Isa's First Tooth

Yesterday morning "Tooth Watch 09" finally found something, a tiny little edge of a tooth in Isabella's mouth! An early present for me or a late one for Jonathan? Either way it was super exciting! She isn't making it easy to look around there or, God forbid, get a picture. If only her tongue would go away for a minute or two!

Monkey See Monkey Do

For Jonathan's birthday I surprised him with a trip to Go Ape! Go Ape is a set up in a local forest here. You go up in the trees, like apes, and basically navigate an obstacle course in the air. It was crazy, but great fun. There are 5 "stations" in all, each more extreme than the next. Each ended with a zip line which was great fun...great until you had to land. Boo for crash landing! Did I mention I crash landed a lot? When we got home I not only had to clean mulch out of my shoes but also out of my BRA! Jonathan, of course, was a pro. He could have ripped through that course in an hour I'm sure, but I was there slowing him down. We finished in a respectable 3 hours. hehe I almost broke my ankle on the tarzan swing, I lost my very expensive sunglasses, and parking cost us about $12. Would I do it again? In a heartbeat! Not for a while though, my muscles need a very long time to heal. Who knew monkeying around would make you so sore?

To learn more about Go Ape go here: http://www.goape.co.uk/

To see more pictures go here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=105746&id=518621883&l=cd9c5463e8

Birthday Cake

I have had a lot of fun making and experimenting with cakes lately. Keeping with the monkey/ape theme of Jonathan birthday (more to come on that in the next blog) I made him a cake shaped like a monkey's head! It could use some work, but I still thought it was cute. Jonathan loved it and thats all that matters. I LOVE seeing him smile. This cake was a joke made from a leftover piece of cake. Its supposed to be a baboon's butt!

Happy Birthday J!

Happy Birthday to the best husband, father, and friend I have ever know. Isa and I love you so much! xoxo

Creepy

233 Years for America, 7 Months for Isa

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Picture Update Part II

She was playing and fell asleep on top of her turtle.


This is why Mommy has to keep the curtains pulled back.
It didnt even phase her, she was still playing with it wrapped
around here.



Must be a good nap.




Just cute!

Picture Update

She is trying to crawl, she is already a master scooter!


What a silly hat.



Sleeping like an angel. (Not in Mommy's arms!)




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My Little Fish

We took our first trip to the pool in Bury on Saturday. It was a blast! There are three pools, one with a pirate ship, and two big flumes to enjoy. Isabella took to the water really well, she was like a baby fish! As soon as Jonathan put her in the water she started kicking, it was awesome. I didn't know I wasn't supposed to take picture or videos (it wasn't posted) but I did get this when we first got there!

Playdate At The Park

Rachel and I took Isabella and Riley to the park for the first time last week. They had alot of fun playing and watching the other kids. We tried the swings and the slides. Isabella enjoyed the swings more than the slide. It was a fun time getting out and doing something different with the babies.

I Hold My Bottle

Special Ops Baby

We were trying to do laundry and Isabella was playing! Isa got Daddy's hat and tried to eat it, we thought we would show her what it really was. I think she liked it.

Rubber Ducky

My friend Keisha sent us many very cool things for Isabella when she was born. One of our favorite gifts was an inflatable rubber ducky tub. We waited ever so patiently for her to be big enough to use it.

She absolutely loves her rubber ducky tub. Thanks so much Auntie Keisha!

Six (and a half) Months Old

It's so hard to believe that our little Isabella is already so big. Every day I look at her and I think of what a blessing she is in our lives. The happiness and joy she bring us is beyond words. These pictures were taken by yours truly at the park on Father's Day. To see more pictures click here http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=102509&id=518621883&l=712785862b.

Carrots

Isabella is teething so she puts everything in her mouth. I cut a carrot in half for her and Riley to share. She liked it a lot. Don't worry she doesn't have any teeth and it was VERY thick so there was no danger of her breaking a piece off and choking on it.