Tumbling!

Isabelle started taking tumbling a few weeks ago and loves it! She is always doing handstands and crazy tricks around the house, so we figured we'd put all that energy to good use! She's quite a coordinated little girl and she's catching on very quickly. It's hilarious to watch their class. Three and four year olds have very short attention spans and a lot to talk about! Their coach definitely has a lot of patience. Isabelle is excited to go each week- actually, she wants to go every day! I can't believe how fast she's growing up and I'm glad we've found something exciting for her to look forward to every week!

PS- She also looks super cute in her leotard!

Two Months Old Already!

Ruby turned two months old on Sunday. We had a little birthday party for her with a pink, heart-shaped cake (We did the same thing when Isabelle was two months old). Of course we all enjoyed it more than she did, especially Isabelle who sang "happy birthday to dear Ruby" all day, and got to blow out the candle. My nephew was very worried that he didn't bring Ruby any presents!







Ruby is such a happy baby. I am so grateful for her mellow personality and pure sweetness. I love so many things about her, especially her gummy smile and cute little tongue that's always moving. I love, love that she is a cuddler. She molds herself perfectly against me and just loves to snuggle. She is getting super chubby and pinchable! I just want to eat her sometimes!

Yesterday we went for her two month appointment. She weighed 12 lbs 1 oz (75th%), was 23 inches long (75%), and her head was in the 50th percentile. She's on her way to catching up to Isabelle who was always in the 90 to 95th percentile for weight. The doctor commented on how she doesn't have much of a neck (just chins)! That's fine by us though- we like them chunky!

Ruby makes us all so happy. She is so beautiful and perfect! We love her so much!







Now I can't leave out Miss Isabelle. She's as entertaining as ever. She's had a few naughty moments lately, like coloring on Ruby's face with a pen, but other than that, she's a really good big sister. She always wants to hold "Wooby".

Lately Isabelle has started playing pretend a lot more. She lines up her stuffed animals and all of our calculators and plays school. It's so funny to listen in. She likes to play "waitress" and take our orders. Tonight I told her I wanted a hamburger with no mustard or ketchup and she turned around and yelled, "hamburger, no mustard!" (Apparently we eat at fast food restaurants too often!) She loves to sing and makes up songs about what's going on around her. She loves to tell me stories that she makes up. She occasionally has an imaginary friend named Africa. She calls people morons and idiots when we're driving (we only have ourselves to blame). She surprises us constantly with the things she says. She's a hilarious little girl with a big imagination!

Ruby's Newborn Pictures

My cute, talented friend Mitzi took Ruby's newborn pictures for us when Ruby was two weeks old. I absolutely love them! She did such a fabulous job! These are invaluable, and I will cherish them forever. She just perfectly captured some of my favorite things about my sweet baby. I love our family picture too, as well as the cute, cute pictures she got of Isabelle. I am so thrilled with all of them! Thanks Mitzi! You're incredible!

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I had to post A LOT of pictures because I couldn't choose! I love them all!

My Little Sunbeam

Isabelle is now in Primary, and I can't believe it! It's hard to believe she's actually old enough to go, and that we're old enough to have a Sunbeam! She's probably about the youngest kid there since her birthday is December 29th. She love, loves going, which we're so glad about. She's a pretty independent little girl, so we weren't too worried. James took her in the first week (I haven't been to church since Ruby's been born) and she went right in and sat on the front row. James had a had time leaving her though. He stayed in the hall pretty much the entire time, and told me he almost cried. So sweet! Isabelle was so excited to show me what she made when she got home, and was thrilled to go back the next week. James checked in on her last week and said it was the cutest thing to watch her doing "head, shoulders, knees, and toes." She did it all night long on Sunday. She told us both weeks that she said the prayer. She's such a little sweetheart and it's so fun watching her grow up (a little sad too)!

Isabelle's first week of Primary

Showing me what she made at church last Sunday


I also have to throw in a couple of recent pictures of Ruby. She's starting to smile a lot and she's definitely chubbing out!



And my cute girls together...

Ruby at One Month

Ruby is already a month old! I can't believe how quickly she's grown and changed. She is starting to get a little chubby... her cheeks are filling out and she has some roly poly legs. I love it! I have no doubt she'll end up being quite the little chunk like her big sissy was. She is still such a pleasant baby. She loves to cuddle. It's hard to remember our lives without her. She's such an angel!

Happy Birthday Isabelle!

My little Isabelle turned three yesterday. Sigh. That was a very quick three years!Isabelle is such a light in our lives! She is our spunky, sassy, independent, imaginative, beautiful, outgoing, sociable, busy, sweet, funny little girl. She has such a big personality. She makes us laugh every day. She is so, so special to us! We love you Belly Boo!

Isabelle's birthday invitation

Birthday Breakfast

We had lunch at McDonald's with cousins- Isabelle's choice of course!

Us with her princess cake. Isabelle had a Hannah Montana/Ariel/Tinkerbell party!

Awaiting a surprise present (her new shopping cart)