Blueberry Season!

My mom has made this Blueberry-Lemon Coffee Cake a few times while visiting her for breakfast, and it is sooo yummy. I asked her for the recipe and sure enough it is a good 'ol Betty Crocker recipe. So I am passing it along to all of you to try. I 've emailed a few friends it already, but hey, it it the season for picking fresh blueberries, why not! Here are a few pictures of Teagan and I picking some at my Aunt Jane's house. I hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think!

Here we are inside the blueberry patch picking.

Pausing a moment for a posed photo.

(No, this is not my cake, it is Betty Crocker's photo.)

Blueberry-Lemon Coffee Cake

1 egg

2 cups of Bisquick mix

1/3 cup of sugar

2/3 cup milk

1 tablespoon grated lemon peel

1 cup fresh or frozen (thawed) blueberries

1/4cup Bisquick mix (no, this is not a typeo)

Icing/Glaze:

2/3 cup powdered sugar

3-4 teaspoons lemon juice

Heat oven at 400 degrees, grease a 9 inch round cake pan.

In medium bowl, slightly beat egg, add the 2 cups Bisquick, sugar, milk, and lemon peel.
In a small bowl, mix blueberries, 1/4 cup Bisquick. Then combined into the medium bowl, mix all together, then spread into the pan and back for 20-25minutes or until golden brown. Make glaze by mixing the 2/3 powdered sugar and lemon juice together. Cool for 10 minutes, before drizzling glaze over, serve warm.

Enjoy!

4 Generations

While we were down in California we were able to get two important photos taken. One of James with his family, and one with me and my family.

These are the four generation shots!

James, Teagan, Grandma Shelagh, and Great-Grandma Kathleen.

My mom (Grandma Chris), Me, my Grandma (Great-Grandma Fran), and Teagan!

First Laugh!

How funny, we caught Teagan's first laugh on camera! Our friend Jamie got him going! Here are some pictures of the even along with the video!

Enjoy!

Teagan on my lap laughing away!

(To play the video, click on the triangle on the bottom left. You might have to click twice.)

Swimming

While we were down in California visiting family, Teagan was able to experience going swimming for the first time. We went in at Great-Grandma Kathleen's house first. Teagan wore his sun hat and was doing fine until he suddenly freaked out. I lifted him out of the water and gave him to James, which he then took his hat off to discover some kind of water biting fly of some sorts, that crawled up inside Teagan's hat and bit his little head! So much for the non traumatic first experience of the water! However, we did try it again, at my Grandma's house and later back at Grandma Kathleen's house. He seemed to enjoy splashing around!

Here we are in Great-Grandma Kathleen's pool.

Grandma Kathleen and I held onto him in this float.

Just trying to get used to this.

Here we are at my Grandma Fran's house, in her pool.

Weeeee.

Up and down!

Hey, not too bad!

Lovely way to dry off!

Great Grandmas in California

My Grandma and James' Grandma both are down in the Bay Area. They are so excited to have us down here visiting. Teagan loves all the attention too!

Here is Shelagh, James biological mom, with her grandson Teagan getting lots of kisses!

Ohhh...a necklace!

He loves peoples necklaces!

Grandma Kathleen and Grandma Shelagh.

Great Grandma Kathleen with Teagan.

Teagan loved Grandma Kathleen's shirt, it had sparkly sequins.

Teagan sitting up like a big boy at my Grandma's house.

Having a good time!

Aahhh, sweet boy.

Talking!

Woooo! Look at me!

Tacoma

We went up to Tacoma to visit family and friends.We also came up to help clean out Grammy Z's house (sad). Jim and Connie were up there and were able to see Teagan, and show him off! Connie's Aunt Billy was thrilled to hold a baby again. This last weekend is when we decided that Teagan's nose was getting worse. He had a small scratch on it that just was not healing. I brought him to the doctor Monday morning and it was determined that he has a Staph infection. Two antibiotics later...it is clearing up and thank God it is not MRSA, the multi drug resistant bacteria.

Billy giving Teagan loves.

Billy and Teagan

Grandma Connie, Teagan, and James at breakfast.

Teagan loves Grandma Connie's necklace.
(See Teagan's nose?)


This is Teagan's nose at its worst. Initially it was just a small cut on the tip of his nose, and then it just spread around his nostril and up inside his nose.
But it is practically cleared up now!

Laundry

I decided to put Teagan in his laundry basket while I was sorting the other clothes. The other week I had put him in the middle of a bunch of towels and sheets, of which he tipped over and bonked his little head on the spot that only had a thin pillow case(of course). So I thought this should do just fine. As you can see he loved it!

Happy Baby!

Something was pretty funny!

(Please excuse the dirty clothes)

Well he ended up tipping over anyway, but had a nice soft landing on his blankets.