Lots of Pictures

Ok, first I was having a hard time remembering to take pictures and now I am a little addicted and I have A LOT to put on this post, so it is going to be a long one. We are getting started with packing, but still have a ways to go. I can't believe we will be out of our house in just over a week! This will show you a little of what we've been keeping busy with. Enjoy!

Easter morning... Yes that is an M&M in Bella's mouth :)

































Izaac & best friend Hannah at her "Fairy Princess Birthday Party"














Izaac's on his first T-Ball team. His first game is coming up on Saturday.



















The kids having a picnic on our deck with some care group friends.














A great afternoon a few days ago sitting outside blowing bubbles with Daddy.
























































It's hard to get Izaac to hold still long enough to take his picture. He was busy running around with our neighbor boy, but he stood still for a minute and I got him.














Bella is usually busy watching "Bubba" running too.














A few more just for fun.

Bella's First Ponytail

We got some new hair accessories from a friend a couple of days ago and were trying them on. Here's a couple pictures of Bella with her first pigtail and a cute little barrette. She didn't like that as well... Also a picture of Bella and her cousin Keenan getting into the shred bin :) I am not sure if you can see if really well in the picture, but she even has pieces of shredded paper in her hair. I think she likes that accessory best!

Pictures at the park

I love spring. Here's some pics of the kids at the park yesterday and just a few other random shots I've taken recently.

Bella's Walking

Here is our little person walking down the hallway! She just stood up and started walking last week Sunday and is getting better and better every day. Her big brother is very impressed and proud of her new skill...and so is she :)



















Here is our big boy ready for bed all decked out in Spiderman stuff.














Bella's favorite activities are playing with Bu-bu (brother) and getting in trouble.



















She also loves her babies!














One more picture of Izaac with best friend, Hannah playing "boy and girl cars".

Our House Sold!

Well, after being on the market less than 48 hours, we received a great offer on our house and accepted it today! Of course, there are lots of more hoops to jump through, but at this point everything looks like it is in good order. We are SO THANKFUL for this, especially since the market is not exactly great right now.
Also, I can't find my camera...with all of the cleaning to get the house ready for showings I must have put it somewhere that made sense at the time. Hopefully it will show up soon. I am sure it would be more fun to see pictures of the kids than of the house!

Visit with Paige (& More)

I am just not good at updating as often as I should, but at least I am trying, right? :) We just had a wonderful few days with Paige here for a visit and I managed to not get a single picture of her with the kids! We did do a lot of fun things and went for lots of walks and had lots of Starbucks, which is pretty much all we need for a good time together. I do have some other pictures to update with though, so here they are:

Bella had her 1 year check up last week and weighed in at 16 lb, 6 oz. Not quite on the chart, but the Dr is not at all worried about her growth and she is just such a healthy happy little girl and growing at her own pace!






































We got to go to a super fun Star Wars birthday party of our friends Christian and Landon. The kids could even bring their light sabers and battle with them! There was also a ball pit that both of the kids enjoyed.


































































Izaac's preschool had a field trip to OMSI, a science museum. We had a great time and Izaac got to pet a real walking stick bug.



















We have also been spending as much time as possible with our friends. Here is a picture of Izaac with Hannah & Luke (aka Darth Mal, Princess Lea, & Batman) today.

Bella's 1!!!

I can't believe our little baby is one already. I got an e-mail today that said a 1 year old can be called a toddler, but I am just not there yet, so she is still a baby in my book. She is not walking yet, but she is getting very close. She says mama, dada, baba (brother), oof (woof), kkkee (kitty), up, and hi. She also signs more, please, and all done. What a big girl. She is such a joy and we are so thankful for her little precious life.

Bella enjoyed cake at her birthday/super bowl party on Sunday!














She was all worn out after our friend Luke's 3rd birthday party on her birthday morning.




















We spent her birthday afternoon at the park and with our friends Hailey and Michael.




















Thought I should put in some pictures of the work crew too. We had such a great time with grandma here and got SO MUCH done! (Thanks mom!!!!) We listed our house today and hope to get our sign and start getting some showings in the next few days.