The Fall Season

As a general rule, I hate fall. Mainly because it means that winter is coming, and that for me is the most dreadful season. However, the past few days I have had the opportunity to really enjoy fall. We took Morgan out the other day after Patrick had blown all the leaves from our yard in a big pile. She got to sit in the leaves and experience the feeling of the leaves in all states on her skin. She seemed to really enjoy herself and tried on more than one occasion to eat the leaves! That totally grossed me out...I kept thinking "What if the dog peed on that leaf?"

Fall Fun

Enjoying the Leaves

I think I see a bug!

Yesterday as I was driving home from a particularly crabby day at work I noticed how beautiful the trees had become. The one thing I love about fall is the tapestry of colors that are blended together in the forests of West Virginia. I think the fall season truly shows how beautiful our state really is. It is also a reminder to me that even in death we can see beauty. Because I work with people with disabilities, I often reflect on how blessed my life is. I think I needed another dose of that yesterday, and during my drive home I was so thankful to have my sight. Even though I would much rather live somewhere where it was summer all year long, I do enjoy seeing all the beautiful colors associated with fall. Maybe just for one moment I forgot that those colors signify that the cold months of winter are just around the corner.

A Day For Play

We took Morgan to the Play Place at the mall for a change of pace and some fun indoors!

Another Mountaineer Football Weekend

All Bundled Up

Little Mountaineer Fan

Look at those cheeks!

Today Morgan attended her 3rd football game of the season. This is probably be her last game since the next home game is the second week of November. We all had a great time and watched a good football game. It was chillier than normal and we all came home with chapped cheeks (you can see Morgan's in the pictures). We had fun tailgating after the game with Uncle Rodney and Aunt Becky. Although I really love football, I am looking forward to watching the rest of the games in my pajamas at home. As with every other outing with a newborn, it takes alot of behind the scenes preparation and a LOT of supplies for us to go and enjoy the game. Plus I feel Morgan will be more comfortable in 2 rather than 5 layers of clothes! Our 'Eers are 6-0 and ranked #5 in the BCS. If we can get past Louisville November 2nd, we have a great shot of going undefeated! Let's GOOOOO Mountaineers!

Welcome Julia!

On September 28, 2006 at 8:45am my sister-in-law and her husband welcomed their first child, Julia Aleese, into the world! We got the chance to go to Charleston to meet Julia and spend the weekend with all of the Tenney family (new mom and dad (Amy and Chris), Nannie and Big Pop, and Great-Grandma June and Great-Grandpa Ralph). We had a great, but crazy weekend. Julia is a beautiful baby. I am so excited that our girls are 3 months apart. I pray that they grow up to be best friends and stay close. Please visit Julia's Website to see more pictures!

Morgan and Julia

Cousins and Grandmas

Best Friends Forever

And I thought we had problems...

For those of you who are near and dear to the Tenney family, you are probably aware of the new financial situation we find ourselves in with my return to work and Morgan's entrance into day care. For those who are not, imagine 25% of your take home salary going straight to the woman who takes care of your only child (although she does have to contend with diaper blow outs and breastmilk spit all day long). Leaving the debate about staying home vs. working for another day, I felt a little better about out situation today when I read about poor Brian Hunter who managed to lose $5 BILLION in one week on Wall Street. Of course we have to remember that a) it wasn't his money and b) he still has his job despite the major OOPS. And what's $5 billion among friends?

Our Sports Fan

At the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game.

With Daddy at the WVU vs. E. Washington game

With Mama at Morgan's first WVU game

Morgan is becoming quite a sports fan. Since Patrick and I both really enjoy sports, both participating and watching, we have been trying to expose Morgan to all different types of sports. We have had a lot of comments on how young she is, but we feel that it is important to get her involved in family outings from the beginning. Hopefully she'll grow up to love sports just as much as we do, but if not at least we can say she was exposed to them!

Daddy and Daughter

Yesterday Morgan had to get her 2 month shots. As a result, she got to spend the entire day with her Daddy. Patrick dressed her himself and was so proud at the outfit he chose for her, right down to the Daddy's Girl top! Morgan did well at the doctor's office and had a good morning, but had a very rough afternoon with Daddy. Patrick said at around 2:00 she woke up from a short nap SCREAMING. It scared him because he had never heard her do that before. She continued to scream solid for an hour, during which she had a huge diaper blowout all the way up her back and then she threw up all over herself. He ended up giving her a bath which still didn't soothe her. At 3:00 she finally had cried so hard that she fell asleep. I felt so bad for them both. When I got home Patrick looked wore out and stressed and Morgan was fussy. She did sleep well last night and her little legs looked pretty good this morning. I haven't heard from Ellen (our sitter) so I guess Morgan is doing well at day care today.

Beginnings

Well, I had to join this site in order to post a comment to my friend Heidi's blog, so here's my attempt at keeping an online journal chroniciling the life of the Tenney family. Please bear with me as I work on trying to understand how this all works. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with it!