Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! Isha was a bumble bee for Halloween this year.

Here she is in her Ghostest with the Mostest shirt that she got from our neighbors, James and Karina.

This is one spoiled kiddo!

Our next door neighbors came over for hamburgers and hot dogs before trick or treating. Isha loves to hang out with the "big kids" from next door.

What a big girl!

We only went to a few houses, but Isha had a good time getting to visit with the neighbors and getting some yummy treats.

Charter Colony Fall Festival '08

Our neighborhood had an annual Fall Festival a few weeks ago so Isha and I went to check it out. Jai was out of town so it was a girl's afternoon out. Isha had her Halloween shirt on so that she was festive.

Isha went on her first hay ride around the neighborhood. She seemed to like riding along with the wind in her hair.

Her favorite part was the petting zoo. She loved the pony and kept going back to brush her.

She also spent some time feeding the goats and sheep (after she took a handful of food and tried it herself) and chasing the ducks and chickens around. They had cotton candy there and I tried to give her some but she refused to try it. She made a horrible face and acted like I was giving her something awful. For the sake of her teeth it is probably a good thing she didn't try it.

One of these things is not like the other

This weekend we went to a BBQ festival at our neighbor's church. We managed to get a picture of the kids from our small group. It made me laugh when I realized that Isha was the only kid that wasn't blond.

Hanging Out With Family

A couple of weeks ago Isha and I went up to Northern Va for Isha's cousin, Dillon's, first birthday. Jai was in Dallas so it was just Isha and me on this little road trip. Isha had a great time hanging out with all of her cousins.

She especially liked going down the slide with Shailen.

We had a great time visiting, eating yummy Indian food and playing on the slide. Hopefully we can head back up so that Isha can play with her cousins again.

New Pictures

Today Isha went and had some new pictures taken. She did a great job. There were so many cute ones, but her smile in this one was just too cute. Look at all those teeth. Everyone kept asking me what she was for Halloween. I guess all these rednecks around here don't know the difference between culture and Halloween. People we also asking if she was a dancer so she showed them some of her moves. Last week Isha helped me bake some pumpkin bread. She enjoyed pulling all the silverware out of the drawer and then putting it all back. Later that afternoon Isha's friends, Shreya and Deeya came over to play. It is great having friends that are twins because you get twice the fun when you invite them over for a play date! The girls live in our neighborhood and it has been lots of fun getting to know them. They all play together really well. Isha is lucky to have such cute and sweet little play mates.

Washington DC

Last weekend we went up to DC for a little get away. It was lots of fun, but I think we must have walked 100 miles at least. I was sore for two days after we got home. We took Isha to the Natural History Museum. We also relaxed in a beautiful garden for awhile until we realized we were being eaten alive by mosquitoes. Isha enjoyed stretching her legs. She is not a big fan of the stroller.

We got up Saturday morning and went to the National Zoo. The orangutans are allowed to swing all over the top of everyone. It is amazing to see them just hanging out right above your head. We sat and watched the cute Spectacle Bear for a little bit. Here is Isha kissing the panda statue. We didn't have much luck with the pandas. We saw one of them sleeping in the glassed in room. Last time we went we saw them playing in the trees which was cute. Daddy took Isha for a ride on the carousel. She had a great time, bet she screamed and cried when it was time to get off.

October Already!

The end of the summer has flown by. It is hard to believe that fall is already here. We haven't been up to much lately so that is why there haven't been any posts. I will try to do at least one a week. I am sorry about being such a slacker. Our next two weekends are busy so we will have some fun stuff to post. Isha is changing so much. She is looking more like a little girl and less like a baby. She has almost all her teeth now and enough personality for two kids. She is very independent and still loves the word NO! She is learning new words every day and she is always finding something new to get into.

She is a total monkey. I spend most of my days pulling her off of stuff and praying that she doesn't fall and crack her head open. She is a daring little thing. She loves to crawl up on the speaker and dance. She has also started taking her arms out of her clothes. I hope that that is as far as she goes. The other day I brought her downstairs in just her diaper and was getting her breakfast ready when she went streaking past me totally naked! Here she is playing with Adam and Laura. Here she is riding around on the lion.

We joined a new mom's group so we have been busy making lots of new friends. We have also been going to Kindermusik and Isha really seems to enjoy it.

Twenty Months

Today Isha is Twenty months old. That means only four more months until her second birthday. It is hard to believe how fast time goes by. Here is a little update of what is going on with Isha.

Isha has two teeth coming in right now so that leaves here with 4 more teeth to go and a set of two year molars and then we are done with teething.

We just finished a round of antibiotics due to an ear infection. Luckily it happened before we left for Philly so that I could take her to the doctor.

Isha has learned to say NO! She loves to say this word and if you don't let her do what she wants to do then she will throw a big fit to go along with it. It is really frustrating because she screams and yells a lot these days. It is hard to be patient and just ignore the fits. Other times it is hard not to laugh. But this to shall pass and hopefully we have a civilized child once it is all over.

We are getting ready to start Kindermusik next week and I am really excited to get back into it. Now that Isha is a dancing maniac it should be a blast!

We are going to give potty training a try for the next week and see how things go. I am not going to get to stressed about it though. We still have lots of time, so if it doesn't work this time then we will try again next month. Here she is running around the house in Jai's shoes. It is amazing how well she can get around in these things.

Our Trip To Philadelphia

Last weekend we went to Philadelphia for a little family vacation. We had a great time and we really enjoyed getting to know this amazing city.

We took a tour through Independence Hall. It was pretty amazing to be inside the actual building where our founding fathers stared our country. We had some time before we went inside so we let Isha burn off a little energy. Hamming it up for the camera! Later on in the day we got back on the tour bus and stopped off at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. This is the second oldest Catholic church in the United States. It is so beautiful. These pictures really don't do it justice. We also went to the Franklin Institute Science Museum and we saw the pirate exhibit and went to the planetarium.

Once again I let Isha have the paci while we were out and about because I didn't think that all of the other tourist and locals should have to hear her throwing a fit. I know, I know I really just need to throw the thing away and learn to tune out the whining and crying.

Independence Hall Philadelphia City Hall

The building is so big that I wasn't able to get a picture of all of it. I don't think I have ever seen a city hall building that is this beautiful.

These are the steps up to the art museum that were made famous in the Rocky movie. Isha snuggling up with dad on the tour bus. Here is where Ben Franklin is buried. There is a tradition of trowing pennies on his grave so we all gave it a try! Poor Isha passed out in the car on the way back to the hotel after a long day of sight seeing (and eating a Philly cheese steaks) in Philadelphia.

Sesame Place

Sesame Place was lots of fun. Isha was able to go on her first ride, the Carousel! Dad took her on the flying airplanes and we all went on the big twirling balloons together. Dad braved the water and took Isha out so that she could get her feet wet. After the water we put some warm dry clothes on and got ready for the fireworks. These were Isha's first fireworks and I was afraid that she would be scared, but she loved watching them.

Summer Fun

We haven't been up to much lately, but I thought I would post a few pictures of Isha. This is one of my favorite pictures. Of course Isha isn't always this sweet to Stitch. She loves to chase him around the house with her toys and the worst part is the evil little laugh she has while doing it. Poor Stitch. Here she is munching on some banana. The girl is a great eater. She eats a ton and she loves lots of different foods. I hope she stays this way. I don't want a picky eater, but my guess is that one day she will turn on me. This week I decided to try piggy tails again and now her hair is finally long enough to stay in. We went to the pediatrician this month for her 18 month check up (a few weeks late because of scheduling issues) and Isha is doing great. She is 30 1/2 inches tall and 21 lbs and 4.5 ounces. That puts her in the 15th percentile. Isha came down with roseola a few weeks ago and she was covered in a horrible looking rash. Poor little thing, but now she is feeling much better and looking like herself again. She is also working on a few more teeth. We are up to 11 with one more on the way. It definitely makes her look more grown up now that she almost has a full set of chompers. Isha has also been really clingy lately. She constantly wants to be held, but only by me. She cries if Jai tries to pick her up. Hopefully this stage will pass soon because she is getting really heavy. One good thing is that she likes to give lots of hugs and kisses while you hold her so at least I am getting lots of love along with the back ache.