Sunny Days!

We had the best time at the zoo yesterday! I of course was running a little behind...but finally made it. As we were about to walk into the zoo I noticed Andrew had pulled his pacifier clip off of his shirt! Of course I didn't have another pacifier in the diaper bag (lesson learned)! I thought the trip was going to be a disaster, but he surprised me and was so well behaved! He only cried once and it was because he was hungry! At the end of the trip he even fell asleep :) I can't wait for him to be a little older and enjoy the zoo as much as his sister does!! I think one of the most precious things to watch yesterday was Isabella holding hands with her new friends Cecilia and Adeline! The girls were so darn cute!! Me being a new budding photographer, you would think I would have my camera handy? NOPE! Some of the other mommy's had their cameras, so I am hoping they share :) Tomorrow is another visit to preschool! I hope it goes as well as the first visit. This will be our last visit before the first day! I am still on the hunt for the "perfect" first day outfit for Isabella! Hoping to find it this weekend :) We are having friends over for a bbq this weekend! I can't wait! Isabella will be pleased because CC, Addy and Grace will be here :) I am so happy that she has made some little girlfriends!!! KEEP SMILING :)

Oh what fun!!

Well, today the kids and I went to Novi to watch an outdoor puppet show!! We met up with some new friends of ours that we have met through my mommy group! Tomorrow we are off to the Detroit zoo! It is exciting because Isabella is really into animals right now! Today after the puppet show there were women there giving the kiddos tattoos and Isabella told the lady she wanted a hippopotamus just plain as day!! The lady was caught by surprise and started laughing! She said I wasn't expecting that from you! Unfortunately they didn't have a hippopotamus and she had to settle for a rhinoceros! When she woke up from her nap she told me that the rhino has taken the place of the hippo as her favorite animal! On a side note.. Isabella continues to say the darnedest things! I went to get her this morning out of her bed and I caught her laying with her head on the pillow just looking up at the ceiling! I asked her what she was doing and she tells me "I am just chillin"... What a great way to start the day with a big smile! When I put her in the car to go to the puppet show, she looked at me and said, Mommy, you are the best!! We went for our first visit to preschool yesterday. Isabella did so well interacting with the other children. I am happy that we decided to send her this year. She is going to have so much fun! We visited the farm yesterday, went on a hayride and she made her very first art project! Yes, it is proudly displayed where all can see when they come into the house :) I will be saving this forever. It is only fake leaves glued to a plate, but to me it is the most beautiful art I have ever seen :) Andrew is continuing to be on the move. He stands by himself more and more each day. He is a little dare devil! He is still following Isabella all around and continues to want everything she has. He had his first taste of cottage cheese! He wasn't sure at first, but after a few bites he couldn't get enough! I just wish he would get some teeth already! Poor guy was so miserable the other night that he was up all night! I finally resorted to bringing him in bed with me (Doug was on call) he finally fell asleep but I held him all night not sleeping because I was so afraid he would roll off the bed. Needless to say I was a zombie yesterday!! Thank goodness he slept all night last night! I was so refreshed this morning!! Amazing what sleep does to a person! Well, I have decided my goal of writing daily is just impossible, so I am going for weekly goals instead :) Keep Smiling :)

Where is the time going?

Where is the time going? I have an almost 2 1/2 year old and a 9 month old! Isabella is so animated that there isn't a day that goes by that she doesn't make me smile or laugh! The other day she was so serious in the car. We had been driving home and it was beginning to get dark. She spotted the moon and was very inquisitive! She asked if the moon talked? I told her that it didn't.. well as soon as I said no, she said that it must be broken and that mommy could fix it by adding batteries!!!!! She starts preschool in a couple of weeks and she is really excited! I am hoping she has the same enthusiasm on the first day! I know that I am going to have to bring a whole box of tissue, because I am going to be a mess! We have found out her teacher's name is Miss Tracey. I am reading her books all about the first day of school! Surprisingly there aren't any books on the first day of preschool.. gave me an idea that I may just try and write one myself! I have always had a passion for children's books, so why not try to write one? Isabella is becoming more social as she gets older. When we are out and about and she spots a child, she immediately asks me if she can say hello to them. I am so proud of my little girl! She still tells me that I am her best friend. Makes my heart melt every time I hear that! Her new favorite line when I ask her to do something is "alrighty" she says it with such enthusiasm each time too!! Andrew is officially on the move!!! He started crawling at the end of 7 months old!!! Soon after he started standing. My prediction is he will be walking at 10 months old at the rate he is going. Andrew is such a funny little guy! He loves following around his big sister! He smiles immediately when she walks into the room. I am so excited to see such a great friendship bloom between the two of them. Andrew is saying mama, dadda, doggie, hi, and all done!!! He loves to clap and dance! We are still working on napping!! He isn't very consistent with them, but we are trying! We are still waiting on Andrew to get some TEETH!! Poor guy has been working on them, but nothing yet! His gums are very swollen and he can be a little cranky at night to get to sleep! He loves all of his veggies and fruit. We went to the Dr. last week and he weighed in at 22 pounds and was 29 1/2 inches tall. He was in the high percentile for both. Dr. Randall said we can start introducing table foods. Doug is a little weary because he is afraid of him choking. I guess I will have to start when he is working :) I am pretty much finished with planning Andrew's first birthday bash. I know, it is a few months away still, but it will be here before we know it! We are still trying to figure out what the kiddos will be for Halloween! I am still working on trying to set up a photography business. We finally purchased photoshop, so now I have to figure out how to use it. I am going to take a class this fall! I am really excited about it. I have had fun photographing my friends kiddos! I am looking forward to taking some nice outdoor fall shots :) I know I have said it before.. but I am really going to try being better about posting. This blog is just not for people to keep up with what is going on.. it is for me too.. so I can look back and smile at all the great things that have happened :)