my new bag

I don't know how many people know this, but I LOVE to SEW!! Last year for Christmas Kurtis got me my first sewing machine and I already had a million ideas. So I have made some cute stuff with my good pal Lins Baccus. She is my sewing confidant, her and my awesome mama. For my 27th Birthday Lins bought me this best, coolest sewing projects book called "weekend sewing" by Heather Ross. It is GREAT! So we decided to get our sew on, and this was a pretty simple and quick project. And it has alot of room for cool things! I feel good about this bag:)Enjoy!

The big Eight months

Tess turned Eight months on Friday Feb. 12. She is so fun! She loves babies and dolls. She claps her hands with music and when she is excited. She hates flavored food and loves bath time. We enjoy having her in our little family and she trully came at the right time, and is the greates Joy of our lives.

One year older and wiser too

Charity suffereth long, and is Kind;
Charity envieth not; Charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not "his "own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the TRUTH;
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, ENDURETH all things.
CHARITY NEVER FAILETH. My Hubby is awesome, and he gives me a glimpse of Charity every day. And I love him with unsufficient words. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KURTIS! WE LOVE YOU!!

Goings on

Mel and bros and sis at Aunt Mary Ellen's Funeral
Before...
AFTER!!! Alot of people thought i would never do it...but I sure did and I love my short new haircut!
Nativity at Grandma and Grandpa Jenkins' house. Tess was "Baby Jesus". Layla fell asleep and was the quietest lamby ever! so cute

I caught this at the perfect moment. Tess was laughing with Grandpa J
Our christmas Nativity in Denver at Grandma and Grandpa Taylor's house. Tess is asleep on the very left, but all the rest of the kids did a great job! Especially Ken as King Harod:)
Tess is opening her first Christmas gifts. The walker in the back right was from Mom and Dad. and this big one is a booster seat from Aunti Lins:)
Tess Loves, Loves, LOVES her Daddy!
Tess was helping me decorate for Christmas
The time for solids came at the End of November...She made this face the whole time but she never spit it up and she has loved it ever since.
Aunt Christy, Syd and Al put piggy tails in Tess's few hairs for the first time. She was the cutest little alien-looking baby!
TURKEY BOWL!!!! all the "Old" men worked their hardest and I think they all did great and had a good time. Another chance to live up the glory days. I love those boys!!
Tess wanted to help fold laundry.
Ahhhhh! Our little Elf, Tess