My Best Friend!

I wove NiKo!
Wove, Id-a-BOO

Congratulations to Paul & Erin Stratura

Although, I loath the fact that you are now in Sydney, Australia on your way to a private island for the next four days, WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!
What a beautiful wedding and a beautiful couple. I see years and years of adventures & fun for your family! Congrats!

Love, Andrew, Kat & Isabelle


Our Little Family of Three

Nana & Papa out to Babysit

The Amazing view with a few besties

8 Years Strong ;o)

Girlfriends

Swim Buddies

Children's Museum

One of the most excited aspects about having a toddler who runs and plays and explores is that you can hit up any new place and BAM, new fun playground. So last week, a few friends from our playgroup and Isabelle & I decided to visit the Children's Museum. IT WAS AWESOME. So much fun, lots to do for even a 1 year old and a great way to get out of the house.
Isabelle's very favorite activity was a air shooting pipe system. You put brightly colored fabric into an air tunnel and it shot through a fun maze and right out above your head. Isabelle could have possibly spent the entire day at this exhibit, but we moved onto the noodle maze, the water painting center, the reading corner, the car race track, the fake supermarket, and the giant playground. Well worth the $5 per person deal we got off of chickendeals.com, but even worth the $11 you normally have to spend at the door. We had a blast and I will definitely be hitting this place up again this summer. :o)
Word to the wise - do not venture into the "gift shop" with a partially crabby child who loves stuffed animals. That was the only point when we had a meltdown. Wow and she's only 1, Scary.
Love, K&I
A few fun photos:


Classic

Loved the Wind Tunnel

It was AWESOME

Blur of Excitement as they entered the Noodle Maze

Water Painting

Shopping

Checking Herself out...

Dear Isabelle,

You are the Light of our Lives. This little girl has stolen both of our hearts. She is adventurous, loving, caring, giving, stubborn, outgoing, sweet, opinionated and so much fun. Miss Isabelle, you are full of adventure and can never get enough time outdoors. The dogs love you to pieces and I'm pretty sure they are your own personal siblings. You are constantly hungry, constantly running and constantly being our little drama queen. Your fake cry is amusing and I think you find it funny from time to time. You are the sweetest little girl and your happy to share cuddles with any female or male relative who needs some. You are just a wonderful human by nature, and I can only hope that your daddy and I can nurture you to be the most incredible "big girl". WE love you love you love you to the moon and back!
Love, Mommy & Daddy

Aquarium....

....thank you Groupon for having a half off ticket special, because as much fun as Isabelle had running around screaming through the dimly lite museum....we saw very few fish. And much more of how to maneuver the museum most aggressively and who can scream louder, but seriously even if we had been advanced enough to view the fish and act interested, it was very disappointing. I guess that's what you get with an aquarium in Arizona though. I mean Mel & Niko had most previously been to the Baltimore aquarium and I think I had most recently viewed the Seattle Aquarium or maybe even the Baltimore (my memory is a bit fuzzy). Anyways, we went, $9 is the most I'd ever pay to see it and next time I will definitely need a more advanced child companion. However Mel, Niko, Isabelle & I had a very fun day at the aquarium, lunch out and at the park (thanks for meeting up with us Angie, Miles & Rocko)!!!
A few fun pictures from the day! Next time lets hit up the zoo!!! ;o)


Fishy 1,

Fishy 2,

Fishy 3,

ALL DONE!!!

Sweet Niko & Miss Belle

Mama & Isabelle

Mel & Niko

Mel & Niko in the Glass Floor Room...

Mama & Belle (Isabelle hated the Glass Floor - freaked her out!)

ALL DONE! SO MUCH FUN!!!

Happy Valentines Day 2011!!!

We feel so blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful people in our life. From Playgroups, to College Friends, High School Friends, Athletic Friends and an AMAZING EXTENDED FAMILY, we are so blessed as a little family of three! Thank you all for your love and support. Although, Andrew spent his Valentine's with his two beautiful Valentines (Isabelle & Myself), we want to make sure everyone in our life knows what they mean to us! We love you all so dearly and look forward to many years together!
On a side note, we celebrated at home with Yummy Scallops, Asparagus, Rice & Homemade cookies. We had a lovely dinner, now movie time....Social Network on DVD.
Love,
A,K&I

THANK YOU!!!

Thank you to the bestest GRANDMA AND GRANDPA for playing with me all week while mommy and daddy were away!!!

LOVE, ISABELLY

BTW, a note from Mommy....Isabelle did awesome while we were gone and enjoyed her time alone with Grandma and Grandpa. She is the most wonderful, loving, smart, sweet, cute baby girl and we feel so blessed to have her! We are so happy that Grandma and Grandpa got to experience first hand how wonderful she is (even without us)!!!! THANK YOU A MILLION!!! When are you free again? Any takers?