Tessa's One Year Pictures!

Tess is usually such a HAM in front of the camera but for some reason she didn't really want to smile but I think she's adorable anyway. There were so many cute pictures to choose from that I decided to put several on here...

Wow! It's Been a Whole Year! Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

Tess is getting to be so big. Gone is the little baby who would let me cuddle and hold her. She is SO close to walking but she's a bit of a scaredy cat! She will realize that she is balancing on her own and get a big frowny face and sit herself down on her bum. What a little stinker! She will, however, push this little stroller all over the place!

In this picture she is showing me that she is ONE!

She always has a little crooked smile. She puts her bottom teeth to the side of her top ones all the time.

Our sweet little girl turned ONE on February 25, 2011! We had a small birthday party for her at our house. Unfortunately, she has been sick so we didn't feel that she would be in the mood for a big party that night. Here she was contemplating opening these presents...

Ah ha! Finally!

Here is her lady bug cake. She got to eat the head for her own little cake!

She was SO NOT sure about digging into that thing! She was being such a girly girl. She did not want to get dirty at all!

She kept trying to eat the cake without having to actually touch it. Silly girl!

See what I mean... She hated being dirty!

Look at those sad eyes- you can tell she didn't feel very well!

After her bath to get cleaned up- she played with her cousin Creeson for a little bit. The dads kept holding them up high and bouncing them towards each other. They would laugh and laugh- it was SO cute!

I am seriously flabbergasted that a whole year has passed since she was born! We have enjoyed each and every minute of having her in our home. She has made our family feel whole and complete! We absolutely adore this chubby little baby- who is not so much of a baby anymore! She cruises around the house, crawling not walking. She still loves food but has lost a bit of her appetite since becoming sick. This was her first illness! We were very lucky to make it a whole year illness free with her! She does a lot of little "tricks." She puts her finger in her mouth and pulls it out to hear the "pop" noise. That's also how she blows kisses. She loves peek-a-boo, and waving at everyone! She has six teeth and loves to use them- ouch! She likes to play with her hair when she lays down to take a bottle. She is pretty much bottle free now. She has one occasionally in the morning or night but she has pretty much weaned herself from the bottle. Whew- one less thing we have to worry about! She is so smily and happy! We love, love, love her!!!

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~