Family Time

Sunday started off with Chad going to work and the girls and I going to Church. It's always hard when Chad works so hard and long 6 days a week, and then Sunday he has to have meetings, make some deliveries, and make sure the packing house is ready for Monday morning.

When Chad got home yesterday we had the special treat of getting some Mexican food for lunch. Then we just laid in bed all day and watch fishing DVDs! It's not very often that we have a couple hours to just burn, but Teagen to an EXTRA long nap and Maya went back and forth between fishing movies and Hannah Montana.

Chad got a hold of these DVDs that have fishing off of Cabo San Lucas (his stomping ground) and also off of the Los Suenos (Costa Rica/Panama) coast. It made us miss fishing so much! They were catching a ton of marlin, dorado (mahi mahi) and tuna. They even showed a grand slam, which is a blue marlin, a strip marlin, and a sail fish. I was lucky enough to get that on my first day of fishing ever! (I'm told people pay thousands of dollars to try and do that. But I had the best captain and deck hand around . . . Chad and his dad!!) Watching these took us right back to when we were in Mexico! We can't wait to go back, hopefully this fall, and have Maya experience it all. At the end of the day, the kids were in bed, and we had to force ourselves to turn off the TV and go to sleep! WE'RE ADDICTED!

Following in our footsteps

We have been waiting for this day for a long time! It was a rare day that Chad was able to be home early from work ("when the sun was still out"!) We had dinner as a family and then made the journey to . . . AYSO soccer sign-ups.

That's right, Maya is following in her Daddy and Mommy's footsteps and starting soccer. She has been very excited to play. Every weekend there are soccer games going on at the middle school that we drive by and she is always asking, "when do I get to start playing soccer?" It doesn't help that her Papa (Lindsey's dad) is always asking that same question about Maya. So Maya (and Papa) finally got their wish.

And even more exciting is that Chad is signed up to be her coach (if they need him!). He was a little weary about signing up. All it took was for Maya to say, "Please Daddy, I really want you to be my coach. It will be so much fun!" Those string tugged on Daddy's heart and he agreed! Only of course if I helped. So in August the Hustead clan will be at the soccer fields running after the bee hive of kids chasing after the ball. We'll have to see if Maya is like most kids in the bee hive, or like her Mommy (and auntie's) who would be the smart one on the outside of the hive, wait for the ball to pop out, dribble down and score!

Milestone Week

Last week was a HUGE and very exciting week for Teagen! Monday started the week off with her 6 month birthday. We are still so amazed that she is already 6 months old. Where did the time go?? We feel like it FLEW by!

Wednesday her first tooth FINALLY broke through.


Friday was a big day. Teagen was fed rice cereal from a spoon for the first time. We started off with just a little bit because we didn't know how much she would eat. Well, we may have an oinker on our hands because we had to go back and put more cereal in the bowl 4 or 5 times!


That night was the first night for Teagen to sleep in her crib. (I know, seriously over due!!) But her bedding is finally finished, so now she won't bump into the sides. (Maya's matching bedding is done too, but the room is not quite complete. You'll see that soon!)



Saturday Teagen had her first day at the beach. She LOVED it! She loved putting her feet in the nice cold sand and even standing in the water. That night her second tooth broke through. Now we know why we were up three times a night with her screaming in pain!! We are looking forward to some night FULL of sleep.

You Know When

You know you normally get home late from work when . . .

. . . you daughter says to you, "Dad, how come you're not home when it's dark tonight?"


Classic Maya-ism

Ballerina Maya

For about a year, Maya has been begging to start ballet. Today was her first day and she has been talking nonstop about it. Yesterday evening she came to me before Chad got home from work and said that her ear hurt. She reassured me it was just the "outside". She said it again when Chad came home so we examined it one more time. We were trying to find out, in a four-year-old way, where it was really hurting. Again she said it was just the outside. So the parents-of-the-year that we are, we said we'd just watch it. We gave her some Tylonol before she went to bed and that was that. This morning she said that she felt ALL BETTER! As I was putting her down for her nap I saw blood drops on her sheets. I realized that the blood drops I found earlier on our sheets had to be from Maya. I looked all over her and then saw dried blood around her ear. I put Maya down for her nap and after a couple calls back and forth with the doctor's office we had an appointment set for 3:00. OH NO . . . Her long awaited ballet lesson was to start at 3:15. WHAT'S A MOTHER TO DO? We ended up going to the doctor's office a little bit early to try and get in as soon as possible. It still took a while, but we only missed a little bit of her ballet class! Whoosh! Now, ballet class is another wonderful story! Teagen was so fussy. Which is very out of charater, but she's teathing. I was literally stuck behind someone in a closet barely able to see past this lady! At one point I had to leave because Teagen was SCREAMING, the teacher was starring me down, I started tripping over what I guessed was lost and found stuff. The picture of Maya dancing was all I could capture from the class. Sorry it is so dark. But we did get pictures of her in her ballet outfit in the yard. Maya is very excited about her ballet class. She gets to be in a dance recital in June and she even gets to wear a very pretty costume!! I can't tell you how excited I am to crawel into bed and just close my eyes and rest! It's been ONE OF THOSE DAYS!

On a little side note. We have family friend who's son, Jordan, passed away over the weekend. His memoral service is tomorrow. Please keep the entire family and all the friends in your prayers.

Jana Alayra Concert

Last Sunday was a day Maya had been looking forward to for a very long time. Her FAVORITE singer, Jana Alayra, was going to be in concert at our church. Jana Alayra is an amazing woman who has a true gift of witnessing to children through her music. Maya got Jana's first video about a year and a half ago and watches it along with her second video non stop! We have all learned the songs backwards and forwards. It is so neat to see Maya singing along at home and it was even more special seeing her at the concert. This is Maya's second time seeing Jana Alayra in concert and probably not her last. It was even more fun this time because Maya's cousin Taylor came too! ( You can see Taylor and Maya dancing along in the picture!)

When we got to the church it was already full of kids just waiting for the concert to start. Of course Maya was not shy and somehow managed to squeeze her way into the front row. (That's my girl!!) Maya waived at Jana as soon as she came out on stage and Jana waived back. (See picture.) It was a proud moment when Maya was picked to go on stage. She belted out the words and was doing all of the hand motions. She didn't even have to watch Jana to follow her. Maya's favorite part of the concerts is when Jana brings her microphone out into the audience and points it to one of her adoring fans and they are able to sing ALL BY THEMSELVES into the mic. (Maya loves doing this at home with her babies, she of course plays the role of Jana.) At the concert Jana pointed the microphone to Maya TWICE. Maya was thrilled to sing all by herself! I must admit, I was very excited for her too.

These videos are just a clip of Maya singing on stage. The first one Maya (in the orange shirt next to the little girl with the headband) and Taylor (right next to Maya in the red sweater) are in the middle of the stage. The second video you can see Maya in her orange shirt just pass Jana. (You may want to hit pause on the music to the right so you can hear the video better.)

After the concert Jana stays and talks to every child who wants to see her. We stood in line (for what seem to be forever) and finally Maya got her chance to give Jana a hug and get her autograph on her t-shirt. Jana's website is www.janaalayra.com. We highly suggest the videos and dvd's. They are great for kids!!

A picture with Jana

Maya getting her shirt signed

Maya's signed shirt

Baptized into the Family

"... you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit." Acts 1:5

Sunday was a very exciting day as Teagen was baptised at our church. We were surrounded by our loved ones to help us celebrate such a wonderful moment in her life. Teagen is so lucky to have 3 Godmothers (and I don't mean fairy) to love her and support her: Kendra, Sheena, and Roxi. Thank you so much for all who celebrated with us. You can see the pictures from the day on the slide show to the right!!

We also had a couple other activites that do that day. Jana Alayra, a kids christian singer, did a concert at our church later that day. We will post some pictures of Maya and her cousin Taylor from the concert along with some videos of them singing on stage!!