Father's Day and Nudist

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.