Welcome Home Jeff!

Uncle Jeff just returned home from serving a two year full time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints in the Washington DC area. Here in the Photo is Mom,me and Belle, Jeff my brother, Jared my older brother and Dad. Monica, Jared's wife was also there to welcome Jeff home, but she was taking the photo. Isabelle and Jeff are becoming fast friends, she just loves him! It's good to have him home again and look forward to having him go to school near us in Idaho!

Isabelle visited Santa for the 1st time!

Isabelle went to meet Santa for the first time with her cousin Corynne at the church Christmas party. Isabelle did not like when I put her on Santa's lap at all, and Corynne did just great, you never know with these girls. Eventually she warmed up enough to sit on Moms lap next to him for anther photo, she won't take her eyes off of him.

After a hard day of 'Christmas partying' and meeting Santa Isabelle and Grandpa took a nap in Santa's chair!

Christmas float

Grandpa Tom built a Disney float for the San Juan Christmas parade. It was too cold for her to ride in so she was just there to pose for a photo with her cousins Hayden and Brian.

Great Grandparents

Isabelle has had a lot of fun since we've been here in California visiting family. I think she is starting to recognize people now. Here she is snuggling up with her Great grandparents on her Daddy's side. Apu Ed and G.G. Karen and with her Great Grandma Mary.

Moving on up!

Last week Isabelle figured out how to open the bottom drawer in the kitchen and this week she is moving on up to the second drawer She stands there playing, sometimes holding on with one hand until her legs get tired, then shes up again. She is on the move, with places to go. Watch out Grandmas!

Belle has a sweet tooth!

I know I'm a bit late on getting this Halloween photo up, I just found it and thought it was too cute not to share! Isabelle has never had any candy because shes too young and yet when she found this two pieces of Jonas's candy she knew just what to do with them!

She was so excited she tried to bite through the wrappers. What can I say the kid is no dummy! I think she might have inherited Mommy's sweet tooth!

Belle is standing!

Isabelle has learned to pull herself up this last week; thanks to a little help from her almost 2 yr old cousin Jonas and she hasn't stopped since. Anything she can reach she is using to pull up with, but once she gets there she looks around and claps for herself and then usually falls down. Hope you enjoy!

Happy Halloween!

Butterfly, Butterfly don't fly away! Belle and I dressed alike for her first Halloween.(She was just soo cute I had to copy her.) We are at Travis and Janine's ward Halloween party in the photo it was a lot of fun!

Fall Leaves

Mommy and Belle where crunching around in the Fall leaves and Belle was just soo cute, Aunt Janine couldn't pass up the 'professional photo' opportunity; so we happily let her snap a bunch photos of us. Not too shabby Anutie!

Isabelle loves to look at her Daddy's picture (which if you can tell is on this pillow case), its been so nice to have, it's baby proof. She always gets so excited when she sees him and loves to smack the photo; hopefully she is more gentle with him in person! The day I took this picture she kept laying her head on the pillow next to his face it was just too cute to pass up.

A Day at the Pumpkin Patch

We had so much fun at Fall City Farms. They had 2 baby cows, a horses and a donkey that Jonas and Belle liked from a distance. They also had a hay bale maze just the right size for Jonas; Isabelle sat on the edge cheering him on. Enjoy the photos!

Who knew dishes were so much fun!

Isabelle's new favorite thing to do! I was doing dishes this day and I saw that she had opened to cabinet and the next thing I knew only her little bum was sticking out.

Snoqualmie Falls

Here we are at Isabelle's first waterfall, Snoqualmie Falls. It is about 270 feet tall, it really beautiful and fun to hear how loud the water was.

Big tooth News!

Isabelle cut anther tooth, number 5! Right now she has two bottom teeth and her two top teeth that have broke through and are working their way down and tonight I discovered her left bottom side tooth broke through the gums. I'm sure Jeanette knows the right name for it, hopefully my description isn't too confusing. Sorry no photo, she wiggles too much.

Matching PJ's

The two 'twin cousins' looked soooo cute in their matching PJ's from Grandma. We loved the ruffle in the back so we had to show it off. Enjoy!

Janelle

This picture was taken back in July (5 months old); Belle and Jason where playing with her cloth tunnel thing and she decided it would be fun to get all tangled up in it. She had herself and us 'rolling on the floor' laughing!

Looking back, Isabelle's first 3 months

Belle has changed so much. It's fun to look back. It like looking at a different baby.

Vacation, cousins, fun stuff!

Jonas (Isabelle's her 22 month old cousin) loves to race; so we started racing back and forth and it looked like so much fun Isabelle wanted to join in. So we all started at the same point and eventually they ended at the same point. It just took Isabelle quite a bit longer to get there, think Jonas lapped her about 10 times!

Mommy's Helper

Isabelle is now 8 months old and is on the go! We wanted to start this blog to have a place to share all the fun!