Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Tidbits...

Funny conversation with Tessa yesterday….


Chris: Tessa you want a Kit Kat?

Tessa: No I don’t like them

Chris: How do you know you don’t like them if you have never tried them?

Tessa: Because I let my imagination go wild and it tells me I don’t like them



Then she comes downstairs crying. I asked her if she fell and she says no mom I just got done watching Cinderella and it was so sad. The prince and Cinderella fell in love and I was just happy for them. It made me sad. Anything to do with cry is sad to her....even when its happy.


OMG where does she come up with this stuff. I am telling you we have a drama queen on our hands!!

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Update...

Not a whole lot has been going on up here in Canada....

1st Week of May Tessa started Soccer. Although she really didn't seem to enjoy it that much at first she seems to now. It's been fun to watch.





Also in May we had a visit from Grandma Debbie. We headed to the Mountains to Johnston Canyon Resort. It was BEAUTIFUL there. Hiked one day and did all the touristy stuff... I will leave you with a bunch of photos.

Johnston Canyon Lower Falls


Just outside our cabin door...

Our Cabin

Tessa loved this bear...just her size

Banff Falls

At the top of the Gondola in Banff National Park


Tessa kept posing during our hike into the woods....here are a few funny shots...


Riding the Gondola. She loves it!!

Grandma Debbie & Tessa stopping for a break on the hike...

Monday, May 4, 2009

Updates...

Wow what a busy few months we have had...

First off we had a WONDERFUL trip to California. It was filled with so much. We visited with my "Welsh" cousins that I hadn't seen since I was 6 years old. Then went to Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, San Clemente Pier, San Diego Zoo, Disneyland, L.A., Hollywood, and Santa Monica. WHEW it was a busy but great week. I think Chris is ready to move there! HAHAHA Then on our way home we were about to land in Edmonton and the pilot came over the loud speaker and says "We are about to land in your final destination Edmonton. It's not bright and sunny here...(pause) it's SNOWING!!!" I just gave Chris that look of "We have just landed in hell" Oh I hate snow...
I am happy to say it was a wonderful 70 degrees this who past weekend. Spent both Saturday and Sunday at the park.

I will leave you with some of my favorite photos from our trip... Sorry 4 the photo overload!

Huntington Beach


San Clemente Beach (Chris, Alicia, Tessa, Reagan, & Kirstin)

Tessa & Casey on Huntington Beach

Chris, Tessa & Alicia at San Diego Zoo
Laugna Beach
Where's Tessa?

Our little Shirley Temple



Casey Jr.....

California Weather...


Disneyland
Take care everyone....I will try to be better about posting...




Saturday, March 21, 2009

Lots of things going on!

A few weeks back we went to the Telus World of Science. Tessa has been there several times with her dayhome, so she was a regular showing us the ropes. There are so many really cool things to do there. Matter of fact we are headed back there next weekend to see the snake exhibit.

Here are some silly pics of my kids ;)


This is a screen where you can watch someone eat something and watch it go thru their system...interesting but also gross...



My Hero...



Nice!


Lego was the big exhibit for the past few months. It's amazing what they can build out of Legos









KINDERGARTEN!!!


I knew this day would come but didn't realize how hard this is going to be...Tessa had Kindergarten Round up this week!! Can you believe our baby is going to school this fall? We met her teacher and she was very nice, boy does she make me feel old! I don't think she could be any older than 23...


Then today we went to the Shrine Circus and picked up these two clowns...

Jaden and Tessa

Last but not least and probably the most exciting is....drum roll please.....

We are headed to DISNEYLAND in California!! Tessa is so excited it's not even funny. She talks about it daily and keeps asking is so and so is going to be there. I think she is going to be disappointed to find out that Dora doesn't live at the castle too. Our countdown begins...15 days!!!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Little bits and pieces…

Tessa rarely say’s anything bad about the dog or cat… but lately she keeps saying “Harley, go away, your annoying me” Yes, that is right my 4 yr old uses the word annoying. OOPS ;)

Tessa says... “I love Mommy, I love Daddy, I love Tobey, I love Harley, and we are all family” and now she has been adding the fish (Chris had a great idea to buy 13 fish for Tessa’s room!) How I get talked into these kinds of thing I don’t know…I guess I am a pushover!

I dread the day this child quits giving hugs and kisses…It will be a sad day. We(Chris & I) look forward to the 20 plus hugs and kisses we get each night from Tessa. She is such a snuggle bug. This has only recently started happening…6 months ago she would roll her eyes at us in disgust when we would ask for a kiss. I will take what I can get…

Tessa cannot pronounce Gymnastics…she says nim-nastics. Talking about gymnastics, I have been getting after her because at gymnastics my child is a space cadet! She will let 4 or 5 kids cut in front of her during routines and she just let’s them. When I told her not to let kids cut in front of her, her response was “But I’m just trying to be nice”. What can I say to that….

I told Tessa that she would be starting soccer in May her response was “But I can’t because I don’t know how to play”

Tessa talks 24/7! Really I’m not joking. She talks more than any child I know. Even people who are around us agree!

Tessa came and grabbed Chris’s hands and said… “Dad, did you know that Diego has a friend named Alicia(Alissia, Spanish way of saying it), and I LOVE that name” Chris responded saying that was my name and she was so excited that her mom had her favorite name!! Now instead of calling me mom she will say “Where’s Alicia?”

You know how when it’s really cold out(OK maybe my Texas friends don’t know, you can just pretend its 30 degrees out) and the steam that comes from the buildings….well Tessa was at daycare the other day and all of a sudden with every bit of excitement in her said “JADEN, I know where the clouds come from!! At your school!” She thought that the steam coming from the elementary school was making clouds!

I asked Tessa “Where do you live?”
Her response “Not Texas” (Must be all the white stuff – lol)
Now normally she would say “ANADA"

Tessa knows her colors but Friday at school they mixed Black and White to make grey. When she was asked what color it made she simply responded "Light Black"


Tuesday, February 24, 2009

SNOW, SNOW, SNOW

This is what our back yard looks like after it has been snowing for 2 days!! Just 2 day's ago it was 46 degrees out! I feel like I am in IOWA with drastic weather changes within 24 hours. As of right now I think we have about 6-7 inches.







This is our camping grill we have been using as our grill(we sold our big grill before we left Texas)Yes, we are still braving the cold to grill!
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Silly Tessa

Grandma Neels sent Tessa a little care package that included these sunglasses. So cute I must say ;)