10 months :)

I haven't posted anything in a long time. We've been busy! Izzy is crawling, pulling up, cruising around and into everything. Just last night she started waving and saying bye-bye. I just heard her say bye-bye to Clifford the Big Red Dog on the TV. She's getting so big! And, opinionated :)

"Easy" sewing

I did it. I finally made my "Oh, this will be so easy and look so cute" outfit for Izzy. Easy? Yeah, right. I really should have taken Home Ec in school. Oh well.

It is far from perfect, but I am proud of it. :)

It's past 2:00 a.m. I am going to bed.

She's half a year old :)

Izzy's first taste of chocolate..she looks so content :)

Izzy had her 6 month checkup today. She is now 16 lbs 3 oz (75th percentile), 26 inches tall (75 percentile) and her head is 17 inches (70th percentile). She is getting so BIG! Trust me, my back and arms can tell!! She has 2 teeth (since 4 months and she stll will not let me take a picture of 'em), she is sitting all by herself (since the latter part of 5 months), and starting to try to crawl...and she still can't roll over! The doctor said that was strange because sitting is harder than rolling. Who knows? She probably just likes to do things her own way. This does not bode well for the teenage years...

Izzy's first Strawberry Shortcake Band-aid courtesy of her parents cutting her nails

Sitting in the flower pots on the patio

Concentrating on picking at the design on the pot

Slideshow

This is the slide show that Abby Johnson made for our Christmas pictures and Izzy's 3 month pictures...which were actually made when she was almost 4 months. Better late than never :)

Cookie Exchange, Izzy's 4 month appt & Eli's appearance

I hosted a cookie exchange last night...so, today, I am all jacked up on caffeine and sugar and decided to update our blog. We had a great time last night...I just wish I had taken more pictures. I only got two, and they are not that great. I am going to hijack Caroline's pictures so I can post some on our blog. I still cannot believe we crammed 17 (well, 18 including me) in my living room!

Izzy had her 4 month check up yesterday (yeah, great planning, Suzy...cookie exchange started at 6 and her appt was at 4). Everything is rocking on with the little one. She is 13 lbs and 5.5 oz, and her head is 16 1/4 inches around. Both put her in the 50th percentile. The biggest shock to me was how tall she was. I kind of thought she was short and squatty (is that a word?). Apparently, in my quest to uber-clean (okay, I am pretty sure that is not a word) the house, she grew tall. She is 24 7/8 inches tall which puts her in the 75th percentile. What?? Anyway, she got her shots...cried while she was getting them and all out grinned and laughed when it was over (the nurse was great!). She is now allowed solids (we actually cheated and started them a week ago) and some juice...Oh, and she got kicked out of our room...sob. It started last night although she got to get in the big bed with mommy this morning after daddy left for work :)

Our last news item of the day: We have a new nephew/cousin. Eli was born on Wednesday (the 10th). He is 19 inches long and 8 pounds! Congratulations to Jamie & Emily on #3 :)

Mama's sweet girl doing her gangsta lean in the Bumbo

Sweet Potato Queen

She digs applesauce but carrots are a BIG negative...she actually managed an insulted look when I kept feeding them to her

Me holding Eli

Mr. Eli

Will and Summer's First Game

It has been a long time since my last post so I have a lot of catching up to do! These pictures are from Will and Summer's first ballgame of the year. They are my twin cousins from Belgreen. Will played on the varsity basketball team, Summer is on the varsity cheerleading squad.

Will (#42) waiting to get a rebound

Will helping another player up :)

Summer cheering in between quarters

Will and the coach discussing something

Okay, so some of the pics I took (all almost 200 of 'em) ended up blurry. I am not a sports photographer :)

Izzy did really good at the game!

These are the sweet girls I sat next to at the game

This is Mollie with 2 of her friends...she is in the orange shirt

Friends :)

Miss Mollie

I was trying to tell her to stand still and smile...but I was too far away and she didn't hear!

Summer dancing

Waiting for the music to start!

Hunting Woodpecker, A Halloween Party, and The Great Pumpkin

It took a while to carve this pumpkin!

We have a woodpecker that loves our chimney.  He has been pecking at our house for at least a year.  We have had this hole fixed before, but the little guy keeps coming back...

SO, be vewy, vewy quiet...we're hunting wabbit....I mean woodpecker.

Random picture of the dogs, Maggie & Jarad.

My big, strong hunter man (armed with a bb gun) never did get that wascally woodpecker.

The Noble's had their Halloween party on Saturday night.  This is Emily Anne with Izzy the Pirate.

Mommy and the little pirate

I think I did okay on her costume.  Jason said that most people dressed their daughter's like princesses.  Well, Mommy cannot sew a princess dress, but I can baste together a pirate costume using old t-shirts and pillowcases!

Pirates were everywhere!

Having fun on the playground

Waiting for a turn on the slide

We love this new camera...it does all sorts of neat things!

Daddy and the princess pirate :)

Arr matey :)

My new short haircut...I think I miss my hair...

Izzy's First Pumpkin...

She looks stoked about it...

Yep, absolutely thrilled :)

Not sure what happened here

or here

more of Izzy with her pumpkin

Daddy and Izzy and the Great Pumpkin

I heart this pic :)

Me, Izzy, the pumpkin and Peg-Leg Pete in the background

I really need to fix that scarecrow

Me and Izzy Boo

Sportin the double chin :)