Meeting Santa!

This year Tessa was able to meet Santa for the first time. Last year Mommy and Daddy didn't want to brave the mall to take a picture, but this year it was worth it. Aunt Katie, Uncle Nick and Cousin Mia came too. Here is a picture of Tessa "chillin" before she encounters him. Can't you see that she is bursting with enthusiasm??

Tessa didn't know what to make of this weird guy. Poor Mia didn't seem to like him though. Oh well, we got the pic!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Finding Fall

Tessa has had trouble finding fall this year. She even went to North Carolina looking for it. Unfortunately it was not there as well. Finally, on a cold day in December, it appeared in AZ. The colored leaves appeared and began to fall in the Kerger backyard. We quickly captured a few moments of Tessa enjoying the brief season....soon it will be gone...POOF!




Even Luke, got into the action!




We knows how beautiful fall can be. Maybe next year we will find it earlier????

Tessa's Fall from rebturley on Vimeo.

Precious Christmas Video!

Most people know how much I love Christmas. Well this video brought me to tears. I wanted to share it with anyone that would watch. Hopefully you will squeeze your babies a little tighter tonight. Be blessed with your family this Christmas season!

Rocks!

Tessa has recently discovered rocks! She is fascinated by them and spends a lot of time looking for them and analyzing them. Maybe she will grow up to be a geologist, who knows??? (Oh, and she also discovered chili peppers too.)

Here are some cute pics of Tessa looking for rocks while visiting at her Mimi's house. Mimi has a lot of interesting rocks in her backyard for Tessa to investigate.






Here is Tessa's version on "peek-a-boo". :-)

Tessa 15 Months!

Our Tessie is growing up so fast. One of our favorite past times is to just sit back and watch what funny things Tessa says and does. Here are a few short clips of some of those moments. (Don't worry, it is just water.)

Tessa 15 Months from rebturley on Vimeo.

Tessa sure does keep Mommy and Daddy on their toes, not to mention Mimi and Grammy too!






Tessa knows she doesn't need a driver's license to drive a golf cart! :-)



On weekends, Tessa doesn't know to let Mommy and Daddy sleep in a little. Her first priority is to get up and go make sure it is morning outside. She has figured out how to get out through the doggie door, so no help is needed from our end.







We can't wait for the holidays to arrive! More fun pictures to come!!!

October Trip to North Carolina!

A few weeks ago (yes I am a little late in posting this), Tessa and I were blessed with the opportunity to travel to North Carolina to visit our cousins! We were hoping for some cooler fall weather, but I guess North Carolina did not get the memo. Tessa had met her Aunt Merri and cousin Gracie before, but not her cousins Luke and Ben or her Uncle Jeff. Right from the start, the boys made us feel like we were at home. They were very good with Tessa and were always very concerned for her well being. Gracie is lucky to have such great big brothers!





Tessa is used to wrestling with her cousin Jack, so Gracie was taken back with how rough Tessa can be. Tessa was just so excited to play with Gracie, she couldn't help getting overly excited :-)




I think Tessa won her over :-)




We got to visit the Morgan's favorite park. Luke and Ben do such a good job as a big brother to Gracie, they also took good care of Tessie!



We were lucky there there were enough swings for all of the kiddos!





















What would parents do without strollers???





We got to see some funny animals at the zoo! We really liked the polar bear that was playing with his floating toy! He looked like he was having as much fun as Tessa does when she plays at bath time!

























Tessa got to meet a new doggie pal, Miss Clara. Tessa loves all furry creatures, but I am not sure Clara knew what to do with Miss Tessa :-)





We got a lot of cute cousin pics!














Our last family excursion was to a local pumpkin farm. This was the first tim Tessie had been to a farm. She seemed to enjoy all the outdoor activities. She got to walk through a hay maze, she got to go on a hay ride, and she got to pick out pumpkins with her cousins. Tessa had to leave her pumpkins behind, since they probably wouldn't have fit in her suitcase.















(Yes, their matching shirts say "I love my auntie!"!)






























The best part of our trip was the time we got to spend with our North Carolina family! We loved having cousin time and sister time (Mer and Reagan both got their fix!) Thank you Morgans for letting us come visit. We had a great time. Can't wait to play again soon!