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Category: Tess
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Tess spent a good deal of time with Grace this summer putting on performances. Tess seems to have learned quite a bit from her big sister about singing and dancing, and especially about how to win the adoration of an audience. On Sunday, we took advantage of the beautiful weather and went for a walk…
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Tess has been very excited about starting school, and for the past couple of weeks she has told everyone who will listen: "Soon I'm going to go to school!" She didn't seem at all nervous this morning, and did a crazy dance at the door, singing: "It's a good day! It's the best day!" In fact,…
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Yesterday, in a fitting farewell to summer, our friends took us out on their boat. The weather was picture perfect. We hung out on an island for a couple of hours, enjoying the white sandy beach and meeting a seal. It was very fun — the kind of day that I'll look back on in mid-February…
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I took Tess to the store today to pick out some new sneakers. She chose the exact same shoes her big sister has, and I don't think it's just a coincidence. Tess was very excited, and celebrated by racing Grace down the front path to the garage and back — several times — and wasn't…
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Today we went to the beach with a friend who has two girls the same age as my two girls. The two five-year olds played together the entire time: making a sand castle, swimming and wave-jumping, and concocting 'soup.' The two three-year olds were aware of each other's presence, but mostly played alone or followed…
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A few days ago, while Grace was otherwise engaged, Tess and I took her trike to the park per her request. She rode that thing around and around the playground, down the trails and back. It was as if we had brought a playmate with us — the trike even picked with paths we should take,…
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Tess is progressing well with her swimming lessons. She only wears the floatation belt for part of the class, and has become completely comfortable in the water. She jumps right in, disappears underwater for a few seconds, and then pops up with a huge grin on her face. And as you can see, she's able…
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I was trying to get a picture of Tess's new bangs (cut by yours truly), but what strikes me in this photo are those eyes. Thanks, Adam.
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Three-year olds are enthusiastic about everything. Yesterday, in the span of one hour, Tess found joy in: Her umbrella, though there was no threat of rain; Jumping off a low brick wall, over and over again; And pulling her plastic wagon around in circles on the sandy beach. Hanging out with her is good for me.
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Tess has been resisting potty training for quite some time now. “You’re still a baby,” her big sister would say, “because you still wear diapers.” “I want to be a baby,” Tess would reply. When I suggested that she try to sit on the potty for a spell, she would holler, “No! I not want…
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