Dave might not be happy with me:

He sent me this picture today. From what I gather all the "new" guys are supposed to get their heads shaved. Oh, and yes, that is a mustache you see. He's doing well, and finally settled into his "can". Hopefully we'll get pictures of that soon.

Isobel and I leave tomorrow night for the mainland. Grandma(s) and Grandpa(s) here we come!

I made this Martha Stewart bouquet for my friend's baby shower. There are onesies and kimonos in there for the new babe. I also knit a pair of pants for the little Red Lion/Red Wings fan/Christmas baby.

a twist on "mama's shoes"

a twist on "mama's shoes"
Originally uploaded by apeanutinparadise

Isobel is in love with my crocs. The other day I found EVERY last pair of my crocs in her room. She neatly lines them all up in front of the full length mirror in her room, and takes turns standing in the different shoes. She also loves to eat my granola bars, and lucky for her I don't mind sharing my food or my shoes :)

We have been going to Playmorning at the Armed Services YMCA. Playmorning is from 9:30-11:00, and we have play time then circle time. It is led by a retired preschool teacher, and Isobel adores her. Our favorite thing to do is play outside with the bubbles. It is a great chance for Isobel to interact with children who are both older and younger than her, and I get to have adult conversation for over an hour every day!

According to my mother I have become really "domestic." I think she says that because in the last week I have made homemade bread, yogurt and ice cream. Yum! Isobel and I demolished the loaf of whole wheat bread I made in two days. The yogurt didn't even last that long. I finished the whole quart in less than 24 hours (and a second quart is now in my refrigerator calling me to eat it). The ice cream is for tomorrow night. But I did "test" it after I finished making it. You know, to make sure it won't kill anyone tomorrow. I'll let you know who survives eating my ice cream...

It's Swiffer Time!

Last week we stopped at Amber's for dinner and Isobel decided to swiffer her floor (click on the picture for the WHOLE story). She loves to help out these days, and can frequently be seen "dusting' my coffee table with a clean wipe. Who knows where she picked up this chore, as it is rarely done in our house ;-)

We have a tooth almost ready to come through, so our nights have been long. This child amazes me every day with the new things she'll eat. Spaghetti is the new favorite, followed closely by one of Daddy's favorites: black beans and rice. Seriously, I think the child is trying to be a vegetarian. She doesn't really care for meat, usually she won't touch it. But Isobel downs whole wheat pasta and brown rice like it's going out of style.

Another Pilot?

Apparently Isobel wants to follow in her daddy's footsteps. We went to Bayfest this weekend with some of my friends from the squadron through Operation Homefront. They bought our tickets for us and provided us with pizza, and wristbands for unlimited rides :) We had to ride the helicopter ride a few times because I didn't really want to take her on any of the other "kid" rides. Then Isobel fell asleep and I was able to ride a few "grown up" rides. Many thanks to Dave's wonderful CO for watching Isobel while I rode the "Hang Glider", the bumper cars, and the ferris wheel.