June & July 2013

In June we...

 

Had our first dance recital

 Crafted

Completed our first swim lessons

 

In July we...

Worked on our coloring skills

Put on a show

Danced ballet

Tormented the cat

Went to the county fair

Catch-up: April and May

APRIL

 Worked on the exterior of the house

 

Watched our Magnolia tree grow

 

Worked inside the house

 

 

Raced some ponies

 

 

Rode a bike

Played with the pup

 

 Made new friends at the mall

 

And the Purdue Vet School

 

 Hammed it up in a box boat

Said hello to an old friend at Columbian Park Zoo

Marched for Babies

MAY

Rode in a ridiculous shopping cart

Fed a giraffe

Celebrated Mother's Day

 

Made progress on the kitchen

 

Matched Daddy

 

Played in a pool

 

Built a fort

 

Ran in a sprinkler

 

 

March for Babies 2013

As some of you know, I have participated in the local March of Dimes chapter's March for Babies in the past. This year Clint and I decided to organize a team for Leo. If you are interested in donating or joining our team feel free to contact me or visit the link below for more information.

Team Leo David

The walk is still a few months away (April 27, 2013), but I am already so excited to do this for our baby boy.

Christmas 2012

This was the first year Isabella really understood holiday traditions.  She was so excited for Christmas morning that she asked to go to bed at 5pm Christmas Eve! We kept her up a little longer and she stayed in bed until 7am.  I was almost positive she'd come running in to wake us up around 4am.  She also shouted out, "I hear jingles! I hear Santa!" before bed. 

Every Christmas Eve we each open a new ornament and new pajamas to wear to bed that night.  I try to choose something for Isabella that commemorates an event or showcases and interest of hers from that year.  If the ornament doesn't already have the year on it somewhere then I write it on the bottom or the back so we can keep track.  My plan is to give her all of these ornaments when she is grown so that she will already have a collection for her own tree. I will buy an ornament for Leo each year as well.  I try not to by too many ornaments that don't have some sort of sentimental meaning, instead I fill in the gaps with more plain bulbs.  Isabella already likes asking me about each ornament, where they're from and what they mean. 

 Isabella's 2012 ornament to commemorate her first theater movie

Leo's ornament

Daddy's ornament.

 Mama's ornament

 Leaving cookies for Santa

Showing off her new pajamas by the tree

Santa came!

 Opening a gift from her great aunt Kris

Presents from Grandpa Harvey

Isabella was very pleased with her gifts.  She loves her LeapPad2, new bike, and princess castle.  She wore her new Cinderella dress all day.  Daddy had a blast playing with his RC helicopter.  Mama is seriously geeked about her new bedding. Nothing says old lady like asking for new bedding for Christmas! Of course, new bedding means we're finally going to be decorating the master bedroom and that is long overdue.  Clint has some new projects coming up, if only I could get him to finish the ones on his current list.  

Through the years

 With the exception of Isabella's newborn session we have taken a variation of this photo at each photo session since our wedding.

2008

Lindsay Wilson Photography

2009

 Lindsay Wilson Photography

2010

Cupcakes and Champagne Photography

2011

 Kim Davis Photography 

2012

Kim Davis Photography

Family Photos: 2012 Edition

Every year since Isabella's birth we've had family photos taken.  This year we contacted Kim Davis, who had taken our photos last year, to schedule a session.  In the past we have taken the photos near Isabella's birthday, but with the brutally hot summer we had I decided to wait until fall.  I thought the cooler weather and changing leaves would be nice for photos. I scheduled the session for October 13 because my 20 week ultrasound had been scheduled for October 12 and I thought it would be fun to incorporate a few gender reveal photos.  Things change, huh?

We wound up taking these photos a week later because the 13th was a cold, drizzly day.  It was definitely chilly the day these were taken, but I'm happy with how they turned out.  I did tease Clint about the fact that he seemed to screw up all the photos I looked good in. :)

I wanted to make sure Leo was included in the photos in some subtle way, so you'll find little nods to him in these photos.

Sometimes it's hard to go about life as planned when everything has changed, but I'm glad I went ahead with this photo session. My little three year old is at such a fun and frustrating age, and I feel like we were able to capture the sweetness and joy she brings to our lives. I honestly don't know what I would do without her.