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Isobel finally is into her Christmas present from Monkey Joe and Aunt Dyanne… and loves her pink dress,wings, tiara, high heels and making funny faces… madness!

A few more pictures in the gallery.

After a great afternoon visiting with Grandpa, we took Isobel out to dinner and went to go look at Christmas lights.  She was absolutely amazed.  She loved all the lights and animated creatures.  Sure, we went to some of the craziest places in town, but…  she was amazed.  Unfortunately, she was so enamored by the mini-tacky lights tour that every time we left a house she burst into tears, yelling, “See!  See!  Christmas!  More!  Look!”

Well then.  We’ve had a major milestone today — feeling kinda icky, Isobel used her vast and growing communication skills to both diagnose the cause of her malaise and express them to me using both nonverbal (pointing to her bum) and verbal communication with these words:  “poop is stuck.” 

* WPG2 CANNOT LOCATE GALLERY2 ITEM ID 5627 * When Mom is away…  Isobel has learned that if she walks around and says “Mommy?” a few times and looks sad, that after Daddy explains that Mommy is away for a few day but loves her very much, if she says “Elmo?” very hopefully Daddy will probably give in. But she has to put on her PJs first.

Isobel’s 2nd Halloween (but the first one with actual trick or treating)…  Isobel was in a rather quirky mood probably the result of only a 30 minute nap this afternoon.  But, she was a trooper - even if a little jittery - and we hit a couple of houses.  Even though she was too shy to get a “trick or treat” out, she impressed everyone with her “thank you’s.”  What a sweetie.

Oh - and she was Pebbles.  Might’ve been cuter witha  Bam-Bam… or, maybe that would’ve just competed with her cuteness.  Hard to say.

We just got back from our trip to Connecticut.  What a fun trip we had!  Isobel loved playing with her grandparents and great-grandpa!  I think her favorite part was going to Easy Pickin’s Orchard and picking out apples.  She did a great job!!!

There are oodles of pictures of Isobel at the park and the orchard.  Enjoy!

Ok, so I cleverly (or not) buried a few pictures of Isobel riding with her Daddy on the new John Deere tractor.  She had a great time - no fear whatsoever.  I naturally have mixed feelings about this…

Anyway - check out the photos.  She’s a John Deere - lover!

We went to the state fair and saw lots of neat things… the craziest chickens and roosters you’ve ever seen, pigeons, tons of bunnies, cows, alpacas, stunt dogs, Clydesdale horses… but the most amazing thing was that Isobel spent a lot of time in her Jeep stroller (which is mighty helpful for pushing meandering idiots (many with McCain stickers) aside, as well as the off-roading in the parking lots).

Isobel especially had a good time yelling “moo!” at the cows. There are more pics in the gallery.

Isobel had her 18 month well-visit today.  She weighted in at 22.5 lbs, right at the 50% mark for weight.  All other stats are normal as well.  When the Dr. asked how many words she speaks I answered quickly, “101.”  The Dr. was delighted.  Actually, we can add #102… she pointed to the picture on the wall and said “Elephant” (sounded more like elf-ant) twice in the office.

Anyway - she was a very good girl today, pointing to her nose and giving eskimo kisses to her teddy bear.  She was exceptionally well mannered throughout the appointment.  Mommy & Daddy are very proud.

Oh - and she’s clearly demonstrating a preference for writing with her left hand.  I think she’s probably a south paw!

We took Isobel to Lewis Ginter today.  I’m a terrible mommy and didn’t bring sun block (or a swim suit or a swim diaper — or even a change of clothes) so we didn’t stay very long.  Still - she had a great first visit.  I’m sure we’ll go again some time.