A little of this... A little of that...

Here is our little artist... she sure loves to color.............

Yes.... let's take a look at her latest masterpiece. Her canvas (pictured below) was both sides of the hallway and our kitchen wall. (That will teach mom and dad not to pay attention to her for a few minutes)

I was looking through some old pictures on the computer tonight- and it struck me just how much Isabel has changed in the past 6 months. She has gone from this in April..........

To this in October! Not a baby anymore- A little toddler!

I love this little girl by the way. She is such a sweetie pie! Her personality is developing more and more and she has all kinds of little quirks. She is friendly and outgoing. She loves her friends at daycare (especially the boys) and loves to color and paint. She hates bubbles in her bath, getting her hands dirty and is obsessed with eating raisins. She is starting to put two word phrases together. As in "Hug Mama"! And "Move Yucky!" (Lucky) She loves music and of course everything ELMO! She refuses to sleep a wink at daycare all week but then makes up for it by taking two 2 hour naps a day when she is at home or at grandma's. Every night she asks for her Bible before bed and can name Adam, Eve, Noah, Jesus, and the turtle. (What.... you didn't know that the turtle was a biblical character?) She throws mini-tantrums when she doesn't get her way and has STRONG opinions about the clothes we pick out in the morning. We are always amazed by how much she changes and how cool it is to watch her grow and develop. Toddlers are tiring but I honestly love this stage. She is a real little person.

So.... we bought this little pink potty last week because Bel seemed kind of interested in it. (She follows us into the bathroom all the time and watches us go- no privacy in our house) Anyway, a friend of mine said let her get one and just practice sitting on it. So.... we did that. She actually does kind of like it. The problem is that it plays music (motion sensor) and so she has figured out a way to stick her finger in the bowl and turn the music on- yuk. She isn't real interested in using her potty for much more than a music-playing place to sit. That's okay- no rush.

Well... we are still waiting for little cousin Payton to arrive. We have been telling Isabel all about her and we are looking forward to meeting her. I hope she comes before Halloween! Isabel LOVES baby dolls now (even though she is a little rough with them) she wraps them in blankets, feeds them, and takes the for a walk outside in her stroller.

Aww... wearing mommy's shoes! (Her feet are already a size 7 so she can almost fit in them :)