Today we had brunch to celebrate Cole turning 17. I can’t believe he is already 17 it’s so crazy! Tessa was happy to see everyone especially Paige (since she takes her to see the kitties). Brunch was amazing too! Tessa fell asleep on the drive home so James stayed […]
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Hop vs Jump
A few days ago Tessa told me she was hopping then I asked her what a jump was. She knew the difference which shocked me because I haven’t taught her that. I’m thinking she must have picked it up from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Either way I think it’s super cute to see her little hops […]
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Aunt Penny comes over on Tuesday nights to have dinner with us and watch the Bachelor. Tonight she brought Tessa a Frozen themed Memory Game. We started with only a few cards to begin with. Tessa did pretty well for playing for the first time. We are still working on what is a match but […]
See MoreCount to 10
Daddy and Tessa have been practicing counting to ten. Tonight while watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse they were counting to ten and Tessa joined in. It was so cute!! I asked her to count for me again before her bath. I’m so proud of her!
See MoreLacing Beads
After Gymboree Tessa and I stopped by Toys R Us to find her some lacing beads. I’m trying to do more structured activities with her and I thought lacing beads would be something fun. Tessa can’t completely lace the beads independently yet but she understands the concept. She knows the string goes in the hole […]
See MoreLetters
Tessa is learning so much these days that I decided to start teaching her the alphabet. I figured if she learned all the Disney princesses she could learn letters. We took a trip to Lakeshore Learning and bought large magnetic upper and lower case letters. I found a website that groups the letters so you […]
See MoreDance moves
Tessa pays close attention to what movements in kids are making in the Barney movies that she watches. She constantly asks for Barney songs on Pandora and today she was doing the movements with the songs! It was so cute. She is making a tree and showing the grass growing around. And in the second […]
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