Up and Down

Tessa was so excited to attend Gymboree today! She missed a week from being sick. She had fun learning the opposites: up and down. She loved throwing the ball down the tunnel.              She was super excited for the game tap-tap-freeze.     And parachute     I’m proud of how well she […]

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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 […]

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Gymboree Milestones

Today was a big day at Gymboree Tessa finally went through the red tunnel. Before today she would walk around it and then continue her obstacle course. Today she crab walked through the it! Then she crawled on her knees in the blue tunnel! Since she never learned to crawl she would avoid the tunnels. […]

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Good bye level 3, Hello level 4

Tessa moved from level 3 to level 4 at Gymboree since she turned 16 months old. Her new class age range is 16-22 months. Tonight we went to her first level 4 class. We chose this particular class because Miss Jessica taught it and that is Tessa’s favorite teacher. The structure of the class was […]

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Balance beam

We came to free play at Gymboree tonight and Tessa had a blast! She walked on the balance beam for the first time (we might have a gymnast on our hands with those pointed toes).  Climbed on a bunch of equipment         And hung out with her boyfriend, Chase.    They shared a snack. […]

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Crayons 

This afternoon we went to Gymboree free play and then had an impromptu dinner with the Tracy’s at Corkys. Tessa had fun being silly with Tia and Paige. She also wrote with crayons for the first time. She did a pretty good job even though she wanted to chew on them.          http://youtu.be/Nxb1QTBGZmA

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