Sunday, December 28, 2008

Mother and Daughter(s) Tea

While Mom and Jenee' were here for Christmas, I thought it would be nice to take Mom to a Royal tea at the Ritz Carlton, so that is just what we did. It was a surprise and when we pulled up to the hotel, Mom was very surprised. It was so nice to honor her in a very special way. The only thing missing was the other two sisters. We had yummy sandwiches, desserts and of course the tea of our choosing.



Tuesday, December 16, 2008

18 month checkup

Well, the monkey is 18 months and here is her report. Can you believe it has been a year and a half already???

Height: 34 inches Weight: 27 lbs. and 14 oz. She continues to be in the 95% for each of these categories. No shots for this check up (thank the Lord). I guess at her 2 year check there will be another round. She is showing signs of potty training by telling us when she goes and a few times before she needs to go, so on the potty we go. I have no idea what the process here is so I better get to researching.

I could tell you all of the many words she is saying, but I am not sure which ones are actually new or just refined from 15 months. She is getting SO big and doing so many new things and we are daily amazed by her and continue to thank God for her. We can't imagine life without her.
Enjoy a few pictures of her below.

Isabella received a sock monkey ornament to place on the tree.

Reading to her animals

Dancing with her baby and if you are close she will hand you a baby or animal so you can swing them around and dance too. Good times.

Reviewing and talking about all of the ornaments on the tree. This was done daily at our house. When she saw an ornament with a Santa Clause, she would say, "Papa." Smart kid.