Hoop Dreams

I got a basketball hoop for my birthday!!! WNBA here I come!!

For some reason, Daddy wants me to stand really far away from the hoop, though. I think it works better my way. See...

Or....if all else fails....

DONKEY BASKETBALL!!

Me and Opie

It is that time again!!  Coffee Creek!! 

You always have to groom your horse before you ride him.  Opie likes it when I brush him.  I like it, too!

Then, you go ridin'!!  Say "Walk On" and off you go!!

I always love to go to Coffee Creek! 

4th Birthday Take 2

So today is my birthday!!! Finally I am FOUR and there are going to be some changes around here. I can run faster, jump higher, figure out LOTS of STUFF with my big brain, and....lots of other four year old stuff!! Four is gonna be great!! Hmm....let's see. How do 4 year olds start out their days??
I think I will start with a book....
And then I gotta do my work with Tara (mom calls her an OT, I just think she likes to play with a lot of the same toys that I do).

And then it is time for BIRTHDAY SQUEEZES with Uncle Kevin!!

And then every big girl needs to spend a little quality upside-down time...

And then it is off to Incredible Pizza with my mom, dad and Kevin....

I rode horses...

...and sea horses....

and then I had to groom the horse and check his bridle, just like I do with Smokey and Opie.

Then I just had to run!! Look, Kevin likes to run, too.

Then I went for a little train ride! All 4 year olds ride the trains! It is the peak of cool!

And then...PIZZA!!!

AND SPAGHETTI!!!

AND EVEN ICE CREAM!!!

Overall, being 4 is pretty fun! Let's see how the rest of the year goes. I am pretty sure that most days will be just like today, though. Right, Mom??

What to do...what to do...

So, due to inexcusable laziness, the blog is now about six months behind. So...I could continue looking at is as the daunting job of sorting through hundreds of pictures, uploading and captioning them catching up for lost time which would inevitably intimidate me into continuing to procrastinate, OR.....
I could just pick up now and pretend there isn't a seven month gap in the blog. Yes...that sounds much nicer. Here we go.
We have had a pretty hectic summer. Isabel has new therapists, a new school class, a lot of new words and skills, a few more inches, a few new friends, a new housemate/uncle whom she firmly believes was placed on this earth to be her own personal jungle gym, and loads of pictures and memories that I wish I had time to share. And from time to time, I may pop a few in here and there but for now....we move on!!!
Here are just a few pics from her school trip to the Zoo in September!

Contributed by Isabel's Mom

4th Birthday Take 1

I know it has been ages since my mom has posted all my adventures, and I am sorry that she is sometimes a slacker. She has been busy having loads of fun with me, though. We went swimming and horseriding, and loads of fun stuff. We even went on vacation to Arkansas!!

But now I am (almost) 4 and it is high time she get crackin'. So that is what I told her to do. :)

Here I am having my birthday a little early, cuz my Grandma & Grandpa Hatch are here to visit me. I hope you enjoy the video. My momma and Daddy think it is hilarious. I don't know what is so funny, though....

Enjoy!!