3 YEAR OLD ADRENALIN JUNKIE!!

Teagan and I spent Sunday at "Great America"! For those of you on the other side of the pond, it is a rather large amusement park, complete with roller coasters and multiple rides designed to make you "chunda"!! As most of you who know me, know very well that I am deathly afraid of heights, and thanks to my Mom and Aunty Jen, am deathly afraid of roller coasters!!!

So off we go, we meet up with Nicole & her family, proceed to walk the park to find the most suitable and kid friendly rides we can. Well... to hell with that idea! Chuck & Nicole took Luka & Teagan on "The Whizzer"!! Teagan LOVED it & proceeded to ride a second time!! Holy Crap! My 3 year old is a total Adrenalin Junkie!!

This my friends is "The Whizzer"!! It's no joke!! It would scare the crap out of me! (The black rollercoaster at the bottom of the pic)

"A" IS FOR APPLE!

We spent last Saturday with Muriel, Nicole & family Apple Picking! The kids had so much fun, picking apples, eating apples & running through the orchard. It's a good thing that Teagan loves apples, since she will be eating them for the next MONTH!!

SLEEPWALKING??!

This has happened twice now, where I get up to go to bed and find my child asleep, quite comfortably, on either the kitchen floor or in the laundry basket with her "little blankie"??! Is she sleepwalking??

MY LITTLE BALLERINA

Another first... Teagan started "Creative Dance" classes on Saturday. Her class has about ten 3 year olds all learning to do tap and ballet. It is the cutest thing to watch! She loved it and can't wait to go back next week. As you will see in the pics, Teagan has a set of twins in her class. So Teagan looks at me and says with much astonishment "Mommy! There are 2 of them!! LOL! Needless to say all the Mom's and the twins Mom were rolling with laughter. After I explained that they are twins she was quite happy =)

I know I always talk about my 3 year old going on 25 year old, but after the statement Teagan made this week, I am convinced! We were talking about how much we miss Grammy Africa (my mom) who lives in South Africa, Teagan gets this very serious look on her face and proceeds to tell me, and I quote "Mommy, we need to focus on visiting Grammy Africa"???!!! Seriously? Who are you and where is my 3 year old??! Sometimes I wonder how they process information and relay it back in completely the right context?

Whom ever said The Terrible Two's are the worst - DOES NOT HAVE KIDS!!! And correct me here if I'm wrong, but the 3's are B.A.D. I actually bought a book called "The Happiest Toddler On The Block" and so far, I really like what the author has to say about raising and disciplining toddlers. It makes a lot of sense to me, I am ready to put this shiz into action and turn those "cavekid tantrums" into smiles and laughter, because if this doesn't do it, they had better write a book called "How To Raise & Discipline Toddlers With A Martini In One Hand" because with my workload and lack of sleep I am ready to hide in a closet!!

FIRSTS....

Let start with the fact that I can't believe how fast 3 1/2 years has gone by!! Teagan is starting to hit the next round of milestones that completely makes me want to cry.... She is not my baby anymore... She is a "big" girl!

So... T finished up T-ball season a few weeks ago (yes, I know I haven't posted in way to long), in 3 months she has become an accomplished T-Ball/Baseball player. She started off hitting the ball off of a T, not knowing if she should run to first of third base first, trying to put her glove on her right hand and treating the crowed to a taste of her ballet abilities on the outfield.... To hitting the ball from a pitch, running the bases in the correct order and figuring out what the glove on her left hand is actually there for!! And to top it all off, the last game of the season was the Parents vs the Kids! Teagan had a blast pitching to me, getting me out and explaining to me which base I had to run to first!!

Her second first was Sunday School this past Sunday... She was awesome! I walked her to her classroom, fully expecting tears and screaming when I tried to leave her, Nope! She gave me a kiss and hug goodbye, said "See you later, Mama" and off she went... I had to giggle when I picked her up and her Sunday School Teacher told me how impressed she was at how many questions Miss T answered! LOL! I guess she really does get something out of our crazy 3 year old "Why" conversations!!

Her third first was today... Teagan again, hugged and kissed me goodbye with no tears, and walked into her very first day of Preschool! She got to bring snack today, and along with that came the very big responsibility of being the Teacher's helper and getting to bring her fav toy for Show & Tell! She loved it!!!