Recent Pics

My cousin (well kind of cousin:), Hunter, just moved to Carmel and we are so excited! He came over to play on Saturday.
It was fun to see him enjoy all the toys I've out grown:)

On Friday night, we went to Spaghetti Factory downtown after the Children's Museum. Bella slept through the entire dinner!
Daddy taught me how to suck up spaghetti....I've never enjoyed eating so much!
We had lots of practice...
It was fun to go to the Children's Museum with Dad...I got to show him my favorite spots and they had something called Jolly Days where they had even more things to do!

This was the best slide ever!

Thanksgiving Weekend

We had a fun filled week with family! First, we got to see Uncle Eric, Aunt Alissa and Baby Addyson. We hung out at grandma & grandpa's house and played all day. And, of course, Uncle John was there as well!
Uncle Eric even played in my princess castle with me. Mom didn't get a picture, but Uncle Eric even let me do his hair:)
It was so much fun to see Addyson. She is so beautiful!
The babies had fun playing together while I ran around the house all day long. I think Addyson is saying, "get out of the picture already" in this photo:)
It is so much fun to have a house full of little girls!


Then we headed to Terre Haute to visit with the Browne family. Cailynn and I played doctor...as you can tell I was really, really sick in this picture...I was so sick that Cailynn had to push me around.Bella was such a good baby. She'd let everyone hold her and she napped/slept really well. She showed off her beautiful smile all weekend.We attempted a photo shoot...mom said I wouldn't sit still, but then again I AM two.At least there were a few good shots...

Just Some Recent Pics

Hanging out with sister...
Our friend, Emma, came over on Friday. She is so much fun...and so are her mom and dad:)
Emma and Bella have matching bald spots...which is kinda cute!
I have discovered my singing voice! One of my favorite things to do is sing into my microphone while daddy plays the piano...our best duets are the itsy bitsy spider and Jesus Loves Me.
Sometimes I get to help him out on the piano too.
Bella is liking tummy time more and more. She stayed on her tummy for 8 minutes today without fussing...which is a record for her!
She is our sweetie pie.
Sometimes she likes the exersaucer...not always though.
Bella ate rice cereal for the first time yesterday. At first she wasn't so sure what was going on...but mommy and I encouraged her and she figured it out. I still don't know if she had more on her face or in her tummy, but it sure was fun.

Happy Halloween!

We started the night out by visiting Great Grandma & Great Grandpa's house. GGrandpa kept giving me more candy even though mom said I didn't need anymore (I think he didn't hear her...which was ok with me:)

Mom went to put my lion costume on and I decided I wanted to be a princess...so thankfully my cousins got me a dress up chest last year and I had all the things I needed to be a princess! Isabelle wore a pumpkin outfit/bib. She matched mom pretty well!
Then we met dad at church for the Harvest Festival party! It was soooo much fun. I played putt-putt with daddy. At first I didn't want to go into the room...there was some scary guy working there with a big wig, but after he took it off and showed me he was an all right guy I was fine. When I got to the hole and dad said, "put it in the hole", I just picked it up and put it in there...and then got very excited.
Then I got to have someone paint a rainbow on my hand. It was pretty cool and I sat perfectly still.
Of course, we spent some time in the bounce houses. Isabelle mostly watched me and all the other kids...and chewed on her hands the whole time!
We played a few games and I got a token to get a prize...which was cool because I got a bracelt and bubbles!Then we headed to grandma & grandpa's house for trick or treating. I was a little concerned when I saw kids in funny costumes going to MY grandma's house. I was a little hesitant about all this trick or treating stuff.After four houses I said, "back to grandma's house." So we went walked back.And I had a blast opening the door for the trick or treaters. I ran to the door every time I heard the doorbell!

NYC

We visited Uncle Eric, Aunt Alissa and baby Addyson last weekend. Mom says it was a bit of a rough trip (I guess because there was little sleep and Isabelle was allergic to something and I was tired....tired+not feeling well=slightly cranky kids:), but it was fun to see them and to spend some time in the big apple! We walked to central park and it was a beautiful day!
Daddy and I spent most of the walk chasing after birds in my stroller...he went so fast that mom was a little nervous.
Aunt Alissa taught me how to catch a taxi....we could even see them drive down the street from their condo! And there were big buildings everywhere!
Addyson and Isabelle took a nap on our walk (Isabelle is sleeping in the sling...and since my mom was taking the pictures Isabelle didn't make it in any of the photos). Addyson is getting so big and I can't believe that she is 4 months old already!
We kinda tricked daddy into going to the zoo....we were walking and all of the sudden Uncle Eric was buying tickets to the central park zoo...no turning back now!!! I was a little tired, so I wasn't my normal excited self....however I still had a good time. Maybe we can go back again sometime!

Children's Museum

Mommy took me and Isabelle to the Children's Museum today. We had so much fun...Watch out Danika Patrick!!!!
Isabelle really liked the Chihuly exhibit...she liked looking at all the colors and was full of smiles.
I got to dress up as a shark and see myself on tv. I also put fins on and mom said maybe I could go snorkeling some day (Uncle Eric would be proud:) I thought...why wait?
I even got to sit in a dinosaur nest with baby eggs...I pretended to be a dinosaur and thought that I should "roarrrr" at people who came by the nest.
I was all tuckered out by the time we left...mom had a feeling I'd fall asleep in the car:)

Making Cookies

Mom and I made cookies today (well...Isabelle was there too, but she slept through most of it). It was so much fun to pound the dough flat.
Emilee brought us a pumpkin cookie cutter (and she took the pictures too:). I really just wanted to eat the dough and the icing, but mom only let me take a bite (she said I had to wait to eat more until later).
Finally, the best part....eating the cookie. I have to say that I like the icing better than any other part..better than the cookie...better than the sprinkles. So of course it made a mess!
I wanted to share some with Isabelle, but mom says she only eats formula...how boring!

Isabelle is so big!

Isabelle tried out her bumbo seat yesterday and liked it a lot! I think it gave her a new view of things:) Mom said I liked it when I was her age...
She is also smiling more and more for the camera. She looks so cute in her little sweater.
Mom said I looked so cute too. Lately, I've been spending most of my play time taking care of my dolls (Rachael is in this picture). It's fun to take care of them like my mommy takes care of Isabelle.
Mom took me to my room for my nap and came downstairs to Isabelle asleep! She is such a big girl to fall asleep on her own.