My little pumpkin

I sent Isabel to school today in my latest creation!! I created this outfit head to toe. I made the bow and pants and I had Emily P. applique the matching pumpkin. I am so happy that this turned out so adorable...and I am so glad to finally be able to dress her is LONG sleeves. AMEN to this glorious weather!

Happy OCTOBER!

I took a few pics of Isabel before school today in one of her fall shirts....customed by Threads by Design (Emily P.) HOORAY for fall and halloween!

So long BOPPY!

OCTOBER 8, 20011 marks the goodbye to the BOPPIES (Isabel's pacifiers...all 15 of them). We have been talking about it for some time. And Isabel was right on board with TURNING BIG!!! So as a family we collected all the pacifiers from all over the house and wrapped them in a small box....with Christmas wrapping. We then put real big on the front....FOR BABY...and delivered it to the baby room to await the new babies arrival. The package resides in the baby room for now. We are officially on day 5 of no boppy, and let me say that this has been no easy feat. Isabel has only been using boppies at night time and nap time on weekends. She does not have it at all during the day or at school. It was recommended by our pediatrition to get rid of them before baby arrives...in hopes to minimize the regression of Isabel acting like a baby. Nights have been tougher than days but last night was GREAT!!! She had very little trouble falling asleep and only woke up once.

Phillips and I are so PROUD of our BIG GIRL. AND she if 100 % potty trained in both departments....no accidents for 1 month now.

Last Sunday we took Isabel to feed the ducks at City Park before church. I managed to snap a few shots...I wanted to capture how grown up she is. Her hair is so long now and she is starting to pose. ps.......i made her dress!!!! This was my first sewing experience and I am pretty proud of how it turned out. Wait till you see the pants I've been working on!

Ballet Class

We started ballet class on Saturday September 10, 2011. Isabel was so excited and went in like a big girl. I think it helped that best friend Remi is in the class too.

First Day of Young Three

Little Red Schoolhouse of Metairie
Young Three Class
Teachers: Ms. Kathleen and Ms. Lauren

After several attempts and changing locations three times.....not one good shot in the bunch.

Vacation Part I (Maggie Valley, North Carolina)

August 26 - September 4, 2011

Family Summer Vacation

It is really impossible to sum up our last week. But I will attempt to go through some pictures of each day to show you just how wonderful our week has been. We set off Friday afternoon August 26 in the GMC Acadia fully loaded down for a 2 day driving adventure. We all had a blast and Isabel was in hog heaven to have BOTH mommy and daddy's undivided attention. We broke the trip up by stopping in Auburn (shout out to LBG!!!) at midnight and then finished the drive on Saturday to Maggie Valley, North Carolina.

Phillips' attending physician allowed us the opportunity to stay a week in his vacation home up in the mountains. The home looked like a wood cabin with 3 bedrooms/2 baths, a loft, a huge deck with hot-tub, and very spacious family/kitchen room. It was located almost to the top of the mountain and outside you could hear a waterfall....not too far away from us. It was perfect in everyway!

The rest of our trip in North Carolina was spent visiting surrounding areas of Maggie Valley, hiking, fishing, Santa's land, and of course some shopping!!

DAY ONE: Great Smokey Mountain National Park

Great Smokey National Park

Isabel ready to go hiking.

Mom and Isabel on hike

Twinkies!!

Daddy and his 35 pound pack.

Lookout point in Great Smokies

Cutest pic EVER!!!

Family of bears

Family shot at a lookout point after a 1 1/2 mile hike....and Isabel not participating in family picture time.

11 am to 8 pm we spent driving and hiking the National Park with picnic lunch on hike and dinner at BBQ place in Maggie Valley.

DAY TWO: Santa's Land Theme Park and Zoo

Candy shop

Feeding the fish

Brave racer!

Brave volunteer at magic show

Family shot paddle boating

We spent most of the day at Santa's land. Then we drove to the near city of Waynesville, NC to do some window shopping and dinner.

DAY THREE: Back to Great Smokey (Tennessee side of Park)

Jenkins Ridge Overlook

Creek on hike

Another Creek on Hike

8 am to 7 pm we spent driving and hiking in National Park with a lunch stop in Gattlinburg, TN.

DAY FOUR: Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC

The Biltmore....sorry no pics of us today!! We spent the day at the Biltmore Estate touring the estate, eating at the village, wine tasting, and enjoying the afternoon with ice cream. Then later that evening we watched the sun set at the Grove Park Inn.

DAY FIVE: fly fishing for Phillips and shopping for Laurel and Isabel

Daddy caught a fish in Cherokee, NC

Girl time in Highlands, NC