Izzy, going crazy in her jumperoo

Since we got back from vacation, we've realized that Izzy must have gotten taller, because we had to raise the height of the jumperoo. And now, when she's in it, she jumps really high, which is funny and scary all at the same time. Another thing she started doing was crazy head shaking. She gets all excited, and starts shaking her head while she laughs. At first, I was worried that it was a symptom of some scary disease or something, but my parents reassured me that it was just something babies do because it is fun and probably feels good. So, now, when she does it, we just laugh, and funny enough, once I stopped worrying, she stopped doing it so much.

But in this video, she's jumping like crazy, and right around 15 seconds, she does a weird jump/head shake. You'll notice it because I start laughing, which makes the camera shake. So when you see the picture shake, go back a few seconds and watch her. She's pretty funny!

Why Isabelle and the dogs love each other...

One of our favorite places to put Izzy these days is in her pack n play. She has tons of toys, a soft floor, and 4 walls, so she can roll, and flop and play as much as she wants. She loves to eat crackers in their too, and often will play with a toy in one hand, and a cracker in the other. But one of her favorite things to do with her cracker, is try to share with Rai and Eden. She rubs the cracker all over the sides of the pack n play, and the dogs will try to lick it off.

This is a picture of the side of the pack n play. All the tan lines are cracker swipes. All 4 sides of the pack n play get like this, as she rubs the cracker all over it!


Here's her trying to feed Rai through the wall.


And here's how it looks from the outside. Usually Rai and/or Eden will sit there while she's got a cracker, and just wait for her to start "coloring" and for me to not be looking.


This one is of Eden doing a quick drive by...trying to pretend she's not looking to lick the sides.

Tagged...

I got tagged again by Jennifer, and then the last question asked who would respond first, and Jennifer said it might be me. So, the question becomes...do I want to do it first, and prove her right? I said to myself, why not!


1) LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER? Juno...I think...it was pretty long ago.

2) WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? Eragon

3) FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Scattergories

4) FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Self

5) FAVORITE SMELLS? an outdoor fire

6) FAVORITE SOUNDS? Izzy's laugh

7) WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Like I did something wrong, and still have to face up to it.

8)WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN U WAKE UP? Was that Isabelle?

9) FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE? Qdoba

10) FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? Don't know yet.

11) FINISH THIS STATEMENT—"IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY..." I would find Chris a new job.

12) DO YOU DRIVE FAST? sometimes

13) DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? no

14) STORMS–COOL OR SCARY? Cool as long as it's not too windy

15) WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Plymouth Sundance

16) FAVORITE DRINK? Fresca

17) FINISH THIS STATEMENT-IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD blog more!

18) DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI? yes

19) IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY OTHER COLOUR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE? I wouldn't dye all my hair

20) NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS YOU HAVE LIVED IN.
Wauwatosa, WI
McNaughton, WI
Durham, NC
Central Valley, NY
Miami, FL
Seattle, WA
Fairbanks, AK
Mililani, HI
Sierra Vista, AZ

21) FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? College Football

22) ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? She knows a lot about kids!

23) WHATS UNDER YOUR BED? Baby clothes, and shoes

24) WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN? yes

25) MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL? According to Chris, I'm neither.

26) OVER EASY OR SUNNY SIDE UP? scrambled

27) FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX? on a clean floor

28) What happened to #28?

29) FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? strawberry or mint chocolate chip (as long as it's green!)

30) OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE TAGGED, WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST? Do I actually have to tag anyone? I don't know too many people who blog, so I'm not going to tag anyone.

And our lives will never be the same...

We're BACK!!! And ready for some fun!!!

So, here's what happened...we left for Virginia on June 3 for a week in Richmond to join in the celebration of Grammie's 90th Birthday, and Don and Ronnie's 60th Birthday. It was tons of fun, and Max took all these great pictures...but I left the disc with the pictures in my parents computer, so all I have is the one that Chris saved to our computer...but it's a good one

Here she is...sitting while we watched her. We did a lot of just playing with Izzy, which she totally LOVED. She and I both had a hard time with the heat (which was record breaking!!!), but we both had fun, and she loved meeting the Pack relatives.


Then, on the 9th, Izzy and I moved on to Wisconsin while Chris returned to Arizona. She did great on the plane when Chris was there (going to Virginia), but of course, she had a hard time when it was just me. She didn't cry the whole time, but she left out enough noise to be noticed (and to annoy) the other passengers. I was glad when we got to Milwaukee.

While she was there, she got to meet and say hello to her great grandpa Lou! She actually let him hold her and sat there pretty happily for at least 10 minutes. Grandpa seemed pleased to see her, too, which was awesome! So, here they are, chillin' together.


This is a picture of my newest nephew, Josiah. It was taken at my cousin Mike's wedding to a great girl, Katie. Their nickname is Mike and Ike, so of course, their party favors were Mike N' Ikes. This picture was taken right after Josiah found a stash of them, and had just shoved one in his mouth...this kid is so fun!


Chris and Izzy got to do some dancing at the wedding, too. It was wonderful to see them get to enjoy some time together. One of their favorite things to do is dance, so the reception was perfect for them.


And this one is Izzy sleeping. We were dancing on the dance floor while she was in the sling, and then I looked down, and she was sleeping. She took a 20 minute power nap and then woke up ready to dance some more.


All in all, we had a great vacation, but we're happy to be home, and especially happy to have Chris back. And now that we're home, we'll try to keep up with the blog!

I'm on vacation

There have been no posts for awhile because I'm on vacation, first in Virginia, now in Wisconsin. So, until I return and life gets back to normal, there may not be any posts.

As a quick tidbit, the dogs got good marks at the PetSmart Pet Hotel. (So Chris tells me.) And Izzy (finally) got her first tooth. We noticed it in the Charlotte Airport, so we named it Charlotte. It's way more fun to say, "How's Charlotte?" than "How's your tooth?"

Until we offically return...

Jin and Chris and Izzy and Eden and Raisin.

Remember when?

When Izzy was first born, the hospital took some pictures of her (and tried to sell them to us). I scanned in the proofs, and here they are. I can't believe she was that small...and already throwing gang signs...