Memorial Day Weekend

This weekend was fun! We started out Saturday with a bbq. My In Laws came over and we celebrated my father in-laws birthday with lots of food and lots of cheesecake! We put out the sprinkler for Isabella, but she was terrified of it. She was happy just to walk around in her new bathing suit. Jon wasn't so fond of me getting a 2 piece for her...but it's easier to change her diaper! and it's not one of those skimpy 2 pieces!

She is also sporting her new sunglasses

On Sunday we came home from church and then changed to go to my parents house for another bbq...Isabella fell asleep and wouldn't even wake up while i changed her into another outfit. Here she is curled up on my bed.

Then on Monday we went to visit Saint Michaels on the Eastern Shore. It was a cute little town with shops and good food!

Here are the boys patiently waiting for my mom and I to get out of the shops.


We also enjoyed a little boat ride...but it was sure hot and i couldn't wait to get off! The driver was so slow that there was no breeze!

And of course we ate Lunch...yummy!

Look how tall Matthew is Getting!

What a good picture!

Isabella's Makeover

So this weekend Jon attended a sealing of one of his childhood best friends...Since they had a long day planned I decided to stay home with Isabella. I wanted to see how she looks with pigtails since her hair is long enough now, and we also painted our toes! Below are a few pictures of her and her new look! I also put a picture of her and Jon taking a nap before church yesterday!

Storyville Library

So i got the idea to go here from Katherine's blog and it was the best idea ever! This is a public library located about 30 min away in Baltimore county and they had the cutest toddler size play areas for kids 0-5. They had different areas including a store, theater, construction zone, a garden, the bay, and a house. Each section had a display of books relating to that theme. Very neat! Dara and Brett joined us and we can't wait to go again!

Brett giving Isabella a hug

Isabella grilling

Trying to get into the baby's crib

Playing chef in the kitchen

at toddler bay riding in the boat

In the light house

shopping at the grocery store

About Time

I've never been good about keeping a journal, so maybe a blog is the thing for me! I have no exciting news or events to write about now, but hopefully in the next few months my blog will come to life! But in the mean time, i can brag and talk about Isabella all day...

She is learning something new everyday and it is amazing to see. Lately her favorite thing to do is give us random kisses on our arms, face, legs (whatever she can reach basically) just out of the blue. She is also very emotional and we like to call her our drama queen. Just the word "no" can send her flying to tears. She covers up her eyes with her hands and starts to cry. It's actually quite funny! Here is a picture of her doing just that!

She is also understanding more and more of what we tell her to do which is awesome! She can throw her own diapers away (except for the poopy ones that go in the diaper genie, lol). She also LOVES to dance and sing. She saw a newborn baby at church this past Sunday a few pews away. She kept on staring and telling me "baby". Then she made a rocking motion with her arms and started to sing an Italian lullaby that starts out with the line "NinaNana Baby" . It was so cute! She's going to make a great big sister!

Among other things her favorite answer to any question is "no", and she loves to test our patience whenever given the opportunity (especially at meal times). She loves to play outside, put grown up shoes on, pretend to sweep the floor, and show us her belly button....

The flash on our camera always makes her blink!