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

Just Some of What We've Been Up To...

Lots of Lovin:

Lots of Walkin:

seriously...look at her face! she loves every minute and so do I!! :)

the hard work is paying off - I'm down 16 lbs in two months

I can tell how much easier it is these days maneuvering Tessa around.

Getting healthier and stronger for my baby girl!! 

                                1/6/2014            2/8/2014             2/24/2014                              

here's a short video about my journey with Lose to Serve :)

and...
Lots of Silliness:

(daddy reluctantly let me take their pic while he was trying out the new kp ;)

~Whitney

My Sweetnesses

One of the cutest pictures I've gotten of these 3 in awhile.  

Tessa is feeling better and acting much more like herself these days :)

Love them so much!

Tessa was highly entertained by Parker's new sword.  

My first thought was "armed & dangerous" and then I was like, wait...it's more like "armed and so not dangerous, but super cute!"

Thankful for a healthier household!  And praying it can stay that way for awhile :)

~Whitney

Tummy Time Fun with Minnie!

Tessa was so cute playing with her minnie mouse before bed last night.  Tummy time with her has always been a bit risky...there's a 50/50 chance she'll scream her head off if you put her on the floor this way.  But, not last night!!  It was so fun to just sit back and watch her play and have fun with her minnie.  

It's the simple things :)

Video: Tessa and Her Minnie Mouse :)

(watch closely around the 11 second mark....daddy says "Hi" and waves to Tessa...you can see her lift her little right hand and wave back to her daddy...melts my heart!)

She's our little cutie-patootie!

~Whitney

Life In Pictures (LIP)

I'm just gunna start calling these my LIP posts.  My Life In Pictures posts are becoming a thing....might as well give them a name. When the big things are too big to write about, I at least want to continue sharing the small things that we cling to in order to put one foot in front of the other... 

this girl loves going out to eat :)

 it's highly impressive when she stands up against her daddy without her splints on.

Such a big girl!

Parker helped me cut some sunflowers for the house!

 we decided we needed to add some cheer to the kitchen table :)

  waking her up in the morning for school is hard to do ;)

this is our favorite moment of the day...

Tessa still falls asleep every night in her nap nanny...taking her to bed will never get old.

~Whitney