A very special dress!

Before Tessa was born, she was given a very special gift. Our 2nd cousin, Sandy, gave Tessa a small dress that was hand crocheted by my grandmother, Tessa's great-grandmother and her namesake - Phyllis. Our Grammy was always crocheting us afghans, doilies and tableclothes. When I opened the gift and I saw the dress, I knew that it was special. In the box was a note from Sandy that said that my grandmother Phyllis crocheted this dress for her when she was one year old. That was in 1941. So the dress is 69 years old. It was such a precious gift to have given to Tessa. I wanted to make sure we got some pictures of Tessa wearing this dress before she grew too big for it. It worked out perfectly that she fit into it during our beautiful but short spring season.

As we have mentioned before, Tessa loves the outdoors. Being outside keeps her happy when Papa is taking so many pictures! (We also squeezed in one more outfit since the day was so beautiful and Tessa was in a good mood.) We hope you enjoy these pics as much as we did. Knowing that my daughter has a piece of my Grammy, her great-Grammy means so much to me. Thank you Sandy for giving us such a precious gift. It will be cherished!

Thank you Papa for being our photographer too! We are so lucky to have that talent in the family!

Our 7th Month Old "Lucky Charm"

It is amazing how fast the months are flying by. This month we really were able to get out of the house and enjoy the beautiful Spring weather. Tessa is quite the "outside" girl. She loves spending her afternoons in the sun. We are running out of ideas as to where to take her next. This month we were able to celebrate Daddy's birthday, meet a dear friend of mine, Mrs. Riser, who happens to have been my 2nd grade teacher, and we celebrated St. Patrick's Day. We got to spend lots of time with Auntie Raleigh before she leaves for North Dakota and Uncle Shane who has already left us. :-( We will miss them dearly, like we miss all our Aunts and Uncles that live far away. Happy Spring everyone. We hope you are able to enjoy the weather while it is still wonderful!

PS: See if you can spot Tessa's two lower front teeth in some of the pics. She is showing them off in her smile these days!

Tessa at 7 months from rebturley on Vimeo.

One very special lady!

Today I join my family in wishing my mother a very Happy Birthday. We are so blessed to have her in our lives. She is not only a caring and devoted mother, but she is also such an affectionate Grammy to our little ones! Happy Birthday Mom! We are thankful for every moment we have with you.