A day at the park!

On Sunday 2/22/09 we went to a local park with
our friends The Patton's. The kids had a great time
running around, playing tag, climbing, etc...
Even Jason got in to the fun and was climbing with
Samantha! Tessa enjoyed watching all the big kids
play. We know it won't be long until she joins them!
(scroll down for more pictures)

More pics...

Chase me Daddy!!


More running...


Daddy and Samantha climbing!


Look at me!!


Sliding Samantha

More pics...

Samantha and friend Abi


Tessa in Daddy's arms


Tessa up high!


Sweet sisters!


Samantha loves Tessa so very much!

The Sounds of the Burt Girls!

Samantha singing "Twinkle Twinkle"


Samantha was watching Elmo when I heard
Tessa laugh at it. I ran to get the camera and
was only able to capture these few little coos,
but it was adorable when she was laughing

Happy Valentine's Day!

Today we had a mini photo shoot in the house. At first, Samantha wanted no part of it! But after I snapped a few pictures of Tessa, she thought it seemed like a good idea. Scroll down to see some of the best shots of each of the girls. We are so lucky to have our girls for our Valentines! They really are our whole hearts. Happy Valentine's Day!!

Our Valentine Samantha!

Our Valentine Tessa!

Tummy Time!!

Well, I finally started tummy time with Tessa. She enjoyed it for about 30 seconds - just long enough to get these first few pictures. Then the rest of the time it was like the third picture below!! She enjoyed the Bumbo seat for longer, but that too turned in to no fun for her (see next blog post). Samantha was very sweet and was trying to make her feel better. She is the best big sister a girl can have!

This gets weirder by the day!

I don't intend to compare my children, and I do realize they are individuals. But it is just so uncanny to me how striking their similarities are!! Maybe it's because I'm their mom, but regardless it's just fun to see how Tessa looks like Samantha at similar ages. Enjoy!

Samantha in Bumbo (again)


Tessa in Bumbo


Tessa looking up!


Samantha looking up!

Our girls are growing up!

Today we had Tessa's 2 month check-up with her wonderful pediatrician, Dr. Ball. Our little lovebug weighed in at 12 lbs. 10 oz. and a whopping 22 1/4 inches in length. Dr. Ball said she looked great and is growing wonderfully! Samantha also had a turn on the scale and our sweet angel is now 31 pounds! I can't believe how big both our girls are getting!!

Our day out

On Monday 2/2/09, I took the girls to a park.
It was a BEAUTIFUL Southern California day!!
This is my first picture with the 2 of them since
Tessa was born. I'm always behind the camera
and not often the subject!


After the park, we went to "Donalds" for lunch.
Samantha's friends are Lindsey (pink shirt),
Sawyer (red shirt) and Jane (behind Sawyer).


These are just random pictures of little Tessa.
She is growing so fast and I just love her little
expressions. She has the sweetest baby voice too
and is really starting to "talk" to us!!