Bye-Bye Baby

Isabella started saying Bye-bye and waving! It is so cute. She's been babbling, but I can tell she is really learning fast! Check her sweet voice out......

Mom and I took these pictures of Isabella in her spring dress. I have so many in her closet I couldn't wait to get them out and take pictures of her in them. She constantly had her hands in her mouth so there's not many with smiles, but I still think they're so sweet.

Isabella has found a bunch of new toys! She loves the plastics in our kitchen. This picture was the early morning of the 12th. The next picture was tonight before dinner. She looks so different in these. I just love this sleepy face and yes, she still has the orange nose. :)

It Finally Snowed!

Oh, I just love this picture. Isabella couldn't stop staring at the snow. It is so much fun to watch her see and learn new things. I just want to teach her as much as I can everyday. She wasn't outside long in this picture, hence no jacket. Just a quick picture moment. Isn't it so beautiful? BTW, we've been telling dada to take those Christmas lights down, but as you can see, they're still there. :)

I can't believe it finally snowed so much! Peter and I were so excited so we got her out early in the morning. We didn't want it to melt before we could get pictures of her in it. Here is Isabella with her neighbors Wade and Gray Steelman.

This was our back deck. It piled up out there so we plopped her down in it. She just looked and looked. I think she loved the snow falling down from the sky.

After our fun time in the snow we had to take her for a checkup at the doctor. She wanted to check her lungs to make sure they were all clear. I felt so bad, she had a 101.9 temp and her chest still sounded bad. So we now have her on amoxicillin for 10 days. I guess I shouldn't have had her out in the cold this morning. You'll have to say a little prayer for her to get well since it's now going on 3 weeks.

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.