Serious Tessa :)

serious snoozin

seriously cute ponytail

  seriously sleepy

just plain serious

 seriously tired of her picture taken...

but with seriously cute pigtails!

oh wait....is that a seriously tiny smile??

 taking her job of hugging her bunny very seriously!

Who knew Miss Tessa could be so serious?!? :)

~Whitney 

Ongoing List of Ideas

I'm tired of having all of these ideas scattered all over the place, so I've decided to consolidate them here :)

http://www.mv-1.us/consumer-version.html

http://www.freedomconcepts.com/fc_products/f3-bike-series/discovery-series/dcp-12/

http://www.specialneedstoys.com/usa/2450-childrite-seat.html 

http://www.specialneedstoys.com/usa/spin-rock-bounce/1889-bouncing-chair.html

http://www.specialneedstoys.com/usa/activity-arches/1743-jungle-gym-active-learning-center.html

http://store.apple.com/us/buy-ipad/ipad-retina/16gb-white-wifi

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/proloquo2go/id308368164?mt=8

http://www.rifton.com/products/bathing-and-toileting-systems/hygiene-toileting-system?tab=accessories

http://www.flaghouse.com/FLAGHOUSE-Deluxe-Rainbow-Mats-2-Sided-H-L-4-x-6-item-702460

http://www.flaghouse.com/SPECIAL-TOMATO-Mobile-Tilt-Wedge-for-SoftTouch-Sitter-Sizes-13-item-37585+BRN

http://shop.thesafetysleeper.com/American-USCanada-Twin-Size_p_18.html

http://www.freedomconcepts.com/fc_products/alternative-seating/

http://www.sleepybeans.com.au/shop/pink-multi-spot-bean-bag/

The Upsee!

Absolutely love this video of Tennyson trialing the upsee!!  What amazing experiences she had with teachers willing to allow her opportunities in the upsee at school.  This was so exciting to watch!     http://tennsense.blogspot.com/2014/03/tenny-and-upsee.html  

Here's Charlotte's story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsdAGTbWxuA

and Bethany's story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH1q599fUVg

http://www.fireflyfriends.com/upsee

 

I can't stop smiling at the thought of this :)

~Whitney

Park fun!

 A great day with great friends!
~Whitney

The Creator of My Day

Lots of meetings for our sweet girl today...woke up overwhelmed and full of dread.  But the Creator of this earth is also the Creator of this day...and what a beautiful reminder of His presence, His goodness and His love for us.

I was thinking last night before I went to bed that the magnitude of today couldn't be worse timing...but God's watch has never quite been synchronized with mine ;) ...and I'm okay with that...because His plans always play out better than mine too.  A sweet friend reminded me last night that the shock and awe of His will, unfolding in our lives, keeps us on our knees looking to Him.  And today I'm trusting that my faith will overcome all my dread and any outcome.

~Whitney

The Last Few Weeks...

We are still doing this and enjoying every minute of it!

We've even done this!  And I can't even tell you how much fun we've had!  Parker loves listening to Tessa giggle while we walk...and he'll reach over my shoulder from time to time and pat Tessa on the head, rub on her cheek or try to hold her hand.  Giggles in the front and the most fantastic stories from my 6 year old on the back---it's pure joy.

 Chocolate covered bananas!  Best, messiest dessert e.v.e.r.

 We decided the goodness and messiness was for us adults too!

Movie time with sweet friends :)

and a little Dr. Seuss hat making...

Lots of fun!

Tessa even got some snuggle time in with grandpa...one of her favorite things to do :)

She got some play time in with Rocky too...

It was all enough excitement to wear a girl plum-out!

And then we had snow!  Me and my little ninja just had to get out and play!!

Parker is one creative little snow-dude!  what a fun playground!!

Daddy shared some snuggle time with Tessa in her kp

And oh my goodness...this particular evening Tessa had enough smiles and giggles for the whole world.

She couldn't have been more excited about her bath time.

And she made my day, like she always does :)

I mean, ridiculously cute.

And then there she was...little miss beautiful on Sunday morning at church

I will forever cherish this picture.  She is stunning and she is mine.

So many blessings captured here for me...

Haha, this was Tessa early on a Saturday morning watching some friends play basketball...

I think she would have preferred her usual Saturday morning sleeping-in, but she was a trooper ;)

Here's daddy helping Tessa give hugs at bedtime.  Parker has ALWAYS kissed his sister goodnight on the forehead, but daddy came up with the idea of helping her hug him every night now too...

it's so sweet and they both love it!

Sweetest little boy I know.  So thankful for him :)

Somebody got a new boppy and absolutely LOVES it :)

She's a little crooked...but taking her walking time very serious...

bubble-bliss

my friend took this picture of us in Sunday School

this is during Tessa's typical nap time...so this is how we spend most Sunday mornings 

Wouldn't trade it for anything...

so cute.

whatever they were looking at was clearly waaay more interesting than mom behind the camera ;)

These two boys light up my life!

~Whitney