Corey and Saige's Happy Days

Little Goat

2012-02-10T14:49:00.000-08:00

So things are going great. Isley is super with her baby sister and helps out whenever she can. Still a mommy's girl, but shares me with Quinn well.
Quinn is doing well- already gained over a pound in three weeks- such a little moose. Sleeps at nights really well and starting to stay awake in the day a little more. She makes all sorts of grunts and growels at night- we think she sounds like a little goat in our room- which takes Corey back to hunting season with his goats in the mountains! HA!
Both girls are doing great and I love staying home with them. Isley is pretty content staying at home with us too!
Glad it is a mild winter so we can get out for walks and a few runs. Our double jogger just got here today so we will be trying it out this weekend! Can't wait to finally be able to get out around the greenbelt everyday!

Quinn Corey

2012-01-23T10:38:00.000-08:00

She finally made her debut. Everyone says that the second baby comes a lot faster, well not in our case. Had some false labor the Saturday before she was born that got us all fired up. Just as we were packing for the hospital they stopped. For the next few days contractions came and went on a regular basis. Finally on Wednesday after work my contrations held steady and we called my mom at midnight to head to the hospital. At the hosptial I didn't progress AT ALL. When they told me I should just go home, I was really upset- shed a few tears then packed up and left.
We got home at 11am and I had contractions all day long about 5-10 minutes apart. After no sleep the night before we jumped into bed to catch some much needed zzz's. At 3:30am I was awaken with some really strong contractions. I held out at long as I could, got some work in, took the dogs for a walk and finally at 6:50am I told Corey we needed to head back to the hospital. We dropped Isley off at daycare and raced to the hospital. Expecting our old room, we were told they were almost full!!! Luckily they had a room left for us. I was admitted and within 4 hours Quinn Corey made her debut at 7 lbs 7 oz and 20.25 inches. Just perfect- and it only took 36 hours!
She is doing well and Isley is adjusting great. Having mom at the hospital was the worst part for her, but I got out early and so she only had one night without me.
We are all doing well- Quinn is happy and healthy, Isley is a great helper and still on the go. Our family is now complete and perfect (we will not be trying one more time for a boy... in case you were wondering).

Baby Quinn.

Isley holding her baby sister and giving kisses.

Isley's "cheese please" face.

Sledding

2012-01-23T10:33:00.000-08:00

We had great plans to take Isley sledding this winter, but the weather had other plans. We decided that we would chance it anyway and take her to the foothills. Of course I forgot the camera, but sledding through the weeds was not her thing so after to small runs we hiked back to the car. Here she is getting ready to hit the slopes.

Xmas

2012-01-07T13:28:00.000-08:00

Xmas was wonderful as usual. We hustled from house to house, ate too much and opened lots of wonderful gifts. Isley had a blast, but was worn out by the end of everything. This year seemed to be Vandal themed- Vandal shirts, Vandal pants, Vandal blankets. As a result Isley is getting really great at the Vandal Fight Song. I spell out I-D-A-H-O and she chants "Idaho, Go, Go, Go!
The pictures are the best, but they will have to do.
Her train set.

Play-Doh. Daddy bought a 24 pack that will be sure to last for months and months.

Matching Vandal pants- Corey also got a pair!

Vandal pants and a cutie for xmas.

Tree Decor

2011-12-26T07:05:00.000-08:00

Just some snap shots of us decorating our lovely tree. I am all about the live trees (much more Green) and we didnt' have time to cut one down this year, so we picked one up at the Y. It is just our style! Isley helped decorate this year and didn't break any of the plastic bulbs. Don't mind the hair- we just got back from swimming.

Fly Tying

2011-12-14T20:17:00.001-08:00

Isley loves to help daddy do anything with fishing or hunting. She loves to play with the deer sheds, jump around in his tent, fish on the stairs and her new find.....helping daddy tie flies.

Late Halloween/Nov

2011-12-07T20:11:00.000-08:00

This is only a little late-HA! Isley fit into her pumpkin costum from last year- so she was another darling pumpkin. We took her to Boo at the Zoo and she had a blast running around looking at the animals- and we kept er to two tootsie rolls all night.
On Halloween she helped pass out candy- I thought she would be more interested than she was, but we had fun seeing all the kids come to our door.
Her monster hat and vest. I love all the fun kids hats they have available now. I could buy 100's of them, but we just stuck to this one. And Grandma bought her an elmo hat too.

Koal ripped her leg open hunting this year. She had to wear the cone for about a week. Isley enjoyed the cone more than Koal.

Practicing using her swimming floaty. We actaully haven't taken this to the pool, but in makes for a fun toy.

Goggles

2011-11-07T19:56:00.000-08:00

We have been taking Isley swimming about once a week. Out gym has a "therapy" pool that is heated to about 96 F and it is perfect to splash around in for an hour. Our good friend Jona bought these goggles for Isley- I wasn't sure she would wear them, but she LOVES them! She even wears them in the bath tub. I think she looks like a Harry Potter character.

Trucks and 30

2011-11-01T19:54:00.000-07:00

Don't mind the pics of my 30th. The first is blurry, but it is a good belly shot (27 weeks) and the family one is just not cute. Corey and I went out to a delicious dinner with some good friends. Thought about going dancing afterwards, but the thought of me shaking it on the dance floor with my belly hanging out just wasn't appetizing. I keep that to the living room with Isley right now- she doesn't mind if my belly hangs out or I am a little off beat.

Isley loves to play with her trucks. The cement truck is hers and daddy and I have to share the dump truck- depending on who she wants to play with her.

Snow Fall

2011-10-23T20:28:00.000-07:00

Our weather is always changing fast. It was 90 the week before this and it was only supposed to rain, but we ended up with about 3 inches of heavy snow for a couple of days. Isley loved it! This is the coat Uncle Darin bought her for her first xmas- she has worn it for 3 years now.

Trying out some snow.

Testing out more snow. She had a few bites from each ball and was done. Have to make sure she grabs clean snow.

Such fun!

Dress Up

2011-10-12T18:42:00.000-07:00

My little Turkey all gussied up. I must say she is pretty darling- in a dress or strutting around in a diaper with mud and her finger up her nose!

River

2011-09-28T20:00:00.000-07:00

Isley loves to walk around anywhere. We were headed to dinner and took a little stop at our Green Belt to chase the ducks and race around. I actually took my camera to catch some pics of the turkey and us.
This first picture is hard to tell, but Isley LOVES vegetables. She will eat cucumbers like apples, broccoli like it is candy and I made her some cauliflour and she devoured it. This is her eating cauliflour before dinner- she is a big snacker when she gets home from daycare. Sometimes I wonder how her little belly can hold so much food.

Mama and Turkey at the falls.
Checking out the geese.

Sitting on the horse bench. IF has a really fun "Art you can sit on" program and have about 30 cute benches around the river and downtown. Daddy and Turkey on the Rattlesnake bench.

Catchin Fish

2011-09-22T20:40:00.000-07:00

Fishing trip number 2 was a a success. Uncle Darin took us in his new truck, which Isley loves. We packed the whole lot of us and headed down to the kids pond for round two. This time we took the right bait and caught 3 fish with a few more bites. Isley had a blast again, but didn't want to get too close to the fish. She eased up a bit by the 3rd fish.
She still loves the dogs- Koal is her favorite. Probably because she is not as big or active as Ash.

Loving on Koal.

Helping the boys fish.

This was the first fish. She loved the whole catching process, but didn't want to get too close to the fish and let daddy know.

Get it Daddy, get it.

Fishing

2011-08-20T14:32:00.000-07:00

Took the Turkey fishing at our local kids pond. She had a blast eating snacks, running, throwing rocks and playing in the dirt. We didn't catch any fish, but she likes fishing so far..... have to keep going till we catch one.
She snuck the bait marshmallow while daddy wasn't looking.

Helping daddy reel in the worm.
The mallow.

My 17.5 week belly pics. Still in all my normal clothes, but will probably have to start unbuttoning my pants in the next few weeks.

Baby Birds and Baby Dolls

2011-08-02T19:53:00.000-07:00

These are the baby swallows we let nest on our front window. Thought it would be fun for Isley to watch them grow and perch on our window seal. They just barely started coming out of their nest and doing this. The parents sometimes get a little fired up and dart around, but no attacks yet.
She has been on love with swimming this summer. If she sees her suit- she insists on wearing it, over all her clothes.

So big news....we are welcoming a little bundle of joy at the end of January!!!! I was sick for about 9 weeks, but am finally getting over that. It was bad- vegetables were not appealing at all, nor were most foods so we didn't have too many home cooked meals and were eating out a lot! But just as our garden is gearing up, veggies are ok again.

We are trying to let Isley know there is a baby in mommy's tummy and she rubs it for a while and then hits it for a little while...

She likes to drag her stuffed animals on the dogs leashes- the other day she put the choke chain on her only baby doll. It was a bit disturbing, but pretty funny. Guess we will have to keep a close eye on the baby when he comes (don't know the gender and won't until the baby comes, just calling a he like we did with Isley).

Running

2011-07-26T08:59:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of us hiking with the goats. We took Isley and 2 goats- she let us pack her for a while then insisted on walking (which goes really slow as she investigates every bug and plant she sees). Heise Half-Marathon

Corey on his 10-mile leg of the To Bone and Back Relay. Ususally teams consist of 8 people (5-miles each) but we had a 4-person team and each took 10 miles. The course is really hilly and by the time we ran it was toasty out. We placed 5th overall out of 100+ teams.

Bone and back relay.

Our 4-person team.

Puppies

2011-07-07T19:59:00.000-07:00

So glad the weather is beautiful out and we are spending all sorts of time outdoors. We play in the front and back and at the garden all the time.
The first pic was Isley's sorting of my shoes. She is getting over her shoe phase, but it lasted about 3 weeks and besides her walking around the house in my shoes she would also organize them. Sometimes kids do the strangest things.

Isley loves to walk the dogs, feed the dogs, pet the dogs, throw the ball for the dogs and water the dogs. They seem to enjoy it too- especially when she feeds them because she gives them seconds and thirds.

Jumparoo

2011-07-01T11:16:00.000-07:00

Isley loves to play in her crib. She gets mad if we take her out to quickly after nap time and has not had a chance to throw all hr blankets out and bounce around. We typically have to be in the room watching her and throwing her the balls or she gets mad. At least she hasn't tried to get out yet!!

High Heels

2011-06-14T20:16:00.000-07:00

Her new thing is to wear my high heels. She is really good at walking around the house in them. I don't wear heels too much so I don't know why she likes them so much, but everytime she goes missing we look in our closet and there she is picking out a pair of flats or trying to walk in my stilletos.

She also likes her Elmo jammies she got for her birthday.

Butterflies

2011-06-09T20:06:00.000-07:00

Just a few snapshots of the Turkey and I wearing our summer dresses for the one day that summer came to town.

Little Green Gardner

2011-05-27T19:25:00.000-07:00

Isley is quite the little gardner. She helped me plant our garden and she loves to help water the flowers. Just want this weather to stay nice so I can teach her the most important part of gardening- pulling weeds! Ha!

Shes TWO!

2011-05-22T18:28:00.000-07:00

Isley turned TWO today! We had a fun filled day with lots of playing and suprises. We started with a jog at 7am (she woke up early and I needed to get one in). We stopped and fed some carrots to a horse, which she was a fan of. We came home and woke daddy up, opened presents and had yummy fresh blueberry pancakes- her fav. We didn't assemble to presents the night before (our mistake) so Corey worked on her new trike and I worked on her water station. She helped out where she could. Then we played with all her new toys before she zonked out for her nap. After her nap we played on her trike then headed down to an elementary school a block away for her party. She played on all the toys, opened more presents and had some cupcake- yes I let her have some cupcake. She had a great time and is spoiled- Thanks to everyone!

Playing in the water station.

Finished product.

Helping daddy put her trike together.Going for a spin.

Hold on!

Yummy cupcake.

She loved the frosting. She actually licked about half of the frosting, had two bites of cupcake and was done.

Rug Burn

2011-05-19T17:41:00.000-07:00

Isley likes to be pulled around on one of her stuffed animals. After an active evening of pulling she woke up with a big rug burn on her head. She never made a peep about it, so we didn't know till the next morning- her first battle wound.

She found her baby bouncy chair, pulled it out and climbed on in. It is at its max capacity and bends almost to the ground.
Cuddling with Daddy!

Rug Burn

Toys?!?!

2011-05-11T19:37:00.000-07:00

Isley loves to play with everything but her toys- she loves our tupperware, pens to color on anything, measuring cups, couscous, toothbrushes, my shoes, magazines/books, pots and pans and everything in between. Usually her Sheepy ends up in the pot, which is funny considering she doens't like meat...

I love this picture of the naked Munchkin reaching for some goodies for the bath tub.

Farrah

2011-05-03T20:01:00.000-07:00

When she wakes up from a nap her hair is out of control and her cheeks are bright red. Corey thinks I should give her some bangs, but with my past experience... it would look a little rough or I would end up having to shave them off- HA! I just think it would be easier to let it grow out and get thicker and then deal with it. Anyway it is super adorable.

Undies

2011-04-06T19:13:00.000-07:00

So as I have said many times- my little Turkey loves to wear my things. No matter what it is. I was putting laundry away and looked over and she had 4 pairs of my undies on (they were all clean). She wore them around for about an hour before I could wrestle them off of her. Sitting on the counter eating some toast before our stroller bootcamp class. Love that smile! Playing with her phone in my undies!

Discovery Museum

2011-03-30T20:52:00.000-07:00

My mom and I drove down to SLC to pick up my Aunt and decided to stop by the Kids Discovery Museum while we waited. I have heard all about children's museums and have wanted to take Isley to one forever- never again!! There were so many kids and germs and poopy pants!! ICK! There were little dirty kids running all over and almost trampled Isley a few times. She did have a blast though- her favorite were the trucks and water exhibit. Just glad I could smell the chlorine pumping through water features! Anyway- we had a great time in SLC and Isley did amazing on the car ride down. I was a little worried, but she was happy beeping at trucks and reading her books. We had a blast with my Aunt and hope we can make the trip up to Portland again this fall. Riding the pony!

Driving the truck.

Scrubbin Bubbles

2011-03-15T20:11:00.000-07:00

Who doesn't love a nice warm bath? Isley loves to take a bath. After dinner we ask if she wants a bath and she runs to the tub yelling "bath". She picks out her favorite toys for the night and throws them in. She splashes and plays, but doesn't move from her bum. Then we lube her up with lotion, Corey combs her hair for 10 minutes (as she wrestles around) and then we play till bedtime.

Loving the Beibes!

2011-03-11T13:30:00.000-08:00

I don't know how to post a vidoe on this thing so I am sharing a link to a cute video of Isley dancing to Justin Bieber.
We bought a little flip camera and so I have been taking lots of short videos of Isley. I will start posting the links on the blog if you want to see what a little cutie Isley is.
She loves to dance, but can't dance alone so whenever she turns on music and starts dancing she makes Corey and I both dance. She yells at us if one of us stops. She especially loves to dance to this Taylor Swift "Fearless" Valentine's card we gave to Corey. She opens it up and starts dancing then shouts "Mama, Dada" until we start dancing too. She loves to dance in the car- which consists of raising her arms in the air and shaking back and forth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKGvlBM8MPw

Book Time

2011-02-21T12:35:00.000-08:00

Isley and I use to read 5- 6 book every night before bed. She is in this wierd phase where she doesn't want me to read at night- sure that will pass. But I do have to read to her all day long. Books are her favorite- we find her in her room sitting amongst her books reading to herself. I walked in the other day and she had pulled herself into our rocking chair and was reading. She had to grab another book, so I was able to snap her getting back to her spot.
One bad habit I have let her do is watch Shrek (her favorite) with daddy before bed for about 15 minutes. She loves Shrek- thinking about having a Shrek themed party for her 2nd and having Darin dress up as Shrek for the event - HA!!! She would be in heaven and the pics would be hilarious!

Snuggle Time with Dad

Busy, Busy!

2011-02-10T18:40:00.000-08:00

Been falling behind on blogging cause I am swamped at work and every where else. Have a bunch of projects that are keeping me super busy- working too much!! Plus Corey and I are getting ready to run a marathon in Vegas in a few weeks..not just any marathon- a very hilly, hard marathon. It will be our first time away from Isley overnight- I have been nervous about it for months, but she will be in good hands. And it will be the first time Corey and I are in Vegas together!
Isley is becoming more of a little girl everyday- talk in up a storm, wanting to do everything by herself (she tells us to "Stop" all the time), copying everything Corey and I do. One of her favorite things is "bucks" (male deer). She looks at all of Corey's hunting magazines and yells "Bucks" all day long. She was in Barnes and Noble to other day and grabbed a hunting magazine (same one's we have at home) and ran all around the store with a tight grip on it. She screams at the bucks on TV and when Corey bring home antlers- she loves them! Tonight we had to go down stairs and look at all the antlers- she is too funny.
Still loves to do everything I do- she brushes her teeth with my tooth brush after I do, plays with my mascara, puts on my shoes and doesn't like to share me with Corey- tells Corey to stop when he hugs me. Here she is wearing my running shoes- she is pretty good about walking around in shoes that are the same size as her legs!
She is also pretty good at having little fits every now and then. She lays down and kicks her little legs and cries for a minute or so. They are easy to stop and avoid, but I had to catch one on camera (she was mad I wouldn't let her have my 600$ camera to play with). Supposedly I use to cry a lot when I was little too.

In mama's shoes.
Loving daddy's bucks!

Playing with books- a favorite past time.

Little fit cause she can't have the camera.

Such tears!

Just like mom

2011-01-20T07:08:00.000-08:00

Isley loved to do what mommy does these days. She puts on all my shoes and tries to walk around in them, she wears my snow beanie (which is now hers), she does sit-ups and push-ups like a champ, downward dog is her favorite yoga position and she helps me cook and vacuum. She even tries to squeeze in between Corey and I when we are hugging- too funny!
Anyway- her are some pics of her in my old snow beanie- her new one. And of her playing in the shower- for some reason she like to play in our big walk in shower...and she drags all of my shoes and books in there too.

xmas Morning

2011-01-03T09:00:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful xmas and Isley has a whole new lot of toys to keep her busy. She was a little timid about opening presents, but loved playing with the wrapping paper and toys. Santa brought a little leather chair that she loves to sit in like a big girl. He also brought her a t-ball and bat and remote control car. The bat almost outweighs her, but she managed to hit a few with the help of daddy. She screamed for about 10 minutes playing with her remote control car- it was a big hit!

Seeing the loot!
Peeking inside.

Daddy helping her play ball!

Hair Today

2010-12-21T19:20:00.001-08:00

Isley's hair is out of control, but I don't want to cut it- plus there is no way to cut it without making her like like I paced a bowl on her head and trimmed around it. HA! So the solution... a pony tail on top.
Before (she is saying "Cheeese" here)
Before- all over the place
Before- sersiously?!?!
After- she can see and looks like a sweetheart.

Bummer

2010-12-17T06:20:00.000-08:00

I bought some window stickers for the holidays (about our only decorations- we don't even have a tree!). I thought Isley would love to look at them and boy does she. She plays with them and pulls them off the window. I saw these in her hair and almost freaked out thinking we would have to cut her hair off to get them out, but luckily they peel right off.

We are all about letting her get a little air time for her bum, but keep her pants on just in case. She is just so little that they barely stay on with a diaper on, let alone without. It is quite possibly the cutest plumber bum I have ever seen!

Turkey Day

2010-12-08T19:44:00.000-08:00

Her favorite spot on the stairs. Talking on the phone.

PBJ

2010-11-28T11:46:00.000-08:00

PBJ toast is so yummy and sticky! Sometimes she just licks the bread and doesn't even enjoy the bread.

Potty Time

2010-11-19T19:20:00.001-08:00

Decided it was time to invest in a potty to start getting Isley use to the idea...so far she knows what potty means...go get the frog and play on it....HA! It's a start!

Pigtail

2010-11-13T19:02:00.001-08:00

Her hair is long enough for a pigtail! She won't keep it in one, but that is another story. She looks so grown up with her hair up....

Pumpkin Pie

2010-11-01T19:35:00.000-07:00

Our little turkey was a pumpkin for Halloween! I wanted her to be one last year and it didn't happen so I had my mind set on a pumpkin this year. I thought it would be hilarious to dress the whole family up as pumpkins, but Corey didn't go for it- he hates dressing up. We just did the family thing this year since she really doesn't know what it going on and is not allowed to have candy. She had a few little bites and that was enough- she doesn't have a big sweet tooth just yet.
Walking up to the first house- my mom's.

This was her Halloween attire.

Family Pics

2010-10-30T19:47:00.000-07:00

We finally had our first family pictures taken. Our good friend who also did Isley's 6 mo. pics took these and did a great job! We lucked out and had beautiful weather and gorgeous scenery. To see the rest visit her blog at http://www.brittneywoodphotography.blogspot.com/

Pumpkins

2010-10-21T19:43:00.001-07:00

We took Isley to the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch. She had a blast pushing the wagon, playing in the dirt and chasing the resident kitty. We were a little unimpressed with everything- maybe it takes a heavy beating on Saturday so Sunday it is not up to par?? We walked around and found a few pumpkins, but ended up not taking any home. Maybe this weekend we will find some at the Farmer's Market.

Hitching a ride in. First pumpkin that we thought about.

She pushed that wagon all over the garden.

Playing with the kitty.

Mom and munchkin.

D

2010-10-17T19:33:00.000-07:00

I do not put bows in her hair, dress her in tutu's, pretend she is a princess, plaster her in pink, or coordinate her from head to toe- I do, however, put her in political shirts and prance her around deeply conservative Idaho Falls. My little democrat-in-training!

Trip to the park

2010-10-10T18:59:00.000-07:00

Isley and I took the dogs to the park to enjoy a cool fall day. I took my camera to snap some shots of the Munchkin. It is hard to get good "photog" pics with just me. I can't seem to keep her attention behind the camera and if I do, she starts running toward me and I just get shots of her forehead. Anyway- love these pics of her. On the way back she was enjoying her snacks and decided to share with Koal. It ended up on Koal's nose and was to priceless to pass up.

Hungry Monster

2010-10-05T20:01:00.000-07:00

We finally gave Isley a fork to start using. She loves it- makes her feel so big. Unfortunately, she isn't the best at stabbing the food yet so we stab it for her. She did manage to get a couple pieces of pasta on there tonight. When she is really hungry she just sets the fork down and uses her fingers- typically for blueberries, avocados, broccoli. She is also a bit of a vegetarian and not by my doing. She just doesn't like much meat- she does however love my veggie patties.
I think it is due to her love for animals- we just discovered that she even loves animals on TV, especially the hunting channels. We don't let her watch TV, but Corey was watching bear hunting and she saw the bear running around and started squealing and pointing and laughing. Too cute- until it got shot and didn't move and she lost interest.

Truck tough

2010-09-29T19:33:00.000-07:00

Isley loves to play with her trucks! She makes a cute little vroomm noise too.

Summer on the Steps

2010-09-22T19:35:00.000-07:00

Isley loves to be outside...not sure where she gets that from-HA! Every time she hears a door open, she drops what she is doing and makes a beeline for the door. And if you don't let her go out she gets mad and lets us know. We are enjoying the last days of summer- soaking up as much sunshine as we can. She is also getting into things more and more- I'll be working in the kitchen and here a little rustle in our bedroom and turn around to find her carrying the toilet paper, loose end, around the house. The simple things when you are little...

Playing on the front steps

Walking around with dad before he heads for the hills.

Going to the Fair

2010-09-13T18:28:00.000-07:00

We took Isley to the East Idaho State Fair! She loved it...a little too much- she wouldn't eat while we were there because she didn't have time. We even offered her some tiger ear covered in honey butter and cinnamon-n-sugar and she refused it. She was overwhelmed with all of the stinky animals and overfed goats in the petting zoo.
She had so much fun that my mom and I went again the next day...and she still had a blast.
Loving the baby goats.
Saying "Hi" to the sheep.

Century Ride

2010-09-08T18:38:00.000-07:00

Corey did a century bike ride a few weeks ago. I had a tri that morning so after my tri Isley and I went to cheer for daddy. He started at 7:30am and rode 100 miles to finish at 1:30pm. He said it wasn't so bad except for the 15-20mph head wind on the last 40 miles. He did awesome!

Splish, splash!

2010-09-05T10:45:00.000-07:00

My mom and I took Isley to this water park in Rexburg ( I had to be in Rexburg about 4 times in the past 2 months- more than I have ever been there or ever want to be there). Baby water parks totally gross me out- little kids peeing and other stuff in the water and then drinking it all up- ugghhh! At least I could smell the chlorine. Anyway- there is a splash park we took Isley to and she had a blast. She would only touch the bubbler, but loved watching the other kids and kept laying by the boys. It was pretty cute, one of my good friends happened to be there as well and her little boy was warming up on the cement and Isley went over and sat next to him. She kept inching her way closer until he finally had enough and left- then she found another unsuspecting boy and did the same to him. I think she likes the boys because day care is mostly boys.

Isley and Cole.
These are the bubblers- the only ones should would go near.

I held swooshed her through a bigger one and she liked that, but wouldn't get near it without me.

Blueberry face

2010-08-31T18:40:00.000-07:00

I just can't keep her from getting blueberry all over her face when she eats them. I turned my head for one second and looked back and found this delicious little blueberry stained face. I couldn't even wipe her clean- we just peeled off her clothes and gave her a shower.

We bought a bike seat for her and she loves to ride. She will grab her helmet and carry it around waiting for us to take her. She gets a little mad if we don't get her on the bike asap. She wants to spend all her time outside and I am trying to figure out what we can do on our blistering cold winter days- just buy a big snow suit again!

Grandma's outfit

2010-08-27T12:44:00.000-07:00

Thank you Great Grandma Clark for the adorable outfit!!! Perfect for the end of the summer/fall. She had fun visiting with you and Grandpa in Portland- miss you already.

I took these self portraits with Isley- I had to hold her down to get them. I can't believe how dark I am compared to her- and I load up on the sunscreen (on the both of us). Makes me sad to think of the wrinkles I am going to have when I am older.

Hair Tales

2010-08-19T19:55:00.000-07:00

Once again- Isley has such wild hair. Corey and I have differing views on how to comb it- he likes to make her look like a little man and I prefer the more natural girl look. He was out hiking the other night so I took advantage after a bath and tried some new looks on the Munchkin. Too funny and too cute!
My favorite- natural and flowing
Wild and crazy after fighting with the caterpillar.

Corey's favorite- little old man.

A new one- Italian mobster (with golden locks)

Pigtail

2010-08-13T06:32:00.000-07:00

Isley is growing and growing and so is her hair, but mostly just the hair on the top of her head. It is constantly in her eyes and barrettes don't work because they always fall out of her wispy waves. I found some old braces bands (yes I have kept them since 7th grade) and decided they would work perfectly. I think she looks like a Dr. Suess character from Whoville.

She likes to dig through my gym bag and always comes out with some sort of treasure. She found my swim cap and carried it around for a while- I put it on my head to show her where it goes and so she tried to do the same. And she laughed when I put it on my head- just like her daddy.

Portland trip

2010-08-10T10:08:00.000-07:00

Isley and I made a trip up to Portland for a short weekend to visit cousins, Aunts, Uncles and Grandparents. I forgot my camera and missed out on some great photo ops. Isley met her 2nd cousins for the first time and had a blast with them. They are a couple of years older so we have to watch how rough they play together, but they played pretty well and Isley only had one ball in the face.
Isley took her first trip to the zoo. She loved it- she is a big fan of animals and laughed and screamed with joy at all of them. She especially enjoyed the polar bear swimming around and the swinging monkeys. There were also petting farm goats that she tried to get at, but since she would have probably tried to lick them I thought it best we didn't take any chances.
We had a fabulous time with family and miss them already.
My mom put chapstick on Isley and she licked her lips and tried to eat the chapstick- will be hiding mine from now on.

Fishy, Fishy!

2010-07-24T19:53:00.001-07:00

We took Isley to dinner with us the other night and Daddy let her gnaw on the rib bones after he cleaned them up. I took pictures on my phone, but don't know how to download them yet. She had rib all over her face and topped it off with some vegetable baby food when we got home. She loves to eat and to get dirty.
I took her to the pool for the first time. She loved it!! I didn't know how she would react because when we take the dogs to the river and throw them in she cries and screams, but she loved the water and the kids in the pool. I had to wrestle her out to go home. She is officially walking. Not running yet, but I am sure that is soon to come.

Swimsuit from Jona. It is a little big, but so adorable.

Hiking

2010-07-19T19:46:00.000-07:00

We took a little hiking trip a few weekends ago with the whole family- Mom, dad, Isley, Koal and Ash. It takes a lot to take a baby out for that long. We had to take two carriers- one for when she was awake that Corey carried and one for nap time that I carried. I ended up carrying her most of the way up and Corey carried her down . Everyone had fun and we had a nice little picnic when we got back to the truck.

Rollin Around

2010-07-12T19:30:00.000-07:00

Here are just a few cute pictures of the Munchkin. She was laughing and crawling all over daddy and reading her books. She loves her books! She pulls them all out and looks through them and reads. She was even reading her favorite Obama book- Yes she can!!
My mom bought her this huge caterpillar and she has been pulling it out and rolling around with it lately.

Crawling on daddy.
The caterpillar and billy goat.

Notice the Obama book.

She was reading her books to us.

Play Date

2010-07-07T04:57:00.000-07:00

We had our good buddy Austin over for a little playdate. His mom was busy cleaning the house so he came to hang out for an hour. Austin and Isley go to daycare together so they know each other. Isley loves to watch Austin. They ate breakfast, blew bubbles, watered the plants, jumped in Isley's crib and kicked a ball around- it was a very busy hour. Austin is a little sweetie and says "Isley" as best he can and will give her hugs.

Bubbles in the front yard.

Austin wanted to jump around in Isleys crib. He jumped and she followed- it was a fun little jungle gym for him.

Bone Race

2010-07-01T06:43:00.000-07:00

I put together another Bone and Back team this year(8 people-5 miles each). The past 2 years we have taken 1st or 2nd. This year was mostly made up of coworkers so finishing the race in the middle was our goal- and we made it. I ran 5 miles straight uphill and Darin had the 2nd hardest leg with a killer 1.5 miles uphill at the end of the leg in the middle of the day. I ran the hill with him as water support and it was brutal. He did a great job and my dad met us at the top. Next year Corey and I want to do the race as a 2-person team, 20 miles each. FUN! FUN!

These are older pics of Isley, but I have to post some cute pics on here for everyone. We went for a hike this past weekend and I have been meaning to post the pics we took. Will do tonight. She took about 5 steps to me last night. She can walk, just has to get the courage to do it all the time.

Smoothie mustache.
At the top of Darin's leg.

Is that Pre??

If you look in the background you can see the elevation at which I started. I think the total gain was 1200 ft.

Happy Baby!

Father's Day and Nudist

2010-06-20T19:52:00.000-07:00

Happy Father's Day!! Although Daddy is in Alaska with his dad and brother we still had a wonderful Father's Day- full of pancakes, gardening and dog walks! We will have another celebration when daddy is back in town. Corey is a terrrific daddy. He does all of the typical daddy stuff like diapers and dinner and baths, but goes beyond that and is so wonderful with her. I can't wait to watch them through the years.
Not only does he show his "true colors" (inside joke) around Isley, he also lets her have horsey rides sans diaper- with no fear in his eyes.
Did I mention she is practicing being a nudist??

Shots and Horses

2010-06-09T05:18:00.000-07:00

Isley went in for her 1-year shots. Ususally she has an oral and 2-3 needles in the leg, but this time she just had shots in the legs...and 7 of them!! I felt so bad for her- she is fine when we hold her down, but as soon as the first one goes in she starts to scream. And for anyone who has ever heard me cry (which is probably a lot b/c I am a crier) she cries exactly like me. I didn't know it was genetic, but when she really starts crying she starts to gasp for air and it sounds like she is hyperventillating.

Toothy girl.

They put band-aids over the needle point so her litte thighs were covered in various band-aids.

Corey had been trying to give her horsey rides for a while, but she didn't quite understand what he was trying to do so it usually consisted of me holding her on his back walking around the house. Well she finally figured it out and whenever daddy lays on the ground she races over for a horsey ride. I love daddys and daughters.

3-0

2010-06-03T19:25:00.000-07:00

Corey turns the big 3-0 tomorrow!! I can't believe we (and I just mean him) are moving into the next decade of life. He still has to decide what he wants to do for his big day- Beerfest or hiking and home with the family. Whichever we are having cherry cream cheese pie thanks to his mom and german chocolate cake thanks to me (and betty crocker).
I competed in a triathlon last weekend. The weather was horrible and the water was icy! I have never been so cold in my life and it took me about 2 hours of biking and running until I had any feeling in my legs. The cold weather really took a toll and I ended up in 4th...BOOO... have to redeem myself at the next one.
Isley took her first unassisted steps. She only took 2, but she is getting there. She also has two big buck tooth on the top- with a huge space between. Hopefully that is normal and as they come through more and the others come through it will push them together. They are pretty adorable!
We can't wait for the warm weather to come- we have lots of fun rompers that need to be broken in.

Happy Birthday Daddy!!! Love you extra!
As daddy says, "She could eat corn on the cob through a picket fence."

I couldn't resist this picture. She runs around for an hour at night sans diaper and the wedgies that come with being free are priceless.

Birthday Girl

2010-05-24T05:05:00.001-07:00

Well Isley is officially one whole year old. We had a great little party with family and good friends. Isley had a grand ole' time and made out with some pretty neat stuff. We even had to wake up at 5:30 the next morning to play with them all.
I would list out all of her milestones, but I think they are the same as every other one year old out there- clap, wave, point, say "mama" and "dada", etc. etc. She does have a new trick she is working on. I thought for sure her first steps would be letting go of the couch and venturing out, but she started to stand up in the middle of the room- nothing to hold on to. She just gets up and stands there with a big grin on her face- she even bounces a little like she is going to take a step. I thought it wold be another few months before she started walking, but at this rate, it is only going to be a couple of weeks before she takes her first step!!
She is healthy (29.5" (50%) and 18.2 lbs (15%)- she is a skinny little thing) and happy and that is all we could ever ask for.

Her new trick!

Birthday cake! (She only had about 2 bites and was done- to my relief)

Birthday Dinner.

Her new lion- she can ride or push around.

5:30am Sunday morning- enjoying the loot.

She has been pushing this thing all over the house- good thing the music turns off or Corey would have kicked it down the stairs.

Our friend Jen picked this out for Isley- and it is a hit. She no longe wants rides in the duck- she wants daddy to push her around the house FAST!

Mom's Day

2010-05-14T13:10:00.000-07:00

This is a little late in posting, but oh well. We had a wonderful Mother's Day- had french toast and berries for breakfast and had my family over for kabobs that night.
I was showing a picture of Isley to a coworker and said "This is my daughter" and felt so strange. I still find it really wierd that I am a mother- I love it more than anything, but still not use to calling myself a mom. I never thought being a mom could be so rewarding or that I could feel such overwhelming love and happiness over the tinest of things.
I am also lucky to have an amazing mother myself. She is one the most selfless people I know, never hesitating to do something for Corey and I or my brothers. Corey and I always talked about living somewhere else, but in the end came back to IF for jobs. I can't imagine being somewhere else- away from my family. My mom is always there to help us out, wether it be picking us up from the bars, watching Isley until 3am while we pack out an elk or just running errands with Isley and I and chatting. She is a beautiful, strong, caring women who has taught me to be the person I am today. Love her more than words can express.

Isley went crazy over blueberries- we found them stuck to her bottom all day long. And she was stained blue for most of the day.

Trying to get a cute pic of the 2 of us...

This is her birthday dress- which is next weekend (trying not to remind myself so I don't cry all week long)

Through the window

2010-05-07T19:16:00.000-07:00

Isley loves to look out the window at the puppies. She races over when they appear and slaps the window and screams with delight. The pups are liking her more and more too- they sniff her and look for hidden treats that may be stuck to her legs or bottom after lunch...
Her bottom two teeth are in and now her top teeth are coming. She has one big front tooth that you can see and the other is right behind. Corey says they look like my "big buck teeth".
I think she is starting to look like my baby pictures- I'll have to post a few sometime. We just can't seem to get enough of her.

Heading to the window.
Puppies!!!

Doll face.

Still playing with the safety kit. I finally took the plug-in protectors away because I didn't want them to get stuck in her mouth.

All for love

2010-04-25T13:25:00.000-07:00

Isley is so much fun! She is a little sweetheart and officically saying "mama". On the trip down to SLC Corey sat in the back for the last half of the drive and played with Isley. There is nothing that makes the heart more full than listening/watching to your husband shake his head with a rattle toy in his mouth making your baby girl laugh and laugh. The things you do for love and laughter!!!
Isley has graduated into the regular bath so now her pink duck is her little toy. She jumps on it, takes rides in it and crawls all over it. Here are some pics of daddy giving her a ride in the pink duck.

Big Race

2010-04-18T18:16:00.000-07:00

Corey and I ran the SLC marathon this past Saturday. I also gave my brothers half marathons for xmas. They both trained and did great- Darin injured his foot half way through, but he managed to suck it up and finish and is looking for the next race.
We had a great time and brought along Grandpa to watch Isley while we all ran. Unfortunatley, we didn't get any pictures because we all finished at different times and missed each other. The race had photographers so I will try to grab a couple photos when they post them.
Here are some cute pics of Isley- she now had 2 bottom teeth that are too cute.

Enjoying water in her sippy cup.
Playing with the safety kit...very safely! (Look at her long out of control hair)

Adorable little teeth.

Cali

2010-04-08T18:25:00.001-07:00

Well we made it to California and back with no problems or break downs on the plane. Isley flew great- played and slept. She did start to want to crawl around so I had to distract her by singing, while may be pleasant to her- is not so pleasant to others :)
We had a wonderful whirlwind trip visiting with great grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. I feel so lucky to have both sets of grandparents- just wish we lived closer to visit them more often.
Isley had a ball climbing on every thing she could- she even managed to climb on a table onto a basket and hang from the table like a monkey..injury free.

Grandma and Grandpa Clark

Grandma and Grandpa Ballock

The weather was beautiful so I put Isley in an adorable little dress. The lawn mower was coming after her here and she isn't too thrilled, but she looks cute in her little dress.

Little Monkey

2010-04-04T18:56:00.000-07:00

Isley is a little monkey. She crawls all over and climbs on anything she can. When we fold laundry together she crawls on the basket and pulls out all of the clothes. Here are some pics of her climbing on the chair- she is really graceful at falling too.

In for a surprise

2010-03-21T09:38:00.000-07:00

We had a couple big surprises from Isley this week. I was feeding her the other day and felt something hard in her mouth. Figured she had found something fun to stick into her mouth, but to my surprise- it was a tooth! We had no idea she was even teething. It is the cutest tooth (of course thats what we say about her first tooth)!! I took a picture, but it is hard to see- might have to click on the pic to make it bigger.
We still enjoy our morning naps together on Fridays. She cuddles with me and I get to catch up on some sleep. Lately one of us has been sweating and so she wakes up and her hair is all matted down and her cheeks are flushed.
The other new thing she has discovered is standing up in her crib. She can't pull herself up on the couches just yet (think they are too high), but she can pull herself up in her crib. I walked in after her nap the other day and there she was- so happy to be standing.

Cutest tooth ever!
Wet hair and red cheeks from our nap.

Her new trick.

Lounging around this town....

2010-03-11T19:23:00.000-08:00

The sun is starting to warm things up and we are making more trips outside. Isley LOVES to be outside. If she wakes up really early and it isn't too cold, I bundle her up, strap her on and we take the dogs for a little walk. If we have enough time she usually catches a little cat nap. She loves to go on jogs with me (and Uncle D). She is going to have a blast this summer cruising around. I plan on jogging or walking the dogs in the mornings and going for prebed walks in the evenings- all with her. Also need to enroll in swimming lessons. I can't wait for the summer!!!!

Here are some shots of her eating and lounging around. For some reason she thinks her high chair is a recliner. When the tray comes off- her legs come up!!

I need to take a picture of her in her bouncer at day care. She goes wild! Peggy (the most amazing sitter) says she would bounce all day if she left her in there. Just looking at her jump that much makes me dizzy- I don't know how she does it without throwing up....

Hats and Pretzels

2010-02-25T18:40:00.000-08:00

Sorry about the time lapse- been busy with everything. Isley is motoring around. She can't seem to sit still and is already starting to pull herself up. We have our tickets for her first out of state visit to California. We leave for a long weekend at the end of March. The weather should be beautiful so we can take some trips to the park and get in some sunny runs. Pretty sure all of the great grandparents and aunt and uncles are excited to see her and meet her!
When Isley was about 4 months old she put on a little hat show for me. She didn't seem to mind too much so one morning a couple of weeks ago I decided another show was in order. She wasn't has excited about it this time, but she still looked like a doll.

She is a pretty good eater and I try to feed her all sorts of healthy stuff. We did sneak in a hard pretzel for her to gnaw on (I took off the salt) and she loved it. She kept breaking it down into soggy pieces so we snagged it away and about a half an hour later I noticed she was sucking on something. I opened her mouth and there was a part of the pretzel glued to the roof of her mouth- all mushy and breaking off so she would get little tastes every once in a while. Here she is enjoying the pretzel.

Babbling backwards

2010-02-12T20:28:00.001-08:00

Isley is growing like crazy. She is crawling a little. She takes a few "steps" forward and then flattens out. She is great at crawling backwards - still has to figure that one out. She can push herself to the sitting position from her stomach. She is becoming really attached to mommy. I was brushing my teeth this morning and she even said "mama". I think she was just babbling, but it still melted my heart. Corey is hoping for a "dada" first so he is sure it was just babbling. She was sick this week- running nose, cough and mild fever. She is doing much better. She went for a 14 mile jog with me last week- did great! She loves to be outside even is it is only 35F out.
Her personality gets cuter and cuter everyday.

So determined to go forward.
Going for the camera.

Some giggles before bedtime.

Puppy Time

2010-02-07T18:44:00.000-08:00

Ash and Isley hanging out. Since the dogs are mostly outside they are still getting to know Isley. They love to sniff her and check her out- she also enjoys checking them out. They are going to have a great time running around together this summer.

This is my favorite site- coming in to grab the munchkin after a nap. I LOVE seeing her little eyes peek above her crib.

Rubbery Ducky

2010-01-29T07:07:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics of Isley during bath time. She loves splashing around in the pink ducky and chewing on her dolphins. She is also starting to move her knees and hands in crawl position. She will be crawling by the time Corey gets home.

Baby Gate

2010-01-21T18:45:00.000-08:00

Break out the baby gates!!!! Isley is getting close to crawling. We were doing some pilates the other morning (she wakes up at 5:30am so I have to do something to pass the time) and I glanced over to see her propped up on all fours rocking back and forth. Since then she has been getting up on all fours all the time. She even started moving backwards tonight. We have a lot of baby proofing to do before she is cruising around. Corey left for Chile today for 2 weeks so hopefully it takes her a while to figure crawling out- cause I am going to need lots of help chasing her around!!!

Thinking about it.
The jaybird is up!

SnowShoeing

2010-01-15T12:30:00.000-08:00

We took Isley on her first snowshoeing expedition and she loved it. Corey packed her around and she just sat up there looking around at everything..especially the dogs running around. I bought a little snowsuit for her, but it doesn't have cover around the feet or hands. Gloves and boots don't really come in her size (at least not anything practical that would stay on) so we rigged up some socks on her hands and feet to keep them toasty. She looked prettt funny, but at least she stayed warm. Reminded me a a friend who's parents use to tape socks to her hands to keep her from scrathing her face....
Anway, uncle Darin came along and we went along a little path next to the Snake River. It was a beautiful day and we saw deer and turkeys (the dogs went nuts after the turkeys!). Before long we are going to have to buy Isley her own pair of snowshoes!

All bundled up ready to go..
Catching a ride with dad.

Of course the boys looked up at the mountains right as I snapped the photo.

Family photo.

This was the expression on her face the entire time. Since she is a pretty curious little cutie, this is her face most of the time and it is adorable!

Family Pics

2010-01-09T19:35:00.000-08:00

We took some Dixon family pics over the holidays. Enjoy!

Just the 3 of us

2010-01-01T18:00:00.000-08:00

This is a little late, but better than never... After a busy 24th, just the three of us enjoyed a mellow morning opening presents and making breakfast. Santa only brought a few things for Isley- her favorite was a big pink duck bathtub. She was a little apprehensive her first time in, but now she loves it- she kicks her legs the entire time!

Xmas with the Ballocks

2009-12-29T13:41:00.000-08:00

We spent xmas eve with my parents at our house. My mom came over and made a big prime rib and then we opened presents. Isley had a blast playing with the tissue paper! Everyone spoiled her and she made out with some pretty cool stuff. My favorite was a white puffy Gap coat from Uncle Darin and Bradly. They have great taste. We tried the coat on and she couldn't sit back- it was a scene straight from "The Christmas Story". We laughed so hard at her! Here is the Gap jacket. She is actually trying to lean back on the pillow, but can't.

All eyes on the munchkin.

She loved the tissue paper. She kept pulling it over her eyes and then down again- her version of Peek-a-Boo.

This was the best- my mom bought her a recordable "The Night Before Xmas" and recorded herself reading. Something she will have forever.

She really cleaned up this year!!

First xmas dinner. She had green beans and pears. YUM!

6 months

2009-12-21T18:54:00.000-08:00

Here are her 6 month pics...how time flies (she is now almost 7 months). We had a friend do her pics and they turned out beautiful! Check out her blog here http://www.brittneywoodphotography.blogspot.com/ I love her bright blue eyes- and no they are not enhanced.
At her 6 month appt she was 26" long and 15.5# She is giggling and moves her little legs nonstop. When I come into her room and get her from her crib she laughs and bounces around like crazy. Melts my heart.
She is a happy little baby who steals our hearts every second of the day. And even though she still wakes up a few times a night to nurse ( I can't remember the last time I slept more than a 4 hour chunk) we wouldn't change anything about being parents- it is the best!

Cool Mom Bookey

2009-12-11T20:19:00.000-08:00

Cool Mom Bookey gave Isley an adorable leapard fleece jump suit (plus a couple extra pieces to mix and match). I dressed her up in the outfit, but decided she looked like a jungle cat so we paired the pants with a pink monkey onsie. Thank you so much Cool Mom!! Hope the twins get similiar outfits so we can have 3 jungle cats roaming around. We also really love the Alaska book-we have read it almost every night. On a side note- her hair is more out of control. It now sticks straight up in the air.

First Turkey Day!!

2009-12-02T19:37:00.000-08:00

Isley had two wonderful Thanksgivings this year. Her Thursday celebration was a little rough. We all had our H1N1 vaccinations on Saturday, then on Wednesday she went in for her 6 month shots plus seasonal flu (5 shots total, 7 vaccines). All the shots were a little much for the munchkin and she started a fever early Thursday morning. It hovered around 101-102F, but she was a champ and went to Gma and Gpa Dixons to celebrate. We fed her a bit of sweet potato, but she wasn't in the mood. On Sunday we went to Gma and Gpa Ballocks for round 2. She was healthy and this time enjoyed sweet peas with us.

Lounging around, trying to break her fever.

Enjoying her soft book. The cow moos when squeezed.

Eating at the adult table

Cool Winter Day

2009-12-01T17:27:00.000-08:00

Isley is still jogging with mom. We went out to the Snake River Landing to enjoy the cool winter day. It was about 30F out, but she was bundled up and stayed nice and toasty!

Happy Turkey Day!

2009-11-25T18:21:00.000-08:00

Happy Turkey Day everyone!!! Words of advice: Watch out for the pope's nose in the stuffing! HA!!! (my brother found it in his helping of stuffing two years in a row- nothing funnier than Darin biting into the butt bone!)

Vandal Pride

2009-11-18T18:07:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pics of the little munchkin! She is sitting up- mostly unassisted. Have to keep an eye on her cause she still wants to push backwards ever once in a while.
She has graduated from rice cereal to peas, carrots and green beans. For Thanksgiving we are going to treat her to homemade mashed sweet potatoes. YUUUMM!!
She is a little out of wack since the time change. She has been waking up to hang out with mom and dad at 6am. We don't mind and she does back to sleep till 8am after about an hour.
She wore her Vandal onsie Uncle Darin bought for her to cheer on the Vandals against BSU. Unfortunatley it wasn't enough- be she still loves them!!
Good Morning Sunshine!

Carrots...

Vandal Pride!!!!

Naked time (she does this everyday, in front of the fire for about an hour- she loves it!!!)

Spooky!

2009-11-05T18:45:00.000-08:00

I wanted to dress the whole family up like pumpkins, but Corey wasn't too excited about the idea. Maybe next year....
These pics are from the day after Halloween. We had to visit grandparents and didn't have enought time for pictures so I had to dress her back up in the Halloween outfit the next morning. She doesn't seem to mind.

Hair Today..

2009-11-01T07:44:00.000-08:00

The hair on Isley's head just keep growing and growing. When she gets out of the bath it just sticks straight up and doens't go down until she sleeps it off. It is pretty cute though!

Furry

2009-10-14T19:39:00.001-07:00

Corey's mom bought this fur vest for Isley- she thought it was cute and we could come up with some story about Corey shooting an animal and making her a vest with it. Don't count on me ever making any clothes out of Corey's kills, but the vest does make for a funny pic.

I love sleep sacks and Isley had grown out of her fleece one so I went on a shopping trip. I picked up this sleep sack and didn't realize how big it was until I opened it up. It is really plush and made be Cloud B so it will be perfect for the winter.

Rice Cereal Day 1

2009-10-08T19:04:00.001-07:00

I have been bugging Corey to buy a new dining room table (we have been using one he bought from Fred Meyer before we were married) and he keeps saying we don't need one b/c we wouldn't use it. I could have gone out and bought one myself, but I wanted him to come too...so I bribed him a bit. I told him if we bought a new table Isley could start having rice cereal. Since she only takes a bottle at daycare (of wonderful mommy's milk) Corey has been a little left out of the loop. Needless to say, he was excited about the chance to feed his little munchkin. We went out and bought a big (seats 8) table and gave her rice cereal the next day.
She did really well and ate all 15 spoonfuls of it! She'll stay on rice cereal for a little while and then, as the doctor prescribed, move to green veggies, then yellow veggies and finally fruits.
Before rice cereal on the new table!!

First spoonful!

Not too bad!

Her hands are a little tasty too!

BeBe Pod

2009-10-04T11:25:00.000-07:00

My good friend Catherine got a BeBe Pod for Isley and she loves it! She gets to sit like a big girl and watch everything going on. She even helped mom bake cookies for dad (he had been asking for homemade cookies for about a year so I finally broke down and make some).
So THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! Catherine- she loves it!!

Duck Tails

2009-09-22T19:21:00.001-07:00

Isley has such crazy hair! The hair she was born with is abot 3-4" long and mostly on the top of her head, then she has a little undercoat of hair peeking through, a bald spot on the back of her head and then a little tuff of hair at the nap of her neck below the bald spot. When she wiggles around her little tuff at the back of her head puffs up like a duck tail. I let her hair run free, but Corey likes to comb it over like an old man- he took a pic of her laughing with her old man hair.

Isley also has a fond love of the TV. If she is in the living room and the TV is on she tries to watch it- she leans and arches her back to get a glimse. Her favorite is football- of all things!! We turn her around and put stuff in the way to block her view, but sometimes she gets a peek.
Old man hair

Leaning over my legs to watch football. She also really enjoys the Vandal fight song!!

Singing the Vandal fight song!

Hat Time

2009-09-13T19:44:00.001-07:00

I made a little trip to Framer's market this weekend and picked up this adorable hand-knit winter hat. My friend, Jen, suggested I check out these hats and I loved them so I picked one up for this winter. It is a little big, but it will be perfect for this winter. I had to take a picture of the hat so I figured I would try on all of her cute hats for a mini fashion show.

Rollin' Around

2009-09-01T19:54:00.000-07:00

Isley rolled for the first time! We were playing with her and she rolled from front to back- like nothing new. It was her first roll and we were able to capture it all on camera. She hasn't gone from back to front yet, but anyday I am sure we will look over and she will be on her little belly. I can't believe how stong she is getting and how fast she is growing.

Hiking

2009-08-29T19:43:00.001-07:00

We took Isley on her first hike. She slept most of the time, but seemed to enjoy it otherwise. WE have a really nice Kelty hiker we will use next year and maybe this winter when she is big enough for it. Corey took his pole and fished the little creek that runs into the reservoir. He caught a few fish and caught a big cutthroat about 3 miles in.

Notice the dogs eyeballing the fish- just waiting to chase it down the creek.

Our attempt at a family portrait. Corey is holding a different fish for the picture.

Corey bought this jacket for Isley while he was in Chile last year. I brought it along in case it was too cool on the hike, but she didn't need it so we only have the pic of her trying it on for size...

Baby Legs

2009-08-21T15:38:00.001-07:00

So my new favorite thing is Babylegs. I bought some to try out the other day and love love love them. I just slip them on Isley's little chubby legs when it is chilly out and can still get to her diaper easily and they are so adorable on her. Going to buy as many pairs as I can!

The diaper pics are of Isley doing tummy time on the boppy (she is getting so strong) and playing her favorite game with daddy. She tries to pull herself to the seated position and with Corey's help she sits like a big girl- then he gently lets her fall back into the soft pillow- she giggles everytime she lands. She loves to sit like a big girl- think she just wants to see it all.

Sweet Pics

2009-07-26T12:56:00.000-07:00

Isley had her pictures taken a few weeks ago. They turned out so adorable. Here are a few more:
sweetpea-photography.blogspot.com/

4 Generations of Ballocks

2009-07-21T14:11:00.000-07:00

My grandparents and Aunt and cousin came for a summer visit. They all got to meet Isley for the first time. Unlce Bradly finally made a trip out from OK to meet his niece.
Grandpa Ballock and Isley with her pants pulled up like an old man.

Unlce Bradly and Isley

4 generations of Ballocks

Cousin Shaylyn

All Smiles

2009-07-16T20:26:00.000-07:00

She is smiling and giggling!! She even smiles and giggles at mom at 2am while her diaper is being changed. I can't imagine what she is giggling at (the room is almost totally dark), but she looks up at her name letters on the wall and giggles.

The Ballock family was in town and we took some great pictures- will post soon.