It is so cute to listen to kids talk…here are a few of Isabelisms:

pownter = powder

dortorey = dorothy (as in Dorothy the dinosaur from the Wiggles)

“what was your favorite park of the movie” = what was your favorite part of the movie

:)  I love my little girl.

Yesterday I took the girls to get their flu shots.  Isabel was already dreading going since at her 4 year check-up she got 4 shots.  Before that appointment she actually wanted to get a shot.  Those days are long gone.  She was sobbing Monday night after I just mentioned going to the doctor.   But I did reminder her that she would get a lollipop and sticker afterward and we were meeting Zaida, Bella and Diego to play at the mall and eat dinner. 

We got there and they called us back.  You could hear children crying in the room next to ours so that didn’t help matters.  Isabel very graciously offered up Tori to go first.  Tori got her shot and never even flinched - no tears, nothing.  I was a little shocked but very happy!  Next comes Isabel.  I had to hold her down and she was screaming and crying.  It was terrible.   She cried for about a minute or two and then settled down and ate her lollipop.  Done….over…for another year.

Poor Jerry was sick yesterday so I took the day off.  I had so much fun with the girls.  We had a packed day.  They both actually slept until 7:45 (why Isabel can’t do that on the weekends I don’t understand!).

We walked down to the park around 9:15 and as usual Isabel falls and busts both knees open when we are about 3/4 of the way there.  And do I have anything to clean it up - of course not!  I did have a wipee so that had to work.  I offered to go back home, clean it up and go back but my little trooper told me (through tears) “Don’t worry about me mommy - I’m ok.  I don’t want to go back home.  Let’s just go to the park please.”   So we tried to stop the bleeding the best we could and continued on to the park.  We stayed there for about an hour and it started getting really hot.  I hadn’t realized the slides would still be wet from the morning dew - that kinda put a damper on Tori’s sliding.  But thankfully the girls would swing all day if you let them so they had a great time.

We got back to the house and cleaned up Isabel’s knees and headed to IKEA.  Isabel has been wanting to go play at the kids zone for a while now and the last time we went there was a 45 wait to get in.  She was the only one there at the beginning of the 1 hour you are allowed to stay there.  Tori and I walked around for a while and I let her play in the kids area upstairs.  I went back to check on Isabel after about 30 minutes and she was running around with another little girl about her age and was having a blast so I just walked around for another 30 minutes until her time was up.  She didn’t want to leave but she was hungry so I convinced her.  We went upstairs to the restaurant and ate lunch.  It was cute.  I think it may have been the first time I ate in public with just me and both girls

After IKEA, we went home so Tori could take a nap.  After the nap we went to the library to check out some new books.  We got 17 books and headed back home to get ready for ballet.  The kids ate a snack and we headed back out for ballet.  We got home a little after 7, had dinner, bath, books and off to bed they went.

It was a great day!!!  I wish I could have more days like that with them.

I love my girls!!

Today is the first day of school for Isabel and probably most of Texas.  She was really excited this morning and couldn’t wait to get there.  And then we get there and she was being very shy - very un-Isabelish.  But then a cute little girl started talking to her and that is all it took. 

It will be interesting to see how she does this week - they have moved her with the older kids to the pre-K class.  The curriculum is more defined and catered for kids moving to kindergarten next year.  (She won’t be in kinder next year because of her b-day so she will be in pre-k for 2 years).  I know she will do fine but I always worry about my baby