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Last week Gino got sick with a NASTY bug! I was hoping it would pass Isabel and I but we ended up being down for 3 days. Today, Isabel and I finally got up the energy to take a photo together. Enjoy!
I have more to blog (and by the end of the week will have even more! The Rock & Worship Roadshow is coming!) about and will try to do that hopefully soon.
The day after her birthday, Isabel said she had to wear her Lula shirt…of course! She loves it!
Since wearing it, she has told Gino and I several times that she plans on wearing it to school…I need to get the second one made!
Also today, we working on cutting and pasting and finished up our Kumo book that we started about a year ago. She was excited to receive her certificate of completion! She’s gotten very well at handling scissors and pasting is a breeze! Great job!
Her last few projects in the book were cutting curved lines and zig-zags.
Open mouths.
Closed mouths!
The last few projects were cutting apart a page and then re-assembling it to make a whole picture, like a puzzle. She really liked these projects. The bird and the hippo were leftover projects from the last time we worked in the book.
Cherry tree and rocket.
So proud of her work! Hurray for Isabel for learning how to cut and paste like a big girl! You’ve come so far in the year since we have started. Keep up the good work!
So after dinner we decided to open gifts first and then have cake and ice cream. Enjoy!
Excited to get some new gifts.
First a new safety helmet.
Mommy’s favorite gift for Isabel…an iron-on shirt of Lula!
“A Nemo game, Daddy!” she says.
Final gift…a new Big Girl Jesus bike!
The bike has flowers and doves all over it and the first thing I thought of was…
“It’s a Jesus bike! How cool is that!?!”
I think she likes her Jesus bike!
With help from Daddy, not to ride into anything…
a ride around the kitchen/dining room before cake.
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you – Isabel
Happy Birthday to you!
You have grown so much this year…the year ahead has so much new growing to do! We can’t wait to see what God has planned for you!
Remember God loves you and we do too! We love you, Ladybug. Happy Birthday!
Our birthday celebration for our little ladybug! Happy Birthday! Enjoy!
The birthday girl is awake!
A birthday girl breakfast; waffles and fruit.
Mommy and Isabel. She spent the day playing with pre-party balloons and decorating her own cake which she thought was so cool!
She decided not to go with cupcakes this year and went with a cake instead. She chose milk chocolate cake with milk chocolate frosting and flowers for the decoration.
Gino did the flowers and sun. Isabel put the candies on and I did the wording and ribbon along the edge.
Let the celebration begin!
I bought this balloon kit at Wal-mart that came with a small helium tank, balloons and ribbon. So while Isabel and I went to get Gabbi from the train, Gino stayed home and filled a handful of balloons! She was so excited!
A birthday girl dinner; she wanted PB&J for dinner but after a few ideas from Dad and Mom, she decided on spaghetti (w/meatballs) again this year.
I caught Isabel walking around today with her tutu on her head. Enjoy!
She said it was her crazy hair!
Isabel is getting excited for Christmas this year; tonight she was enjoying playing with her k’nex while I was making dinner.
I’m surprised the “non slip gripper” stars on her socks are facing the right direction (down) usually she likes them facing up!
“Stars on top, Momma.” she says.
Well, it’s the end of the 3rd week of potty training and it’s going better then I expected! I awoke on the 30th of November and said to myself, “Today, is the day! I am through changing diapers! No more! I’m done!!” and that was the beginning of the first week. I ditched the diaper, put Isabel in panties, and let her run around the house like that. When we go out, like to the store, she gets a pull-up, otherwise it’s panties. No more diapers (just at night).
Isabel has only had 3 accidents and that was back in the first week of training! She’s gotten to the point now, where she runs into the bathroom herself and does her business without almost all my help. So I’m excited. Gino’s excited. Isabel is excited because she gets to have a party! Gino had told her in the beginning if she did all her bowel movements in the potty, he would throw her a party! So tomorrow is the BIG DAY! It’s a Poo-Poo party! Hurray for Isabel, we are so proud of you!
This year was a special one for the Espinoza household; we had guests for Thanksgiving! Our friend Dale and my cousin Gabbi! We had a early dinner with all the fixings and then spent the remainder of the evening playing Wii and watching movies. Good times!
I had to use the small camera, so I’m not “in” the photo.
Dale and Gino playing Mario Kart racing on the Wii.
Dale brought Isabel a few gifts…the Littlest Pet Shop.
6 cute adorable little animals (an owl, bird, cow, bear, pig, and turtle)
(and accessories) to play with!
Gabbi practicing her knife cuts with carrots for a turkey stock.
Starting at the upper left corner (clockwise) you have:
julienne, fine julienne, large dice, brunoise and small dice.