I love these boys!

Little Tate

While I'm at posting, I should put up a few things about my kiddos that I always "think" about and never do.

Our sweet, sweet, little Tatey-Bug...
I haven't written much about tate on here, but let it be known that it has no stance on where this little guy stands in my heart.

I couldn't have had more different children. Tate is such a little love bug. I finally got a cuddly kid, 'cause Teagan is NOT cuddly and has never been that way since the moment he was born. Tate has always been very little in size, measuring with in the 30th percentile and Teagan was always measuring in the 75th - 90th percentile. Tate will still have his daddy's hair color, but has my skin tone. Unfortunatley, Teagan got his dad's skin tone and we have to make sure to spray him down with SPF 50 every 30 minutes when we are in the sun. lol

Tate is such a little character and is our comic relief. He is very animated and jibber jabbers all day long. (Seriously, he doesn't stop talking.) He was already saying words at 11 months old and by the time he turned ONE (which I can't believe), he already had a vocabulary of about 15 words. He was even putting words together, like "Bye Bye Daddy!". Our doctor told me, "Now don't feel bad when I say this, but Tate is a FREAK OF NATURE! Kids just don't say that many words yet and he is far advanced above children that are doing well." Now, that made me such a proud mommy!

Tatey started crawling at 8 months and then walking at 12 months. He still looks so little, it is hard to believe that such big words come out of his little body that is walking around. One day we were at Walmart and he was saying "Bubbles" and pointing to the bubbles... and this lady stopped and said, "My WORD... that is a very large word coming out of this little baby! How old is he?" He pretty much mimics anything you tell him to say. He can even say "Turtle", "Cracker", "Purple", along with the simple ones - mama, papa, daddy, bye bye. He calls yogurt, "Yogi" and he even calls Teagan, "Teagy". He calls Honey Coco, "Coco".

And if you didn't know, I will tell you this little blip on the side. My kids call their grandma's "Honey". Teagan just started calling them "Honey" one day. We are not sure if it's because Jeremy's dad calls Lona "Honey" all the time or if it's because everyone calls Teagan "Honey". But he calls Lona "Honey Lona" and my mom "Honey Coco". I think it's the cutest name ever. I couldn't have come up with a better name for "grandma" on my own. Tate can even say "Honey", but it's not one of the easier words that he says very often.

But, back to Tate... He has absolutely no interest in sign language like Teagan did. And he doesn't care to watch any of the Baby Einstein movies like Teagan did either. They pretty much don't like any of the same toys or foods as one another. But, just as Teagan did, he started playing with cars and trucks and making sound effects for them right away. I don't know how boys just know how to do that at such a young age, but they do.

And that's my short update on Tate. :)

Moving to the LAND DOWN UNDER!

So, if you haven't already heard...

Our little family will be moving to the "Land Down Under" at the end of the year 2011! Jeremy has recently had an AMAZING promotion at Symantec to be a Business Critical Engineer in Canberra, Australia which is the capital of AUS. We will be living there anywhere from 1 to 4 years. He will start his new promotion as quickly as he can get his work visa... which is anywhere from 4 to 12 weeks. I am soooo proud of him! He has been working so hard and in turn has gained an awesome opportunity for our family to go to a different country and learn a new culture.

In the meantime I will be very busy getting things ready for us to move and getting ready for this little baby to join our family at the beginning of December. Jeremy will be flying home to be here on December 2nd, which is when I'm tentatively scheduled to be induced; and will stay here through Christmas. Then we will all be heading over together as a family.

Holy Cow! We are still awaiting some of the details and should know more today or tomorrow... but, can you freakin' believe this? What an exciting adventure for our family. Our little kiddo's will be coming home with Aussie accents. :) I will for sure need to get better at updating my blog when we leave.

Most likely my sister Kiley will be moving down there with us for the first few months to help out during the hardest months with the baby. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it works out that way cause my biggest fear of the whole move is being by myself with a working hubby and with THREE little boys THREE years old and younger!

PS. The pics above were taken by my friend Chelle. She did a great job and came to a family get together at my grandparents for my mom's birthday. I will have to post the other pics on here too. And yes, I'm already getting swollen from the pregnancy. If you don't remember how bad I swell up... then click on my posts from November 2008 and scroll down to see my fat kankley feet. :)

What do all of these have in common?

Don't even know if any of you still look at this but I can't contain myself to put this up.

Family Pictures 01.2011

Finally... we made it to go get pictures. I had to choose if I wanted to do it during Teagan's nap or Tate's nap since they are not on the same schedule AT ALL. So, let's see if you can guess which one is missing their nap. ha ha

New Pet M&M

Teagan got a new pet beta fish today. He picked out the red one all by himself and has named him "M&M"... but he says it as "ma-nem-ma-nem". It's killing him not to touch it or hold it or do something to it... ANYTHING! lol He was so excited to bring it home. I don't have high hopes of it living very long. For 1) I'm not good at keeping fish alive. I once tried for 6 months and owned 36 fish during that time, but it was just no good for me. I don't have a talen with it. and 2) There is a 2 year old in the house. Anything can happen.

My New Calling

Last night I got a call from the Stake High Council to see if I could meet with them today after church. My new calling is Stake Girl's Camp committee. I was actually really excited because I have ALWAYS wanted to be in Young Women's again and especially Girl's Camp. Plus it's perfect because I can just put my input and help plan since I'm not available a whole lot working and all, not to mention being pregnant. I don't think I will be able to attend camp at all since the baby is due a month before. But, I am really excited to be a part of it!

PS. I posted a few more posts below.

More Updates...

So, I counted and see that I still have 21 posts that I have not finished yet. Ughhh! But, I've updated a few. They probably aren't as detailed as if I would've done it when it actually happened, but it's good enough to have anything, right? You can actually go all the way back through June of 2009. Maybe I will get another free night like this to do more updates. Yay!

Teagan 14mo & Prego Mommy Pics

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Ta Dahh!

So, a lot has happened since I posted last. Most of you probably already know that we have our next one on the way. We are way excited and can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going by. I decided I can't get hung up on all the posts that I'm behind, but just do them when I have time. I'm feeling bad that our next kid already doesn't have as much documentation as Teagan. But since I started working, I hardly even find time to get on the computer at all. My days are spent chasing a 1 year old and nights at work in the other room.

***You will have to scroll down my page at random to see if I've updated anything in the past.***

I have felt really good this pregnancy for the most part. I feel like all my symptoms are happening a month earlier than they did before, so that kind of sucks. I started showing faster, which I already show really early anyway... and I already have hip and back pains. At least my weight gain is down by 50% of what it was with Teagan... feeewww! But I shouldn't talk too soon... I'm only half way done. I craved everything bad for you when I was prego with Teagy, and luckily I have craved lots of fruits and vege's with this one, which makes eating a lot easier.

Also, if you couldn't tell already, we are having a boy again. I am soooo dang excited for Teagan to have a little brother that is so close in age. They will be 18 months apart. I never really had a close sibling growing up that I grew up with and lived with so I am really excited that Teagan will be able to experience that. Come to think of it... Jeremy really didn't have that either because he is the youngest and his sibling that is just older than him is 7 yearsw older. So, we are thrilled to have that in our family.

As for the name you see above, "Tate". It is what I keep calling the baby because I love it. I don't think Jeremy is totally on board, but I think it will set in as his identity if we keep at it. ha ha Teagy-Beeb and Tater-Tot! Perfect!

Happy New Year 2010!

I sent this out via email to everyone I could think of. If I missed you, I apologize.

Green Family Newsletter 2010

[January, 2009]

Dear Family & Friends,
So here is our yearly holiday update. We never get around to sending this at Christmas, so our new tradition is sending it out after the New Year. I was going to wait and send this out after getting family pictures, but that just isn’t going to happen… so you will have take it with the snap shots we have right now.

I thought we wouldn’t be able to top the busy year we had last year, but I was wrong. With a new baby, there is never a dull moment and our life feels like it’s launching off… 

Family News

Jeremy has been busy with full time school and full time work. In between taking care of Teagan and doing homework there isn’t much time left to do anything but sleep and regenerate to start over again the next day. Jeremy has shined through all of our increased responsibilities this year. He has taken on more than he thought was possible and is successfully plowing through. I’m so proud of him and am so grateful to have a husband that cares for his family so much. I know he would do anything in our family’s best interest to provide and take care of the things we need. I’m blessed to have a husband that knows what is most important and puts us first.

I started back again in the working world in November and am still trying to find the balancing act that works best to fit everything in. It has been a tough year of looking for work with the economy. I’ve been greatly humbled after applying for 150 jobs to finally get the job I have. The Lord knew what job was right for me, because it ended up being a job that I can work from home at nights and weekends. Therefore, I can still stay at home with Teagan since Jeremy is off work by the time I start. However, it doesn’t leave much time for Jeremy and I to see one another that much. 

Teagan just turned the BIG ONE on Dec 19th. We can’t believe he’s already a year old. Teagan has filled our lives with so much joy and happiness and is truly a blessing to our family. He has such a sweet and special spirit and makes everyone around him smile. He loves anything that spins (wheels, wheels and more wheels) and loves anything that lights up or sparkles. He LOVES playing with balls and trucks! He is such a ‘boy’ through and through. He is known for his funny facial expressions and the funny noises that he makes up. Teagan is definitely a daddy’s boy. When daddy is home, he follows him around and is glued to him for the rest of the night. He also love, love, loves all of his grandpa’s and will sometimes even go to one of the grandpa’s before he goes to daddy.

Teagan started walking at only 10 months. As you can imagine, he is SO BUSY and into everything. He keeps us busy and running around all day. His doctor said that he is progressing really well and is impressed with him for walking so soon and so balanced. She was also impressed with his small vocabulary already. He says, “Wow”, “What’s that?” “Dad”, “Mama” and “Uh-oh”. He can also say “Baby”, “More”, “Bath” and “Ball” in sign language, (but never wants to do it when we want him to show someone, of course). He also loves music and dances to anything and everything with a beat.

Family Announcement

Our BIG announcement…. Baby Green #2 is on the way! I’m in my 2nd trimester and have been feeling really good this pregnancy (much better than my first one). The only complaint is that I’ve been really, really tired. But if that’s the only thing, then it’s not too bad.  We found out about the pregnancy after I was almost done with the 1st trimester… which tells you how much better I’m feeling this time around. I’m due on June 27 and will find out if it’s a boy or girl on January 11th. I am so positive it’s a boy and Jeremy is really hoping for a girl. We are so excited for Teagy to have a little brother or sister so close in age. I can’t wait for him to experience having a sibling and having a little lifelong buddy.

To Our Friends & Family

On a more spiritual note, we wanted to express our gratitude for all of the many blessings we have been given. It has been a really tough year for us and it sometimes takes some humbling hardships of life becoming more hectic and monetary means being less abundant to remember the things that count the most. The stress and busyness causes us to regroup and focus on the purpose and meaning we have here.

As many of you know, our little family was sealed together for time and all eternity on June 5th of 2009 in the Manti, Utah Temple. It was one of the most special and amazing days. I can attest that the adversary has worked very hard on us this year and we have become very dependent on the Lord. If we don’t stay close to our daily spiritual routine, things go downhill quickly. Everything starts falling apart around us when we don’t rely on the Lord in all we do. I know that it is through him and his atonement for us that we have a purpose and a plan.

Life really is all about family because that is who you have as your stability and as your rock foundation. They are the people that build you up and give you strength and encouragement when you are down. They are the people that give us purpose to keep going in the direction of our ultimate goals …even when it’s hard. Without our families we would live our lives with much uncertainty and without a sense of “place or home” in this world. Without family, we wouldn’t have anything to look forward to because there would be no one to share it with.

AND that rings true for all of the wonderful friends that we have been blessed with that we consider our family. Everyone needs a friend to lean on and have fun with and we have some of the best friends anyone could dream for. What a great feeling it is to be surrounded by so many people that love us and watch out for us. Thank YOU!

Wrapping It Up…

We hope that we can be that blessing and favor in return to you through our lives. I wish I could go on here and express what each of you have done to support us by making our lives better and easier but then no one would ever finish reading this letter. 

We wish you a happy and prosperous year of 2010! May your year be filled with the best surprises life can hand you and may we be there to experience it all with you.

With Much Love,
The Green’s
Jeremy, Tara , Teagan, Baby Green #2,
Banks and Franklin

Best wishes & Happy New Year from the Green family

Happy 1st Birthday Teagan!

So, I knew that Teagan's birthday would be a little crowded with only having family there, but I chose to have it in our home anyway instead of renting out the clubhouse like usual. And I think I underestimated exactly how crowded it would be. We counted over 40 people in our little condo at one time. There was no where to sit and we had people standing in every area of our home. Needless to say, the party was very overwhelming for Teagan and he cried a good portion of it until people started clearing out. He didn't like having all eyes on him. I felt really bad. It may be a sign that he is not as much of a people person as his mom and dad are. My grandma Pat said to me at one point, "You shouldn't have invited all your friends..." and I replied, "We didn't. This is ALLLLL family!" We are very blessed to have so much family that are close by and care to be a part of little Teagy's birthday.

I'm sad that we don't have pictures of all the people that came, but it just got too hectic running around hosting that we didn't have time to take pictures. Thank you to our moms that came over to help set everything up bring food and to Grandpa's that cooked all the food.

We had a big BBQ with burgers and hot dogs, chips, dip, drinks and treats. Lona made her famous pasta salad and my mom got those yummy costco cupcakes and put toy cars on the tops of all of them. Too bad we don't have a picture of those either. They looked really cute. We had those big blow up balloons that you hit (don't know what they're called) for all the kids that came and a cute little card that I made with my cricut for everyone to sign in with their favorite memory of Teagy and his first year. One of my favorites and most frequent memory in the book is how his Uncle Shane terrifies him and makes him cry every time he is around. Luckily now that Teagy is almost 15 months, he is starting to warm up to him.

I had also set out his baby book which was completed for his whole first year so you could see how much Teagan had grown each month. I can't believe how much one little person progresses in such a short amount of time. I want to look back and know that I relished every moment of those years that we will never get back and look to the future with

Since Teagan's birthday invitation has his 11 month pic on it, I think the above pic might be the only 12 month pic I have of him. lol. I love that little party hat on him.

I attempted to make my own cake for him... and yes, I'm sure you're saying that you have no idea what it is. I suddenly gained a new respect for people that make cakes and realized that I am NO cake decorator. Since Teagan loves things that spin, this is supposed to be a pimped out wheel with rims. I was going to attempt to have it on something that turned and spun, but I think that was dangerous. You can see that part of the icing is missing from when I almost dropped it and messed part of it up from it hitting the side of the lid on the cake carrier. :(

Do you see how cool these spinners are? ha ha

Got all of these cute matching "Happy 1st Birthday" at All-a-dollar! We got banners and balloons and utensils. It was really cute and colorful.

So, like I was saying before... Teagan did not have fun the first part of his birthday. This is what he was like when we tried to have him eat his cake in front of everyone watching him.

This is what he was like after the majority of the people left. He was a lot better.

I had to put up his, "Oooooooooooooo" picture.

It took him awhile to get messy with it. We kind of had to help him along. I don't think he liked how it squished in his hands at first, but after a long while of sitting there watching him, he started to loosen up and dig in.

One moment please... I must drink some milk in between bites. (PS. Teagan is off the bottle now- Wahoo!)

Mommy & Teagy

Daddy & Teagan opening presents.

This is what started the whole balloon thing. Teagan LOVES balloons now! We have to retire dead balloons all the time and get him new ones. He carries them around in our house constantly. Beware of ceiling fans that are on!

Girls Night Out!

Last night we had a Girl's night Fondue Party! It was way fun!!! ...not to mention, much needed. It was funny how we all started "un-loading" something that was on our shoulders the moment we walked in. We all brought stuff to dip in cheese and chocolate and the night was filled with a lot of good conversation and laughter. It has started to be a Christmas tradition to get together with the gals and just be girls. Thanks for the great night girly's! Same time, same place next 2010.

Ho Ho Ho.... Merrrrryyy Christmas Everyone!

lol. Yeah, so Teagan is frightened by Santa. Isn't this picture hilarious?!

Jeremy got to give it a 2nd go around when Santa came to his work. I think he might have been a little better.... just as long as his daddy stayed near by.

First Visit to ER

Look how tough this kid is. ha ha He got stitches the other day when he slipped and fell in the bathtub. Thank goodness it didn't cut his eye. But you can see where it cut right above his right eye. Poor little guy. It happened on Sunday and I was working at home. Jeremy came running in with Teagan who had a wad of toilet paper hanging from his head and blood trickling down his little face. Surprisingly he wasn't crying though. The cut looked terrible and very deep. Since Teagan wasn't too upset about it he took him to Instacare, but they had him go straight to ER. I guess it was pretty traumatic. They had to hold Teagan down and give him a shot in his cut after wrapping him up tight so he couldn't move while 2 nurses held him down and put his head in some vice that wouldn't let him move his head. It broke my heart that I couldn't be there, but then again, it would've made me cry. I'm glad his daddy could go and be tough for him. Teagan got 8 whole stitches and a scar that will be there for life. :(

Joey took this picture the other day when we went to 5 Guys Burger and Fries, just 2 days after the little guy got them done.