News!

Well, on September 21st. we found out that we are having another little girl! It was a total surprise to me because I had once again thought we were having a boy. It's pretty funny that I am now 0-2 on guessing the sex of my own babies!!! lol Cody kept saying that he thought we were having a little girl and how blessed we would be to have another little Teagan running around....... and to our surprise we are very pleased to be having a little girl which we are naming Taylor Grace.

When we first started trying to concieve again we decided on Taylor's name right away. My mom mentioned that she loved the name Ella Grace, but we wanted to stick with T's for girls and C's for boys because of Cody and I's names. Orignally, when we were pregnant with Teagan we went back and forth between naming her Teagan or Taylor. Teagan just felt right with that pregnancy and Taylor fits right for this one! For Taylor's middle name we decided to go with the name Grace that my mother loves! I am very close to my mom and I want my girls to have the same close relationship with her so Teagan has her intials...... Teresa Cheryl and Teagan Claire.... TC and this baby will have a middle name picked out by her MiMi.

NOTE: I would have named either one of my daughters after my mom but she doesn't like her names! lol

Anyways, we are very excited for this little one to get here!!!! Our calendar is packed full of things for this fall and winter!!! First we have Halloween, hopefully a new suv (I can't handle this little car anymore!), my birthday, Thanksgiving, my brothers birthday, Christmas, another nephew being born, New Years, Papa's birthday, and then Taylor Grace will be arriving sometime around Valentines Day! I can hardley wait until everything starts happening!!!!

PS: As soon as I get Teagan and Taylor's room done I will be posting pictures!

Update!

I'm bored so I will just have to do a little update on the Byers family!

First of all I am no longer working for the trucking company! I was upset not to have a paycheck after getting laid off, but I quickly realized that I needed to be grateful for what I do have...... the reason being...... shortly after losing my job we found out that my mom had breast cancer! Now, anyone that knows me knows that I am very close to my mother and it was very hard news to take. However, my mom has been through so much in her life and I knew that there was no way she was going to let this beat her!

The good news is she is now doing much better! She had a double mastectomy and is cancer free! Being the trooper that she is she was handing out business cards to doctors just a day after having surgery. She astonishes me! Since putting that behind us we are doing very well! Mom is looking good, baby Byers is growing fast and Miss Teagan is growing like a weed!

As of now I am 17 weeks pregnant and waiting for the 21st of September to find out if we are having a boy or girl! And let the records show I think it is a boy! Cody and I are betting against each other! I definitely have money on it! lol Once the 21st comes we will be hustling to get the baby's room finished. Now, I do realize that we still have till February after we find out the gender but I will inevitably change my mind 90 times so I have to get on top of it!

Miss Teagan is looking forward to Halloween. All she understands right now is that there is lots of candy and pumpkins involved! Cody and I picked several different costumes we thought she would like, wrote them on pieces of paper and let her pick one! She choose the loin! Probably the hardest out of all the costumes to make, but she will look adorable and she already has the roaring noises down!

Cody and I have been busy trying to finish different things in and outside our house! We are working on landscaping our yard! It looked really boring with just grass so we have bee drawing and digging our way to an interesting yard! More than likely we won't be able to finish it till next summer but we are trying to buy some nice plants that are on sale now! I will have to post pictures of our progress!

Next on our list is to get a new dining room table and chairs! We have picked one out, but it just a matter of buying it! That should happen fairly soon! I also want to get a nice black china cabinet! My grandma will be giving me my great grandma's Waterford china and I definitely want to display it! After we get done buying the furniture we will be ripping up the carpet in the dining room and living room! I can't take it much longer and I can hardly wait to have nice wood floors!
We still have to finish decorating our bedroom, Teagan's bedroom and the living room, but it is slowly coming together! If only money grew on trees I would be set!

That is probably it for now!

California Vacation Cont.

Again with the sand castles

Once she saw Cody getting buried she had to.

She loved running in the sand!

Trying to build sand castles.

I couldn't resist!

I'm sorry but I officially have the cutest child!

Daddy and Teagan in their first ocean experience.

Our Papa and Teagan. He used to take me to the beach and now he's taken my daughter. It was a very special thing for me to see! He's a very special man!

My brother and I at Sea World! I miss him so much!

California Vacation!

She was so excited to go to the beach!

Teagan on the same merry-go-round that I used to play on as a kid!

Daddy and Teagan playing by the bay!

Miss Teagan and her Great Grandma!

Padres vs. Rockies

Here's all the pictures from Padres game down in Denver! What a fun time!

Our birthday weekend for Teagan!

Our trip to the zoo was Teagan's birthday celebration for us! She loves animals so much and I knew it would be perfect for her! We made the trek down to Denver with my mom and we had the best time!

Miss Tea looking at the big "kitties" (Tigers). She kept asking for them to come out and play!

Hanging out!

Looking at all the animals! She loved it!

There isn't a lot of pictures because my camera gave out on me! My mom has tons more that I will post eventually! lol

But....... our weekend didn't end at the zoo.... no no! We went to the house of Unsinkable Molly Brown! Which of course was closed but my mom and I can never resist anything historic so we walked around the building, peeking in every window just to get a look! I hope Teagan gets that same gene from me!

After driving around for a few hours because my mom has a bad sense of direction we finally found a nice and decent hotel room close to the Flat iron mall where we would be spending the next day! All the driving tends to make people quite hungry so we ran right over to Boulder and ate at the Cheesecake Factory! Delicious!!!!! I fell in love quite quickly with the little town and I have to go back soon!

The next day was spent boosting the Denver economy at Flatiron! And for all of you who have never been it's absolutely fabulous! There is Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn, Shephora, Nordy's, Jack & Jill. All the stores that I should never be let into....... but my husband graciously ran along with us so the three girls could go crazy shopping!!! I know I found a good one! And the best part is he never complained not even once!!!!

After my mom's suv was packed to the gills we thought it would be wise to head on home before I felt the need to buy anything else! All in all it was a wonderful weekend that our little family won't forget anytime soon! Not to mention my bank account! lol

Miss Tea's Gillette birthday

Here are some of the pictures from Teagan's birthday party. I threw it together at the last moment so that all our loved ones in Gillette could celebrate with her!
Teagan with her big new bike! She thought she was a big girl!

Opening gifts with Jaden's help!

Friends and family that joined to celebrate our big 2 year old!

Here's my beautiful little girl trying on her new sunglasses Nicole got for her!

This is the ugliest cake I have ever seen, but that's what I get for planning the party last second!

Awwww well so much has happened! My husband and I along with our little Teagan headed down to Cheyenne once again! My baby brother was there and every time I see him I forget he is man now! He's so handsome and such an adult now!!! It's crazy! Of course Teagan was super excited to see her favorite uncle!
Saturday my mom made one of her great meals and we hung out until it was time for the Rockies vs. Padres game down in Denver! I couldn't wait! GO PADRES! Anyways, a couple hours before we took off I found out that I'm pregnant!!! Woo hoo! Cody and I stop trying for a while but we are very excited for our second baby...... he or she is due in early February!
Back to the Rockies game!!! We all made the trip down there and had a fun time!!!!!! Of course it was an awesome game and my mom, my brother and I were the only Padres fans in the stadium! lol It's was pretty fun! We had to sit next to a obnoxious Rockies fan........ my husband!!!! He he! But after everything was said and done the Rockies one but one run at the bottom of the 8th!!!!!! We were poor sports about it!
Anyways.... I have more to blog, but I don't have time!!!

Tea

I had to add these! My baby is so damn cute!

This is at the landing on our stairs!

The entryway!

Here's the bathroom all done and painted! The mirror needs to be framed out but that's it!

I will post more pictures as I finish the rooms!!!! Slowly but surely it will be done!!

So here are some of the pictures that are from my almost finished bedroom! I still need a new light fixture, bed side tables, a rug, and a reading chair, but all in all. It's almost done! My husband didn't want lots of frills so I added girly things through the fabric and masculine through the colors! Tell me what you think!!!

Another trek down to Cheyenne for a baby shower and Mimi time!!!!

Last Friday Tea and I made the long drive to Mimi's house! She was so excited when we finally got there! Saturday I got Teagan all dolled up in a new dress and shoes and we headed over to Beth's baby shower!!! We had a great time and we loved watching Beth open her Tiffany and Company gift!!!! It's great to see one of my good friends becoming a mother!!
After the baby shower we headed out for dinner and then took off Sunday for a quick trip to Fort Collins...... where I preceded to spend too much money on a Coach purse and wallet... but I justify it by explaining how long the bags last and how many days I will be using them, then really it only comes out to pennies a day!!! lol Cody loves that explanation!
Anyways, I hope this week flies by because I want to finish painting our bedroom and the hallway this weekend!!!! I also need to do lots of yard work to get ready for sod!!!! Cody has to work so it will be just me!!! Ha ha That's it for now!

Mothers Day!!!!

Mother's Day!!!!! It's been such a great day! I got a card and flowers from my little girl, Miss Teagan and a red Kitchen Aid mixer from my hubby! I absolutely love it!!!!! It's nice to know how much my husband loves me and how grateful he is to have me, but the now three times that I have gotten the honor of celebrating this holiday I remember what a wonderful Mom I have and how grateful I am to have her!!!!! Speaking of which I still have lots of pictures to post from our weekend with her, Miss Tea, and the hubbs, but I can't find my camera!!!!
Anyways, another update might be needed and I am bored anyways, so here it goes!!!!
Last week we got back from our wonderful trip to Denver! We went to the zoo Sunday and Teagan had the best time! We spent the night in Broomfield and went over to The Cheese Cake Factory in Boulder to have dinner! I absolutely love Boulder and hope to go back this summer and just walk around to all the cute little stores!!!! Antique shopping here I come!!! lol The next morning we went to the Flatiron mall where I preceded to boost the Denver economy. I treated my mom to an early mothers day gift by buying her some great makeup at Sephora and a bedspread at Pottery Barn. Cody needed some clothes for San Diego so we stocked him up. I also got makeup, clothes and some much needed dishes from Pottery Barn. After leaving the mall we headed to Whole Foods where I stood in amazement at all the wonderful food. Cody made fun of me the whole time but I loved it. I wish they would open a store closer to us. Maybe in Rapid? A girl can dream!!!
Now to this weekend! I bought some great planters for my front steps I just have to find the perfect flowers to fill them with! Cody finally gave in and let me buy a new fridge. I have been wanting one of those that have the french doors on top and the freezer on the bottom! Wish fulfilled! It should be here Tuesday..... now I can actually buy in bulk and not worry about the food not fitting in the fridge!!! Cody worked all weekend so I am just waiting for him to get home so we can have a nice dinner and maybe some homemade strawberry/raspberry angle food cake!!! Yum yum! I think that's about it for now!!!!

Has been awhile....

Well summer is almost here! We are busy busy busy! Here's the update!

Both Cody and I are quite busy working! Teagan is at a great daycare and she's loving every minute of it! We just celebrated Teagan's 2nd birthday and I can't believe she is already two. We had a small party at our house for our Gillette family and friends.... but this weekend she is getting her big gift from her Mimi (my mom) and her Daddy and I. We are taking her to the zoo down in Denver. I know she will absolutely love it!!!!
Besides our big girl turning 2, Cody and I are getting ready for this summer! We started trying for a baby but found out that my sister-in-law is preggers on Teagan's birthday so we decided to wait until this fall!
After the zoo trip we will be returning to Denver for a Rockies vs. Padres game at the end of May. My brother is flying in from San Diego so we are super excited! We have missed him so much!!! After that we will be going to San Diego in late June.... then my husbands sister is coming up for the 4th of July. The last full week in July is Frontier Days which I just can't miss and then we have a family reunion in Colorado for my husbands family in August!
Somewhere between all that we are going to be building a deck, laying sod, and finish painting our house!!! IT IS GOING TO BE CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!
But I love it that way..... I'm a planner so I should be fine!!!

I think that is about it at the moment..... I am going to clean and get some laundry done!!! Ta ta for now!