Tessa is 10 months!

Tessa is now 10 months, and OH SO ACTIVE! Now that it is summer, we have been having fun together sleeping in (nope, Tessa wakes up early), relaxing (nope, Tessa is on the move all the time) and taking long naps (nope, Tessa doesn't take long naps). We are adapting :-)

We are looking forward to Tessa's first California trip! We can't wait to enjoy cooler weather. We will have lots of pics to post then. We hope you enjoy these. (The last one is my favorite, she didn't know she had a cheerio on her nose!)

Tessa's first trip to the Blue

Over Memorial Day Weekend, a bunch of us Kergers decided to go visit our Grampa's cabin near Alpine, AZ. Papa, Uncle Nick, Aunt Katie, Cousin Mia, Aunt Shelby, Uncle Jake and Aunt Gentry were all there to enjoy the trip with us. We drove all night to make sure the little ones slept the whole way there. Although that made all of us very sleepy when we arrived. Once we got there, we spent the weekend hiking, building dams in the river, looking for crawdads, riding the quads and roasting marshmallows. Great Aunt Ellie and Great Uncle Jay seemed to really enjoy the company and getting to know their great nieces a little better. Tessa turned out to be quite the river baby, never wanting to get out of the river. Tessa got a little color with all the outdoor activity. We even took a trip to Luna Lake where Uncle Jake and Uncle Nick tried to get a little fishing in when the Game and Fish Warden was off to lunch:-)

It was an amazing weekend of family time. We wish we could have had more of our siblings and cousins with us. Maybe next year...wink wink! Can't wait till next time!!

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Tessa is 9 Months Old!

This has been such an exciting and busy month. Tessa is now a pro at crawling, and she is even pulling herself up on EVERYTHING! (This is scaring Mommy and Daddy a bit.) We had our first Mother's Day this month and our first swim in Mimi's pool. We put it all together for you all in this clip. Hope you enjoy it. Looking forward to spending the summer with my little one!

Tessa 9 Months from rebturley on Vimeo.

8 Months and the Zoo!

Tessa turns 8 months today. I know I say this every month, but the time truly does fly by. Today we got to visit with our cousin Mia who is exactly 1 month younger then Tessa. They are very curious about each other...and often we have to remind them to be gentle with each other. I guess they love each other so much already it is hard to contain themselves. I also have our monthly shot of Tessa with her Pooh Bear. You can definitely see the age progression since a second after this picture, Tessa picked up her bear and threw it. Long ago are the days when we had to prop her up on top of him.





Here are a few cute 8 months shots. I love her expressions!






We continue to spend a lot of time outside. Recently we found a park close to our house with ducks and geese. Tessa likes to watch the baby birds follow their mommies.





Here are some cute pics of Tessa and her hat. This is the only hat that Tessa will not pull off right away. Currently our hat has gone missing, so family...keep your eyes open for a runaway pink Elmo hat!






Tessa got to see her first glimpse at wild animals the other day when we went to the Wildlife Zoo. We had a lot of family fun. Most of the time, Tessa loves her stroller, but not today. Daddy and Mommy had to take turns carrying her. Even April in AZ is too hot!We didn't end up staying long because we were afraid our little darling would burn...even with sunscreen on. I wonder who she takes after?

One of the animals she paid most attention to was the tiger. She just watched him move back and forth in his cage. We told her it was Mr. Bingley's big brother:-) We will have to come back another time when it is cooler and Tessie is older. We enjoyed our little family outing!








Love,

Adam, Reagan and Tessa

We miss Auntie Raleigh :-(

This month we had to say goodbye to Auntie Raleigh. She and Uncle Shane moved to North Dakota...or what we call very very far away. Auntie Raleigh used to live with us, so having our house so empty makes us miss her even more. We know Uncle Shane missed her too and we have to share her. We hope you are enjoying your new home. We can't wait to see you soon. We miss and love you Aunt Raleigh.





PS: We miss Mr. Kitty too....not Max :-)

Tessa almost crawling!

Tessa is one the verge of crawling. She pretty much can get to where she needs to go these days by rolling, or inching her way there. I was able to catch her on video trying to crawl towards my parent's dog Aggie. (Which we are finding out, Tessa loves all animals. We have to just work on softening our grip a little.) What is neat to see in this video is Tessa going forward, and then Tessa choosing to sit back down. We better start baby proofing the house! Hope you enjoy!

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Happy Easter!

This year we were able to celebrate Easter for the first time as a family of three! Tessa looked so cute in her little Easter dress. We just had to share the pictures!




Tessa was very curious as to what was inside her Easter basket!




Love,
Adam, Reagan and Tessa