After switching back to diapers Tessa and I had a great day. She helped me wash my car and then we made pictures for Daddy using her stamps. Then she played alone. She read books and played with her princess castle. After lunch we played in the backyard and she sold […]
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Missing Daddy
Daddy left for San Francisco yesterday afternoon and won’t be home until Saturday morning. He is at a conference to learn strategies to better teach his ELL students. Tessa and I both miss him a lot. She asks for him daily but has got to FaceTime with him a lot. Normally Daddy and Tessa swing […]
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Tessa kept asking to go to Disneyland last week but I was so busy getting ready for her party I didn’t have time to take her. We decided to take advantage of leap day and go today. Tessa just loves Disneyland so much! She wanted to ride Mater first so we headed to California Adventure. […]
See MoreCasino 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 […]
See MoreTrampoline park-toddler time
Since Tessa loved the trampoline park so much on Saturday I decided to bring her back for toddler time today. She was super excited to come and couldn’t wait to start bouncing when we arrived. I noticed that this time the foam pit area was open so we decided to give that a try. Tessa […]
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Today Tessa and I went to the mall today to get part of her birthday outfit. She is so excited for her Mickey party. Since she was well behaved we stopped in the Disney Store. She of course freaked out when she saw all her favorite characters and found lots of toys she liked. […]
See MoreOatmeal cookies
While Daddy was watching football with the boys we decided to bake him oatmeal cookies. Tessa loves pouring in the ingredients and watching the mixer. This time I let her lick the beater. She loved every minute of it.
See MoreDisneyland with Auntie Madi and Paige
We were so excited to go to Disneyland with Auntie Madi and Paige today. Tessa had a couple of “firsts” this trip too! It was super crowded but Tessa looked adorable in the new shirt I made her. It says “Some girls were just born with Disney in their veins.” We rode a few rides […]
See MoreDisneyland
Tessa and I took a trip to Disneyland today. She was looking forward to watching the Christmas parade. We started our day off with some rides. First stop was Dumbo. Tessa now thinks it’s funny to put her finger in her nose when you try to take a selfie with her. […]
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