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Category: Tess
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Every morning when Grace gets ready for school, Tess gets ready too. She asks for her boots, hat and coat and tries to put them on. She seems to have a hard time understanding why Grace gets to go “bye-bye” and she doesn’t. Then she realizes that she has all of the toys to herself,…
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Grace isn’t the only one with a funky sense of style – check out Tess’s cool shades!
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Tess has decided she is a big girl now and no longer needs a bib. I disagree, but she is stubborn.
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Tess loved the children’s museum. However, we apparently forgot to tell her that you are not really supposed to eat pretend food (doesn’t anyone ever feed that kid?). And Grace, who decided a while back that she would like to become a veterinarian, has already started learning the tricks of the trade. This will certainly…
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Tess loves Maggie. More importantly, she maintains a respectful distance from our gentle, but child-apprehensive dog. When Grace was a toddler, she would run full force at Maggie, climb on her, and whack her in the head. So naturally, the poor dog is a bit wary of small children. But Tess has never done anything…
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Tess recently decided that it is more fun to toss her food off the tray than it is to actually eat the food. We take this to mean that she is no longer hungry, so we take away her food and remove her from her seat. Then she attempts to climb up onto my lap,…
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Tess went to the doctor last week for her 18-month checkup (I realize she’s almost 20-months old, but I’m doing the best I can, people!). I was so proud when the nurse weighed her, and declared her to be a whopping 20 pounds and 12 ounces! Finally, I thought, I have a good eater and…
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After a long break, my fingers are rested and I am ready to once again regale you with tales of my two sweet, and spunky, girls. But first, a little bit about Christmas… Christmas with two little kids is fun, but it’s even more fun with a house full of people you love and…
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Baby sister will play. On big sister’s bed, and with big sister’s toys… All while resisting mommy’s attempts to get her dressed – a behavior learned from the all-knowing, and much loved, big sister. It’s funny how Tess instinctively goes for the one thing that Gracie really doesn’t want her to play with – her…
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On Saturday we attended a winter event at our favorite local farm, along with Grace’s good buddy Violet and her family. The girls listened to a story and then made pinecone birdfeeders and strings of popcorn and cranberries. Afterwards, we all trekked into the woods, through the snow, to hang up our treats for the…
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