Tessa 8-12 months

 

   

 Tessa is getting so big and so fun.  She is quite possibly the smiliest, silliest, happiest, most playful little thing I've known.  She LOVES her brothers and they love her.  She is getting stronger every day and is almost ready to start crawling... WHAT?!  She needs to knock of the growing up so fast thing.  I really don't like it. :) We are so blessed to have this Tessa Bird in our family.

Septemeber 6, 2014: Blessing and Birthday

 We did the blessing at Kristen and Keith's home in Bountiful.  Grandpa Fred said that he's never done a blessing under a tree before.  A good friend, Corey, mentioned that he'd never done a blessing in shorts before.  This was a memorable experience for all. :)

Poor Liam was sick all morning and didn't really get to participate in the blessing or the lunch afterward.  He finally felt well enough to open presents, so we brought the party down to where he was resting.

Happy Golden Birthday, little one!

Tessa's Blessing Day

We just got back from Utah/ Idaho, where we blessed the princess, visited with family, met a new baby cousin and new baby friend, celebrated birthdays, and spent time as a family. 

Tessa on her blessing day:

July 29

Today, we had a picnic in the field behind our house then went for a "nature walk," as Liam calls it.  We really just walk around the field and behind the houses, looking at the grass and trees and mole hills along the way.  I also tried (again) to get some nice pictures of the boys to put up on the wall.  It is super difficult to take decent pictures of these boys. 

Tessa came, too...

July 4 ish

This first batch of pictures is from the beginning of July- maybe the first or second. 

We love popsicles around here.

Pretty baby girl

We had a typical 4th of July day.  We went to the Stake breakfast, then to a brand new splash pad, lunch nearby, and fireworks at some friends'.