Sesame Place, PA

Last week Remi had off and we planned a trip to Sesame Place with our friends! It was HOT! But so much fun and worth it!!! I highly recommend going here if you have little kids! Its totally geared towards kids say 10 and under.....water rides, rope courses, Sesame characters, parades, roller coasters, lazy rivers, and lots more! We were all impressed! There were no huge crowds of rowdy older kids running through the park and knocking into you. Minus the 100 day we had it was awesome!

"Hannah so excited to ride roller coaster"

Yummy melted Elmo cupcakes!

Resting on the merry go round! Tessa fell asleep for an hour or 2 in the stroller, poor thing was soaked when she woke up but she was happy, rested then off to the water park we went! Hannah rested on this ride and in the stroller between rides!

Daddy and his girls!

Even Tessa got to ride!!!! I could not hold her so she sat next to me and I held onto her very very tightly!!!

 Our friends!!! Mrs. Jeni, Mr. Brian and Gavin!

 Hannah and G-man hanging on the firetruck! It was a set and they loved it!!!!! Could have stayed there all day.

She LOVED it! It went up and down it was a zebra cat???

Riding the caterpillar ride, it went forwards and backwards then side to side, way cool and my facial expression is not out of fear but the fact that although Hannah was buckled up she opened the door and kept playing with it! Is there anything that's Hannah proof!???

See.I did like it! When Hannah had both hands on the handlebar! 

Daddy's a sucker.........

 BWAHAHAHA..........She kept asking to go on this again and again. So we waited and waited. Then it was our turn after our friends Brain and Gavin got off b/c he got spooked. But that still didn't stop her. Happy going up.......

Then it dropped and down came the tears........poor girl! I was laughing, what else could you do?? The ride was already started and they are so short anyway she was fine, just didn't like the "drop" feeling. She was totally fine after the ride stopped. AND no tears! Faker! She didn't want to mess up her pretty butterfly! 

Happy Tessa!

It was a GREAT day! We were worn out! Then we headed to our friends about 45 minutes for a few days to visit with them! Lots of fun!!

Busted!

 Does this "Daddys little Angel" look like the busted lip is slowing her down any?? We were over my friend Awbree's house last week and Hannah was climbing up the steps made it to the top tripped and fell right into the little table and chairs. I saw the what little blood there was waited then she saw it and freaked out. But after a few minutes of snuggles and a cold boo boo icepack she was all better!            

She had a puffy lip for a few days but she didn't notice it.

 She is one tough cookie! Like the booger shot too??? :) She's so brave and my little sweetie!

Firetruck's House

A few Sundays ago our moms group had a field trip to the Fire Station. Hannah was in heaven!!!!!! She is in love with firetrucks and their house! We drive by it pretty much everyday so she was happy when she finally got to visit there!
 Group shot, you can tell the kids were really cooperative!



















Hannah and her boy Preston hugging! They are so cute together!

Maddie and Hannah checking out the inside of the firetruck! 

9 Months

 Man I really stink at updating the blog! Between playdates, pool parties, beach time, the computer crashing so I could not upload yet again.....visitors! I'm worn out! I know I know such a hard life huh?? Beach, Pool, Playing.....yeah bite me!

So our little butterball turned 9 months on July 5! She is 16 1/2 pounds  26 inches long so pretty much a well portioned peanut! Shes in the 10% and 15% for her weight/height! Ha! Go figure we are both on the smaller side! Shes crawling.......well scooting but she's mastered that and starting to pull up so I don't think she will crawl with her belly off the ground. That's her way of crawling and girlfriend can move it when she wants too! Shes so funny on our hardwood floors she does little break dancing moves on her belly. She can whip herself around in a flash.


 She still digs those 2 fingers (pointer and middle) but only does that when shes tired. She has been so lovely, sweet, quiet, child! ha! She cut all FOUR top teeth at once PLUS 2 molars!!!!! Yeah not a happy camper nor is there much sleep going on here, at least for momma.

 But thats ok! Shes a little snuggle bug so we cuddle, nurse and go back to sleep. Thank God! She just looks SO BIG and LONG here, but don't let it fool  ya, its the angle.

 Our usual monthly picture! Her frame is filling up! She has changed SO much! I don't think she looks like the baby we brought home! I can not get enough of Tessa! I see Hannah and it all goes TOO fast so I'm enjoying every moment with her....even the fussy ones! Because I know that's not normal for her and this too shall pass.

 So things in our garden started growing, lots of carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes and some green peppers!!!! Hannah is recently obsessed with carrots. Which I totally love her having that for snacks instead of fruit snacks or chips etc.! So here she is being a bunny! She was saying up and down up and down boing boing! hopping around the house!

AND did you notice the UNDERWEAR!?!?!!?!? WE did it! Shes potty trained and has been for a month and a half! I didn't want to write it because I couldn't believe it was that easy! I kept waiting for her to go back to diapers or have accidents have me get frustrated and nothing! I'm so proud of her! She did amazing! I just got fed up one day on the diapers told her no more and we did underwear and never looked back! She had to be in nothing or underwear for her to actually go potty if she had diapers on she went in them. So they are only used at bedtime. She still amazes us everyday.

Framed!

 In May Remi's sister got married (I don't think I posted pics or blogged about it, I'm that bad, plus we took 100's of picture too) anyway for their guest book they did a new trendy twist to it, a virtual guest book. They hired a friend son's to take pictures of the guest as they came into the art studio where the event was held. Hence the gold frame the girl's are posing in. I can't wait to see the book! I think Gemma was going to get it made into a shutterfly book and keep it out for people to see! The girls were at the wedding, Hannah was the flower girl and Tess just attended sitting with my parents. But with Remi and I in the wedding plus chasing after Hannah, we did not get a picture of us 4, probably not even Remi and I together either :( So we had a 2nd shoot at our house!

Getting 2 mobile kids to stay put.........was very challenging!

The star of the wedding.......I mean the flower girl! :o) Who walked down and back or ran, or visited with everyone in the seats, or ran to the bride and groom. But the important thing was she wasn't scared!

My beautiful girls!

8 Months......

This little sweet girl is now 8 months old!!! A little over 15lbs.She's sitting up, rolling over,  babbling, almost crawling, I mean she moves the arms stops moves the legs and she's where she wants to be! Amazing!!!!!!!! There is now nothing out of reach! She's such a happy easy, baby! Tessa LOVES food!!!!!! Is like a little bird always opening her mouth waiting for momma to feed her!

She is sleeping thru the night 7pm-6am nurses then sleeps till 730am-8am! WooHoo!!! Now if only I would go to bed when she did, I would probably feel refreshed! :) She's perfect. I can't imagine my life without her and just recently Hannah and Tessa started playing together, and by playing together I mean Hannah taking the toys Tessa has and giving Tessa the toys that Hannah doesn't want to play with! I just love seeing them interact with each other! Tessa gets all excited and squeals moves her arms and legs whenever she see's big sister!

We love you so much baby girl!!!!!!!! (something my parents use to call me and still do) Happy I can pass on the nickname! xoxox

Giggles

I just can't get enough of this girl giggles, hugs, kisses. Shes my little Buddha baby!

Giggles

Makes my day.
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Oh the places we go

These are from the weekend. The new adventures of a semi crawling Tessa. And the adventures of the Smith girls.

We roll, army crawl, roll, slide under the train table and eat Thomas all while Hannah is frantically looking for her Thomas! haha

We get in laundry baskets. Which looks like jail. She has her 2 hands on the top of the basket...hmmm perfect position for pulling up??????

We go to the beach! Solo (well with friends but no daddy just momma) I have been brave and took the girls to the beach 2x and pool 2x this week!!!!!!!!!!!!

We lay in the shade and eat frogs........

We get stylish hair do's!

We go to the park and slide............Check out that static!

We go swingin'!!!!!!!! (not that kind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

We swing HIGHER and FASTER!!!!

We go on airplane rides before bed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Backtracking

Here I (well Remi got the girls these outfits!) go again with the matching outfits!!!!!!!

Ahh a book. Looks interesting.

TO EAT!!!! Num num num

Maybe I will cook up some recipes!

OR just look totally adorable with my toothless smile!!!!!!!! (She actually has 2 bottom teeth but you dont usually see them)