busy day!!

What a fun day! Today I met my cousins Laura, Hannah, and Michael at the Rainforest Cafe. There was so much to see there!! I loved it!I even got to sit between my cousins. I was very polite, aside from spilling my cup of water all over me within the first ten minutes of sitting down. No one seemed to care and I just went with out pants for the remainder of the day!Michael got a BIG slushie.. he almost drank the whole thing.We got to see fish, gorillas, snakes, cheetahs, monkeys.. you name it, it was there. After that we went to Build-a-Bear where Michael and I stuffed animals.
Hannah and Laura helped us a lot.

I decided on a lamb and Michael chose a Panda.We got to put a special heart in them
and we had to give them a bath. We made out birth certificates

And took our new friends home.. Then we went shopping.. What do you think of this hat? too big maybe?

Michael wanted to take me for a ride... Like the hat? Now, that was a fun day!! I really need to see those three more often!

The Next Ultimate Fighter

Daddy has been watching a little Ultimate Fighting lately, and I thought I'd get in the action.

Unfortunately, I lost my first bout to my cozy coupe! He got me with a right cross from his gas tank. I decided to call my agent to say I want out of the UFC. I can't have this pretty face bruised up every week.
This is after the fight back in the dressing room with my cut being cared for by my manager, Mommy.If anyone needs a model for Band-Aid, call my agent.

Tessa answering daddy's phone call on his way home

Where's Tessa?

I have always loved climbing into the cabinets, but more recently I have disovered that there are doors on the cabinets that close. Mom decided to tape me playing hide and seek (thanks to her friend who taped my friend Logan doing the same thing). Great minds think alike.

Foots prints in the sand...

Daddy and Mommy worked very hard to make a stepping stone for me. We first combined water and mixed a few times..

Then Mommy smoothed out the cement and we added a few mosaic pieces.Daddy then tried to put my hand in the cement.. but I thought it was more fun to grab the squishy stuff in my hands. Mommy tried to stop me from grabbing and squishing the cement in my fingers, but I was able to wiggle my fingers in it. So...
They smoothed out the cement one last time and put my foot in it!!

Tessa being silly

My baby girl is becoming independent

I have become more independent these past few weeks. I love feeding myself, especially breakfast. My new favorite food is broccoli. And I love to say Cheese for the camera. At my 15 month check up (I was 16 months though), I learned I am a growing baby. I tipped the scale at 25 lbs and am just shy of 31 inches tall. My head is growing too.. wow!! I am getting some new teeth way in the back of my mouth called molars and they hurt.. I have learned so many new words that I think I am almost at 25 words. My new favorites are Up, No, and Bye. Mommy likes to hear me say please, but I don't want her to think I have mastered that word yet, so I only use it during very special occasions.

We were voting for what was for dinner.. I put two hands up for broccoli and chicken!

Eating Oatmeal is no easy task..


I managed to get most of it in my mouth.

And some on my spoon..

Here I am waiting for a bite of Daddy's broccoli.. all in a days work.

Here I am shock to here the news about mom doing more healthy cooking... WHAT! I will starve. I need my Kraft mac and cheese!Doesn't this look like a girl who has missed a few meals?
Thank God I know where Mommy keeps the Cheerios.. Right within my reach..
I love cheerios!

Tennessee or Bust!

This is a picture of me (finger in belly button) and My cousin Ella!Family Picture.. Ella is a a lucky girl.. Aunt Joy and Uncle Johnny are so much fun! Ella loved snuggling Grandma.. and I was happy to share her.Ella liked looking at Grandma.

Mom made me take this picture. I just wanted to play with the dogs. Ella made some cute noises that got my attention

This is Uncle Johnny with Ella.. She knows his voice.. especially when he sings "Super Girl"

Aunt Joy is a super mom, she even gives Ella manicures!

Uncle Johnny tried doing Super Girl with me.. he is fun to play with.
The flight home..

Grandma, mommy and I went to Tennessee to visit my new cousin Ella, my Uncle Johnny, Aunt Joy, Larry, Prissy, and Mabel. We had a great time. Although I was sick the first day, the rest of the time I spent playing with dogs, watching Ella and visiting my Family. Mommy said I am so big when she was holding Ella. Ella sleeps a lot during the day and eats a lot. I really enjoyed going to the mall, bubble baths, and having some tasty food. Aunt Joy and Uncle Johnny spoiled us. I enjoyed the flight, but got a little antsy! The last flight to O'hare was the longest due to some technical difficulty. All in all.. I was a super traveler.

Tessa's Dedication

Here are a few pictures from my dedication. I had such a fun weekend seeing almost all of my cousins and gmas and gpa. I had 8 friends sleep over and I had a blast. I am leaving for Tennessee today so I can't go into detail, but lets just say.. I am now an "itty bitty Christian" Amen.