Isabella turned 5 on Saturday August 6th, 2011! I cannot believe I have a 5 year old! She has grown up so fast. Isabella is sweet, sassy, particular, dramatic, sensitive, silly, creative, inquisitive, & so much more! She loves to dance (especially to the Nutcracker but will make up dances to any music). She loves to watch Scooby Doo & the Nutcracker (how is that for a good mix?!?!). She loves to pretend & she has a few imaginary fairies that live in a small castle in her room. She likes to bring them along to various things, she plays with them, and she wants to make real food to feed to them! Oh & that is another thing... Isabella loves to be creative in the kitchen. She doesn't want to follow a recipe, she wants to make her own recipes. A couple things she has made have been peanut butter mixed with sesame seeds, garlic salt spice mixed with sesame seeds, and BBQ seasoning mixed with sesame seeds (I think she might be on a sesame seed kick!). She has made treats for the dogs which have been things such as treats frozen in water smeared with peanut butter. Right now she is tearing up some leaves from my sweet potato vine (I accidentally broke off a branch) & mixing them up with a dog treat to give to them. So funny!
We have started homeschooling Isabella this month and also have joined a homeschool co-op which we go to every Tuesday from 830-230p. She is in various classes in the co-op including science, pre-reading, health/safety/manners, music, & PE. So far it's going well! Jackson & I are there all day in the 2/3 year old room and we all get to eat lunch together so that is really nice.
Isabella and her brother continue to have a like/dislike relationship. Some times they play & get along really well. They can be so sweet to each other... giving kisses, sharing, & taking care of one another. Other times it is nearly World War 3! Mostly yelling, pushing, & pinching but every once in awhile Jackson will bite Isabella or Isabella will scratch Jackson (bringing about blood). I have decided to read up on some ways to help them get along better more often... so we'll see how that goes!
Isabella is done with dance and swim lessons (I need to post her swim lesson photos/videos from this summer! She made such great progress this year!!) & is now in gymnastics. She requested to go back to gymnastics & is liking it well so far. Jackson goes too at the same time for a parent/child class.
I can't give any stats on weight/height at this point, we are scheduled pretty far out for our well child visit. But I can say that she is growing! This fall I bought her size 6 pants b/c last winter her 5T was a bit short. She is in size 9.5/10 shoe & 5 in tops & dresses. Isabella continues to be our good eater although she does like to complain about this & that... I guess she has realized she has an opinion about things! She LOVES candy (Candy land party pictures coming up next) but we do limit her to small sweet snacks only after lunch & dinner (if she finished her meal). We have relaxed quite a bit on this since she hadn't had any sugary snack until she was nearly 2! But we do still opt for real sugar & no HFCS or hydrogenated oils.
Isabella shortly after birth
Isabella's picture from the hospital
Isabella posing for her 5th bday party invite
Isabella on her actual birthday, just before her party started
We're so excited to see what this next year holds & to watch her continue to grow in so many ways! We love you, Isabella!!
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