Tessa's Big Day

Tessa's Blessing brought some more family visitors. We were thrilled to have Mary Kathryn and her kids come (she had surgery on her gums by a REALLY HOT periodontist). Spencer and Sara came from North Carolina, and Dani is visiting for 2 whole weeks.
Joel's blessing to Tessa was very sweet. I loved when he blessed her to create music through her voice and with her fingers. It was pretty thoughtful that he blessed her to be like me. I love that man. He has given me the 3 best gifts!

One night Dani and I discovered this in our front yard. YO! How did that get here?

California Trip

Spontaneity! We decided we needed a trip out west to see the family and show off our little ones. Two of my sisters, Brooke and Morgan, had babies within 11 days of Tessa's birth. Three babies! It is amazing how a family dynamic changes when there are 3 sweet angels napping in one living room. They are straight from heaven. Also, my dad and his wife were sealed in the LA Temple along with their 2 children. It was pretty special to be there. The Miller house was quiet and calm, despite the two new dogs, 7 grandchildren, parties, etc. We had a whirlwind of a trip, but it was great fun.
Meet Hayden, Tatem, and Tessa, the newest members of the Miller clan. Josh, Ramona's son, has a new one too, McKinnly. That makes 4 new grandchildren in the last 6 months!

Donna Rae, the hot grandma, is so sweet with all of her grandchildren.
We were so happy to see her.

Swimming with the Dads.

Isn't Tessa sweet?
We'll keep her...

Clara and Elle played SO well together this trip. The two girls danced around the LA Temple grounds in their beautiful dresses.

This little girl slept like an angel. (Have I mentioned she sleeps through the night? I'm still amazed I gave birth to such a good baby.)

I'm so in love with this boy!

Congratulations to Dad, Ramona, Reagan and Ethan! We are so happy for you.

Even Tate has a faux-hawk. Love it!

Thoughts on Sleep...

We had a great night last night, Tessa and I. She ate at 7:30, fell asleep at 8:30 while we were watching this and then woke up at 6:00 this morning. Actually, I had to wake her up...I LOVE those kind of nights, when you wake up and wonder if the baby is OK to find out that she is just being WONDERFUL! Joel is on a Scout trip, and I am parenting 3 on my own! We all break down at about 4:00 every day. K and C are in bed by 7:00, I clean up the house then I watch t.v., a rare past time in our house. I'm looking forward to the Olympics tonight. Good times!

Hurtful words by a 5 year old

Kimball was mad at me for something, can't remember what, but this is the nasty letter I got. He felt so bad about it, apologizing over and over before I even found it. I couldn't help but laugh when I received the hate-card...Mom is poop!