Cousins

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Raymond met his cousin Adelyn for the first time last Sunday. We all did actually. I think they are going to be good friends!

Homecoming...finally!

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Enough?

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How many summer dresses do you think one little girl should have?
1, 5, 10, 15 or even 20?
Our little girl has 37!

The Princess

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Isabella got a few princess things out of the dollar section at Target. She loves to dress up like a princess! She takes her "magic" wand and says, "Abracadabra! Frog!" She's always turning mommy and daddy into different things. She also informed me Monday morning that princesses pick out their own cloths. Well okay then!


Sometimes she flips the hat around and lets the tool hang over her face like a veil.

Snow!

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Isabella wanted to go outside in the snow and build a snowman. It was hard to do that though because the snow had a thin layer of ice on top and it was very fluffy. So, she and Daddy just tried to roll the biggest snowball they could.



Isabella even helped clear off Grammy's car!
The snotty aftermath!

Reading

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Isabella loves to read. Here she is with her "friends" lined up reading to them. It's so cute when she does stuff like this!


Isabella likes to help me make the bed and fold the laundry...but I couldn't seem to find her!

Isabella's Room

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I just realized that I never posted pictures of Isabella's big girl room like I said I would. Not too terribly exciting, but when your two, it's a big deal! She's been sleeping in here since the beginning of October and loves it! We had the room set up the way we liked it and then we received a special request from Isabella herself. She wanted her fish-tank in her new room. We had every intention on leaving it in her brothers room because fish-tanks are a pain to move. But since she said please, Daddy and I rearranged the room and fit the fish-tank in. It wasn't easy!
This sign is above Isabella's door. It seems very appropriate for her!!!


This is what normally goes on in her room. She loves to sit on her pink carpet, or in her pink chair and read. Isabella also loves to dance to her music Cd's on the pink carpet. And yes, Sadie is always very close by!

Sadie looks like she has a double chin in this picture!

Isabella just noticed that I was taking her picture!

This picture hangs in Isabella's room by her dresser. We had it taken at Willow Street Pictures back in May or June. My mom suggested hanging it in Isabella's new room which I thought was a good idea. Isabella always shows me the picture of her and Sadie. We wanted to get a picture of the two of them together at this age when they were both young and inseparable. This was actually the very last picture taken. We bought several pictures, but this one is our favorite!
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Okay, so I'm going to switch gears here and gripe for a minute. Isabella, Ellie and I went to Panera Bread for lunch on Wednesday. I always order Isabella the kids deli sandwich with either turkey or ham. She really likes both. When they called my name that the order was ready, Isabella's plate had her sandwich and yogurt but no milk. So I asked the lady behind the counter where I needed to go to get her milk. She asked if I paid for milk. When I said no that it came with the meal she informed me that the meal changed after the 1st of the year. It no longer includes milk! It still cost's the same ($3.99), but no milk. If I wanted to get her milk, I would have had to spend another $2 dollars! What's up with that?!?!?! That just really erks me! I like to take Isabella there when we are running around because it's a good nutritious lunch (as opposed to a fast food.....well, fast food anything). But I don't think we will be going as much. Don't get me wrong, we weren't there all the time, but probably twice a month. I buy the $10 gift cards to support Ellie's school. I'll still buy them for bagels and coffee in the morning, but I don't think we'll be going for lunch any time soon.