Summer Updates

Isabelle has been having a very busy summer.  Some of our recent trips include going to the park, the zoo, swimming, and listening to Concert in the Park in Germantown.  Isabelle has lots of energy lately and loves being outdoors!!

We've also been able to spend a lot of time with our families - seen last time, we've had two family reunions where Isabelle got to visit with all of her cousins.  Isabelle also went on her second boat ride at Baba and Dido's house and went to Bay Beach with her cousin Henry.  

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!!

Isabelle had a lot of fun watching the parade.  This was one of the few pictures where she was actually sitting still.  Good there was a playground next to where we were sitting.

Afterwards we spend some time with Jessica and baby Ava.  Isabelle loves giving her hugs!  We didn't make it to the fireworks again this year - someone was exhausted and feel asleep a few hours before they started.

Summertime and Pigtales

Summer has allowed us lots of time for going to the park, swimming, storytime, and going to the zoo.  Isabelle loves looking at the animals - the elephants and giraffes are her current favorites - and it's a great place for us to walk around.  Isabelle continues to be an active and independent toddler and enjoys walking - I mean running - everywhere.

Checkout our new hairdo :)

Sixteen Months

Isabelle is 16 months old today!!  She is now walking and loves exploring everything around her.  We are enjoying the nice weather and have gone on lots of daily walks and trips to the park and the library.  Isabelle finished swimming lessons at the Aquatic Center in Hartford a few weeks ago.  She loved the water and did great learning lots of new things to do in the pool - we are looking forward to lots of swimming this summer!!  Here we are getting ready for swim lessons:

She says:

• Dada
• Mama
• Hi 
• Hat
• Hot
• Here
• Up
• Light
• Eye
• No

She also loves:

• Taking her dolly everywhere
• Watching Daniel Tiger
• Chasing the dogs
• Playing her fish game
• Pointing to her body parts (especially nose and belly!)
• Waving and saying "hi" to everyone
• Hide & seek
• Dancing
• Wearing her sunglasses
• Making fish faces

Here are so of our favorite books that we read this month:

Fifteen Months

Here is Isabelle's monthly and now semi-month monkey picture from a few weeks ago:

(finally was able to get her to stay still for a second of two after taking about 50 of these things!!!)

Here are her previous pictures :)

Mother's Day 2016

We had some nice weather for Mother's Day and Isabelle had lots of fun playing outside at the Klowak's.  Slides, bubbles, and I even managed to get a picture of her standing!!!

Little Explorer

It's been a little while since our last blog post.  Isabelle is almost 15-months old we are all looking forward to some warmer weather.  She is not quite walking yet, but is talking a few steps and is exploring everything.  Her favorite thing to do lately is walk back and forth between when ever is in the living room, bedroom, kitchen, etc. Our vocabulary consists mostly of "dada," "hi," and "hat" - but I've heard "mama" a few times in there as well :)

We finished storytime a few weeks ago in Germantown, but try to make it to the one in Lomira every couple of weeks.  Isabelle also started Polliwog swim lessons in Hartford last month and loves it!!  More pictures to follow.