Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We went to the annual O'Knutson St. Patty's Day party again this year. It's always fun to get the family together, and Kyri and Tessa had a blast playing with all six of their cousins. While we weren't successful in getting a group shot of all the kids, I got a lot of candids throughout the night. (Maybe next year I will actually try to get more of the adults, too. Oops!)

Look at these two, "Queen and King of all the Leprechauns!"

(Kyri kept calling Aubry her husband.) Ha!

Kyri and Lillian comparing their bling.

The three oldest girls: Charlie, Kyri, and Aubry

(not lookin' too impressed with posing for the pic)

Here's Tessa begging the big girls for some food.

And here they are shooing her away...

The two newest leprechauns...

Morgyn and Grady spent most of the night like this.

But they did wake up later in the night!

Morgyn

Grady

(smiling in his sleep)

Here are some more pics of the girls on the run...

Tessa

Lillian

Gwyneth

Tessa was curious about Morgyn.

Although, Kyri met the new twins last week, she seemed much more interested in them this weekend. She was so cute smiling at Morgyn here. She hugged her before we left, too.

I bet Kay didn't expect to get so much help feeding.

The Burritt twins were just as tiny as the Knutson twins just last year at this same party! Can't believe how fast they grow!

Tessa entertained the party with some singing (or squealing!)

Grandma B got a turn with the mic.

The girls partied 'til they dropped!

Gwyneth was one tired little leprechaun.

Getting Outside!

It is so nice that it's staying lighter later now. We were actually able to get outside to play for a little while after dinner tonight! The girls loved the fresh air, and I loved being able to have some time with my girls.

These videos crack me up because they show the extreme differences in our girls' personalities. Kyri is in her little pretend world the whole time, while Tessa is all over the place. Kyle is excited that Tess seems to be a little more coordinated and more into sports than Kyri ever has been. He keeps saying that I've already corrupted Kyri and made her into a "frilly" dancer. So, he thinks he has a chance to get a "baller" out of Tessa before I get ahold of her. As of right now, I think he might be right. We'll see....

Cousin Resemblance

While I'm looking at all of these pictures of my new niece Morgyn, I can't help but be reminded of little Tessa as a newborn. Morgyn reminds me so much of Baby Tessa. I think they have the same big cheeks!

Morgyn

Tessa

Thing 1 and Thing 2

In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, I'd like to introduce you to Thing 1 and Thing 2...My new niece and nephew! Kay and Bryan's twins were born yesterday, and they are doing great. I got to visit them last night, and I didn't want to put them down!

Thing 1

Morgyn Kay

Thing 2

Grady Bryan

I'm holding Grady (my first nephew!) and

Bryan's holding Morgyn (who some say looks like me!).

Look at that proud Big Sister in the middle!!!

With all of my other nieces, I always had an infant at the same time that I was usually holding. Now that my girls are older, I'm going to be a baby hog with these little cuties!!! You'll have to fight me for a turn! Good thing there are two to go around!

Two Busy Weekends

Over President's Weekend, my Purdue roommates and I flew down to Houston to visit Divya and her new baby, Annika. (And Alex, too!) Along for the trip came the two other newest future Boilermakers, Hannah and Lucy. They were both great travelers, and it was so much fun to have all of those baby girls together. (My girls stayed home with Kyle, but I'm looking forward to watching them all play together when they're older!)

Lovable Lucy

(Amy's 5 month old)

Happy Hannah

(Martha's 3 month old)

Adorable Annika

(Divya's 3 month old)

And of course we had to do a photo shoot while they were all there together!

(Amy made these cute tutus and bows!!)

We had to get some Purdue-wear on these girls, too!

Black and Gold look good on them!!

And this was the only group shot we got of all of us...right before Martha and Hannah's early flight on Sunday morning. Wish we would have thought to take a picture before this last minute one where we had just woken up!

Gwyneth and Lillian's 1st Birthday

This past weekend, we celebrated our nieces' birthdays. They are a few weeks younger than Tessa. It's hard to believe how fast this year has gone!

The girls didn't dive right in,

so Uncle Kyle tried to get them started.

Lillian getting the hang of it.

Mmmmm...Gwyneth caught on quickly!

Ha! They weren't sure what to think of each other!

Tessa and Uncle Keith

(Or as Kyri says, "Grandpa Larry's Brother")

The older, more mature cousins

(Love Charlie's outfit...she had about 15 different wardrobe changes during the party!)

Awww

Looking forward to what this next year brings. Hopefully Tessa and the twins will grow to be good buds!

Tessa turns 1!!

Last weekend we celebrated Tessa's first birthday. Where did that year go??? People seemed to have a nice time at the party, but the one who had the most fun was the birthday girl! She laughed all night long and was the last one standing at the end of the night!

Here's our party animal!

With her cousins

More cousin love

Tess had so many fans

Deep conversation with Gwyneth...

love Gwyneth's serious look and how Tessa has her hand up to her heart like she can't believe what Gwyneth is saying.

Aubry was proud to show Tessa how to play with the picnic basket she got her.

She's one lucky girl.

Admiring her pretty new name bracelet.

I love this picture. Tessa was helping unwrap her gifts until she unwrapped her cell phone. Then she became too busy texting while the rest of the kids finished up her gifts. Ha! Good thing her cousins were there to help!

Check out this text, Ethan!

Then it was cake time. Kyle had a little help!

Our sweet girl was excited to get her hands on it!

Mmmm...frosting

She preferred to use a fork.

The cake was a hit!

And here was our little Miss February at about 9:00 at night...still going strong!

Getting to know Tessa B. this past year has been such a blessing. Anytime life gets hard, she does something silly to make us all crack up! I love how she is such a little person now. She is catching on to everything lately, and amazes us with all that she knows. Can't wait to watch her grow this next year!

One year stats.... Weight - 22 lbs. 12 oz.

Height - 30 inches