three blogs in ONE day, it's a BIG night!

hi

my name is Teagan and i'm my mommy's favorite model. I like to sit and play with mommy while she takes millions and millions of pictures every day. One day when I get bigger i'll learn to run and hide like my brother but for now i'm enjoying all the fruit puffs mom gives me when i'm done:)

FINALLY!!!

I can officially post that Koren has mastered the potty! For the past 6 months we have started the whole "potty training game" and we have failed each and every round. About 3 weeks ago we decided to give it another shot and told K that he wouldn't be able to go on the airplane (we are headed to S.Cali next week) if he was still in pull-ups. Well, whatever the reason was, it clicked! That day I vowed to only put a pull-up on at night and he has yet to to have an unjustified accident. He has even made it through all of his long naps dry! I know it's kind of a funny topic to blog about but hey, it's important! Everytime Koren finishes up doing his business he says, " daddy is going to be so, soo happy...isn't he mom!" Ok, now i'm about to sob up thinking my little boy is no longer a little boy he's my little man! 

Koren you rock dude and I just love being your mama and in 16 years when you look back through my Blog Book you can see just how proud I am of you!!! 

good night

just finished watching Grey's Anatomy. time for bed. goodnight!

two days in a row

so I think I just set a record for blogging, i mean two days in row how great is that!! 

I thought I would post a few pics of some fun recent finds: 

I have been on an etsy frenzie lately, I scored some really fun pillow boxes the other day and just came across these when I was thinking of a baby shower-party-favor-holder..what do you think? 

I'm already staring to think of Teag's first birthday. I've always loved the look of the vintage fabric banner, and how cute is this one! 

ok, so I had a few more pics but blogger decided to be irritating AGAIN and not let me download anything. I'm about to move to either typepad or wordpress...arrrr

happy Thursday everyone, and for those of you in WEnatchee i'm sure you know the food fair starts tomorrow- i think i hear a gyro calling my name with a bit of funnel cake to wash it dow ;) :) 

i do have 10 this tues.

let's see if i can get 10 things down before my lovely children need me

1. we have all been sick. i mean really sick. it started out with T, then K, after that was me and soon there after was justin. fun. the stomach bug that has been sweeping through the valley took out the collier family by storm. we are all over it now, thank God! 
2. i have been swamped lately with photo shoots. i'm feeling awfully proud of myself right now and some of the work i've been producing lately. i fell like i'm in a good groove and my camera and i have really connected. i've also had a lot of babies lately and it makes me sad to come home and see my almost 8 month old chunky monkey, i miss her sweet little newborn self (not enough to do anything drastic now :) :) ) 
3. this past saturday we spend the day in kennewick with my brother and hilari. the weather was freezing but the boys still managed to get a bit of golf in.
4. so yeah, it's almost may and it has been snowing!! how freaking unbelievable!
5. apple blossom is this coming weekend and next. i'm not sure how it came up so fast this year, but i'm really looking forward to the food at the park. i know that it's horribly fattening and almost always an outbreak of food poisoning occurs but i still love it! 
6. T is getting her first tooth! justin gave her a bath this evening and we were able to finally see a little white poking through her slimy pink gums
7. 2 more weeks and we are off to southern california and i couldn't be more excited. everything is booked and the only thing left is to get to costco and pick up are admissions to the theme parks
8. koren had a tour today at Seeds and got registered for pre-school as well as their summer enrichment programs. i think it will be a great fit and he is super excited to be with his friends at "school"
9. i'm almost to ten and i'm hearing dora sing the "i did it" song, which means it's almost over and it's time for bedtime duty...
10. ten, I made it YAY. the only caps i've used so far, which is because i'm feeling a little lazy tonight. goodnight goodnight!!!

i know, i know...

o.k. I'm not going to ramble on about all the reasons I haven't blogged, I've just been busy. I'll post later today with what we've been busy with !!!! Until then, here is my little cutie just being her cute little self :) (check out the bottom picture up close, you can see she had a little accident during our photo session and it's a good thing we have wood floors)

calm before the storm

hello hello~ 

this is another bullet point post because that's all I can muster up at the moment

• we had a FANTASTIC mini-trip to Spokane on Wednesday. Koren and Holland were hooked at the hip (besides the occasional spat) and we were able to enjoy a few minutes of "mommy time." Dylan & Teags shared a few cute baby moments but it's a crack up to see D crawling circles around Teagan. Hopefully in a few months T will give her a run for her money. 
• B 2 B was pretty slow this morning but the highlight of my work day was bringing in my new "office" set-up for {mkc}photography!! Soon I will be consulting and placing all my orders out of the shop. YAY! 
• Koren has been getting pretty bruised up lately and i'm starting to worry what other people think. I know he has been really, really aggravating recently but I PROMISE he's just super crazy/clumsy and they are all legit! :) :) :) :)  & they are all on his shins and elbows which proves he's just a BOY  lol
• the neighbors down the street are setting up for a garage sell in the morning which for me means it's no longer winter...hmm not sure about my feelings on this.  After finding out that some of my friends have been scoring big time by shopping secondhand I think I'm ready to try it out! I'm a lover of all bargains, the cheaper the better! 
• EDIT- so it's Sat. morning now and the storm as arrived. I'm getting myself together to drop both kids off at the grandparents then make my way up to Hay Canyon for an engagement shoot, immediatley following that i'll be driving up to Pateros for a fun afternoon wedding. 

adios for now!

skipping town again!

tomorrow after a belly photo session me and the kids are outa here again. This time we're heading to Spokane to spend a little quality time with the Potter's and let me tell you I'm ready for it! I've got a million and one things to share and a million and one hugs and cuddles to give! 

We had a pretty unevental day, besides a great photo session this morning. K, T and I just hung out all afternoon. Can't beat a good lazy day. (the photo to the left shows you what happens after two 2 year olds "play" for a few hours)

peace

and quiet is what I have RIGHT NOW! ssshh read this very quietly as you might wake THEM up...you know who i'm talking about:)

We had another good weekend in Wenatchee. Didn't get up to too much other than a little Red Robbie's with the Hunters ( Matthew is one of Koren's new buddies ), some grocery shopping, some bathing in the sink, some sidewalk chalk drawing, and some napping! 

just like this

this is what i was talking about :) :) :) happy Sunday!!

oldies but goodies

I forgot to post some of these a while back. Koren and Teags' have officially become buddies and I just love it! 

Does anyone remember back in the day when Koren was around a year old and his favorite thing to do was to stand up on his little rocket ship (instead of sit & ride like it was meant for), well I don't think much has changed in the past two years!!

i'm baaaack

haha, so I have pretty much fallen off the face of the earth and then some. Hopefully I won't have any more super long hiatuses from blog land in the near future. Here's what we've been up to lately: 

• This past Monday I had a photography seminar in Seattle. It was taught by Sandy Puc and was an extremely informative, interesting and organized 5 hours. The topic was "bellies & babies" and it was all about new and time-efficient ways to photograph maternity and newborn shoots. I know you are all saying blah..blah..blah right now but I want to say it anyways! 
• Teag's is 7 months old today. I really don't know what happened to month six. It just sort of vanished. She is loving month 7! As any chubby little monkey does, she loves to eat. Her new favorites include anything BUT baby food. Soups, potatoes, pizza crust, grahm crackers, beans....you name she'll eat it! Koren never was a baby to put everything in his mouth and Teagan is just the opposite. She is such a mouther- I mean EVERYTHING. 
• ooh. forget from above, I spent an extra couple days in Seattle with my mom before the photography course and had some excellent shopping adventures AND a wonderful but quick lunch with one of my dearest friends Aliya. I really wish I had a lot more time to spend chatting and catching up with her but it was great to see her exciting self for a little while. 
• Koren has started asking for everything for his birthday. The problem is, it's not until June. I'm not sure if he understands that, but at least he has stopped saying Santa Claus will bring him this and that. 
• We are officially going to San Diego/Disneyland May 8th - 13th (sorry Ash, I think we will be there before you guys). I'm super excited and I kinda actually think Justin is too :) 
• the blog for Belly to Baby is now up and going. If anyone is interested check out www.bellytobaby.blogspot.com 
• Justin is staying extremely busy now that he's on his own. He as been given another state contract and has been helping his dad out with tax returns, so I haven't seen too much of him lately. 
• we are currently watching on the boob tube: Top Chef, American Idol (although we skip through the b.s.), How I Met Your Mother, and soon House & Bones
• Has anyone noticed that the Gap is now carrying baby gear and other baby stuff!!! I have always been a big Gap fan, but how cool is it that it's becoming a one stop shop. 
• ok, I think i've given enough of an update for now, here's some fun pics for your viewing pleasure ;) 

bad bad blogger

I seriously can't believe it's been over a week since i've blogged! 

Horrible. Really, really horrible! 

I'm back on the bandwagon, I PROMISE! I have so much to share, just stay tuned. 

For now, get a glimpse at "biscuit". She is passing up her major milestones left and right. I'm not sure how feel about this, but I love her fat little butt so stinkin much it's crazy! i'm serious...more to come!!!

color me happy

   

Yesterday Koren & I decorated eggs and T took a decent nap. It's such a joy to watch K get into the holidays for the first real time. The past two years he could have cared less but he's finally starting to grasp what each different holiday is about. The only thing he hasn't figured out is the fact that Santa Claus doesn't come to visit every time ;) to be a very SPOILED two year old...

how much longer

will you let me take your photo every afternoon? 

it's 11:06pm and i'm still...

ONLINE!~ seriously, I think i have a problem. i am a total internetaholic these days. it's horrible, it really is. what did we do before the internet???? 

anyways, tonight i came across a site that i instantly fell in love with: tangled and true go check it out!~ also all my new mom friends and mom to be friends hurry and check out the layette swap in the side bar think section thingy-ma-bob. how cool, i'm signed up and can't wait!! 

ok night night

saturday night live

hi all, just thought i'd pop on and say a quick hello! 

It's saturday night and my brother Donnie is up here at the house playing Wii with J. Teag's is snoozing away in her crib and Kor is having a spendanight with his papo. life is good! 

We had some yummy Casa Tapatia for dinner and the boys had DQ to follow. I just snuck a few bites of Justin's as i'm trying to "be good." 

I went to upload some new pics and BOTH my batteries are dead, i'll try again tomorrow! 

adios.m

Hi name is Teagan and I am a thumb-sucker. 

I also love it when my mommy dresses me up in a tutu. 

I really love it when my brother puts on my tutu and calls himself ballet boy, but ssshh don't tell daddy ;) :) 

Have a great day everyone!!!

on time this tuesday

edit: Wednesday morning, I am so frustrated with blogger!!! I had my post done yesterday morning and have not been able to finish it because my photos would not upload!!! so I swear, I was done yesterday ;) 

1. it's been a while since i've actually got my 10 done on Tuesday, and before the sun sets to boot! I feel like we are all finally back into a regular routine and doing well. T still has a bit of a cough but i'll take that any day over her wheezing and general lethargic tone. 
2. Justin is on week 2 of his new practice. He is doing exceptionally well and has brought in a new client every day. Kudos to him ( i love you babe, and am soo proud of you)!
3. Yesterday afternoon Koren let me take a few photos of him playing outside with Oscar. I'm not sure what he would do without that dog, they are BEST FRIENDS! 
4. I worked Monday morning at Belly to Baby! I have been shopping (for the store) for soft, organic cotton clothes for kids and toddlers. I put in an order at Kate Quinn Organics and absolutely cannot wait to get the line in the store! We will also be carrying kee-ka and soon green to grow bottles! love.it! There is just something so wonderful about all natural baby products. I think it's the fact that to me baby's are so fresh and free from everything that as a mom I want to keep them like that for as long as possible. 
5. This weekend starts the first of 8 straight Saturday photo sessions. Kinda crazy, kinda fun! I guess I really should get my act together and finish my website. 
6. When I was at IKEA last week I picked up this really cool clothesline type wire system that I am going to hang in Kor's room to hang is art from. The problem is Justin hates for me to put holes in the wall (probably because it takes me a few tries to get it right) and he just is so busy lately that I hate to ask him..I might give it a go this afternoon. I'll post pics if it works out. 
7. Speaking of artwork, that's what you would think a typical pre-school would send home with the kids right? Not K's. Monday their project was boiling an egg, then letting and cool and peeling the shell off. The end result was a hard-boiled egg which they put in the kid's backpacks only to surprise the parents when they take the bag out of the car hopefully the same day. I'm guessing there were a few stinky cars out there this week. 
8. T had to miss her 6 month appt. on Tuesday because she is still on meds from being sick last week. When she went in last week she was a WHOPPING 19 pounds. I can't believe this is the same little baby who spent weeks in the hospital and barley hit the 6 pound mark when she came home. She just really loves her moo juice. 
9. We are starting to talk about birthdays around here. The K-man will be 3 on the 3rd of June and we are thinking of making a trip to San Diego. Ash, I know you would have some good suggestions on what to hit up while we were there, but what about where to stay? Are there any beach houses for rent??? 
10. Does anyone know what happened to the Magic School Bus cartoon? Koren was really getting into it, then all of the sudden it was replaced by Steve Irwin's daughter Bindi and some crazy knock off show about animals :) :) 

Have a great rest of the week and stay tuned for more blogging fuN!

MIA

we have definitely been missing in action lately, but we are back! I have so much to get caught up on but when you have a sick kids your priorities change. Here's a quick pic of what our weekend looked like :(

i know i'm late, but here's my ten

1. T is sick...again. Everything that she had before that took a week to build up has hit overnight. She is wheezy and coughing like crazy. Tonight will be a touch and go kinda night and we might be making a trip to the ER if she doesn't get some sleep. ahh this girl, I just pray that this is if for the season. 
2. I never mentioned Koren's first day of preschool, it went GREAT! He has been asking to go back all week. He will go again on Friday and to him that's just not soon enough. 
3. I went for quite the run today. I have two friends who are both runners and i'm super eager to try it out. I've always been athletic, but two kids sure takes a toll. I think Justin & I are both going to run the 10k portion of the Wenatchee Marathon/half marathon. I was thinking that I could do the half, but I would rather start small and work up to something bigger and better. Justin is all for joining me, which in the words of K "makes me happy!" 
4. It was absolutely GORGEOUS today!  After our run the kids and I played outside for a bit. I swear I could have broke out a pair of shorts this afternoon. I have some traveling days coming up so let's just hope that this weather keeps up and winter doesn't come bite us in the butt. 
5. I am in a sewing slump already. I still have everything sitting out on our bar but with my new "job" I just can't get it together. I love that I have excuses for everything. Basically i've just been too dang lazy. I feel like when I'm home I tend to either gravitate towards the computer or the kitchen.hmm. I'm sure the urge will return so for now the sewing machine looks just fine on the counter. 
6. Blogger is driving me nuts!!!! I have taken some new video clips with my new Flip camera and I started the upload process and AGAIN- ERROR!!! I couldn't freakin believe it! Then it says to contact blogger with such and such issue and I swear I tried for FOREVER and can't even figure out how to contact them. It's all troubleshooting bs and no real contact info. HELP! 
7. Have any of my blog readers jumped into blogville?? If you have, please send me a link to YOUR blog so I can add them to my fav. list. 
8. Today I booked THREE more shoots for this coming month/early Spring. That makes around 8 for the week. CRAZY. BUSY. FUN!!! Can't wait! 
9. I think Teags' is out, I don't hear her little smoker sounding lungs (totally a smoke-free house) and her monitor is not lighting up. 
10. We lost last night a soccer. It was kinda a bummer. We were missing a bunch of our guys and we couldn't pull it together. Still fun, and still a good workout. Next week will rock it! 

Have a super fantastic Thursday and tune in for some fun Etsy finds. 

night night

6 months ago today

our little Teag's was born. It was a day i'm not sure I'd like to remember. It was not a glorious birthday of a sweet baby girl, but one of fear and trepidation. We were so unsure of how things would turn out, but by the looks of her I think she surpassed EVERYONES expectations- and then some. This is T 6 months ago, then yes

terday. I just love that girly, I really do. 

what a weekend

WOW!~ it's almost Monday again. I have no idea what happened this past week. It sorta just disappeared. The past few days have been a little crazy here is the run down: 

• Thursday night- we headed to Seattle after a quick stop in North Bend. I decided that the outlets have lost a little bit of the excitement that they used to have. It all seems to look like the same stuff in the reg. stores and the same price range as well. I think it was the wrong time of year for outlet shopping and i need to hit them up again at the end of a season. 
• Friday- Justin was at his education deal so the kids and I headed to Southcenter. We played at the mall for a bit then moved down the road to IKEA. I told just a "little white lie" about Koren's age so he could play in the kids area while Teag's and I shopped. It was HEAVEN. We were there for almost THREE hours! I really really love that place! 
• Saturday- Belly to Baby store opening. I worked all day and had a fantastic time. My mother was so proud of my retail skills, i think it was the Flanigan in me shining through. On top of selling heaps of merchandise I booked up a calendar full of photo shoots for the coming months. Yay! I'm really looking forward to this adventure in Maternity/Baby store stuff. I feel like it's the perfect fit for me! Teagan was my little sidekick the entire day, and I think she is the reason for half of the stuff I sold. I had her in an Ergo carrier and I must admit that thing ROCKS! For holding a 17 pounder all day I don't think you could find something better. 
• Today- I had a wonderful photo shoot this morning with little Callahan. He was 3 weeks old and just as cute as could be! We were going to ski after that but decided that with the wind we should just go out to lunch insteat- ha! After lunch we headed up to the driving range for a little golf and back home for a kiddy nap. good day. 
• tomorrow is K's first day of preschool and teag's 6 month mark! I'll have lots to post so stay tuned!!!!!!

what are you doing this Saturday?

If you are in town, and have a minute, come by Belly to Baby sometime between 9 and 6. It's the grand opening of this great maternity/baby boutique! I promise, you'll love it! Not to mention you get to see some of my recent work nestled among the fun new baby & maternity products! Pauline has a bunch of giveaways as well as treats and doorprizes! Oh, also---if you are thinking of booking a spring photo session with me, come on down and book your date with me on Saturday at Belly to Baby and you will receive a $25.00 certificate that can be used towards your print purchase!! 

Can't wait to see you all there! 

are you tired of her yet??? I think this is my most favorite photo stage ever! love. it.