Jumparoo!

I LOVE how she jumps like a mad woman, looks for her praise and then jumps again!

Yucky Food!

Isabella hates baby food. I have tried and tried to find ones she likes but I have been completely unsuccessful!

F-I-V-E!!!

Five!? I really don't know how that age is possible!! Happy Birthday, Malia!! She is becoming such a big girl and I'm so proud of her!! She is quite possibly one of the best big sisters ever. She loves Pressley and Isabella so much. She will tell Pressley how much she loves her and is about the only person who can really make Isabella laugh. She loves to sing songs to Isabella when she cries. She loves Hannah Montana, Susan from Narnia, soccer, purple, princesses and horses. She is very independent, loves to be a big helper, wants to wear dresses all the time, loves her friends very much, enjoys doing "school stuff" and eating Boston Cream Yogurt. She wants to be a veterinarian and soccer player when she grows up. She is silly and sweet and sometimes a bit shy. She is a daddy's girl and a deep thinker. It's hard to believe she is getting so big! I am so proud of her!! I love you Malia!! Happy Birthday!!

Belly Aches

Today at lunch Malia was not hungry because she said her belly hurt. When I asked her what was wrong she said, "I don't know it just hurts". So I asked her if she needed to go to the potty, where it hurt, etc to try to get a diagnosis...finally she said, "I think it hurts because I just haven't seen daddy enough". After lunch we went to pick Justin up. When he got into the car, she said, "Mommy, my belly doesn't hurt anymore".

A Bit of Sponteneity

Today was our last weekend at The Bible Chapel and yesterday was our 5 year anniversary of coming there. So today in Robinson, they closed the service with a goodbye and prayer for our family. On my way to church this morning, I became a bit panicky, realizing that Isabella had not been dedicated at The Chapel, like the other girls, and wanting her to follow in her sisters footsteps, I really wanted her to be dedicated at the church we've been a part of for so long and have loved and appreciated over the last 5 years rather than a random church we may become part of in State College. So, when I saw Scott this morning as I was walking into the service, I asked him if he would mind dedicating Isabella as part of our going away comissioning. He was happy to do so, and even Justin was not expecting it as our whole family went up together in front of the church...my deepest apologies to our families who were not apart of today...like I said, it was even a surprise to Justin! Here is a picture captured via phone, thanks to my friend Libby!

(hard to see, but Isabella could NOT keep her hands off of Scott's microphone that came from his ear...she was fascinated with it!)

Chatterbox

So Big!

My little Isabella is sitting up on her own!! She can hold it for quite some time now. She began doing little bits right before she turned 7 months old, and now she can sit for several minutes on her own. Not only that, but just yesterday she started saying, "ba ba ba and ma ma ma"...so I finally get a momma out of my kids before a dadda! I'm counting it anyway!