September…September, Where have you gone?

A few weeks ago I made a really silly statement…

“Now that the summer is over, our lives will slow down and we won’t be so busy!” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…Did I mention HAHAHAHAHA…I’m pretty sure just as I said that statement the good Lord was looking down and laughing. Not only has life NOT slowed down I’m pretty sure our plates are down right over flowing.

Ted is directing the musical at the local high school/choreographing/ whatever else needs to happen with that, if that is not enough for you, he is teaching full time and then some. Plus juggling family, and church callings. In his spare time LOL who am I kidding what spare time.

Harley..miss Harley is doing dance and LOVING it, we recently switched to a new studio and we adore it. The teachers are fantastic and really work with all of the students on the names of positions and getting down technique. She is also being homeschooled for preschool and I am having to find more and more things to teach her, as she learns VERY quickly, in the past 6 weeks since school started she can now write the alphabet upper and lower case, is beginning to read small sight words, she is learning her numbers and we have a vocabulary word each week plus a theme.

Hayley..Is a ball of energy, sass, and fun. This girl adores the outdoors and DIRT. I think it is her goal to put as much dirt as possible in her hair, clothes and shoes. She loves to slide and thinks chasing the dog around is a sport. Her best friend is still Harley and she tries to do everything she does. You’ll often find Hayley bouncing around the house literally she loves to hop. She has recently discovered books and will sit for long periods of times just reading them. She understands absolutely everything around her, and talks through her sister. She says some things to us but mostly whispers it to Harley or squeaks her answer to us. We know she can talk because we have caught her in Harley’s room talking to her.

Megyn..Is B-U-S-Y… Between my roll as momma, and wife lets go ahead and add on preschool teacher, taxi driver, assistant choreographer,yup that's right I am helping Ted choreograph the musical and loving it…it gives us a little extra time to spend together. I am also helping with hair for the show. I am sure there are other things I am missing but there is the large portion of life right now.

As busy as life is we are loving it. It makes us schedule our family time a little bit better and enjoy every moment of it.

Much Love

Megyn, Ted, Harley & Hayley

July-August

Seems like this summer has flown by…I’m pretty sure just a week ago Ted finished his last day of school and we were deciding what we wanted to do with our time. And here we are one week before school starts; teacher work days, getting everything ready for pre-school for miss Harley *I’m home schooling this year*.

I feel like I am trying to squeeze one last everything into our little 7 days of FREEDOM ha ha… One last visit to the pool, one more visit to the mountains, so on and so forth. But every time I look at that pesky calendar there is some place one of us has to be, from church meetings, to school meetings, doctors appointments, ballet/tap class, play groups, game nights, you name it I am pretty sure it is written on the calendar to do in the next 7 days. So it looks like we will have to settle for sticking close to home, sneaking away to the parks and a pool trip here and there in between our crazy schedules.

Quick updates:

Ted will once again be teaching at the local high school here he is pretty excited, as he will now be adding DRAMA teacher to his many lists of talents. He is finishing up his run with “Annie Get your Gun,” as Frank Butler *there was an great article about him and his cast mates in the Coloradoan *

Megyn is getting ready to begin home schooling Harley *preschool*  I decided I wanted to keep her home one more year, as I am quite capable of teaching her, and heck we don’t have to pay anywhere from $135-180 extra dollars a month to have someone else teach her what I can. Other then that I am enjoying being home with the girls LOVING the hot hot weather, and our outings to the pool, park and just in general being outside.

Harley is 3 going on 13 some days. She is currently in ballet classes and will be starting up ballet and tap in a couple weeks. She adores it and is always dancing. And if the child is not dancing you can guarantee she is singing and or putting on some kind of “production” for all to enjoy.

Hayley is growing like a weed I admit a SMALL weed but growing. She had her 15 month check up today and has finally reached all of 20lbs. She is in the 15% . This is leaps and bounds from her 5th% she rocked for the longest time. She climbs everything squeaks and squeals ALL of the time. Says about 10 different  words but only when the mood strikes her. Today at the doctors office I discovered she can say “Octor.”

Life is good, busy but very good. We are so excited for all of our upcoming things, musicals, recitals, homework, voice lessons, and who knows what else.

Hope every ones school years are starting out great!

   

Say Cheese…

♫ Summer, Summer, Summer Time ♫

Here at the Reedy zoo, we L-O-V-E summer time. Playing in pools, going to parks, working in the garden you name it were outside doing it. The girls wake up and the first thing they want to do is head right on out and start playing until its dark and they crash.

 

 

We hope everyone else is having a fun summer too!

Much love,

Megyn, Ted, Harley & Hayley

Hayley’s 1!

This last year flew by…it seems like just yesterday I woke up with contractions and in a very short time our sweet baby girl had arrived. Hayley is my constant companion, she follows me everywhere and if she is not following me you can guarantee she has me in her sight. She is a totally mommy’s girl, an adrenalin junkie, and the best little one year old a mommy could ask for.

Nicknames:
Hays, Hails, Hay, Haylerz, Haylzey.

Accomplishments:
5 Months: Hayley rolled over
6months: Began to crawl
8 Months: Standing on own cruising
10 months: Walking

Words:
Mama
Dada
Arey *Harley*
Yeah
Done
Hi

Favorite things:
Stealing Harleys stuff
Trucks
Animals *especially dogs*
Being outside
Roller coaster rides with Daddy (Tossing)

I am so grateful for our  little Hayley. When I was a little girl I had a doll named “Hayley”. It was my best friend. This doll went everywhere with me. In fact I still have this doll and now Harley & Hayley both play with her. I had her from a very young age and always wanted a little girl named Hayley so the minute I became pregnant with our second little girl I knew she would be my little Hayley. Little miss has changed our world upside down. She is such a fun little girl who loves to play outside, get dirty, and walk in the grass without shoes. She thinks the sunshine comes from her older sister and is beginning to copy everything she does. Hayley thinks being thrown in the air or flipped upside down is the greatest thing ever in fact this is how I keep her entertained during church often. She screeches and sings loudly. Giggles often and our world is a better brighter place because of her.

We love you little miss Haylzey

*enjoy the pics.