Isabella is 33 months (2 3/4)!!

It is wild to think that Isabella will be 3 so soon!! She is growing up so fast & now seems even bigger since Jackson has arrived! She continues to amaze us with how much she learns. She is has a very good memory & pays attention to so many things. She is particularly good with names- we were at the book store and a mom called this little girl Sophie & a few minutes later Isabella was saying her name. I don't think I could have recalled her name if I was asked but Isabella was paying attention!

Isabella keeps us entertained with the many funny things she says. One day I was telling her to jump & she said that she couldn't because her battery was worn out. Then that same day I was telling her to leave the plants alone and she says, "I wonder when you are going to stop bothering me." Of course my reply was "Never!". :) She often asks Jackson, "How did you get out of mommy's tummy?"

Isabella is super sweet to her brother & loves to give him kisses. She also loves to help in any way she can and enjoys being known as "the big sister". We've had some adjustment issues mainly around Isabella's behavior but thankfully she is always super sweet to her brother.







































Aunt Laura (Laurie to Isabella) came to visit from London just after Jackson's birth (she was hoping to make it for the birth but Jackson had other plans). Isabella had so much fun hanging out with Laura & learned all about puppet shows on you tube. It was very sad to see her go. The morning we were getting ready to take Laura to the airport Isabella was asking where we were going so we told her to take Laura to the airport for her to go home. Her eyes teared up and she said, "but that will be sad!" And that had me in tears!


































Mother's Day photo
















Isabella playing in her box house with cousins Cameron & Brendan
















Helping brush little brother's hair after his bath

Isabella continues to enjoy dressing up as princesses and fairies...

We went to the zoo & saw the dino exhibit & had a fun time!

Feeding the geese at the zoo

Loving on Hope

Decorating easter eggs with pixie dust.... We had just had the conversation the day before (while watching Peter Pan) about how they were able to fly because they had Tinker Bell's pixie dust on them. So when I told her we were going to put this pixie dust on her easter eggs she asked, "then they will be able to fly?"

Finding easter eggs- what fun!

Easter basket & goodies

We went to the Jasmin Moran kids museum with Jennifer, Cameron, & Brendan & we all had a super fun time!

Isabella in her bumble bee hat

On Mother's day Isabella wished me happy mother's day & then started to sing me happy birthday. I told her it wasn't my birthday but it was mother's day. So then she started to sing this song (which she came up w/ all by herself!). So sweet! (sorry the video is sideways... I forget that you can't flip it like you can pictures!)