A Swimming Superstar!!

Tess received her very first medal today at swimming! She has graduated to the next class. (This means that next session, she is all by herself in the tadpole class with no Daddy... we'll see how that goes.) But for now, check out her new bling!

P.S. I am sure these pictures will resurface many years from now in Sports Illustrated when Tess is an Olympic swimming champion.

A much needed recap...

Apparently, we've been busy enjoying the last few weeks of summer and we haven't been posting much. To catch up, here is a recap of what Tess has been up to lately...

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Grandma and Papa Tillman came to town a few weeks ago. We took in some of the Dream Cruise, a Tiger game and even squeezed in a picnic at the zoo!

Daddy, Papa and Tess on the carousel

Go Tigers!
At the zoo

Playing at the zoo park

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Tess' BFF Kadie came to visit recently too. Kadie brought her new baby sister, Charlie. So fun! The BFF circle just keeps growing. (Charlie is patiently waiting for her new BFF to be born.)

Enjoying some yummy fruit snacks
Best Friends Forever!

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And here, Tess is reading up - apparently getting ready for law school. Uh oh.

Fun at the zoo!

Today, we made an last minute decision to go to the zoo for the afternoon. Such fun! Tess had a good time catching up with her zoo buddies. She especially enjoyed the pesty peacocks that lurk at the snack bar hoping to snag a french fry.

Random pictures from the last few weeks...

Tess has been pretty busy this summer... going here and there and visiting her peeps when she can. Here are a few snapshots of her recent public appearances:

Getting ready to head to the Beaumont picnic and meet up with Matthew
A rare pic with Mom
Fun on the playground
Tess is trying to figure out how Matthew is sleeping while standing up
The Dads with the kids

Mmmmm... oreos...

Having fun with Dad's hat at a Tiger game

Tess' pic of Meena

Tess' pic of Papa and Uncle Mike

"Daddy, who could you possibly be talking to?!"

Silly Uncle Mike