Splish Splash!!

During our round trip on Father's Day weekend, we stopped by some friends house on our way home. They have a beautiful pool and Chris decided that Izabella needed to try it out. This was her first experience in a "big" swimming pool. She had so much fun and LOVED it!! It was hard getting her out once he put her in! We might just have a fish on our hands!

Father's Day Weekend 2009

Happy Father's Day!! We had a nice weekend and were able to spend sometime with both dad's. We made a huge round trip from Wichita Falls, to Denton, back home then to Stephenville. It was a long weekend but worth getting to spend time with our fathers!

McConal Reunion

We had our McConal reunion June 12-14. It was so nice to see everyone since we were not able to go last year. Izabella was just a few days old, so we opted out! Hard to believe it has already been a year! Izabella was able to meet alot of family and she was a HIT with all her little cousins. They passed her around like she was a doll.....and she LOVED every minute of it! It was a great time for all of us!

Izabella is one year old!!

Izabella is a year old! Did this past year really fly by that fast?! I am just amazed at how fast children grow and change. She is learning so much now and is so much fun! She still isn't walking "officially", but she is standing up GREAT and will take a step every now and again. Since she started to pull up and crawl so early, we just knew she would walk early too. We were WRONG! I think she is such a good crawler that she thinks what is the point in this walking thing, I can't get there near as fast! She can stand so she can still get into everything that she wants to! I know everyone says, once she is walking, you will wish she wasn't! But she gets into everything anyway, so walking won't change things much! :)


I took her for her one year check up, and shots (YUK). The NP told us that she was worried about her weight. She is a petite little thing! She only weighs 18 lbs and 7 oz. and is 29 1/2 inches long. Had only gained a few oz since her last visit. BUT she eats so well and is healthy, so we aren't to worried about it right now. I did let the NP know that her daddy only weighed about 110 soaking wet when he graduated from HS! We know that she will get a growth spurt when her little body is ready! Besides, I hope she DOES have her daddy's metabolism and not mine!!

She is such a joy to Chris and I. We are always smiling at the little things she does. She is such a cutie! We are so blessed!!

Izabella's 1st Birthday Party! Cakes and Presents

Izabella's 1st Birthday Party!

Izabella's 1st Birthday Party!

What a fun day we had for Izabella's very first birthday party! No, I cannot believe that her first year has already come and gone! Is there any way to slow this down?! I just want to bottle her up like she is right now!

We decided to have a luau for her party which was so much fun. We had grass skirts, flowers, pink flamingos, and palm trees set up everywhere. We had a great turn out too. And for all who attended, they were greeted by my nephew, Slade-our "lei man", and adorned with their own lei to wear! We had some great food for all to eat. And yes, we had to much! Chris smoked brisket, pork loins, chichen breasts, 2 beer-can chickens, and some ribs. It was all SO YUMMY!! We also had all the fixin's to go with the meat. Granddaddy McConal, brought some yummy homemade potato salad, and Grandpa Terry brought some tasty homemade ice cream. Everything was so good and I don't think anyone walked away hungry!

As for Izabella, we had her dressed up in a grass-skirt, lei, and floral bracelets to match! If I must say so myself, she looked pretty cute! :) She is not walking yet, but standing up great. There were several people already here, and we stood her up after we put on her grass skirt and leis. She stood there for SEVERAL minutes and put on a show for everyone. She clapped, did her "woohoo", smiled and cooed the entire time. It was so cute and I was so thrilled that everyone got to see all of her little "tricks"! What a precious little girl we have!

She was overwhelmed with gifts and loved every one of them! She looks so cute in all of her outfits and has loved to play with all of her new toys. Not only are we truly blessed to have such a sweet and wonderful little girl, but also to have such wonderful, caring, and loving family and friends!! Thanks to all who made her day so special!!

Izabella is 11 Months old!!

Wow! I truly can't believe that Izabella's first birthday is RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!! This year has gone by way to fast! And every bit of it has been wonderful. Each stage just seems to get better and better. She is still so sweet and happy. She loves on everyone with her big hugs and VERY wet kisses. She is standing by herself more and more, but is still not interested in walking. She has taken a few steps, but then drops to her knees and crawls. I figure it is because she can get there faster! When she started crawling and pulling up at 6 months, we really thought she would be walking early......we were wrong! I guess that may actually be the reason why she ISN'T walking yet. She is just so good at crawling, why change it?! She is now waving, giving high-five's and throwing her hands up to say "WOOHOO"! She is learning so much every day. Sometime she amazes me! We love her more and more each and every day! We are getting ready for her first birthday which is going to be a luau. I can't wait! It is going to be so much fun! I just can't believe it is already here!!