Santa came! Tessa was so excited when we came down the stairs and she saw her ride on buggy. She wanted to get in it immediately! Then she realized she has other toys waiting for her. I couldn’t get her dolly out of the package fast enough! She kept pointing to the doll’s nose. She […]
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1st Christmas Eve
Our family tradition is to open one present on Christmas Eve. It’s always new pajamas and an ornament. Tessa was excited to open up her first present and liked to chew on her ornament box. Then some quick family photos before heading to Great Aunt Penny’s house for soup and fun! Tessa had fun playing […]
See MoreBusy Bee
I’ve been so busy getting ready for Tessa’s 1st Christmas, which meant putting off scrapbook pages until the last minute. Tessa was a trooper today and played by herself while I finished up the last few pages. She played in her activity gym and on the floor outside the craft room door (it’s a disaster […]
See MoreTransportation
Tessa has found a new form of getting around since crawling isn’t her thing…the butt scoot! While I was eating dinner at our bar she decided to scoot from her blanket all the way to me so she could pull up on the bar stool and box of wrapping supplies. She can cover some distant […]
See MoreDisney Day
Today I took Tessa to Disneyland without my village! Just her and I. It was really nice to learn that I could do it all alone. It was also nice to have Daddy meet up with us after work to join in the fun. Tessa loves Disneyland especially dancing during the parades! She isn’t even […]
See MoreWater Baby
Tessa’s new favorite thing to do in the bath is drink the water from the teapot as I pour it out. I’m working on teaching her to say “more” once it is empty.
See MoreChristmas Lights
Tonight we (James, Tessa, Gigi, Papa, Auntie Madi, Tia Lindsey, Uncle Matt, Polly, Kurt, Paige, Eric, Jaclyn, and I) all piled into a commuter van Papa rented and went to look at Christmas lights in Rancho Cucamonga. Tessa was so excited after seeing just one house we decided to get out and walk the streets. […]
See MoreHO HO HO
Today Tessa, Gigi and I went to visit Valerie and Milo for a Pinterest inspired Christmas photo shoot. Tessa was so excited to see her friends. They are both on the move crawling everywhere whereas Tessa still has no interest in it. The babies played while we prepped for the photo shoot. The photo shoot […]
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