Pictures in the Park (21 months)

We had Isabel's fall pictures done last week in the park. They all turned out great and I am gonna one of the many amazing ones on a Christmas card....so here is a sneak peak of some of the good ones that I will not be using.

ABUL and MIMEE BFF

Isabel (also known as ABUL to Remi) and Remi (also known as Mimee to Isabel) are BEST of friends. They adore each other and both ask for each other multiple times a day. Remi Wheeler (17 months) lives down the street from us and her family has been so wonderful to Phillips and I. It has been really great seeing these two little girls grow to love one another. Here are some recent shots of the two of them....getting into mischief.

What a Treat

"BB" (Phillips' mom) came to visit for the weekend. When she arrived she brought Isabel a little happy...a great big cupcake! What a treat...both the cupcake and her company!

Audubon Zoo

I took Isabel to the zoo today and we met the LeCompte girls (Abbey and Ella). We had a wonderful time with gorgeous weather!!! We made it home just in time to watch the Saints win!

Spider Snacks

Welcome October!!!

Isabel was snack sharer at her school the other day and I thought I'd share with you the snack we made.

Ingredients:

Ritz crackers

Peanut butter

Raisins

Lo mein noodles

Put it together and what do you get....SPIDERS!!!

ALMOST TWO

I am holding on to 3 more months. I can not believe that Isabel is almost 2!!!! Where does the time go? She is so precious and talking more and more everyday! She is now putting three and four words together, eats all the time (new foods: peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, raisins, grapes, baked lays chips), still loves her baby dolls, and worships her stuffed animal cat! The cat, which I have tried to name a hundred times, goes everywhere with her! "Cat" does everything Isabel does and has to be there for every task (change diaper, get dressed, brush teeth, eat dinner)! Isabel is extremely head strong and knows what she wants.

Here we go TERRIFIC TWO!!! How do you like that positive attitude!

Some recent sayings:

"I sawee momma" I'm sorry momma

"Ungo oweside an sing" I want to go outside and swing

"Ees otay" Is he okay?

"Bye Bye mommy see a ater" Bye bye mommy, see you later

"Ungo tickle tickle you" I'm gonna tickle you

"Go saints"

"Ungo pahty" I want to go to the party

"Wahk me momma" Rock me momma

"Bus here" Is the bus here?

"Sit here"

"Lean back"

New multi-syllable words: alligator, cherrios, airplane, raisins, tick-tock

Time Out

I have been really struggling with deciplinary actions for Isabel. I don't have many rules at this young age as I encourage her to explore her independence, but to name a few...no hitting, no throwing food (on purpose), and no excessive whining/temper tantrums. Most of the time she is delightful and full of energy. But sometimes her head strong personality heads her to the corner. She knows where our time-out spot is, but I'm not convinced that she thinks its all that bad. She craves attention so much that she will do something that she knows is wrong just for me to say..."GO GET IN TIME OUT!" and then for her to say, "I SAWEE MOMMA". Nonetheless, I have started with 1 minute time-outs to give her some space to calm down, let her cry it out, carry-on like a wild woman, and learn that she does not ALWAYS get her way.

Here is a pic to make all you MEAN mommas smile!