4 Pictures

I took pictures of Tessa over her first year in the same outfit.

4 days old

4 months old

8 months old

12 months old

Clapping

Why is this so adorable??




That's Nora saying, "She's clapping her hands!" Tessa is eating a chicken nugget. She first clapped for French fries.

Ice cream

We went to sundae school and learned how ice cream is made

Then we ate some

Tessa was mad when hers was gone so her big sister shared

Wolf

We have a very scary wolf in the house

Breakfast

My boys made me breakfast in bed. There was toast too but I gave it to Tessa.

Tessa's birthday

How can she be ONE?

I tried to get a good picture of her dress but she doesn't sit still

We went to Mass

Her godmother came for lunch and we had cake. Nora was afraid we'd burn her and she was skeptical.

But she came around

She is looking at her daddy. Dada is still her only consistent word. She is always looking for him.

Sunbathing

Or avoiding the sun

First day of school

We're back to school!

Here's Lucy, preK, who has very little work but enjoyed it

Charlie and Jamie had weekly school assignments all summer and I'm glad because no one forgot how to do math 

Charlie (and now Jamie because he wants in) starts the recorder

Nora practiced life skills

And Tessa napped and played in the pen, unhappily

Jam

Miss Lisa does the jazz hands for Frances' song

 

Crackers

Tessa enjoyed her crackers

I hope these blue eyes stick around 

Outdoor shower

The big three kids had swim lessons and Nora was very patient. She and Lucy stood in the shower while the boys finished up, and I put Tessa's stroller close enough that it hit her legs, which she loved.

It was hot, Nora needed this!

Grandma visited

And she bought hero pjs

And more tools

And we went swimming

Plus the kids were cute

Where the kids sleep

A couple years ago, we bought a bigger house. I'm so glad, because they all like to sleep crammed in one room. Click on the picture to see Jamie!

Or in the playroom

Look aunt Kelsey, forts!

Tessa Pushes the Cart

All of a sudden, foot movement seems to have clicked for Tessa