Eleven months old!

Tess is 11 months old today!

Just some fun pictures

Here are some fun recent pictures that we had to share...

Playing Old Maid with Grandpa

Givin' Uncle Mike some love

With Grandpa and Grandma on Grandpa's birthday


And this one is for Grandpa since it is his favorite (and it was his birthday after all)


Helping Mom with laundry!

Sesame Street Live!

Tess went to see Sesame Street Live at the Fox Theater this morning. She had to run out yesterday and get a new Elmo outfit for the special occasion! She really enjoyed it - it kept her attention for the entire show (almost two hours). She even got to meet Zoe and Honker when they came off stage right by our seats!

Tess in her new Elmo duds

Tess making her pitch for world peace

Tess and Dad (and Elmo too)

Tess and Mom

"Wow, it's really you!"

"C'mon Elmo, let's get outta here"

Watching the show

The view from our seats
Tess' first brush with fame (it's Honker!)

Tess' second brush with fame (it's Zoe!)

"This was so fun!"

WE HAVE A WALKER!!

Tess walked tonight for the first time! It was hit or miss, but she had a few runs where she made it three or four steps on her own. As you can see, she was pretty happy with herself!

The Lonely Tooth

Here is a better look at "the tooth." When asked to show the tooth on demand, Tess likes to play hard-to-get. So we sneaked a picture of it when she wasn't looking.

Worst hair day EVER!

Here is a rare picture of an unhappy Tess. Understandably, she is crying because she is having the worst hair day of her entire life. She fell asleep in her car seat after swimming. Swimming hair + winter hat = hair disaster! Poor Tess doesn't know what she is in for if she ends up with any part of her Mom's big hair. In hindsight, this will be nothing.