Oh dearest Tessa......I know I start every birthday post like this but I just can't believe you are 6 and in first grade. Someone might think you are 10 based on how you talk and carry yourself, but I see and know the little girl that you are. You carry yourself as strong and outspoken, [...]
Dear Tessa, I have joked with you all year that I won't let you turn five. I threatened to turn you back to three on your birthday, and if that didn't work I was keeping you at four, but you wouldn't have it. You wanted to be five. As much as I admired your desire [...]
Dear Tessa, Happy birthday Peanut! We have been talking about your birthday for a very long time, and I can't believe it has come and gone. You are now officially 3 and I am left baffled at how quickly those three years went. I feel like you have always been here, and it's hard to [...]
Dear Tessa, "Happy To You" Baby girl! That's how you say happy birthday. You have been talking about your "happy to you" for a while now and it's adorable! I love how excited you are to celebrate. You even bring me toys in the store and say "happy to you"...."buy". Your lucky your cute! Anyway, [...]
Dear Tessa, 20 months old and going on FIVE! As much as you are my baby I swear you think you are 5 years old like your brother. It's hard to adjust to someone who wants to do things by herself. Your brother would let me feed him every meal, while you on the other [...]
After the Alter is a blog about my "life after the alter" meaning after being married, and the changes that go with it. I am a mom to a beautiful boy and girl who are the stars of this blog, and a little Pomeranian named Tinkerbell. I LOVE being married to Captain Awesome, and here I share stories of my life as I learn how to be the best wife and mom I can be, and all my crazy thoughts along the way.
