Saturday, July 31, 2010

vacation at the lake

We had a fun week at the lake. Our daycare provider has been on vacation for two weeks so I think Isabelle missed other kids. The weather was pretty ok. It was warm enough to play in the water but we only had one really sunny day (not counting the day we left) and one tornado warning. 6 adults, 3 toddlers and 2 cocker spaniels in a two bedroom cabin for extended periods can get a little crowded.

These three are pretty cute eh? They all played good together but about 30 minutes before we left Kaylee and Isabelle started really playing good together. It was like they realized after 5 days that they could do whatever they wanted together...then we left...bummer
We spent a lot of time outside, Isabelle didnt like to be in the water as much as the other two but she was very content to run around the beach and play on the pontoon boat. We took a boat ride every day after dinner, that was a big hit!

Isabelle loves looking at fish on TV and in aquariums but she wasnt very excited to get much closer than that. She was pretty fascinated with walleyes, northerns and sunnies, but clearly this was too close for comfort.

Here is a shot of the whole gang. Of course the weather is beautiful, it was the day we went home. I think it always happens that way.

Isabelle is showing flashes of potty training, but then they vanish. She spent most of last week with Grandma and turned into a potty pro. She even pooped in the potty. Then we get her home and it is all fun and games and she doesnt take it seriously. I think she was just showing off for Grandma. Yesterday we went to target and she got to pick out her very own potty seats (even though we already have two). Wouldnt you know...she picked out two Dora seats. Hopefully she will get excited about going potty with Dora...





Sunday, July 11, 2010

its been a while...

It has been a while since the last post. Things have been really busy around here. We have had so much going on and it scares me to think that the state fair is right around the corner...and with the fair comes fall. Scary. Isabelle is such a big girl now. I cant get over how well she communicates and how much she understands. We are still in the middle of the terrible twos, but she seems to get the whole discipline thing...sometimes. Tonight Gina told her that if she didnt stop putting something in her mouth that she would have to take it away...Isabelle then called her "that sneaky fox"...a reference to the Dora character that steals other peoples stuff. She can still have quite the little attitude but is mostly a sweetheart. We are still enjoying the new house but it has been a lot of work. Maybe next time I will post some pictures of our updated landscaping.