Tessa walks like crazy!

On July 20th, Tessa took her first steps. It was so quick that we barely even realized what was happening. Since then, she has been so determined to be independent. In what seems to have been overnight, she is a full fledge walker...typically choosing it as her preferred mode of transportation. It is so strange to see her walking out of a room to greet people. In the video you will also see that our lovable lab, Chimi, is such a great play toy for Tessa to love on...or crawl over :-)

Sorry this took a while to post, we have been very busy at the Turley House!

Our sweet Gus Gus

Today the Turley family said goodbye to one very special little pooch. Our sweet Gus Gus who also went by Mr. Gus-er-sons, Gus-a-roonie, and Gus the Dog. Gus Gus had been plagued with Valley Fever that set into his bones and made walking almost impossible. We had been trying to treat it since April, but very little gains were made and Gus still seemed to be experiencing a lot of pain. Our vet threw every medication she could at him with the hopes of seeing improvement, and expressed how sad she was that Gus wasn't one of the lucky ones that comeback from this sort of thing. Making this sort of decision is never easy when you know that the one in question was still so young, but we know our sweet Beagle is no longer in pain.









































Gus Gus... you were a very special part of our family and we will miss you so much. Have fun with Sam in doggie heaven!

Tessa 11 Months!

This has been an exciting month. We have spent numerous hours in the pool practicing our swimming, and we took a Parent-Tot class at our local public swimming pool. Tessa was very advanced compared to the other little swimmers. We had an exciting family vacation, we met new friends, Tessa got her first library card, and she took her first few steps on her own. She is one determined little cookie to do things on her own. We look forward to the next few months and all the things she will shortly be able to do. WATCH OUT WORLD, HERE COMES TESSA!

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The Correct Photo!

In the previous post, we showed a picture of Adam and Tessie both in cabinets. The picture of Adam was not the one we wanted to post, but couldn't find the one of him in the EXACT same cabinet. Well Tessie's Mimi found the correct photo so here it is. Both Tessa and her Daddy (close to 25 years apart) in the same cabinet.

Like Father, Like Daughter

By now we know that our little Tessie has a BIG personality! What is neat to see are similarities between her and her two parents. Adam's mom was always snapping pictures of Adam when he was young whenever he got into trouble...because he looked so cute doing it. We are going to try to recreate some of these photos...only Tessie style. Some poses, we may not have to prompt. With her big personality comes mischief. Although, we too are grabbing our camera more then scolding these days, oh well. Hope you enjoy!

Our Family Trip to San Diego!

This past week we took a vacation to beautiful San Diego, California. Tessa got to experience her first plane ride and did great...most of the time. We arrived in San Diego to find overcast weather that continued the whole trip. We didn't mind, because it was such a break from the 100 degree weather in Phoenix. Auntie Gentry came with us so we could enjoy her while she is home from college. We chose to stay at a hotel that the Kerger kids are familiar with. We stayed at the Dana Inn which is the hotel my parents had us stay at when we are kids. It was so neat, even more then we remembered. (Although Gentry was a little young to remember.) We took walks around the marina, lounged in the hotel pool, visited Seaport Village, and went to the San Diego Zoo which was the first time for all of us (first time for Gentry at any zoo!) Despite the weather we still made it to the beach and enjoyed it. The water was a little chilly, but our little water baby didn't mind. She even got her sea legs going and started walking (with support) on the beach. The rate she is going, we are going to have a walker pretty soon! We wish we could bottle up some of that amazing weather, but alas.....we are home and sweating. Oh well, we hope you enjoy our photos of our trip. Can't wait to do it again!

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Happy Fourth!

Happy Fourth everyone! Yesterday we celebrated our Independence with some friends and had a great time swimming and watching fireworks. Everyone there was amazed at how much Tessa liked the water. Here is a picture we took that we wanted to share since it was so priceless. We hope everyone had a great day!