Peek-A-Boo

Sooooo Isabella has this adorable game that we play....She will cover her eyes and say "Uh Oh where is me" and I will turn and look and she will have her chubby little baby hands covering her eyes...I can't help but smile...so then I will play along "Oh No where did Isabella go?  Did I leave her at insert wherever we just left (most likely target haha)....uh oh I have to go back and find her..."  Then she will open her little hands and say "Here I AM"  and then she says "Where's Mommy" which is my cue to cover my eyes or pretend to since I'm normally driving during this game...and then she says "where is Mommy...can't find her" and she gets just as excited as me when I uncover my eyes...This little game works like a charm when she is upset or getting a little restless.....I know that peek a boo won't always be able to make her day....but for now I'm going to live it up!! 

Happy Halloween

Holidays are so much more fun when you have a little one...except the costume picking (we will get to that later)...Isabella wanted Elmo on her Pumpkin so being the wanna be super mom that I am I set off to try and do it!  It actually didn't turn out too bad...you could tell it was Elmo well until is totally got rotten (maybe carved him a little early) anyway Isabella was all about Mommy making Elmo but didn't really feel like helping I bribed her a couple times to help some but she wasn't actually very helpful at all...hahahahah she just drank from her pumpkin cup and supervised....hahahaha crazy girl

Soooo a while back Isabella told me she wanted to be a Bubble Guppy for Halloween....which I thought would be adorable (she's totally obsessed) so I started looking....and looking....and looking....guess what they don't make Bubble Guppy costumes so I decided I could make it...so I bought some tulle and headbands and went to work....if I do say so myself I thought it was adorable...Isabella however had a different opinion...she put it on and said "no like it mommy" with a disgusted look on her face....so I figured it was probably itchy so I got her a leotard to go underneath it...guess what Iz still didn't like it...and stated a few hours before a Trunk or Treat that she no longer wanted to be a Bubbly Guppy but said "I wanna be a pirate....AAARRRRRRR"...I was stunned first off where did a pirate come from and second I worked really hard on that Guppy....but I found a Pirate last minute and I have to say she might be the cutest pirate ever...

We had a great time Trick or Treating with Boston Mammie Ty and Jordan....the girls Papa even took them around the neighborhood...and we have enough candy to last us until next year....

Isabella and the Jayhawk

While we were at Price Chopper today Isabella noticed the College Game Day package signs....they have all of them hanging up all over the store...when Isabella spotted the sign with Willie on it she yelled "Mommy look it's Willie" (which sounds like "Lillie" when she says it) I smiled and said "you are right Iz that is Willie....about that time this old man near by asked Isabella "Do you know who that is?" pointing to the Jayhawk....Isabella didn't miss a beat...she smiled and said "Yep Stupid Jayhawk"....I literally froze....I was torn...part of me wanted to laugh because I thought the old guys head might explode as he glared at me like I was the worlds worst parent...so I calmly explained that stupid isn't a nice word (trying very hard to hide my giggles) and that she shouldn't call anyone that...not even Jayhawks...crazy baby!!

Baby's First Pie

Fall has become my favorite time of the year...I really love fall food...Isabella has really been into "helping" lately so I thought it might be fun to let her "help" me make a pie. She loved it...I can't believe how big she is getting, now she is helping me count ingredients and is learning names of kitchen utensils she blows me away....but most of all it's really nice sharing something I really enjoy doing with her...it's a great feeling when you make something and people love it so now Isabella can say she has made her first pie (from scratch I might add) and it tasted great!  We only had one mishap...Isabella decided to eat part of an apple that was a little too big and we might has ended up puking in the sink (no worries no vomit was near any part of the pie process and I did not think it needed a photo op)  Even after the puking though she wanted to wash her hands and keep baking (what a trooper)....she is like a little sponge watching her trying to figure everything out, she really is the most amazing thing I have ever witnessed...can't wait to see what our next adventure might bring....

Knuckle Sandwich

Isabella has gotten such a personality...she cracks me up on a daily basis....it's crazy to watch her little personality develop.  The other day she said something that I knew I had to document because it was so funny I didn't want to forget it....Isabella was being her little sassy self and I looked at her and said "Isabella I'm going to give you a knuckle sandwich if you don't get it together..." then she looked up at me with her adorable little smile and said "OK can I have chips??....I mean seriously how can I be mad at that....hahahaha

Summer Update

So I blinked and it's September...it's been crazy with visits and IT problems but enough with the excuses and on with the updates....In July of course there was 4th of July the most amazing time of the year.  I look forward to the Party and my parents house every year....Isabella really like the fireworks...a couple were too loud but mostly she loved it...It's such a fine time and I'm enjoying getting to really show her it's crazy how big she is getting she is the funniest person I know!!

In July Isabella's Dad and Aunt Erin came to visit her...along with the Grandma and Grandpa Castioni....it was a great time...we went to the water park the fair and spent a lot of time playing.  Isabella of course loved all the attention and I'm sure everyone loved getting to see her! 

First Hair Cut

Isabella was starting to look a bit like a shaggy dog hahaha so it was time for her first hair cut...I had a few irrational fears that her adorable little curls on the back of her head might be gone forever (if you can't handle the suspencse they survivied).  We went to this adorable little salon called Sugar and Spice it's just for little people!  The Salon is covered in bright colors and glitter...Isabella got to pick which little car she wanted to sit in for her hair cut!  I was so proud of her she sat still and let them cut her hair without a fight (we will see if that ever happens again)...she kept saying "look Mommy my hair" Boston and Grandma went with us to watch and after the hair cut Boston and Isabella got to make their own lip gloss (I told you this place was adorable)!  We will definently be going back!  They gave us a little certificate for her first hair cut when we left...and of course Grandma let the girls pick out a toy and what does Isabella pick out?  Race cars hahaha my little tomboy!