3 Months Old

I will probably say this each month Isabel grows older, but I really cannot believe how fast she's growing.

Here is a picture of her the day she actually turned 3 months old. The rest of the pictures are a catch up from the past month.

Isabel and Soren are getting serious - this is like their 3rd play date.

Isabel is still getting the hang of sleeping at night - poor papa.

Easter Egg dying - come on Nana - work faster!

I am waiting...

I am so excited!

At last :)

 This is pretty fun

 Not too bad

More waiting...

 still being patient...

 done being patient...

I love this picture!

Lounging around.

 I still can't believe I have two sweet little girls.

I just love Isabel's cheeks.

While grandpa Terry is in town he challenged us to a 'Chopped' showdown - dessert edition.

Once the votes were tallied he was named Champion - which in our house led to the grand prize of 10,000...dishes to be cleaned.  While the final product looked great our kitchen ended up a disaster.

Abram and grandpa checking out the sand conditions after a long winter covered up.

Abram loves hanging out with Isabel. He is so sweet to her.

This was Isabel's first trip outside. She's been out in her carseat all covered up but this is her first outing where she could actually see anything.

 So cute!

While grandpa T is here we are taking advantage of his years of pinata making knowledge and put him to work making one for Abram and Stella's upcoming birthdays.

At first glance you may have thought this was a picture of Abram, but no, look again it is Stella. She loves to put on his clothes and shed her pink socks and shoes. 

 Easter morning started off with finding hidden presents.

 New books.

 Of course an Easter hat.

 And the best Easter smile from little Isabel.

 Just hanging out on the gator.

Sisters rule!

So do brothers.

 We're having fun now.

Grandpa had to get in on the action.

Isabel loves all the action.

 We attempted a few family photos today. There was only a few tears and a little blood shed in the process - you may think I am kidding but I am not.

Happy Easter!

2 months

Since there is no 29th of February this month Isabel didn't have an official 2 month celebration but here are a few pictures of her on the 28th and 1st.

She and Sorin are getting bigger together. Isabel weighed in at 12 pounds on her 2 month check-up, almost doubling her birth weight.

Sister Stella keeping a close eye on baby Isabel.

Just hanging out with my toys.

V's Trip

I have to start this blog off with a sincere thanks. Josh and I have been overwhelmed with love and support since Isabel's birth. Our freezer is stocked with meals, we've had house guests who've done dishes, laundry, cleaned our basement, played with our children, and even remodeled our bathroom. We've always had generous family and friends but maybe we didn't realize how good we had it until our small children outnumbered us. I hope I've said it multiple times in person but thank you to everyone who has showered us with love and kindness over these past two months as we've grown to be a family of five.

The most recent example of help that kept us afloat was when Aunt Vicki (or Bicki as Stella says with a cold) came to help out for a week while Josh was at a conference.

I had to start off with beautiful Miss Isabel in her warm winter outfit.

You'll notice Tito the cat looking on from the background - he went into kitty depression when Vicki left because she gave him so much love and affection while here.

Abram and I played super heroes in the snow.

Stella watching from a safe and warm distance.

We are lucky that Stella loves her little sister. I hope the grow to be best friends.

We had to have a Hawkeye photo shoot while Vicki was here.

Go Hawks!

Vicki Suzanne and Stella Suzanne

 Thank you Aunt Bicki!