Isabelle's 3rd Birthday

For Izzy's birthday, we decided to get a bounce house. When it arrived, Isabelle wanted nothing to do with it. We tried everything - including a couple of minutes of Travis and I jumping and sliding down.  Her decision was final (or so we thought) and this is the way she was for most of the party.  That is, until little Claire asked her to go in. Isabelle, I am told, quickly said "ok" as if there was nothing to it.  Aahh...peer pressure! We did learn that Isabelle does not like to be the center of attention. In fact, she was pretty excited about her cake right up until we all started singing "Happy Birthday".  At that point, she withdrew and asked that I blow the candle for her. Instead, we had Erik blow it out for her.  It was pretty much the same reaction with the pinata.

But overall, it was a pretty fun day for her! 

Here is a slideshow of her Birthday Party on YouTube: birthday or you can view it below:

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Keating's First Haircut

Keating had his first haircut at Cool Cuts on 7/18. He was pretty happy for most of the session except towards the very end when he decided he wanted to be in my arms. 

Before......

Had enough! 

All Done....

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Going for a Drive

Up until two weeks ago, we had only one toy car in the house. It was given to Isabelle on her 2nd birthday.  Recently, it has been Isabelle's favorite toy. Only problem is that our little 9 month old, who apparently thinks he is 1+,  also enjoys driving it.  But Isabelle has not been too keen on sharing this toy (at least not all the time!) So what were we to do :)  Conchita showed up with a new car and we now have two little drivers in the house! 

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