Happy 4th of July

We started our 4th of July celebrations at the Sweeny's second annual 3rd of July party. The party is on the 3rd so you can live it up the night before and then sleep in on the 4th since you have that day off. I love the way James Sweeny thinks. Isha is helping herself to the juice boxes in the drink bucket! On the 4th we participated in the Charter Colony 4th of July parade. The winners of the parade get a private pool party. Due to a lack of corporate sponsors and official government vehicles Hartley village did not win. We may not have had the biggest turn out or the rowdies bunch, but we definitely have the cutest kids. Here is a shot of all the Hartley Villagers! Getting ready for the parade to start. Saturday night we went over to some friends house for a great BBQ dinner. Isha and Hunter had a great time playing.

Crazy Woman

Yesterday we were out back watering the flowers when Isha grabbed a handful of dirt. I washed her hands off with the hose and she liked playing with the water. Pretty soon she was walking right in front of the hose while I was watering the flowers. She ended up a soggy mess, but she had a good time. I took her sopping wet dress off outside and Isha went to sit down and wait for me to take her inside. She is such a nut. She also loves running around with her bucket on her head and yesterday she actually ran into the cupboards while she had it on.

Isha's Little Dress

Isha is modeling her new dress that I made for her! It turned out really cute. I am glad I did the work and finally got it finished. We went to dinner last night with the Millers and had a great time. It was fun to see them and to let the girls hang out. Isha also gave us a good laugh. After dinner I took Isha out of her chair and the back of her legs were sticky. I turned her over to see what was stuck on the back of her legs and she lets out this huge toot! Everyone on the patio heard and they turned around to take a look at who had let it rip! I started laughing so hard that I almost peed my pants. It was priceless.

A Little Road Trip

This weekend we decided to hit the road and get out of town for a few hours. We used to take lots of road trips, but now that gas is so expensive we spend most of our time around Richmond so I was nice to get away. We went to Fredericksburg and walked around the old downtown area. We stopped at a little Irish pub and had fish and chips for lunch. Here are some pictures of Isha waiting for her lunch. Of course when I went to download photos from this weekend I thought I had lots of cool stuff, but all I had was these few of Isha and a blurry picture of downtown Fredericksburg and a headstone from 1752. I didn't post the headstone picture because it seems a little creepy to have that on your kids blog. After we got home from Fredericksburg, Isha took a nap and then we were off to the The Nile to have Ethiopian food for dinner. The food was amazing and Isha even had some of the chicken! We will definitely be heading back to this restaurant. Sunday we went to brunch with the neighborhood gang to celebrate a birthday. The amount of food that Isha ate was amazing. Here goes: 1/2 a sweet potato, 3 slices of cheese, 1/2 a banana and 1 1/2 pieces of french toast. I don't know where she puts all of that food. After a busy weekend we settled in to watch a movie and a storm came through. We saw this beautiful rainbow over our neighborhood. It really was this really eerie color outside. Even thought it was after 8pm it was really bright outside and there was this strange orange hue to the sky. None of it fazed Isha, she slept through it all!

Climbing All Over

I found Isha sitting on top of the wicker furniture in the morning room. This new found skill means more work for me. Now I have to get her down from the furniture because she gets up there and can't get down and then she starts yelling for someone to come rescue her. As if it isn't nerve wracking enough that she can climb up the furniture, she loves to stand on it and run around. She hasn't fallen yet so I guess I shouldn't be so worried. Once again she is wearing her shoes on the wrong part of her body. This weekend some friends came over for dinner and Isha and Hunter had a good time playing together. Giving each other a big hug!

Happy Birthday and Happy Father's day

We had a really busy weekend and unfortunately I forgot the camera for most of it. Friday night we had a small group BBQ that was lots of fun. Saturday we went to Fredericksburg to celebrate a high school graduation. We had a great time hanging out at the party, but the real fun began when the DJ showed up. Isha pushed her way out onto the dance floor and spent the next hour getting down. She was shaking her booty, kicking her feet and waving her arms. At one point I think she was even doing the lawnmower. She was the life of the party. We are going to have to take a video of her dancing skills so that we can show them off here on the blog. These are just some cute pictures taken last week. She is in to everything now. The house constantly looks like a tornado hit it. Isha has also figured out how to climb up on stuff. Unfortunately she hasn't figured out how to get down. These pictures have made me realize that it is time to clean up the computer room. How embarrassing! Since Sunday was my birthday and father's day we went to Brusters and had ice cream. Isha got her very own cone and she loved it. On Monday we went to the pool for the first time. We had lots of fun and Isha remembered all the stuff that she learned at swimming lessons. She wasn't to happy about having to leave, but with a little coaxing and some goldfish we finally made it home.

A Heat Wave

It has been miserably hot here most of the week, so we haven't been doing much but trying to stay cool. Kindermusik is over for the summer and we finished swimming lessons last week so now we are ready to hang out at the pool. Isha loves to carry shoes around.

Hanging out in her chair Checking out baby dolls toes. Isha crams as much food as possible in her mouth. This is almost half of a banana in there. Her mouth is so full that she has to hold the food in and it is almost impossible for her to chew. I keep telling her to take small bites, but she doesn't listen. She has to get the piano bench just where she wants it. And then she is ready to make some music!

Aman and Shruti's Wedding

Sunday we went to Maryland for a wedding. Jai's cousin, Aman was getting married.

Isha got lots of attentions from all of her aunts, uncles, and cousins!

At first she was a little overwhelmed by all of the festivities. After awhile she was having a good time. She loved dancing to the music and being a daddy's girl! As you can see Isha was in desperate need of some sleep. Even though she missed her nap she was a good girl. Some pictures from the reception. Everyone was impressed by how much Isha can eat. Isha loves most food, but especially Indian food. YUMMY! Isha and Bindu have the same fashion sense. Obviously turquoise is the new black! After a day of fun we got in the car and headed back down to Richmond. Poor Isha was out before we even hit the freeway.

"Stop It"

Isha's very own lawn chair.

She loves crawling on it and standing up in it. It has been a battle to get her to sit in it. I am sure this is part of where she has gotten her new phrase, "Stop it". I guess I have said this to her a few times to many because now she is saying it constantly! She has started to say lots of new words. She also mimics lots of different sounds so I am sure it won't be long before she is talking. Here she is in her chair with her baby doll. She really loves this little doll. Some days we have to take the doll with us everywhere we go. Isha loves to give the doll loves. She hold the doll up close to her face, snuggles her and pats her on the head while cooing at her. We will have to put a video of this on the blog. It is so adorable. We had a birthday party on Friday for Jai and Laura, who share the same birthday. Tony, Angela and the kids came down for the party and spent the night. The next morning Isha had a great time showing off for all of the company. She even gave Tony's shoes a try. Just a few more pictures to show off the cute dress that Isha's Tia got for her! Isha has also started taking things and then running like a maniac. She loves to have you chase her around.

Notice the cute little ankle bracelets that Isha's Aunt Vina brought her from India.

Swimming Lessons

Here is little miss getting ready for her swimming lessons. We go every Tuesday and Thursday. The lessons are only 30 minutes so it is a lot of work for a short little class, but Isha is really enjoying it. The lessons are at the YMCA just down the street. The first lesson was a little tough because the water was colder than we expected, but at the second lesson we eased in the water and knew what to expect so things went much better. Isha is learning to kick her legs and pull with her arms. We also work on blowing bubbles in the water, but most of the time Isha just ends up swallowing a big gulp of pool water. We went to Bill and Stacy's house on Saturday for a wonderful lunch. Isha had a good time playing with Liam and all of his cool toys. And then Saturday evening we went to the Lebanese Food Festival with Lauren and Hunter. Isha had a good time listening to the music and dancing for everyone! What a ham!

A Visit To The Doctor

Isha woke up from her nap Friday afternoon with a fever, but she didn't seem sick so we gave her some Tylenol and she was fine. She slept fine that night, but woke up with the fever the next morning so we called the pediatrician's office and they said to bring her in. Luckily they have early morning sick visit hours on Saturdays. The diagnosis was an ear infection in her left ear. So now we get to do 10 days of antibiotics. Isha is still in a pretty good mood considering she still has a slight fever.

New Pictures

I took Isha to Portrait Innovations today for some pictures. I told myself that I was just doing the $9.95 special and no more. When I went in I told the photographer that all I wanted was one pose and I stuck to it and walked out spending $10.49. I was so proud of myself. So here is what we ended up with. Isha would not let go of me and she kept fussing and whining so I wasn't sure it was going to work. I wasn't sure how we were going to get a shot since the last time she had pictures she wasn't able to walk so we didn't have to deal with her running over to me and crying to be picked up. Puffs did the trick. I put a handful of puffs on the pillar and it was all good after that. Except that in half the pictures you can see her mouth stuffed full of puffs. I have to admit that it did make choosing my one pose easier. For all of you that are still waiting for Isha's Christmas pictures they will be in the mail soon with some of the new pictures.

I didn't buy enough pictures to get the CD so I had to scan this picture in. I didn't really know what I was doing, but somehow I managed to find the picture and get it posted, but I don't know why it has that white border. Oh well, at least I managed to get the picture posted.