Thursday, November 21, 2013

Isla Marie- 14 Months



What an awesome little toddler we have here! Isla just amazes us every day with her sweet personality and loving heart. She is silly, caring, easy going, mischievous, a bit of a drama queen, and quit the entertainer. She is our dancing queen as she will even dance when no music is playing. She adores her older sister and you can tell she already looks up to her in so many ways. She loves to make her laugh, play tag with her, and most of all tackle her and smother her with hugs and kisses (Mackenzie doesn't mind any of these as she is usually hysterically laughing in the process!). To show you just how sweet she is, her big sis has been really sick these past few days. Isla may not be able to say it, but she sure does show us just how much she cares for her sick sister. Anytime Mackenzie has been without her ducky Isla is right on it grabbing ducky and bringing him over to her. She also has been rubbing her back, arms, and legs, while Mackenzie lies on the couch. It’s just so heartwarming to see. Don’t get me wrong though, she is quit the drama queen. Heaven forbid if she doesn't get her way the lungs come out and she is screaming! She does crack herself up when she does this,as she knows her reaction is a bit over the top! She loves to stack blocks, clean up, feed you, play with puzzles, read books, and sing!  Her favorite meals are pizza and spaghetti, and her favorite food is avocados. She is a breeze to put down for naps and bedtime, eats like a champ, and is now sporting her 7th tooth (four on the top, three on the bottom). She makes our home so much brighter just by being in it and we love watching her grow and develop into the cutie pie that she is! Happy 14 months, Smiley Isley! 

(Sorry for the lack of pictures. November has been a very busy month for us and it seems as though I haven't taken many pictures).


Being silly and got into Mackenzie's bathtub for her dolls

Zie joined in on the bathtub fun 


Sister hugs. They stood like this for a such a long time, it was so sweet. 

She gives the sweetest hugs.

When will you grow hair????
She is always cooking us up something in the kitchen


I wonder if her mouth ever starts hurting from smiling so much?!
She knows this is a "no-no"
Happy 14 months :-)


Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Nana's Halloween Visit!

Visits from family are always the best and our annual Halloween visit with Nana was no exception! We picked Nana up from the train station on Wednesday and brought her home to spend 5 fun days with us! PopPop stayed back to work but joined us later on in the week. Wow, did we have fun! We went out to lunch, shopped, went to the playground, baked cookies, decorated for Halloween, went trick-or-treating, and just played, played, played! It was the girls first time trick-or-treating and man did they LOVE it! Zie was not shy at all about saying "trick-or-treat" and both girls would dive right into the candy bowl! We get over 100 trick-or-treaters every year so it is so nice having an extra set of hands to help pass out candy!  PopPop then joined us for the weekend and treated us to a yummy dinner and ice cream afterwards. The girls loved the quality time they got to spend with their grandparents and are already looking forward to their next visit! Thank you Nana for such a great time!

Decorating the window for Halloween! 

We had lot's of play time! :-)
Cheesin in Nana's shoes

Getting her nails done 


Decorating pumpkins!

She is such a ham




Nana & Isla

Waiting for the trick-or-treaters

Mommy & Daddy with our duck and bunny

Nana's bunny and duck

Momma with her baby duck
First time trick-or-treating!!!

Candy!!!!

Waiting on the 100+ trick-or-treaters!

Posing in their Halloween pj's from Nana and PopPop


PopPop came just in time to help Zie give her baby a bath!

Thanks for a great time, Nana!!!