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Here are some photos of recent events Isabella has partaken in.

The photo of Isabella in the pink track suit is her sporting her Jersey Shore look. She looks like she's doing the Italian hand talking gesture. "Hey, Guido! Don'ta make me break-a your legs-a!"

On Sunday we had 2 birthdays to celebrate. We went to visit my dad for his 60th birthday. Afterwards we went to our friends Beth and Dave's to celebrate their son Callum's first birthday. Isabella had her first tea party in the playroom with Callum's sister Maive and our goddaughter Julianna.

On Monday I had to run a quick errand and left Isabella with my friend Stephanie and her 6 month old son Oliver. They live on our floor. Isabella goes to swimming lessons with Ollie now since Amira graduated from the Starfish level. Isabella enjoyed playing with Ollie's toys. When I left her she was wearing pink PJ's and when I picked her up they were blue. Isabella quickly found where the dogs' water bowl was and spilled it everywhere, including on herself. Stephanie said Isabella is good at sharing. She kept wanting to put her soother in Oliver's mouth (or eye). So cute.

Brunch

Tony and I hosted a brunch and gift exchange around Christmas time for some of our friends. We've been doing this for several years now and this was the first time we hosted. Here are some photos of Isabella and her guests. Thanks Kim for the pics.

Weekend for Hawaii

I've started going through some of Isabella's clothes. She went through size 6-12 months much quicker than any of the sizes leading up. I'm setting aside some summer clothes that are sizes 12-18 months and up in preparation for our trip to Hawaii in March. Yes, Hawaii. Tony, Isabella and I are taking a vacation before Isabella has to go back to work and I head off to daycare. So far she has a few warmer weather clothes, all hand me down of course because the summer stuff isn't out in stores yet. I'm not too worried about what she'll be wearing though, most days probably a diaper and a swim shirt as we chill on the beach. I found a hat and some sunglasses for her. Here's a photo of her. When I was posing her it reminded me of the movie Weekend at Bernie's. Compare if you will.

What Isabella's Into, literally

I never understood how infants get cuts, bruises and stitches on their faces...until now. We haven't had to do too much baby proofing so far. Isabella is cautious when it comes to crawling around. But recently she's discovered that she can climb and has become more adventurous. Things she's climbed into are laundry baskets, the oven drawer and the bottom shelf of our bookcase (after she pushed all the toys out of the way first). She also found a nice resting place on the bottom shelf of our island. There's a photo of her tying to get back in after she fell out. She's not very surefooted when it comes to climbing in and out of things, so now I understand how babies smash their faces.

Brush your teeth

Brushing your teeth is quick when you have 4 and a half of them. Isabella got a toothbrush in her stocking from grandma. It's got Pooh on it (Winnie, not actual poo). She uses it in the morning while I'm brushing my teeth, but is a bit confused as to why hers doesn't make noise. I have an electric toothbrush because I like that "dentist fresh clean". Here's a photo of her brushing her teeth at bath time before bed. She'll be thrilled to see this photo online when she's a teenager. Hopefully this will be the only topless photo of her online.

Christmas, snakes and dogs..how do they relate? See below.

Isabella and her mom and dad had a busy Christmas. We visited lots of friends and family. Here are some photos taken at a variety of destinations we went to. Thank you to everyone who spoiled little Bella. Her closet is packed full of new clothes, and her toy bin(s) are overflowing...more than they already were. Still need to get a bookcase for all her books too, but have to built an addition to our condo first!