Saturday, October 31, 2009
Happy Halloween!!!
Once we got through the torture of putting on of the costume and the pigtails, Isabella had a GREAT Halloween. We went to Sara and Jarred's for a Halloween party and we had a great time. Isabella had the most fun, though. She started off decorating a pumpkin bucket to use for future Halloweens. After dinner, she got to go trick or treating "by herself" for the first time. Last year she was carried door to door, but this year she walked up and said her version of trick or treat all by herself (with David and I standing a couple of inches away). She smiled for everyone, thanked them and waved goodbye. She was very polite :). At first she didn't understand the concept of keeping the candy in the bag. She thought once they put it in there, she needed to hold the candy and pass the bag to me. We had to explain to her that she needed to keep it in the bag and take the bag with her so she could get more candy for me - I mean her. She got the hang of it and walked to six or seven houses. She impressed me in that she didn't even touch her pigtails until the night was over. We made it through the entire night without a costume malfunction or a meltdown. It was as perfect as it could possibly be. Check out her pictures and some videos:
Thursday, October 29, 2009
It's About Time...
I know what you're thinking: Are they EVER going to post again? The short answer is "yes," but they might be further apart than they used to. With only Isabella's nap time (she's down to one a day), there isn't as much time to do it. My business has been doing well lately, so that takes up the rest of my free time. Hang in there - I'll post. I promise.
A few weeks ago my grandparents came down to visit. Isabella loved the attention. She modeled her hat collection for them (and even put one on Grandpa's head). She entertained them nonstop. They got to go to Little Gym with us and watch Isabella on the balance beam (all by herself, I might add). We really enjoyed having them.
A couple of weeks ago, Creative Cuddles (my business) had a booth at a local craft bazaar. My mom came down to help (I couldn't have done it without her) and David stayed at home with Isabella. The show went o.k. The first hour and a half were great. I was swamped and orders were pouring in. The last 3 1/2 hours were just the opposite. I didn't sell one more thing the rest of the afternoon. It wasn't a total waste, though. One of my customers from that day just placed another order with me today. Very exciting. My mom went with us to Little Gym before we went to the airport. She had a blast watching Isabella. Isabella was even chosen to demonstrate a couple of activities. I was so proud.
Last Saturday David and I took Isabella to the Dallas Arboretum to take some "Pumpkin" pictures in their beautiful fall scenery. Isabella had a great time.
For Halloween this weekend, Isabella is going as Abby Caddabby from Sesame Street. As much as she loves that character, I thought she'd jump at the opportunity to dress like her. I'd purchased a costume a couple of months ago with the intention of using it as a plan B. As of last week, it was plan A - then my mom came in town. With her help, we came up with an idea to make one on our own. I'd looked for a pattern so that I could make one from scratch, but that's one of the only Sesame Street characters they don't make. We ended up using two pairs of bloomers and a tutu, taking them apart, and reassembling them as an Abby Caddabby costume. Whether it looks perfect or not, at least it's homemade. I couldn't live with myself if I hadn't made it for her. It'd be a waste not to use my sewing abilities. Yesterday afternoon my playgroup got together to take pictures of the kiddos in their costumes. I thought Isabella would be so excited to dress like Abby Caddabby. Boy was I wrong. She threw her first full temper-tantrum. I even took pictures of it so I can show her when she gets older. She FREAKED out when I put on the dress. When it came time to put her hair in pigtails - that just put her over the top. She ended up being fine once we got to playgroup and took some really cute pictures. She didn't wear the "full" costume (she didn't have the hair pompoms or wand). I'm saving that torture for Saturday night when it's actually Halloween. Still, I think she looked precious.
A few weeks ago my grandparents came down to visit. Isabella loved the attention. She modeled her hat collection for them (and even put one on Grandpa's head). She entertained them nonstop. They got to go to Little Gym with us and watch Isabella on the balance beam (all by herself, I might add). We really enjoyed having them.
A couple of weeks ago, Creative Cuddles (my business) had a booth at a local craft bazaar. My mom came down to help (I couldn't have done it without her) and David stayed at home with Isabella. The show went o.k. The first hour and a half were great. I was swamped and orders were pouring in. The last 3 1/2 hours were just the opposite. I didn't sell one more thing the rest of the afternoon. It wasn't a total waste, though. One of my customers from that day just placed another order with me today. Very exciting. My mom went with us to Little Gym before we went to the airport. She had a blast watching Isabella. Isabella was even chosen to demonstrate a couple of activities. I was so proud.
Last Saturday David and I took Isabella to the Dallas Arboretum to take some "Pumpkin" pictures in their beautiful fall scenery. Isabella had a great time.
For Halloween this weekend, Isabella is going as Abby Caddabby from Sesame Street. As much as she loves that character, I thought she'd jump at the opportunity to dress like her. I'd purchased a costume a couple of months ago with the intention of using it as a plan B. As of last week, it was plan A - then my mom came in town. With her help, we came up with an idea to make one on our own. I'd looked for a pattern so that I could make one from scratch, but that's one of the only Sesame Street characters they don't make. We ended up using two pairs of bloomers and a tutu, taking them apart, and reassembling them as an Abby Caddabby costume. Whether it looks perfect or not, at least it's homemade. I couldn't live with myself if I hadn't made it for her. It'd be a waste not to use my sewing abilities. Yesterday afternoon my playgroup got together to take pictures of the kiddos in their costumes. I thought Isabella would be so excited to dress like Abby Caddabby. Boy was I wrong. She threw her first full temper-tantrum. I even took pictures of it so I can show her when she gets older. She FREAKED out when I put on the dress. When it came time to put her hair in pigtails - that just put her over the top. She ended up being fine once we got to playgroup and took some really cute pictures. She didn't wear the "full" costume (she didn't have the hair pompoms or wand). I'm saving that torture for Saturday night when it's actually Halloween. Still, I think she looked precious.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
A Year and a Half...
That's right - Isabella is 18 months old today. Unbelievable. She had her check-up this morning. She weighed in at 20 lbs. 6 ounces and had grown almost 2 full inches to 31". She's in the 8th percentile for weight and now the 25 percentile for height. Everything checked out beautifully and the next time they'll need to see her is on her 2nd birthday! (It sounds weird even saying that).
Last weekend we celebrated David's Grandma Rose's 90th Birthday in San Antonio. Isabella loved playing with all of her cousins (and meeting a one for the first time). We arrived on Friday morning and after swinging by the store to say Hello to Jiddo, Uncle Randy and Uncle Nathan, we went to lunch with Grammy. Isabella was told she was the cutest baby our waitress had ever seen. She mentioned she sees a ton of kids every day and none of them are as cute as Isabella. Honestly comments like that never get old. It feels so good to hear someone say that about my little girl. From there we headed over to Grandma Rose's house where Isabella saw her Great Aunts Joyce, Gail and Grace. She was measured as she is every time we visit Grandma's house and she had grown an inch since the last time we were there. After a fair nap, Isabella headed outside to play. Grammy and Jiddo have a slide/climbing set. After one or two demonstrations, Isabella had it figured out and did it over and over and over again - at least 30 times. It was absolutely adorable. She didn't have a very good evening - the macaroni and cheese she'd had at lunch didn't really agree with her tummy - but she slept fairly well.
Saturday Ike, Sandy and their kids arrived and immediately Isabella was following Aaron (or "Awon" as she says) like a shadow. She just loves that boy! You'll see almost every picture of Aaron has Isabella sitting on his lap - he was such a good sport. We went to dinner at Gail and Harold's where Isabella got to play with her cousin Rachel in addition to all of her 1st cousins.
The main event was a brunch held on Sunday morning. It was beautiful. Tito gave a beautiful speech and I really think everyone had a great time. Grandma Rose looked so happy to be sharing her birthday with all of her family. It was so nice. Isabella had some Grand Marnier Challah French Toast. She ate more of that than she's eaten in the last week COMBINED. It was pretty freakin' good, I must say.
Isabella didn't fall asleep on the plane, but was really well behaved. We got home around 10pm and we were all happy to be sleeping in our own beds.
The work on the house is moving along well. Hopefully we'll have some "afters" for you fairly soon.
Here are the pictures from the weekend:
Last weekend we celebrated David's Grandma Rose's 90th Birthday in San Antonio. Isabella loved playing with all of her cousins (and meeting a one for the first time). We arrived on Friday morning and after swinging by the store to say Hello to Jiddo, Uncle Randy and Uncle Nathan, we went to lunch with Grammy. Isabella was told she was the cutest baby our waitress had ever seen. She mentioned she sees a ton of kids every day and none of them are as cute as Isabella. Honestly comments like that never get old. It feels so good to hear someone say that about my little girl. From there we headed over to Grandma Rose's house where Isabella saw her Great Aunts Joyce, Gail and Grace. She was measured as she is every time we visit Grandma's house and she had grown an inch since the last time we were there. After a fair nap, Isabella headed outside to play. Grammy and Jiddo have a slide/climbing set. After one or two demonstrations, Isabella had it figured out and did it over and over and over again - at least 30 times. It was absolutely adorable. She didn't have a very good evening - the macaroni and cheese she'd had at lunch didn't really agree with her tummy - but she slept fairly well.
Saturday Ike, Sandy and their kids arrived and immediately Isabella was following Aaron (or "Awon" as she says) like a shadow. She just loves that boy! You'll see almost every picture of Aaron has Isabella sitting on his lap - he was such a good sport. We went to dinner at Gail and Harold's where Isabella got to play with her cousin Rachel in addition to all of her 1st cousins.
The main event was a brunch held on Sunday morning. It was beautiful. Tito gave a beautiful speech and I really think everyone had a great time. Grandma Rose looked so happy to be sharing her birthday with all of her family. It was so nice. Isabella had some Grand Marnier Challah French Toast. She ate more of that than she's eaten in the last week COMBINED. It was pretty freakin' good, I must say.
Isabella didn't fall asleep on the plane, but was really well behaved. We got home around 10pm and we were all happy to be sleeping in our own beds.
The work on the house is moving along well. Hopefully we'll have some "afters" for you fairly soon.
Here are the pictures from the weekend:
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