Pictures

I love going to get pictures taken because I don't take pictures very often and when I do they usually look...not so great.

Kenna

I've begun to notice a few things about Kenna that make me smile. She has an obsession with washing her hands. Any time she hears running water she wants to wash her hands (this is actually more annoying than cute). The other day I was going to scold her for playing with the cat food when I realized she was actually picking up the food that spilled out and putting it back in the bowl. It has become her tasks recently to make sure the cat food stays in the bowl. This morning Tyler spilled some of his breakfast on his shorts and when Kenna saw the spot she was very distressed, ran into the kitchen and came back with a papertowel and proceeded to clean the spot. I didn't realize a little 1 year old could have such a need to be clean.

The side of Teresa you didn't know

I was looking through some old pictures and couldn't help but laugh at these. I'm sure most folks think I was the girl that played with dolls...and I was but that wasn't all I did. I did venture to the world of cops and robbers. As you can see I was always adequately equipped for such an adventure.

Here I am in action in case you needed more proof of my adventurous side.

Officer Service

Tyler passed. He is an AZ certified Police Office. He took the test on Saturday and his final overall standing is the class is 3rd. He graduates on Wednesday. Since he is sponsored by Mesa and will be a volunteer officer for them he will get his Mesa police badge on Wednesday as well. He will work as a volunteer until he can get hired on with another city. Mesa isn't hiring at the moment. He has applied with Gilbert and is hoping to apply with a few other cities.

Help

I've been wanting to make a video of Kenna's first year but haven't gotten around to it. Finally when I decide to start I find out that all the videos I've taken with my camera or from Tyler's phone aren't in the right format to be imported into a movie maker. GRRR. So, if anyone's knows how to convert video files let me know.
Thanks :)

Count Down

Seven more weeks to go until graduation. This has been the longest 10 months of my life. Tyler started the police academy in September last year. We have come a long way since then. I think both of us have grown a lot. It hasn't been easy and I'm glad the end is in sight. And yet I have this feeling that there never is an end. There isn't such a thing as an easier life. And the more I try to work towards reaching that goal the more complex my life seems to get. Even once Tyler graduates he still has to get hired by a police department and then once he does he will probably have the worst hours (working nights and sleeping during the day) so life will still be crazy. Not to mention that Tyler wants to get his 4 year degree before he is 36. And do I even dare to hope that I can cut back my hours at work or even quit my job. (sigh)
So the best I can do right now is just look forward to graduation and let the rest take care of itself.

Tyler's 30th Birthday

The surprise party went well. Tyler had no idea. Point for Teresa. Tyler said I could never plan a surprise party for him because I can't lie. Either I am better at lying or Tyler isn't very observant. :)
Happy 30th Birthday Tyler!


Tyler was very happy to see the guys from the academy at the party.

Kenna's 1st Birthday

First hair cut

We put the cloth on just looks not becuase we needed to catch a lot of hair..lol. Actually I didn't save any of the trimmings (I know what was I thinking) but we were mostly just cutting the straggles so there really wasn't a piece of hair I could save.

A picture is worth a thousand words

She has so much expression on her face in this picture. I love it

Super Girl

It didn't take long to make her super outfit

Kenna + Hat

Haha, doesn't it look like she is modeling the hat for me!