Sometimes I try to think of different ways to take her picture. This one was just for fun. She was not interested in the monkey. She IS the monkey! She loved being up high. I love this little smile.

This one was with the monkey's hat on. If you notice, her nose is a bit orange. We're laying off the sweet potatoes and carrots! Those are her favorites, as you can tell.

A Woman of Wisdom

If you haven't clicked on the link Boothe Farley~Keeping Awake here on my blog, please check her blog website out. She has so many words of wisdom that she posts on a regular basis. I don't know her, but her writings inspire me to be a better Christian. The latest blog is about Oprah supporting "A Course in Miracles" taught by Marianne Williamson. She is on target about this course leading women down a dangerous path to finding personal fulfillment in ways other than Jesus or the Bible. We as women have to be alert to false teachings even more so today than in the past. It makes me sad that Oprah would consider this something to be important for women's spiritual lives. As such a powerful voice in this world, I would have hoped she would lead a life worthy of Jesus and not be deceived into something that just sounds good or makes you feel better about yourself. I guess all we can do is pray for her and Marianne . That their eyes would be opened to the Truth.

Peter started his new job this week at the Nashville Zoo. He's their Sales and Catering Manager. He really enjoys this new adventure. He told me the other day how cool it was to go to work and have the zebras welcome you. I thought that was really neat. Of all people who's allergic to animal hair, I never saw him working alongside animals everyday! I thank God that He put Peter in this job. I think it really suits his personality and it's something he will really enjoy for a long time. So, if you're ever out that way, you may see him there.

Here's Isabella teaching daddy how to type on the keyboard. They weren't really ready for this photo, but I thought it was cute anyway.

Every month on the 11th I try to take a picture. I've done it since she was born. This is her 7 month picture I took on the couch this week. I can't believe how big she is getting! She's started making this silly face recently so I had to post this one. Not quite sure what it means yet. :)

Here's the latest of Isabella's "walking". She's very good at going round and round in her play gym. Her Gigi got her her first pair of walking shoes today.She's a size 3 1/2! She loved them. She'll be flying in her walker now!

Here we are at Stride Rite.

"The girls"

Me and Amanda, the best sister in the whole world!
Mom, Tessa, and Isabella
The best mom, neice, and daughter in the whole world!

Tessa and Isabella at the table. Aren't they so cute!

She is getting around so good in her walker now!
I think she's proud of herself too. She has also learned
how to crawl backwards on the floor. It's so cute. Check
out her video.She had some wild hair going on ...

Isabella's 6 month photo shoot

Thanks to my wonderful friend Alison, these pictures were created. Her husband Josh took these in their home a couple of weeks ago. Isabella was so tired during this shoot, we could barely get her to smile. But she did give us a few little ones. I work with Alison at MCE and her little girl Maggie (shown in the pic with Isabella) is also 6 months old. It was really funny watching them together. Isabella is just growing so fast! I can't believe she's about ready for the crawling stage. Hope you enjoy the pics.