is just so dern cute! And people seem to love the flowers too, we just gotta work on her not screaming when they oooo and ahh. hehe :)

Ok I bought this and so wanted her to style it but girl looks like she is wearing a swim cap. So either she needed to wear it when she was a newborn and tiny head or she needs hair.... hehe
She has one stinkin' long tounge which makes for interesting meal times. This isn't doing the tounge justice either. It's amazingly long!

My boy loves his Toy Story! I got him this shirt and you ask him "where is Buzz? Where is Woody? And he pats his belly. Toy Story and Mickey Mouse makes him so happy :)

My sweets all grown up and 6 months old. I love her little legs crossed ;)

So she is on her knees and...

Off! She crawled a knee! hehe... She just wants you to know she isn't a baby anymore. She's a big girl and by golly she is gonna chase after her brother soon!

What happened to my baby!! Both of my babies! They are growing like weeds before my eyes! Gauge is trying to talk more and more and well Teagan she thinks she is 6 years old already. She is trying to crawl and for the most part is and doesn't want to sit around. No maam she wants to stand and join in the fun! We had her 6 month check up and that booger is 18 lbs and growing strong! Everything looks great but sadly both have inherited their mama's allergies so we are going to start on Zyrtec. I pray it helps!

I haven't been able to kick this sinus infection now for about a month and a half. I have had a round of steriods, an antibiotic and then came down with it again in less than a month and I am on another round of antibiotics. I'm getting drained! This time around though I am having major headaches, toothaches and ear andcheek aches only on the left side of my face. (Obviously where the infection is) but good golly miss molly if I'm not better Monday I'm going back and saying, dude! I have two small kids and I can't hack this anymore!! Steph came by and gave me a steriod shot and we are praying that works. (By the way she is an excellent nurse and I'm so proud of who she is!!) So!! Here's to the weekend and my sinus' going away gosh dern it! :)

Other than that I am just having an adventure feeding two munchkins breakfast lunch and dinner in two highchairs! Fun times I tell you! They are such good kids though and I have been blessed to infinity and beyond!!! (note that is from Toy Story hehe no I don't watch it at all ;) It's bad when I called our neighbor Buddy, 'Woody' twice!)

Chris did some amazing yard work and I will get a picture of that and I want to write about our awesome women's retreat...I will be back soon. Both kiddos are up and at 'em!

Good times...

My sweet Teagan who is 6 months going on 16 :)

We told him to say cheese and this is the goober smile we got. Gotta love him :)

What a sweet girl! She loves riding in the stroller now!

I love this. Talking about fish you know. All about the trout and redfish :)

Stylin' in her monogrammed onesie by Aubs!

We took a trip to the aquarium last week and had a good time. It was Teagan's first time to go :) Gauge likes looking at the fish a little but really he just likes to run around and then go play on the playground.

Our neighbors little girl has outgrown her swing set and they got her a new big one so they gave us her old one. It's AWESOME! It so cute because it's made for little toddler's but looks just like a big kid swing set! :) Gauge is in heaven and I almost cried watching him swing the first time. He is growing up so fast and becoming such a big boy! Teagan is right behind him and growing even faster because I think she is just wanting so desperately to do everything he does. She scoots around the whole living room fast on her belly and has already tried getting on her knees! She is 6 months at the end of the month! GOODNESS! Time is flying!

Gauge is starting to try and say more and more words. Chris and I were worried that the booger wasn't go to talk but he sure is trying hard now. He attempts and says: duck, hat, truck, dog, moo for cow and cheese. I love that little boy. I forever tried to get him to sign and the cutie signs alot now! I always tell him to say please and he signs it instead. So he signs please, more and then for thank you it looks like he is blowing you a kiss :) Oh I just love them so much! They are precious :)

Monday we went to Houston for Chris' 6 month Dr. appt with the AS Dr. Not much has changed which is good news but he does want to see him in physical therapy and getting some exercises for his back. We also keep hearing over and over that he needs to be swimming so we are going to start saving our money and hopefully build a pool in a few summers. I gotta say, it never really hit me until this trip about his disease. I guess because you don't really 'deal' alot with it or

'see' much of it in everyday life I kind of forget he has a disease that has no cure. Then as I sat listening to the Dr it hit me how hard it must be for him. I can't imagine being the provider for your family and knowing that your disease will probably one day have your spine fused and your neck. That you will have limitations to what you can do with your life and your kids and family. That he could be in pain. But as I sat there and he asked questions of if they have found any new medicines (and yes they are feeling pretty good that within 5-10 years they will have a drug that possibly stops this fusing) that we are seeing the best Dr in the world for this disease and we go every 6 months as part of a research program BUT we serve the God of the UNIVERSE. We serve GOD who knows EVERYTHING about this disease. And if it His will, he can stop this disease from going any further. And I told Chris, I won't stop praying for you and I know that if God heals you that you can be a huge testimony going in for this research and if he never gets worse he can say, I know why. God is my healer. So I'm asking that you would pray for him. Pray that God would work mighty things in his life and that he would see God has good and perfect things in store for his life. Pray I can be the encourager he needs.

Thanks friends! I'm off to a women's retreat with our church and my sis! I'm looking forward to it but I'm already missing the munchkins and I haven't even left! hehe Oh so goes the life of a mother :)

My new friend...

My sewing machine! :) I went the other day to get it with my mom and picked a few patterns for Miss Teagan. Sorry I just won't be sewing for my Mister. I just don't think that's right...hehehe Unless I can whip up Polo shirts! Fat chance. So! I had a blast picking fabrics and was anxious to get started. So my first dress is finally complete. I did it pretty quick with the help of my mom! I did pretty good and I was so proud of myself for threading and doing the bobbin and such all by myself. But I got stuck on the collar so I need some help. She is a self taught sewer and I think she rocks! Thanks mom! So I feel like I could really get into this! As soon as I put it on Teagan and just got giddy! I loved it! So here's to the start of fun outfits!!!

Also we took some pics for Valentines. I just love my two little munchkins! They just make me smile and I love watching them together. Teagan has eyes only for her big brother and wants to be just like him. She watched him intently and tries talking and squealing to him. He is so good with her and loves on her and tries to help her out. He will still have his moments where he wants her to bug off but oh how much fun they are going to have! It's been tough having them so close but I wouldn't trade it! I know they are going to be buds for life...

Gotta love me some baby legs!

If there is one thing I just love to pieces mieces its my Teagan's baby legs! Ohhh! I just love these little warmers and I think, you know next winter I'm totally getting us a matching pair of baby legs. I'm gonna call mine mama legs. And if you wondering, yes I'm gonna be one of those moms who is totally enrolling us in Mother/Daughter Tap and Jazz class!! hahaha I know some of you are getting hilarious images in your head right now but hey! It's a dream of mine and I won't let it be shattered even if Chris thinks I'm crazy and refuses to come to that recital. Just kidding. He would go only for Teagan but probably lie and tell everybody it was just her recital and no her mother isn't in it. It's all good. :)

And here is what we do every afternoon that daddy is one days....Gauger wait for him and knows his truck and Teagan sits in her stroller content as can be. I think I might just roll that sucker into the house since she likes it so much!

So update from the past post....First, your kind words just made me smile. So thank you! You are encouragers! And I was telling Chris just last night at dinner, either God looked down and thought "Ya know that was a tough last week so I think I will bless her with a good one" or it's just one of the many stages of kids....(I think its' both!) BUT my kiddos have been such blessings this week!! Teagan is like happier than can be and just a pure joy all smily and giggly and Mr. Gauge is so content playing with his blocks and helping me out with vaccumming and laundry. What troopers! So thank you Lord! You are good! Not just in the good weeks but also in the bad but the good weeks sure are good and pump me up to be able to handle the down times :)

Ya'll have a blessed week!

And

Mama said there'd be days like this...

Well she said it would be tough...Not this tough. I think more moms should warn new moms and moms of more than one under the age of 2, that there would be days you feel like the worst mother in the world, like an utter and complete failure and that you have no buisness even being a mom. That you would run ragged and would have little patience.

Then I think of the gift of grace. Grace that God gives me to start new. Everyday He lets me wake up and start fresh with my sweet kiddos. In fact He doesn't even make me wait until the next morning. He give me the choice (and blessed help from my sweet mom and dad!!!) and I can stop, ask forgiveness and start fresh right then and there. Motherhood is totally bringing out the deep ugliness that lies inside of Tara. It shows me how DESPERATELY I cannot do this without God refining and changing me DAILY. I feel like I haven't come as far as a should. I feel like I should be further but I'm not going to stop trying. I'm going to wake up tomorrow, and I am going to determine to be more patient, loving and supportive of my children and their craziness ;) I want to teach them to be godly and loving and patient and kind but how will they learn that if I am not showing it to them? They mean the world to me and God has blessed me far more than I ever deserve. By His grace, I will be a good mommy and I will learn and I will strive to love my children well....

And you wonder how can you lose patience with kids with faces like these? Well easy BUT! That I believe is why God makes them so darn cute! So your anger melts and you hug them up!

His new big boy haircut I gave him :)

Teagan reading...

So focused! She gets too frustrated with these so I had to switch them out for things she can pick up!

Sibling love!

Chubby wubby cheeks!

Before his haircut, my shaggy man!

Her hair normally, all wild and crazy! I have to smooth it down often! :)