Disney with friends

Today we met up with the Engstrom’s at Disneyland. It was Tessa’s and Valerie’s first trip together.  We started off at Disneyland and headed to meet the princesses. Valerie was unsure about them. Tessa liked them (even though you can’t tell from her expressions). Belle was her favorite for sure. This time she even gave […]

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Pretend Kitchen 

Tessa LOVES her pretend kitchen. Papa cleaned it up and brought it home from the yard. He also brought the pretend shopping cart and a huge box of play food/dishes. All these things were Auntie Madi’s when she was little. I’m glad Gigi saved them all for Tessa to enjoy.                       […]

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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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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 […]

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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.   […]

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