We love going over to Lorilee's pool in the summer, it's even better this year because they switched it to a salt water pool.
Catching some rays!
Isla sat on Aunt Shannon's lap and played for an hour, something she NEVER does. What's Shannon's secret?
Uncle Daniel taught Isla that she is soooo big! Something her dad and I have been trying to get her to do for months. I'm afraid my child is just like me, I never did what my mother wanted. I'm in trouble.
I decided to take Isla tent camping over Memorial weekend. This probably wasn't one of my brightest ideas, but I'm glad I did it and know that I won't be doing it anytime soon. Sampson hurt his leg within 10 minutes of us getting to Sand Hollow. Isla was a trooper, the wind blew the entire night and she really struggled with sleeping. I had Andrew take her in the truck to see if he could finally get her to sleep at two in the morning. Andrew said she cried most of the night and in the morning informed me that we were packing up and leaving! I convinced him to hang out for the day and if he felt like leaving we would leave after dinner. Isla was great, for not sleeping at all she was such a happy camper. We stayed the entire weekend and took turns sleeping with Isla in the truck. By the third night we had it figured out and Isla slept the entire night.
She loves the sand.
Isla and Sampson have Dad right where they want him. Poor Drew doesn't stand a chance with these two.
What's better then bubbles?
Flying her first kite.
My little Gryffindor!
Genius Brent and Andrew decided to ride the scooters down the boat ramp when everyone was asleep. Needless to say neither one of them made it into the water and they both had road rash all over their backs and I think Brent broke his toes. I'm always nervous when these two get together, someone always ends up hurt!
Isla has taken her growling to the next level. Grandma Lee had a little duck and when you squeezed it it said Aflac. I think the battery was getting low because it sounded like the duck was growling. SInce then Isla has started to mimic the Aflac duck.
The second growl is the BEST!
She is getting so close to crawling, she takes four wobbly steps forward then drops to her belly to army crawl. When ever I bring out the camera to record her, she stops.
Isla does this side pose about 100 times a day.
Starting to look like a work out video.
Now that Rowdy is mobile, she gets into some sneaky places! I thought the house was baby proof... not so much!
I kept coming across this book when I was searching for a new read (technically a new listen since I don't get to sit down and read anymore). I love it, it's probably in my top ten favorite books. It ended too soon and I was left a little lonely when the book ended. Elizabeth is my new favorite fictional heroine, I wonder how brave I would be if I were in her place. I would also love to meet Isola for a cup a coffee. Ahhh, I kind of wish I had an Isola in my life. I would always be entertained.
If you have a moment to read, pick it up. You wont be disappointed.
Andrew hated the moment we gave Isla her pacifier. He didn't want to have the a toddler walking around with a binky in her mouth. I promised him that before the year was up I would have Isla debinkafied. He was nervous about having a codependent baby. I let him know that I had numerous nieces and nephews who used the binky, that they do well in school, have healthy relationships with family and friends, and seem to make good decisions, that we were not creating a crutch for a daughter. He was on board when we encountered our first sleepless night and hasn't complained too much since then.
A few months ago I started to give her the bink for sleep time only, she wasn't talking as much as I liked and thought she needed to have that plug out of her mouth. That seemed to do the trick and she has been babbling a lot more. Then last week after I couldn't find one, I thought well lets see how nap time without her crutch goes, and well... there was about 5 minutes of crying and she went to sleep. So there you have it, we went cold turkey and our household has been bink-free for 7 days.
Aunt Sharyl bought Isla this cute puffy blue dress. I had no idea where she was going to wear it, then I decided she can where it anytime. She looks great in blue, huh?
