10 months

Is there a portal I can enter and just stay there awhile, so I can savour all her babyliciousness?!

Pink Ears

Guess who got her ears pierced today? Tessa!

This was her post-ear-pierced reaction:



She was so brave. She didn't even flinch or shed a tear. I think she might have been shocked about the whole ordeal, although I did warn her it would hurt. She just made a face that told the world that she was ready to get out of the store and go to our next destination.

2011

Happy 2011, everyone! This blog has not been forgotten, just neglected as things got a bit hectic during the holiday season.

A new year's resolution? Will try to post a blog a week. Promise.

A Super Friends Halloween

This Halloween, we laid low and trick and treated around our neighbourhood. Dan and Erika came along and celebrated their First Halloween as Mr. and Mrs. Helps. They were dressed up as



Batman and Joker.

Of course, this complemented the Super Friends aka Karchy, Tessa, and Maryn who dressed up as Batman, Wonder Woman, and Supergirl.



Karchy was so happy that Tito Dan was Batman too! Here he is proudly posing with Tito Dan.



Check out our Halloween decorations. We do not really go all out for Halloween. But Ray did an awesome job carving pumpkins with K and T. K, T, and Ray also made these milk jug ghosts inspired by a Regis and Kelly segment I watched. Cute, eh?

What a fun night we had! It was definitely a spooktacular Halloween ,especially it being Maryn's first.

Princess Tessa's Third Birthday

Tessa had a birthday party this past weekend. It was a labour of love all around.

A friend of ours who is an art and photography teacher taught a couple of arts and crafts projects to Tessa's cute guests. I ordered some felt crowns from her, and the children decorated them. Plus, she taught them an art lesson based on a very cute book called Emily's Balloon. The kids used watercolours and crayons to draw a yellow balloon in the sky. Here are their finished masterpieces:




The birthday party was a success. We had it a new community centre twenty minutes from our house. It was the first time we had a function there, so we were really happy. The room we rented out was connected to a semi-shaded playground which the kids were instantly attracted to. So, the kids left happy with full stomachs, tons of playtime, projects to be proud of, and these Mama-made chocolate princess wands.



(Zoom in and check out the little favour tags that another friend of ours made.)

Of course, Princess Tessa enjoyed her third Royal Bash, and she was just proud to be



THREE!

*Thanks to Crafty McGraff for all the pictures.

Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving!

Despite the craziness of my everyday, I am so thankful for this life.

Happy 3rd Birthday to our Princess Tessa!

You are such a blessing to us. We are amazed at how you have grown to be such a quiet, gentle, and strong-willed little girl. We love you SO much!