July 2015 – The Busy Banuelos

Posted on July 31, 2015August 1, 2015 by admin

Jumping

Tessa has been trying to jump for a week now. She throws her arms in the air like she is going to take a giant leap but her feet stay planted to the ground. Tonight at Gymboree free play she actually jumped for real! She watched her friend Grant jump on the bridge and then […]

Posted on July 31, 2015August 1, 2015 by admin

Pretend Play

Tessa is all about playing pretend with her kitchen dishes. She loves to mix. Looking forward to getting Auntie Madi’s old play kitchen from the yard this weekend so Tessa can have a place to cook.

Posted on July 30, 2015August 1, 2015 by admin

March, March

One of Tessa’s new favorite activities is marching around the house. She was happy Daddy joined in too! I love how only her right leg comes up high. Ignore her outfit she didn’t want the bottom part snapped.

Posted on July 30, 2015August 1, 2015 by admin

Trampoline

We bought Tessa a toddler sized trampoline off of Craiglist. She loves being able to bounce (even though her feet don’t leave the floor). I like that she can get out energy inside when it’s too hot to go out.

Posted on July 27, 2015July 29, 2015 by admin

Tessa is 17 months old!

Long gone is our little baby. Tessa is acting like such a big girl now! She is full of sass and so much personality! She is constantly using words and signs to tell us what she wants. She asks to listen to music daily while she’s playing and frequently stops to dance. Even though she […]

Posted on July 27, 2015July 29, 2015 by admin

Play Doh

To keep Tessa busy while we ate dinner I gave her some play doh and some toys that Brenda gave her (thanks again!). I showed her how to use the rolling pin and let her have at it. She liked to break the play doh into little pieces and squish it in her hand. […]

Posted on July 25, 2015July 28, 2015 by admin

Consignment Store

Today we went to a consignment store to find some new toys for Tessa. We got lucky and toys were 25% off that day. Tessa was overwhelmed by all the choices that we ended up choosing for her. She found her a princess chair for when she watches Barney. We also found her […]

Posted on July 23, 2015July 27, 2015 by admin

Disneyland

Tessa sure missed Disneyland! She was so excited to be back at the happiest place on earth. She was talking, clapping her hands, and dancing all day! She rode some new rides today and liked the Golden Zephyer but didn’t like the spinning ladybugs. We also watched the Disney Jr show but Tessa wanted to […]

Posted on July 22, 2015July 27, 2015 by admin

Love

I love how cuddly and clinging Tessa has been lately. She even wanted to hold my hand on our way home from the grocery store.

Posted on July 21, 2015July 27, 2015 by admin

Missed them

Today we had to go to Gigi and Papa’s house for a visit Tessa was starting to miss her village. She was so excited to play with her toys there and see the cats. Tessa also learned how to climb in her wicker chair. She is getting so big!