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Category: Tess
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Tess seems to love Maggie more and more each day, and that sweet dog is becoming increasingly tolerant of her. Tess frequently stands next to Maggie and throws her arm around her neck, and I think Maggie might even enjoy it. It probably helps that we have started letting Tess help feed Maggie, and we…
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Around here, the month of April is known as ‘mud season.’ I think the reason behind this is obvious. The good news is that Tess has purple rain boots for use in stomping through puddles – and for wearing indoors just for fun (and because they’re purple). The even better news is that the snow…
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Tess loves chocolate. And ice cream. So when we had brownie sundaes the other night, as a special treat with Grandma and Grandpa, Tess was quite thrilled. However, she had neglected to save room (seeing as she’s not quite old enough to tune into our meal planning), and proclaimed to be “all done” when in…
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Sorry about the lack of posting in the past few days – we’ve been enjoying a very fun visit with Grandma and Grandpa. And my stomach has been too full of dessert to fit behind the keyboard. I will share some stories of their visit with you this week (including more about dessert, because I know…
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Tess learned how to make bubbles while we were in the land of sun and heat (can you hear the longing in my voice?). And Myrrh gave the girls each a very fancy bubble wand – that makes amazing bubbles – which added to the fun. Only first Tess had to get used to having…
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I gave Tess a paintbrush and a tray full of paint for the first time the other day. I finally decided that the neat freak in me had deprived her of that experience for long enough. In true Tess fashion, she made a beautiful painting (four beautiful paintings, actually), and didn’t even need to have…
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Tess has started pulling a chair up to the kitchen island in order to open the drawer where I keep my pen, notebook, and calendar. The other day, she was happily adding to my to-do list, so I left the room for a moment. When I returned, she had unwrapped a Hershey’s kiss and was…
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I said, “Tess, come on, it’s time to eat lunch.” And Tess replied, “Hide.” Smarty pants.
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One day about a month ago, Tess heard us talking about how it was time to feed the dog, and she walked right over and picked up Maggie’s bowl all by herself and carried it to the closet where the food is kept. She has been helping her daddy feed the dog every day since…
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It is a fact that Grace does not like to sleep. She has never liked to sleep. As a tiny baby, she would cry and cry instead of sparing us hours of agony by simply closing her stubborn little eyes. Adam and I both have many memories of walking in circles around the house with…
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