Vegetable garden 

Today Uncle Scott and Aunt Penny came by to start Tessa’s vegetable garden. Tessa was so excited to use her tools and Mickey gardening supplies from her birthday.  First, Uncle Scott placed her boxes and prepped the soil.                       Then it was time to water the soil. This was Tessa’s favorite […]

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Valerie’s 2nd Birthday

Last night was miserable! Tessa was up every 2 hours crying with a runny nose and saying “no, no, no”. She woke up at 6:30 an hour earlier than normal and was grumpy all morning. We managed to all get ready, pick up Papa and head out to Huntington  Beach. Tessa didn’t nap on the […]

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Mammoth-day 4

Today is our last day in Mammoth so Daddy took Tessa sledding before we had to check out.               Then Tessa called Gigi to tell her she was ready to head home.     We stopped at the store on the way out to get Tessa a souvenir. Her first Mammoth shirt. […]

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Mammoth-day 3

Tessa watched a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse this morning and played on the balcony before we started our day.  She loves to look at the snow.     We then drove to the main mountain to take Tessa on the gondola.             Tessa got to meet Wooley before we rode the gondola. He was celebrating his […]

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Mammoth-day 2

Tessa slept with us last night and I think she is the only one that got good sleep but that’s ok we are ready for a fun filled day! Daddy and Uncle Matt had all day snowboarding lessons so we watched them while Tessa sled. Auntie Madi and Tia Lindsey snowboarded while Gigi and Papa […]

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Mammoth-day 1

We woke up early this morning to drive to Mammoth for the weekend. This will be Tessa’s first snow experience and I’m so excited. Tessa was great on the drive up and was happy to spend the weekend with her favorite people.      Barney helped us get through the trip and Tessa was happy to […]

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Casino Night

My family goes to Valley View Casino once a month to celebrate birthdays. I hadn’t been since New Year’s Eve before Tessa was born. Now that Tessa isn’t nursing anymore I was able to go this trip.  Once we got home from Disneyland I quickly changed and headed out. This trip we were celebrating Papa’s […]

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