Our Precious Little Boy is Here!

Our precious little boy is here! Nathaniel Noah Turley made it here safely on July 20th at 9:22 PM. He weighed 7.8 oz and was 19 1/4 inches long. He had a chubby round face and lots of blonde peach fuzz. We are so happy to have our little boy in our arms. It has been an adjustment being home, so it is taking us a little bit of time to organize all our photos for a slide show. Stay tuned!

Happy 4th!

Happy Fourth of July! It is amazing to look back over the course of a year and see how much our sweet Tessa has changed. Here are some of her 2011 Fourth of July photos.





...and her are some of her 2010 photos. She is growing up so quickly, but it is so amazing to see her personality grow with each passing day. Hope everyone had a safe holiday!

Our New Family Member...."Mr. Noodle"

A little over a month ago, I reluctantly brought home a stray kitten found in a tree at my school. Due to the fact that we already have a houseful of furry creatures, we tried very hard to find a home for this little fella. However, not many people like cats, and do not want to take one in.....so, what's an animal loving family to do? We have become attached to this little guy, and Tessa walks around the house calling him "Baby". If we were to be approached by a loving family who was willing to take this guy in, we would be more then happy to hand him over. However, we do not see that happening, so it looks like he will be the newest member of the Turley family.




If you are familiar with the Sesame Street segment "Elmo's World", you will know where this little guy got his name. Officially, his name is "Mr. Noodle's Brother, Mr. Noodle", but for short we call him Mr. Noodle. (I know, this is Adam's humor shining through!) Elmo has become one of Tessa's favorite characters, so it was pretty obvious where this little guy would get his big name.




He likes to act like he is a hunter, catching Tessa's Beanie Babies and dragging them around. All the other animals seem to have taken to him as well. Oh well, the more the merrier...right?

A Special Present from Aunt Kamie!

I am so excited that I am going to be a big sister! The other day, we got to celebrate my mommy and soon-to-be baby brother and they got all kinds of presents. Well, I got a special present too! My Aunt Kamie made me a special purse. It was so pretty. My favorite part was when I opened it up inside and found one of my favorite things inside....a picture of a TURTLE! Boy, did I like that turtle. Thank you Aunt Kamie for thinking of me and making me something so special. I wish I could come visit you in Hawaii and see the Big Turtles you guys have on the beach!







Love, Tessa

More Cute Easter Photos!

We had previously posted a blog about Easter, but only were able to use the photos from our Aunt Shelby's camera. Well, we finally found the cord that connects our computer and camera and found some additional cute ones once they were uploaded, and we couldn't pass up posting them.








Here are some more at Grammy and Papa's House!

Deliriously Cute Tessa

Ok, I know we haven't posted in a while. Our family has been very preoccupied preparing for the arrival of our son. Before he gets here, we are going to try to squeeze in a few blogs about what the Turleys have been up to since Easter.

The last week of school in May, our sweet Tessa caught Roseola. She had four days straight of high grade fevers, and then developed the rash a few days later. She seemed to find some comfort sleeping in Mommy and Daddy's bed during this rough patch. Although, Daddy decided to see what "Delirious" Tessa could do, even when she was feverish and half asleep. She is so cute, it hurts. Enjoy! More posts to come...hopefully!

Sick Tessa from rebturley on Vimeo.