Isabelle Can Spell Her Name!

It's true! Isabelle can spell her name. I am so proud of her. I've included a video, in it she forgets the letter "b" but she spelled it correctly, without prompting, about fifty times today so we'll have to give her this one. We went to dinner tonight with Mom, Dad, and Aunt Kitty (Erica) so she had a great audience. That's who you hear cheering in the background. This is such a fun age to watch. She's been writing her name for about a week and a half but she'd ask "What comes next, Mommy?" I asked her today if she could spell her name out loud and she did it! I can't wait for her to be able to read books. I'm such a bookworm myself that I am excited for her to discover that joy that comes from a good book!

Halloween Fun!

This year we decided to throw a small party for Isabelle's friends as well as ours. Several people canceled at the last minute so it really was a small party but the ones that made it made it great! Our friends Lynn and Glenn and their son Gus had two events to attend so they stopped by for a couple of hours right after work. Then later the Carpenter/Romeri families came with Isabelle's special friends Sophie, Ben, and Clara. We had dinner (mummy dogs for the kids) and the went trick-or-treating. They were so cute and so excited! Afterward we came back and decorated cookies and made masks while the grown-ups ate pie and talked. Then we destroyed a pumpkin pinata. Lots of laughter accompanied the blows and shouts of "Watch out!" as well! It was hard to get a clear picture with the kiddos being so excited but here is a sampling of our fun evening.

By the way, the adorable princess wrap was made by Isabelle's great-grandmother, Betty Mowrer. Talk about the perfect accessory!