Tessa -June 2013 - 4 years

I kind of get a cop-out on this month's letter.  Birthday letters are kind of intimidating to me because I feel like they should be more meaningful than the others, so instead I like the birthday survey thing I've been doing with Logan even though getting the answers out of you was a much longer process!

YOUR FAVORITE...

FOOD? Spaghetti.

CANDY? All of the candy.  (I wouldn't be able to pick a favorite either).

PLACE TO GO? The pool. 

GAME TO PLAY? Learning games (On my phone).

TV SHOW? Scooby Doo.  (This one is probably thanks to Logan.  Sometimes I'm nervous you're going to end up with nightmares.)

MOVIE? Scooby Doo.  (Pretty sure you didn't realize there was a difference between TV and movies.)

PERSON? "My brothers and my friends."

THING TO DO? Play.

COLOR: Yellow and white..

PERSON TO PLAY WITH? Emrey.

TOY? My cat.

HOLIDAY? Valentine's Day.

THING TO DO WITH DADDY? Go for rides..

THING TO DO WITH MOMMY: "I don't know."  (Gee, thanks Tess!)

THING TO DO WITH GMA & GPA H? Go get candy and play..

THING TO DO WITH GMA & GPA V? Go get candy and play.

NUMBER? 3. (This literally took at least 2 minutes to drag out of you.  "Um.....uh....um.....uh.....um...")

ANIMAL? Cats & horses.

CARTOON CHARACTER? My Little Pony.

THING ABOUT ME? "Your computer."  (Thanks again sis!  Glad I'm around so you can play on the computer.).

PLACE TO BE TICKLED? "My foot."

PLACE TO GO WITH MOMMY?  The pool.

PLACE TO GO WITH DADDY?: The park.

DRINK? Water.

TREAT? All treats.

PLACE TO VISIT? Grandma's & grandpa's house. 

BOOK? All the books.

Well, I love you even though you only love me for my computer.  How could I not love this silly face?

The girl who never looks at the camera...

and loves to tell stories....

...and going for fourwheeler rides...

and wasn't quite sure about t-ball this year.

You are so much fun to have around.

And I love how excited you get about the smallest things, like a new rock for your rock collection and your new bike.  You kept telling dad over and over on your birthday, "Thanks Dad.  I just LOVE my bike."

Now I'm just counting down the days until I take those training wheels off.  I know you could do it if you tried, but you have kind of gotten used to your Strider bike and needed to relearn how to pedal!

Tess you are such a sweetheart, and while we clash more often than we used to and sometimes I think we speak totally different languages (literally!), I love you more each day.  I am excited to see how much you learn and grow over the next year.  Love you sis!

Mom

Tyson - May 2013 - 17 Months

Well buddy, this month has been a little bit better as far as you being miserable, but I'm still over a week late with your letter.  We've had quite a few changes in the last few weeks, and I hope that you are handling it all okay.  Dad's gone into fire season full swing, Logan is done with school, and I started back to work part time.  That has been the hardest thing for me, but it was a choice I made to try to be a better mom when I am home.  I have been watching you and your brother and sister like a hawk to see if I can tell if I'm causing you any damage, but so far, aside from you not always liking it when I leave, you seem to be pretty indifferent.  I don't know though, maybe it is causing some identity issues making you wear pink shoes and push a doll in the stroller?

You are full of funny faces.  We all get a good laugh when you decide to give us a look.  One night we were out getting a treat and the big kids started pulling faces, and you got in on the fun.  It's nice to see you making funny faces instead of always looking miserable.

Not that you haven't had your share of miserable moments though.  You are still working on the 2 molars I knew about last month and now have 1 more trying to come in.  I feel so bad for you and wish they would hurry up and come in so we could be done with teething.

One day I finally had to put you in the stroller and take you for a walk so you wouldn't drive us both nuts.  I think sometimes you just need a change of scenery.

You got a hold of my phone the other day and decided to take some selfies before I realized what you were doing.  You can tell that you were pretty impressed with what you saw on the camera.

It's a good thing you are so stinkin' cute sometimes.

T-ball was a bit of a challenge with you this year.  You never wanted to just sit and watch, and I missed a lot of the games chasing you down.  The last game I accidentally took you without putting shoes on, and you hardly moved at all!  You didn't like the little stones on the sidewalk, so you stayed right by me almost the whole game.  I wish I would have figured that trick out earlier in the season!

You also got to hang out with your girlfriend Haven.  Here you guys are trying on the batting helmets at one of Tessa's practices.  I think your dad and hers have already worked out an arranged marriage for the 2 of you.  You sure do like Brandon and give him good snuggles when he picks you up.

One Saturday between games we went to Moqui Cave with Grandma & Grandpa Veater.  I realized as we were walking out that you were wearing an outfit that I have a picture of Logan wearing when he was your age, so I tried to get a similar picture.  You wouldn't cooperate with me as well, but I think it's pretty dang cute anyway.

You helped me water the garden in your pajamas one night.  I'd had enough of you and put you in the bath early so I could get you to bed.  Unfortunately that hasn't been working too well lately since you get a second wind about 8:30 and are up for at least another hour.  You've been giving us pretty good snuggles though, so we'll take it.

Labor Day weekend we went out camping for Uncle Dusty's 30th birthday.  You weren't feeling the best, but you did enjoy fourwheeler rides and playing with the dogs when they weren't knocking you down.

And of course the fire.  One of your best words lately is HOT.  You kept walking by a little closer than you should have, and you'd reach up to your ear and cover it and say "HOT!"

Right on cue you have started learning more and more words.  You say Mommy with as much enthusiasm as you say daddy, and nothing makes this momma happier than to hear it.  You say "by-e" when you want a bite of something I have.  The other day at the pool you said "Co, co!" when we got into the water at first and it was cold.  You also say a bit of a "moo" sound when I ask you what the cow says.  You point to the horse and say "moo" too though, so we may have to work on that.  I love the way you say Tessa, it sounds just perfect sometimes and other times you say "Shessa."  Logan is still Gogi, and he thinks it's pretty cute.  Like Tessa said the other day, "We all just love Tyson SO much."  It's true, we do.  The teeth are a pain, and the tantrums have begun to start, but we wouldn't trade you for the world.

Love you bud,
Mom