Florida Vacation

We went to Florida again this year for our family vacation. It was wonderful and just what we needed! It was so nice to spend so much time together! Tessa and I miss Greg during the week like crazy and this week we had him all to ourselves! We enjoyed the ocean, beach, pool, shopping, and eating. There is this new shopping complex in Panama City called Pier Park and it was great! There were all kinds of shops and restaurants to go to. Tessa's favorite part was swimming in the pool with daddy and looking for sea shells in the sand. She did not care for the ocean this year but last year she loved it! GiGi (Mom) joined us on the second day and Tessa was in heaven with her there. Every morning after we got home she asked for her GiGi. It was sweet! I got to see my best friend, Lana while we were there. We went to high school together at Goodpasture and have remained close friends! She is expecting her first child the end of July and we cannot wait to meet little Miss Savannah Jean Pate! Here are some photos from our trip. I hope you enjoy them!

Tessa in her new sunglasses ready for the beach!




This is Tessa on the way to Florida! She did so much better this year than we expected her to do. She is definitely not good in her car seat for long periods of time. This is her before her 20 minute nap. That is all she slept the whole way there. She slept for an hour and a half on the way home.





Tessa and mommy showing off baby Harrison!




Every morning Tessa and Greg would walk the boardwalk.


Tessa swimmimg at the pool! She would have stayed here the whole time if we let her!










Greg and I had a date night while we were there. Mom kept Tessa so we could go to dinner! Thanks Mom-GiGi!


This is my friend Lana and our baby bumps! She is two months ahead of me.

It's A Boy! Introducing Harrison Kale Tomlin

We are having a precious baby boy! Greg was right. He always knows what we are having by the second month. He knew Tessa was girl and he knew this baby was a boy. I never have that instinct. We both are so overjoyed! It is so different thinking about little boy things when we have had Tessa and and all of her girly things............pink everything, bows, dresses, tights, dolls, jewelry, etc. I cannot wait to meet him and see him! We have to go back next month for another ultrasound. There were a few things they wanted to take another look at again. We have been told these things are nothing to worry about and that we have a perfectly healthy baby boy. This second ultrasound is just for precaution. We are praying that the next ultrasound confirms what our Dr. has told us and that we do have a perfectly healthy baby boy. Please keep us and baby Harrison in your prayers! We love you all!

These pictures are from this morning before we left for our appointment. This is me at 20 weeks pregnant. Notice all of mommy's bracelets Tessa has on one arm! She definitely loves accessories!

2 Year Pictures

I took Tessa to Portrait Innovations for her 2 year pictures on Wednesday. She did not want to cooperate at all! She wanted to play at the table with all of the toys instead. Our session was very challenging to say the least but we did manage to get a few really good shots of her! I cannot believe how grown up she already looks! It is like I blinked and she wasn't a baby anymore. It goes by way too fast but this age is fun too! She is learning so much and talking so well. She now sings all the time. Her little voice is adorable. I hope you enjoy her pictures! Love you all!

Playing At The Park

One of Tessa's favorite things to do is to go to the park. She loves it!!! Here are some pictures from last week.

Baby Check Up

Today was my four month Dr. visit. Everything went really well. This is the first time I have taken Tessa with me and she did so good! She liked the fact that it was mommy's turn to go to the Dr. instead of her! She got to hear the heart beat and she kept saying "I heard the baby mommy!". She is getting to be so animated with her reactions lately. We will find out if we are having a boy or a girl on the 13th of May. After our Dr. visit we went to see Greg at the office and then we went to eat lunch. It was a nice treat since I am usually eating at home. It was a good family day for the Tomlin's!

Tessa Wearing Mommy's Red Shoes

One of Tessa's favorite things to do is to put on mommy's and daddy's shoes and walk around the house. Yesterday she found my red shoes (her favorite)and pranced around for me. She has definitely become a little actress in front of the camera!

Tea Party Time!

The other morning at 7:45 Tessa decided she wanted to have a tea party with mommy. We set her cups and saucers out and had so much fun! Tessa served mommy and even fixed me a snack! Even though I wasn't fully awake yet ( it takes me a while in the mornings) we had an amazing time together!