Rockin' Fun

We went to visit g-daddy this weekend and had fun walking and rocking. Here's a shot Jimbo took with his phone.

Halloween 2010

Tessa decided weeks ago she wanted to be Snow White. Of course Halloween rolled around and guess who didn't want to put her costume on?? Yup! After several whiny moments and sitting on the porch to look at others dressed up in their costumes, Tessa had an idea! "Mommy, I want to put my Snow White costume on!" "Oh, really?" I said. "Should we put it on now?" The answer was yes. And since it was HER idea she was okay with it. Although it wasn't the full costume I had in mind (she didn't want to wear the red, shiny shoe covers or the red, over-priced headband with red bow) it was what she wanted to wear. Off we went to trick or treat.

You'll be able to tell by the pics below she did not want to have her picture taken. Don't think, even for a moment, that her smile is genuine...she was promised a piece of candy! If you've never met my child...she will do anything for most foods!

She'll probably talk to me in a few years and ask why I even considered putting these pictures on here, but for now...here they are!

Last Sunday, Tessa wore a dress to church that I wore when I was little. We've had it for a while and I asked her for many weeks if she wanted to wear mommy's dress. Of course she never wanted to. Well, this week she chose it on her own. My mission was to get a good picture of her in it...this would be tough! How would I make this work?? Picnic! I told her if she let me take pictures of her in this pretty dress, that we could have a picnic outside. It worked! Here are pictures of t in her (my) dress and during our "picnic." The picnic pic is so stunning, don't you think??

This AM

While daddy showered this morning, t gave mommy a concert. She has 7 little princess figurines and she sang Rockabye Baby to each one. The video is dark, but you can hear her no problem!! Who knew Belle was 2 syllables??

Funny Story

So, Tessa and I were on the way home today and she wanted a particular song to be played on a cd. She was whining about it (big time) and so I calmly told her to use her words and ask nicely to hear the song...she couldn't handle it! She ended up losing it and yelling (very inappropriately, I might add) at me. I told her she was not to talk to mommy that way and asked if she understood. No answer. I asked again if she understood. No answer. I asked a total of five times and finally she answered, "I'm not talking to you." Holding back my laughter, I asked her if she was mad at me and she said yes. I asked her to let me know when she was ready to talk to me again. How funny is this? Such a girl!

On another note, check out the amazing work my hubby did on our picture wall. He did a wonderful job and it was relatively painless for all involved!

BIG Stuff

Well, it's official...Tessa is in her toddler bed! Everything I've read (ok, one book called Toddler 411 which I love!) says to leave your kid in her crib as long as you can. Well, Saturday morning I walked in to her room to find one leg hiked over the side of her crib. Sunday morning it happened. I heard her voice and it was way too loud to be coming from her room. She was entertaining herself with music, books and her stuffed animals. No need to bother mommy and daddy, right? We decided to Nike (Just Do It)! Sunday afternoon we took one side off her crib and created the big girl bed! T has done great! Check her out...

Sugary-Sweet

Bath time was over. I was holding t in her towel rocking her and she said, "That was great!" It was so sweet!