Big Sis Party

On Thursday Grand brought up some "big sister" cupcakes to the hospital for our "Big Sister Party" that we had for Tess. Mainly we just ate cupcakes and doted on Tess being a "Big Sister!" Tess had fun and I think it made the transition just a little easier for her. She really does love her baby brother!

He's Here...meet Hutch!

Hutch was born May 28, 2008 at 12:08 pm. He weighed 6lbs 15 oz and was 19 inches long. He has a head full of dark brown hair! Tess has been so smitten with him. She says things like "I wuv him." "Mommy, did he come out of your tummy?" She is so cute with him. She is going to be a lot of help when we get home.....or too much help. My c-section went well, just recovering at this point. Hope all of my faithful blog readers get to meet him.....he can't wait to meet you.

Pro Bike Riding

Tess has gotten really good at riding her bike. So good I can't keep up with her anymore. She is so much fun! She loves to sing and ride her bike at the same time. She loves to ride to the bridge which is about 1/2 mile down from our house. We make a big loop around the walking trail and she is usually exhausted before we get home.

P.S. You might want to "pause" the blog music at the bottom of the page so you can hear Tess singing.

Baby Boy Finton has a name!!!! (not here yet!)

We will call him "Hutch." "We had a really hard time deciding on a name. This is it. Hope you like it!

p.s. Pierce is Jay's middle name. We just liked Hutchison.

Just Being Tess......

Airplanes and Donuts

Today, we went to our local park with our mommy and me group to watch the model airplanes fly on the lake and eat donuts. We are spending as much time together these last few days of just "me and Tess." Only 7 more days till new baby is here! Hope it comes earlier than planned (I am 38 weeks now). Wishful thinking......

Tess Turns 3!

My friend Marci made her the cutest cake! It was chocolate with chocolate chips! yummy!
Mary Claire and Tess (what a cute picture)

Tess loves Chuck E Cheese!
Blowing out the candles!

Today we had Tess's birthday party at Chuck E Cheese! It was soooo much fun! Tess doesn't officially turn 3 till June 2 but because of the upcoming baby we decided to celebrate early! All of Tess's friends came and Tess had a ball with them. Thanks everyone for sharing your Saturday with us! Great memories!!

Tess's Artwork

Here are Tess's finished pics for baby brother's room. Tess needed a little help gluing on the beads and writing the words on the canvas :-) Other than that she is the abstract queen...maybe my future business partner. She is very proud of them...she says "that my picture?" "For baby brothder?" She has had fun helping me decorate his nursery. Only 2 more weeks!

P.S. Did I let everyone know that I am not one of those pregnant women who are perky and fine till the very end? I AM MISERABLE!!!! Plus I have a sinus cold! I can't breathe x2!

1/2 tank of gas scoping out garage sales $50

Donut with sprinkles for Tess on our routine Friday morning garage sale day .45 cents.

Finding antique collectors lawn chairs for a total of $30.

PRICELESS!!! (our best garage sale find YET!!!) Yippy! I love a good bargain!! It's all about the HUNT!!

Shower!

Today, I had a wonderful shower! I got so many useful and very much needed things. It was such a fun time with family and friends. It is going to be so much fun having a little boy around. Only 3 more weeks to go!!
P.S. I think we might finally have a name!!! If we stick with this name for the next 2-3 days I will post it! :-) Wish us luck!
(I wish I would have gotten a pic of the table before everyone ate) :-(

Trolley Ride!

We rode the downtown Trolley for the first time last Friday. Tess had a blast! After the ride, we ate lunch at the River Market with our Mommy and Me group. It was a great day!

Family Fest 2008

I am a little behind on blogging our activities. Last weekend we went to our local Family Fest. Tess had so much fun! She is quite the roller coaster queen. She wanted to sit in the very front and she giggled the entire ride. It was really cute! She also liked playing the drums, even Jay got in on some drumming action!