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Category: Tess
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The other day, while Grace and Adam were skiing, Tess and I were taking numerous trips down the road. Tess dressed her baby in a warm coat, and brought her along in the "bucket" of her trike. She also figured out — all by herself — how to hook up a wagon to the trike.…
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The other morning, Tess wrote her name on a piece of paper, taped it to her dress, and put on a show. The rest of us — her audience members — each had to write our name on a piece of paper that she marked with a stamp. I have no idea what all of…
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Boy, are we happy that Daphne's back in town! {And yes, I caught them with all 6 feet off the ground!}
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Friday mornings are completely free for me and Tess. No gymnastics, no ballet, no trips to the grocery store. So on Fridays, I get to take a nice long shower, and Tess gets to watch twenty minutes of television. She likes this tradition — a lot. (Check out her use of the shopping cart as…
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The other day, when Grace made her clubhouse sign, Tess made a sign of her own for her bedroom door. It was a few pen scratches on a sticky-note. According to her, it said: "Please do not open this door. I am having a good sleep because I did not take a nap today."
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Some excerpts from Tess, during bedtime tonight while I was rubbing her tummy (clearly she needed some time to wind down!): "Pigs cannot dress up." "I wish we had eyes on our fingers, so we could find things in the dark." "When is the grass going to be green?" "Please give Gracie the biggest kiss…
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Why couldn't I get a better photo of Tess in her new dress, you wonder? Because it's perfect for spinning in. Which means it will also be perfect for walking down the aisle and sprinkling flower petals at Great-Uncle Wayne and Auntie M's wedding next month. And you can bet I'll be posting some…
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Just before Christmas, Tess pulled out one of Grace's 100-piece puzzles and started working on it. She asked for my help, but did a lot of it by herself. I found it astonishing that she had the patience to diligently work at such a complex task, but then again, it sort of fits with her…
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On New Year's Eve we took the girls ice skating, for the first time this winter. Grace has cool new hockey skates, and it only took her a few minutes to get the hang of skating again. It was Tess's very first time on ice skates, though, and she did very well. She could stand…
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Awwwwww….. That's all I have to say. (And did I pick a good man, or what?)
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