Tess is 11 months old!

Where has the time gone? Tess is still such a happy little baby! Although this has been a rough month because she has been teething. She has cut 4 teeth in 4 weeks. Poor baby! She's missing a flower in her hair here but I love her little smile!

She loves her big brother Talen!

After she learned to crawl she quickly took off and she is now into everything.... everywhere!

But how can we get mad.... look at her?

She is such a poser!

This picture is kinda freaky but it's the best one I have of her "vampire teeth." She cut her two I-teeth before her two front teeth. It was scary looking but her front teeth came in pretty quickly- thank goodness!

Each month I write a little about what is new with Tess for the month. It is amazing how babies learn and grow so quickly! She cruises all over the house and stands up to furniture now, except once she stands up she can't get back down! She has been teething like crazy!! She loves to blow kisses, wave hi and bye, clap, play peek-a-boo (she now covers her eyes instead of her ears) and dance. She loves, loves, loves music and dancing. Anytime she hears music she puts her hands in the air and moves. It is the cutest thing in the world. Her favorite song is Eye of the Tiger- not sure why! She will give kisses and say "ahhhh" when she kisses us. It's so cute! She still loves to eat everything and is starting to eat more and more table food. She isn't sleeping quite as much but still sleeps well at night and takes a couple of good naps a day. She is still such a precious little angel and we love her!!!

Talen turned SIX!

I can't believe that Talen is SIX already. He is such a fun little boy to have around our home. He is always posing for the camera.
For crazy hair day during spirit week at school we spray painted his hair red and black. There's not much else you can do with hair that is 1/4 of an inch long!

On his birthday the balloon fairy showered him with balloons!

We wake up every day at 6 in the morning so of course he couldn't wait until night to open his presents....

He got a scooter and a pogo stick...

If any of you have seen the cartoon Max and Ruby you will recognize this cake although Ruby's was pink. This was ALL he wanted- a blue round cake with star sprinkles on it...

He wanted to go to Leo's Place for dinner

Look at that smile!

Talen is such a happy kid most of the time. He is also SO friendly. He comes home from school every day and tells me stories about the kids in his class and they usually begin like this "My best friend so-and-so..." That's how he is- everyone is his best friend! He loves school and learning to read. He is the BEST big brother to his baby sister. He holds her every morning and plays with her while I get stuff done around the house. He absolutely LOVES her and she loves him too! He is pretty easy going until you make him mad and then watch out! He has a big temper when he gets mad. He recently learned to snowboard and it's his new favorite thing to do. He is playing basketball right now but he's not too sure what to think about it. He is such a fun little boy to have in our home and we love him to pieces!!! Happy Birthday T~

Tegen turned ELEVEN!

Wow! My big boy turned eleven on January 31st. He was such a sweet little baby and has turned into an outstanding boy and I am so grateful to be his mom. His day started with a visit from the balloon fairy. It's a tradition and it doesn't matter how old they are- they still love it! We woke him up bright and early at 6 a.m. for scriptures and prayers and I've never seen him move so fast on a Monday morning before!
He kept begging to open some of his presents....

The big one....

For breakfast he wanted pancakes and for dinner he wanted all of his favorites- homemade ribs, baked potatoes with chili and homemade bread. He was in heaven! And in honor of Tegen I didn't make a vegetable since he hates them all!

Tegen is so, so, so smart!!! Sometimes I can't believe how smart he is. Two assessments that he brought home the other day had him at an 11th and 12th grade levels for his math and reading. I hope he continues to love learning! He is funny, helpful, a friend to everyone he meets and loves football and dirt biking. He is a joy to have in our home- we love you Teg!

Thirty-Two.... What????

Yea- I'm officially old! My birthday was awesome though. My family took me to Red Robin for dinner where the kids got their faces painted- kinda freaky looking right? My darling kids are SO sweet- they secretly made a banner for my birthday and hung it up in the doorway and they wrote all kinds of nice things on it. Wow! They really do love me!
I got to spend my birthday with 4 of the most handsome men I know and one adorable little baby. Lucky me!!! Oh yea- I got spoiled as usual too. I got a new elliptical! I've been begging for one forever!