Artsy Fartsy

Isabel's daycare recently hosted an art show featuring work from the kids...

This is Isabel's masterpiece...

And then after that, there was lunch provided. She was so excited to have me there to sit on a little chair next to her.

I am so glad that I made the effort to go for this because almost all the kids had a parent there. And I hate to think of her sitting alone without anyone by her side.

And just because it's so rare for me to have a picture WITH Isabel, since I'm usually the one behind the camera, here's another one from later that same day...don't we both look so different from the picture above?!!

20.5 months

Weight - 29.4 lbs

Height - 34 inches

90th percentile for both

She's all ready to go out the door:

Hat  - check
Coat  - check
Shoes - check
Bucket - check

Walk!

What happens when we don't take her out for a walk...

She's on her doll stroller, with her baby and her sippy

Questions

Isabel practicing her sounds:

What does a dog say? Woof

What does a cow say? Moo

What does a sheep say? Baa

What does an aeroplane say?  Nyooonnngg (the whir of the engine)

What does a mouse say? Cheet cheet

What does a chicken say? Puck

What does a cat say? Meow (actually, it's more like "mau")

My favourite - What does a baby say? Wah wah

What does a truck say? Broooom

A Real Farm

It was time to introduce Isabel to a real farm...after all, now that she's a proud farmer herself, she needs to learn the trade...

First, she hopped into a wagon with a sidekick aka her "uncle" baine

There were pigs...

Horses that look like they were long overdue a visit to the hairdresser

Chickens...

Look at this fuzzy little fella...

And an odd otter or two...

Fascinating...

Florence and her son, Baine were our companions for the weekend

There was a playground at the park too....the slide was killer...And the little stinker only wanted to go down the BIG one...so up 2 flight of stairs, across a bridge it is.


I was dizzy after 2 runs..but my daughter LOVED it!

 

I was definitely pooped after the end of the 2 hours.

I Didn't Realize...

That my daughter is now 20 months old.

I feel like I've been missing out on the past few months of my daughter's life because I've been focusing my energy on something that was, and is still, futile. Going forward, this is going to change.

Little Izzy Has A Farm....

E - I - E - I - O!

I have been wanting to join the Quiet Book/Felt Craft group for awhile. Matter of fact, I've had a stash of felt sitting in the craft closet for a substantial amount of time. It was cohabitating nicely along with the numerous amount of yardage of fabric. I'm apparently a hoarder.

But anyway, with the breakdown of my sewing machine (R.I.P), I've decided to finally start on a quiet book for Isabel. (handsewing is......calming) With the progress that I am making, and with the decision to cut spending, I may be able to produce a book with 10 pages, oh, by next year!

Good thing I had all the necessary supplies for the first page ( I used white cotton for the page itself, and felt for everything else. I obviously did not read the "try to use fabric where possible for easy clean-up" tip. I'm rectifying that for future pages)

 I started with a barnyard scene - I took inpiration from Jill's book here (ok, it was almost a blatant copy!), as well as from other farm scenes from Isabel's substantial book/puzzle collection. Drafted it out....

And well...it didn't really turn out exactly - I got lazy. (Note to self - do not be lazy - always pin, pin, PIN!)

I may or may not continue to add more details to the scene. We'll see how OCD I get.

So, who's in the barn?

Hello!

We have a little pig for the little pinky finger, a cow, a duck and a chicken.

 They are little finger puppets

And who's hiding behind the top barn window?

Peek-a-boo!

Or maybe "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" would be more fitting....

Tested it out on the core user...

Isabel likes the pig.

Working on a doll's house concept right now...Not sure if it will turn out exactly the way I envisioned, but I'll update when it's done (don't hold your breath for it, though. It'll probably be awhile)

Life With A Toddler

Sunday evening
Izzy is playing by the storm door. Momma walks by

Izzy: Bug
Momma: Where?

Izzy points to a fly on the glass door

Momma: Momma right back

Momma comes back with a flyer, rolled up

SWAT

Momma and Izzy looks at each other
.
.
.
Izzy: No more bug

Sweet Temptation

"Up, Momma!"

Why would she be so intent of climbing onto my lap?

Couldn't have anything to do with this plate of brownies that are sitting on the table, now could it?

A Cookie For Me and A Cookie For Buddy

Little girl is all for sharing her cookies with the dog...

Don't be fooled by her generosity --- it's because she has the whole BOX to eat from...

She's now daring enough to help herself to the cookie cupboard. Probably not the smartest of me to put them in the bottom unit, huh?

Although to her credit, when I tell her "Enough" and to "Put back", she'll dutifully close up the box and put it back where she found it.

Little mischief maker!

A Flower For Me and A Flower For You

It's been awhile since I've crafted....Things are...odd around here. For those who are not in the know, you will soon, I expect. But it's time I got back into it (crafting).

I needed to be eased back into it and these barrettes from Purl Bee are just the thing (although it's quite embarassing thinking of how long ago I've bookmarked them and said "oh yes, I'd make them!" I'm a slow starter, apparently)

Love how they make Isabel look like she's this little lady!

Perhaps I should have made them in the same color...!

Will it be odd if I had them in my hair too?

Or I may just have to put one on a hairtie, like Jill

A Big Day

Today, one of my friends is getting married. S&S, I wish you both all the happiness in the world.

I whole-heartedly wish that I could be there to join in the festivities, and also, selfishly, so I can surround myself with friends, as I need that right now.

It's scary to think of how many years have past by since we were all in high school together. And it's comforting to know that regardless of what happens, we still have that connection.

To all you ladies, I love each and every one of you. 

(And to J as well...you were probably too busy being Ms. Head Prefect to goof off with us in these
pictures! ;p)

EDIT: And Ms V!!!!

Corning It Up

She...

really...

really...

likes...

corn!

4th of July

This Fourth of July, our house was packed.

There was a lot of food.

A lot of booze

A little girl slurping it up

"What are you looking at?"

There was.....some kind of tossing game...

That entertained the guys

And there were water balloons, that entertained the kids

Oh yes, very much so.

And best of all, there were fireworks.

Where we had pretty good seats, from our front lawn.

Hope your day ended with a bang too

Am I Glad She's Talking!

Mornings are always a little harried for me. Trying to get her to go out the door sometimes is a little challenging, as there's always the lure of her toys that's in the living room.

So this morning, after succeeding in buckling her in safely in the car seat, she looks at me and said "Shoo!" Apparently I was so busy congratulating myself for leaving (somewhat) on-time yet again, I've forgotten to ensure that my kid had adequate footwear.

We had a good laugh. Yup, Isabel giggled along with her silly momma...or maybe it was AT her silly momma.Whichever. It was a bonding moment, a sign of all the good times yet to come.

It's moments like these that get me through.