The Final Countdown...

In 1 hour and 15 minutes you will hear the screams of one little girl by the name of Isabella. Ok, so there won't be any screams coming from her at that time, but probably more from a big girl named Karissa. Keep your fingers crossed. ;)

We're going in...

Day: Friday
Time: 6:45am
Mission: Tubes being savagely inserted into daughters ears

A new post...

This past weekend Isabella was at my mom's. Thank you mom!

Doug and I spent the weekend cleaning the house and doing the yard work we would have problems doing with Isabella here. Since we live right next to the alley it's hard to really do anything in the yard without one of us keeping an eye on Isabella. She LOVES the alley. Good thing she wasn't around too since we probably spent a good 5 or 6 hours just doing yard stuff.

Since Isabella wasn't around this weekend I didn't take many pictures, but I posted the few I have taken.

Isabella is getting her tubes put in this Friday. Hopefully everything will go well and we will still be able to go up to DL the same day. If she has any problems we won't go, but I'm sure everything will go perfectly. For awhile I've been pretty calm about the tube thing, but as the day comes closer I'm getting a little more anxious. As much as I trust Altru, I don't really like many of the doctors personally, so hopefully I can put those feelings aside and remain a calm mother. Keep your fingers crossed people.

Nothing else has really happened lately and I shoud probably try to get to bed soon, so good night everyone!

FOUND! 1 missing brush, 1 missing orange sock, and 1 missing diaper rash cream...all found hanging between Isabella's crib and wall. It's taken me how many months to look under her crib and at this specific spot? Too many obviously. 

isabella and daddy drawing on their easels (s/p). ok, so isabella is borrowing one of her dad's. this is the best picture i could get of both of them together. isabella didn't stand there long and by the time i was able to check the picture i had taken it was too late to take another one. sucks it's blurry, but you get the point. doug and i are grooming her to be a little artist just like her daddy. she will learn her cooking skills from me. :) she's caught on quickly to cleaning, so 1 down 2 to go...;)

our little artist... 

Easter pics galore...

If you have about 1/2 an hour to kill then you should look at ALL the pics I posted from the last few days. Obviously, I have an addiction to taking pictures of bell-bell. I was also going to post about what we did the last few days, but it's almost midnight and I'm tired, so maybe tomorrow.

Later beaver oatmeal smellys!

Isabella taking a break from playing outside. I was actually trying to get a pic of her scrapes on her face from when she fell on the sidewalk earlier that day, but she wasn't having it.  

This pic looks a little out of focus, but you can see her scrapes on her nose and upper lip well. As of today her scab is completley gone and there's only a little bit of redness, so woo hoo! 

Not sure what she's doing, but I like it... 

I love this picture because her little belly and butt is sticking out. How cute is that, right? 

Um, don't know how to describe this picture, but I know you all will like it. ;) 

Again, I made an amazing dessert of pudding, bananas, and whipped cream (ok, so it was easy as hell) and she chooses to not eat it. She took a couple bites and then just mixed it up for awhile. What's wrong with my baby???? 

Isabella's outfit of choice for the day...she must have her dad's fashion sense, or lack of... 

THE SOCK MONSTER! 

Isabella wearing a new outfit from grandma Lesa and auntie Kayla...I love it especially because the shirt looks kind of like a maternity shirt, so it shows off her belly. I also love the capris. 

cute outdoor pic of Isabella in her new outfit... 

Isabella's wondering why the hell she's wearing daddy's shirt in her high chair...soon enough bell-bell...soon enough... 

Isabella and daddy checking out the eggs she's dieing to see if they are done yet... 

Isabella showing her dad that the yellow egg is all done... 

Isabella's fabulous Easter eggs she died... Why don't the egg holders hold 12 eggs? Who dies 9 eggs? 

Isabella is ready to hunt for Easter eggs at the Alerus. She's even bringing mommy her shoes. Although it's the wrong pair I still appreciate it... 

Isabella meeting the Easter bunny at the Alerus Center for the BIG Easter egg hunt. She didn't want to look at him though so this is the best picture I could get without becoming one of thos annoying parents. ;) 

30,000 eggs! Holy crap! 

This is how we entertained her until the Easter egg hunt. Cellphones are definitely for more than keeping in contact with friends and family... 

Isabella looking cute and being VERY patient waiting to grab those eggs behind her. 

The hunt begins! As you can see, Isabella found her very first egg and without any help from Doug. 

In they go! 

The guy standing in front of Doug (in the blue shirt and khaki shorts) was very nice to Isabella. His little girl found 3 eggs and her dad said to leave 1 so Isabella could grab it. The little girl actually left 2, so that's why Isabella got a whopping 3 eggs. Woo hoo for decent people!