Gigi and Papa watched Tessa today while James and I went to LA to celebrate our anniversary. Gigi and Papa planned to take Tessa to chose her Christmas blow up decoration for the yard. Last year they bought her a Mickey and Minnie so this year they decided to make it a tradition and take […]
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Anniversary gift
Today I took the kids to Lowes to get James his anniversary present. The gift for your 4th anniversary is fruit so I decided to buy him a fruit tree. Tessa enjoyed helping me pick it out and we chose a lime tree (because I love limes). Tessa enjoyed looking at all the Christmas decorations […]
See MoreBusy Sunday
Today we stayed home to clean out the garage and shed. Tessa was a big helper and loves to sweep. Then Papa stopped by to pick up the table and chairs so of course Tessa had to play in his truck. She drove, changed the radio stations and put the windows up and […]
See MoreDay after Christmas
I was honestly worried about today, Tessa had been so excited for Christmas running to her Christmas tree to plug it in each morning and opening her advent ornament. I needed a book to read her about the day after Christmas instead of the night before Christmas. Turns out I had nothing to worry about. […]
See MoreFamily Christmas 2015
Our last stop was Aunt Polly and Uncle Kurt’s house for Christmas dinner. Tessa was so excited to see everyone and of course Bitty baby had to come with us. Tessa didn’t want to eat dinner so she snacked on cheese, crackers and baked Cheetos all day. She loved […]
See MoreChristmas at Gigi and Papa’s 2015
At Gigi and Papa’s house Tessa had a ton of gifts to open. She helped Auntie and Tia pass out the presents. Then she started unwrapping gifts. She got a new jacket, a Digi bird (it’s a singing bird she loved at Toys R Us), and a record player. Then she […]
See MoreChristmas Morning 2015
Tessa woke up grumpy on Christmas morning which I was a little disappointed about but she was happy once she saw her Santa presents. She ran to her bitty baby first. She was so excited! Then she noticed her easel And bubble mower except the bubbles all spilled out […]
See MoreChristmas Eve 2015
This year we hosted Christmas Eve in our new house. Earlier in the week my mom helped me make the lasagna and all the aunts helped bring sides, drinks and desserts. Of all days to skip a nap Tessa chose today. I was very nervous about how she would behave but she did pretty well. […]
See MoreCookies for Santa
Tonight we went to Gigi and Papa’s house to decorate sugar cookies for Santa. Gigi made all the cookies and royal icing frosting while Tessa was napping. Tessa was super excited to decorate cookies. She was a good listener and did a great job! Her favorite part was putting on the sprinkles. […]
See MoreChristmas List
These are Tessa’s Christmas wishes. We usually only ask for 3 Santa presents since the wise men brought Jesus 3 gifts but we made an exception this year for cheese.
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