Another Addition!

Yesterday, my sister Kamie and her husband welcomed another blessing into their family, Joseph William! We are so happy he is here! Mommy and baby are doing well and hope to be home today!

Welcome to our family Baby Joe! We can't wait to meet you!

Family Day Trip to Sedona!

Last weekend we decided to take a day trip up north. We had been wanting to get out of the heat all summer. While patiently waiting to become a family of five, we thought it might be a good idea gathering a few more memories as a family of four.

 We had a nice little picnic!

 Tessa and Nate enjoyed some nature. 

 Love these moments!!

 At first I wasn't quite sure what this was, but I am assuming it was a caterpillar. 

 The weather was still in the 90s up there, but it was better then the 100s it was in the valley!

 The river was a little fast for us to get in. Plus the park we were visiting had a strict no swimming or wadding policy. It was a beautiful park for a hike though. 

 Nate the navigator!

We had a wonderful time together. Hoping for more "exploring" trips as the kids get older!

Open House at Preschool!

About a week ago, Tessa's preschool had an open house. Adam and I were both excited to see what our little girl had been up to these past few weeks. 

Here she is telling us about their creation project. (She made sure we knew that on the 7th day, God took a nap because he was tired.) 

 Here she is exploring...

 Here is the picture frame she made for our family photos. 

It was pretty chaotic in the beginning, so we waited for our turn to talk to the teacher after most of the parents had left. While we were talking, her teacher noticed Tessa cleaning up the classroom. All the boys and girls had come in like a whirlwind and not a single one had picked up their mess. But our Tessa did all by herself, without being asked. The teacher was proud of her and gave her a "kindness coin" which I guess is a really big deal!

That's my girl!

Tessa's Fourth Year Video!

I know I am a little late, but here is our sweet T's 4th year video. We are so blessed to call her ours. We can't believe it has been four years already. Enjoy!

Tessa's Fourth Year from rebturley on Vimeo.