I've been taking the pictures!

So, I HAVE been keeping up with taking my picturers of the day- just haven't been keeping up with posting them! NEVER AGAIN will I let that happen, what a pain in the rear.

Anyways, trying to upload a months worth of pictures was not fun. They are not in order, and there are quite a few duplicates of ones I've already posted. I'm sure I also didn't post some. But I learned my lesson and will not do it again :)

Enjoy!

Sorry for the repeat:03-15-10: Daddy's home!
04-25-10: Lunch at Mr. Tacos!

04-24-10: Grocery shopping w/2 girls

04-10-10: Izzy's 1st bday Invites!

04-12-10: Love the baby doll hanging out.

04-11-10: SB Weekend fieldtrip to MIramar. Just mommy & Jessica

04-15-10: Thursday laundry: our darks, jessica sheets, izzy diapers, 2 loads for SB.....

04-14-10: Big Girl Jessica using a knife to cut her "circle" eggs

04-13-10: Playing outside

04-22-10: Earth Day!

04-21-10: "winter storm"

04-20-10: Izzy found some munchies

04-19-10: Izzy loves riding her trike!

04-18-10: Izzy eating a lemon

04-09-10: Play date with Baby Kyle

04-03-10: Elias' first birthday padres themed party

another repeat, i think:03-14-10: Watching "bideos" on the computer with daddy!

04-04-10: Easter Sunday

04-08-10: Making gluten free cookies for mommy's new diet

04-07-10: WAP to visit the butterflies. One landed on Izzy!

04-06-10: Steve got some serious yard work done!

04-05-10: ORGANIZING on our first day of spring break! (some break)

04-02-10: dying easter eggs

03-26-10: Izzy J. Standing all on her own!!!! In some funky tye-dyed pants

04-01-10: Look how messy the floor gets!

04-17-10: Happy Birthday to me!!!!! (signature Izzy shot)03-31-10: Mr. Steve teaching gardening to the SB kids

03-25-10: Fieldtrip to ride the train at Old Poway Park

03-24-10: Our 2nd CSA box of produce from JR Organics

03-23-10: US Census time- first time participating!

03-30-10: Izzy feeding herself

04-16-10: PA friends come to visit for my bday weekend!

03-29-10 Izzy taking steps!!!!

03-22-10: First loaf of bread mommy ever made!

03-28-10: Jessica got to have a chocolate covered strawberry for breakfast

I am 29

I have to say, I think I have changed the most in the last year, then most of the years combined in my 20's.
I now wake up, ON PURPOSE, before 6 am at least 4 days a week
Before 5 am at least 2 days a week!
I just started- about a week before my bday- a gluten free/dairy free diet (um, say WHAT?)
I only drink wine maybe once a week (another say WHAT????)
oh, and I can run for over an hour!! I have never run longer than 20 minutes in my life, never longer than 2.5 miles. I now run 6 miles every Thursday, and longer on Saturdays. I have gotten my fastest mile down to my highschool best (that I can remember) 7:45
I have run in two 5k races, have my first 10k on May 8th, and my first 1/2 marathon this June!
I also have finally am finishing up a degree- my AA in General Studies with a focus on Human Development
I also got my Preschool Teacher Permit from the state of California
Not to mention gave birth to my second daughter on May 8th, 2009.
Yep, a lot has gone on.
So, as I like to do every year, my list:

I am
a Mother
a Wife
a daughter
a sister
a lover of wine
a lover of cheese (but no longer eating it :( )
a runner!
a scrapbooker
a lover of photography (and finally figuring out how to work my DSLR!)
a Friend
a teacher
a business owner
all of the sudden a morning person???
a reader and lover of all books
a wanna-be yogi
finally feeling like an adult- and excited to see what is going to become of me in the last year in my 20's!
Next year, Dirty 30!!!!

Isabella Johanna is 11 months old!

At 11 months, Miss Izzy J...

(sorry- not the best pic, but the best one i got!)

Has taken her first steps! The most in a row has been 5. But, she still prefers to crawl and cruise

Has four teeth! The top two have been driving me crazy taking their sweet time, but they're here!

Her hair is getting thicker, and an occasional "flip/curl" turns up

Is a goofy girl

Is also, apparently, a biter (how did I end up with two biting kids????)- luckily, she's only bit her sister (and, honestly, her sister kinda deserved it)

LOVES to yell

Wears 12 - 18 months clothing, sometimes even 2t!

Weighs about 24 pounds

Goes to bed between 6 and 7, and wakes up between 6 and 7

Takes only ONE nap a day, but its usually at least 2 1/2 hour, and sometimes 3 1/2 hours!

Will try pretty much any food we give her- loves fruits, especially berries, and LOVEs to drink water out of her sippy cup

Still nursing a good amount, but we've eliminated the night-time nursing (finally!)

I know most of the times she's nursing its a comfort thing. She eats MORE than enough food.

Does a few baby signs, but only when she wants: all done, more, please (did that once), waves hi and bye, gives high fives & knucks, and jsut started clapping!

She gets frustrated with her big sister (uh hem, hence the biting) but also loves her so much

Gets so excited when Daddy comes home!

Loves to go for walks around the yard and look at the birds and bees and the garden with her daddy

Is so much fun, and mommy, daddy and big sister Jessica are loving watching the toddler she is turning into!!!!

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