Isabella Pfeiffer

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Decorating the House

2008-11-30T20:15:00.001-05:00

Dad is in charge of decorating the outside of the house. Mom is in charge of decorating the inside. All this decorating goes on while I am asleep. I wake up and everything is totally different. Mom told me that we should take a picture of the house. She thinks dad did a great job decorating it. He says he is not done, something about a vacation and chasing a chevy. I'm not sure how that all fits into the outside decorating...I guess I'll know tomorrow when I wake up.

My First Train Set

2008-11-30T20:07:00.000-05:00

I'm not so sure about this!

But it is funny and it moves.

Okay I could get used to this!

Yeah man, this is fun and there are buttons to press.

My First Train Set

2008-11-30T20:06:00.001-05:00

Christmas Tree Shopping

2008-11-30T19:57:00.001-05:00

Daddy let me pick out the Christmas tree. I pointed to the best one and he told the man, "We'll take that one." Mom said it must have been the prettiest tree she'd ever seen.

Daddy and I are done, and now we wait for mom. Wow. She shopped inside while we picked out the tree.

Thanksgiving Morning.

2008-11-30T19:52:00.001-05:00

I love my daddy so much.

The Steelers

2008-11-30T16:19:00.000-05:00

Dad took me to his favorite local hangout to watch a Steelers game. Dad was pretty bummed at this particular game, that is until some guy, at the very end of the game, with a lot of hair caught a ball and ran real fast to the end of the field. Dad was so happy after that. Whew, close call.

Anna's Birthday

2008-11-30T16:12:00.000-05:00

Spending time with Anna is so nice. I ate great food, danced, and took funny pictures. Anna taught me about flowers in her garden. She is so wonderfully charming.

Props

2008-11-30T16:10:00.000-05:00

My Godmother, Anna took these pictures. I love playing with her. She just laughs so hard, and man does she have a great laugh. Sometimes water comes out of her eyes she laughs so hard. So I thought I would try and make her laugh on her birthday.

I am so strong.

Peek-a-boo

Time For Bed.

2008-11-30T16:02:00.000-05:00

Check out these super cool dinosaur PJs that my grandma bought me.

The Fabulous Fair

2008-11-30T16:01:00.000-05:00

Yeah man. The Fair is fun. I rode most of the rides that I was tall enough to ride.

Daddy and I like to people watch.

Whoa, this is great. This horse goes up and down. All dad had to do was hold me on. It must of been pretty funny because mom just laughed and laughed.

The FAIR!

2008-11-30T15:57:00.000-05:00

Pappy loves the fair. He bought me tickets so we could ride all of the rides. It was so fun! I

Grandma was pretty scared but I told her I would catch her if she fell out.

I prefer this method of traveling to that ol stroller. The view is much better from atop daddy's head.

2008-11-30T15:54:00.000-05:00

I was snow white for Halloween.

I had no problems going door to door to get treats. But we made a few practice runs before. I caught on pretty quick.

Earlier that morning, I helped mom clean. She loves it when I empty the dogfood bowls for her.

Mommy and Me

2008-11-30T15:47:00.000-05:00

Cyprus Gardens

2008-11-30T15:44:00.000-05:00

Mom couldn't wait to take her friends to Cyprus Gardens.

After some discussion Daim and mom finally talked daddy to letting me ride in the canoe.

The girls were on the hunt for alligators. We only saw one. It was a baby. I wonder if it loves living here?

2008-11-30T15:40:00.000-05:00

Mom likes to take pictures of flowers for her quilts!

The girls bought turtles earlier that morning at the flea market! It seemed only proper to sit on this one!

Ah what a sweet pair

Turtles Turtles

Time with PAPPY!

2008-11-30T14:43:00.001-05:00

Yeah! I'm spending the day with Pappy and Grandma! What fun! Mom put my hair up in bows. We'll see how long those last.

Oh yeah the bows are almost out. Lunch was good and now I am ready to play.

Misson complete. Bows are gone and I am with Pappy.

When Daddy's not Looking!

2008-11-30T14:34:00.001-05:00

Daddy Relaxes out back so I thought I would sneak and try take a swim.

Bummer, it's hard to swim when there is no water!

After my swim I pretend to cut the grass, just like daddy.

Mommy Has A Get Together!

2008-09-07T08:28:00.000-04:00

It was so good to see Miss Jane Corrin. She was trying to teach me how to walk.

She shared all of her dinner with me. She very fun!

Later we all got in the pool and boy what a time we had.

Chris Pfeiffer Turns 30!

2008-08-24T15:22:00.009-04:00

My cousins and I

2008-08-23T23:25:00.003-04:00

I still love the occasional sink bath. Dad decided that I should go ahead and experience my first mohawk. I think it looked great. But I have since discovered that the soap really does help to give it that height. Without the soap, my hair just doesn't want to get up there.
The whole reason I needed a bath is because all of my cousins were coming over to hang out. We had a blast! They carried me and push me in my stroller. We went to the park and I got to swing. They are all really very sweet and told me all about their new outfits, and shoes, and the sports that they play. I feel so lucky to have so many wonderful cousins. This is my cousin Natalie. She is so pretty and sweet. She has two brothers....she is the oldest. She's awesome.
Uncle Chris bought me this chair. I like to share it with by best friend Igloo.

Daddy and the Bear

2008-08-23T23:19:00.002-04:00

Ummm, yeah, all I know is this thing picks me up and has two faces. Weird. Another really strange this about this guy is that he sounded just like daddy. I still think I might have just woke up from a nap and was still in that dream awake state. The bear thing was nice and boy it sure made mom laugh out loud. She might have even snorted.
I hope there are no claws in those paws.

Pittsburgh From the Water

2008-08-23T23:09:00.004-04:00

Daddy really wanted mom to see the city from the water. SO he called one of his closest buddies and they took her out on their friend's boat.
Mom loves water almost as much as me. She had a great time. She said that Pittsburgh is even more charming then she thought.

The point from the water

Daddy and his buddy.
Mommy said men tend to get hairy as they get older, something about a moss and a stone. But I think she was kidding because she winked and then said something about daddy and his friends are some of the hardest working kids on the block.

What a beautiful time!

Pittsburgh Day 2

2008-08-23T22:53:00.004-04:00

Today mama and dada took me to the park in dada's back yard. I discovered the swing. Wow this thing is great. I sat in this Crazy seat and then someone stoods behind me and PUSH I was soaring through the air. How exciting!
I wasn't lovin the slide...I went down one once when I was very little with Aunt Lissa and mom. I screamed so loud that Lissa and mom started laughing and hugging me. I was not excited about this one, either. It wasn't so bad going down with daddy. I actually liked it. But I loved the slide with the tunnel over it.
I did not like going down it but I had a blast going up this slide. Its was so red in there. I had never been all red before. When I talked it sounded really weird. I talked the whole time I was in the red tunnel.

We played everything that day. This was my ship and I was the captain.

Check out my shirt. When I press a button it barks. Yeah, it's pretty neat.

Pittsburgh Day 1

2008-08-23T22:36:00.004-04:00

After mom and I went to Utah, We came home for a couple of days and then we were off to Pittsburgh... This time I rode 11 hours in the blue whale, AKA the minivan. Mom and I slept most of the way there. When we got to Grandma's mom and dad went to a Pirate game. I stayed with Grandma so I could catch her up on everything....
mom told me how beautiful Pittsburgh is. She told me she loves it and would move there in a skinny minute if it wasn't so cold there in the winter. Mom said she doesn't like snow...I don't know what this snow stuff is but I think it sounds fun.
Daddy loves when he is home...he always tells me stories about his stompin grounds. He loves going to the games and he LOVES the steelers...I myself already have five jersey's that I wear while dad watches the games.
Mommy told me that after the game daddy took her on a romantic walk. They talked about the Ohio river and went to a place called the point.
Mom said they had a really nice time...so did I. I love catching up with Grandma.

Utah July 5th - 7th

2008-07-16T12:45:00.005-04:00

Sunday morning, mom told me that she wanted to ride the ATVs all the way to the top of the mountain. I had to stay with Grandma Kathy because it was too dangerous. So from here on out I will let mom tell the story......Hi,for starters, Haley and I are on the same ATV....the last time Haley was on one of these babies, she fliped it. She was scared but its just like riding a horse.

Or so I thought.....
While everyone gets settled and focused, Bella and Eric chat about stuff, this was a special moment for me.

Well we are on our way up the mountain. Let's see...the trail is mostly small pieces of shale, and very slippery. The Trail also leans about 45 degrees straight down. So sometimes I was afraid for my life.
But the view from the top was worth it.
And the brave kids thought they had just been on the coolest ride of their lives.

On the way down we found a cave....the trail up the cave was almost a vertical climb. I was in flip-flops. Did I mention I only brought flip flops to Utah.

The cave was pretty neat. I just knew I was going to get eaten by a bear.

Haley assured me that 1st and 2nd really hold back and going down wouldn't be as bad as coming up...I thought coming up was a lot scarier. By the time we went down, we had figured out that leaning toward the high side kept our ride on four wheels. Not to mention the whole way down our follower, Haley's husband, was laughing at us...really loudly :). I tried to capture him in a photo but I just kept capturing the ground or some random wheel. I thought we were very brave and I think that Haley did a great job getting us to safe ground.

Later, I told Bella about our trip..She had more fun with Kathy, well actually she slept most of the time we were gone. Bella was something, Utah time didn't seem to bother her at all, she fit right in with everyone (as usual) and she had a wonderful time.

Haley and I were so dusty when we got back,

Eric helped us get the dirt out of our noses.

Meanwhile the kids made up this great game. They wanted to know if it was okay to play it. It was called scrub the porch. Are you kidding, you can play as long as you want. They had a blast.

Sadly, my last night came much to quickly. As usual the sunset was georgeous, and I had another day filled with laughter and fun. I was very sad to have to leave this wonderful place.

Ahhh....Utah! July 2nd - 4th

2008-07-16T11:01:00.015-04:00

Initially my trip to Utah didn't start off so well. I don't really remember most of it because during the four hour flight to Utah I maintained a fever of 104.5 degrees. Mom told the flight attendants and they helped her to bring down my fever by putting bags of ice all around me. They called for a doctor but the only person on the plane that responded was a sports trainer. The whole Houston Soccer team was on the plane. After we landed mommy and her sister-in law Kathy took me to the ER. Kathy is a nurse. The ER doctor told mom it was viral and there was really nothing she could do except alternate Motrin and Tylenol. Kathy said doctors say its viral when they are clueless and she helped me feel better once I got back to her house. Later my fever broke and I have been better since. Thanks Kathy...I have had this "virus" on and off for a month now...but after her love and care it finally went away. The next morning mommy and I got up and watched the sunrise. Mom loves Utah. The air is so easy on the lungs and she just glows when she is there. Utah has always made mom happy. She hopes to retire out west. She told me we have to get Daddy out here so he can experience it first hand. Mom's brother Eric lives in Utah. Eric looks just like grandpa Vorlage, who died when mom was 13.
Mom and I swinging and watching the sun come up. The birds were singing and mom was humming.
We took a walk after the sun came up and met Chloe. This kitty doesn't have a tail. This was the first kitty I ever met. Mom told me stories about her cat, Simon. Mom had to give Simon to the Sisters of Mercy 'Cozy Catnip Cottages.' Simon lives with nuns now, Which mom says is good because apparently he was in need of some salvation.

Later, my cousins Madison and Kaitlyn came over. They are four and two. Boy are they fun. We played all kinds of pretend games. Kaitlyn loves to tickle me.

Madison entertained me with her hats.

and later we played with dinosaurs...which I love by the way.

mutant turtles are pretty cool, too.

That evening uncle Tim and his wife Katie came to Eric's house. This was the first time that Tim, Mom and Eric had ever been together at the same time. It was really funny. Its was something seeing them all together. I don't think I have ever seen mom laugh so hard. She says when the three of them are together they see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil...and they just laugh. Eric's company builds parts for our boys overseas and Tim is a Methodist Minister in North Dakota.

Mom's cousin from Germany also came to this family reunion. It was the first time mom had met him as well. He is very good with babies and kids and mom spent most of the weekend figuring out who she could set him up with. She says talent like that should not go to waste. Kathy let me call her Grandma all weekend even though she is really my Aunt. She has four grandkids and they are 5, 4, 3, and 2. I made one. 5, 4 , 3, and 2. These are my cousins. Braden, Madison, Kash, and Kaitlyn. Treanna is pregers again and soon it will go 6,5,4,3,2, and 1. I will be the 2 then.

These are mommy's nieces. They are not much younger then mommy. Treanna and Hayley. Mom calls them Tree and Hay. Braden and Kash belong to Hayley and Madison and Kaitlyn are responsible for Tree. When mom lived with Eric in 1999 she said Tree and Hay were like her sisters.

July 4th, the official family reunion picture...in the rain. Here are most of the Vorlage's. What a gang.

Andreas and Brayden Brayden shows off his flag and eyes. Kaitlyn.....and Brayden pose for the photo.

Besty, Andreas and Rosalie taught mom all about Vorlage history. Meanwhile, Kash and I played. Later, Eric taught Besty how to shift an ATV and she was off like a dirty shirt. Mom said she loved her family's energy. They were go go go and there was never a dull moment.
The kids decorated cupcakes and then served them to us. Yummy...Mommy and I swang almost everyday. We both found this so relaxing and it was a great place to perch and watch all the happenings.Sometimes I had to wait my turn. But it was worth the wait...That evening, we all went for a ride around the neighborhood. It was my first time on an ATV...mom and Hayley practically lived on the ATVs when mom lived here 10 years ago. Mom wasn't scared....I loved it. I laughed and clapped the whole time!

Pool Time

2008-07-16T08:56:00.004-04:00

Dad got me my very own pool! I love to swim in it. Sometimes we go to the big pool, but I like this one better because I can touch the bottom.
My favorite thing to do in my pool is to stand up without any help and then fall down and splash water every where.
After my early morning swim, dad pressure washed the porch. I got to watch him while I ate lunch. I can always count on Igloo to eat anything I may have dropped.

Sandbox....Finally

2008-06-12T11:18:00.002-04:00

Finally, I got to play in my sandbox. I got it for my birthday. It rained and rained and the sand was wet and on and on. Mommy finally just let me play in wet sand.
It was so yummy. Mommy said we will go to the biggest sandbox in the world a lot this summer. She calls it "The Beach". I am excited.

Mommy's Present

2008-06-12T11:05:00.002-04:00

Daddy built a house for mommy and me.
It is almost done. Mommy still can't believe it. Daddy said she could have the thid floor all to herself and make it her studio! Mom likes to draw and make quilts. She has been working on a design for the floor on our new porch. She is thinking about making and painting tiles.

The Pfeiffer boys: My uncle Chris, my pappy, dad and me. Sometimes, I get confussed because they all look alike.

Move over muppets!

2008-06-12T10:59:00.002-04:00

My grandmom and Aunt Sissy gave me a puppet show for my birthday. Mom says I might be the next Jim Henson (Her hero) ! We have been making up stories about mermaids and fairies. We are working on our Punch and Judy skits.

Happy Birthday to ME!

2008-06-12T10:47:00.004-04:00

Wow! I turned one today. Boy, what a day. There were balloons and tons of people came and sang me a song. I got to eat really sweet cake and play all day.
Auntie Lissa got me my very own Dora car. It's pretty awesome. I can play pinball while I drive.
Ms. Yvonne came over and played with me. I love me some Ms. Yvonne.
My Godmother Anna came too. She brought me toys to play with in the sand, and some good 'ol fashion lovin. I love her glasses.

Andrew and Mia came too. We all played with my new toys. All in all there must have been 30 plus people that came just to sing me a song. Nana and I practiced all week blowing out my candle but I wanted to touch the pretty flame more than blow it out so mommy blew my candle out. Good thing, because next we got to eat the cake mommy made for me.

At the end of my party, some of mommy's friends and Daddy gave me a bath with my new bath toys to get all of the cake out of my hair.

May 23rd

2008-06-12T10:42:00.002-04:00

Mommy keeps telling me I am going to be one tomorrow. She makes it sound so exciting. I can't wait to be one.
Daddy says the girls and Cosmo are preparing a special song for me. It sounds pretty good so far.

2008-06-12T10:37:00.002-04:00

Nana and Pappy came down to love on me.
Nana let me help her cook. I love to hang out in the kitchen while she cooks.
I love playing in my very own cupboard!

Happy Mother's Day

2008-06-12T10:29:00.003-04:00

Daddy and I took Mom and Grandmom out to lunch for Mother's Day. Mom got this flower from our waitress. It tasted pretty good.
Grandmom and I played out side on Mother's day. I showed her how to eat fish.

My First Easter

2008-03-31T22:52:00.002-04:00

My first Easter was a success. I went to Church. I hunted for eggs that a bunny laid. Interesting! Eggs from bunnies are more colorful than regular eggs, and well the color spreads...everywhere. I ate a whole bunch. Yum, Grandma knows how to cook a meal. I had turkey, bread, potatoes, pie, eggs, vegetables and water. I was pretty stuffed and ready to sleep. I fell asleep at grandma's in Greenville, and woke up later almost in Charleston. So far I have learned that holidays equal eating. Fabulous!

Spring Break

2008-03-31T22:46:00.002-04:00

Mama has been singing about Spring....apparently this has something to do with daily walks in the park and setting me in grass while she flies remote control dragonflies. Mom hasn't mastered the dragonfly. Let's see, she has had to rescue it from tress, crash landings, and oh a couple of near loss launches. Dad got mom the dragonfly for her birthday. I think he likes to watch her fly it...don't tell mom but dad is a better dragonfly flier.

Sammy and I and the Sandbox

2008-03-31T22:39:00.002-04:00

Oh, I have to get one of these. I LOVE the sandbox...I wanted to stay all day and play with Sammy and Alex. I can't wait for the beach! I think Sammy may have the coolest sandbox ever and all of the super fun toys that go with it. I liked to watch the sand go through my fingers. Have any of you guys ever played with this stuff. It is so neat!

My New Friend

2008-03-31T22:34:00.003-04:00

MaMa's old roommate at Winthrop University, Heather, stopped by for a visit. She brought her daughter, Echo over so we could play. It was so fun. I love playing with new friends. Especially ones my size!

Valentine's Day

2008-03-31T22:26:00.003-04:00

Today, I learned about balloons. Mama always says gravity wins, but not when it comes to these things. Balloons are really neat. When Daddy and I were driving down the road, mine escaped right out of the window. Fascinating. Really!

Go Steelers!

2008-01-07T22:59:00.001-05:00

Thanks Uncle Chris and Uncle Kenny! I love my Steelers garb! When I put on my Jersey the boys suddenly scored 18 points, but then I HAD to go to bed. WhenI woke up they next morning I learned they lost! Daddy said I am a good luck charm. I wish mommy would have let me stay up to watch the rest of the game. I tried to tell her I was crying because I was happy but mommy can be sooooo stubborn.

2008-01-07T22:40:00.000-05:00

Whoa! I love to travel. I flew in my first airplane, loved it. My daddy is from Pittsburgh, so we went there for Christmas. We spent ten days there. It was so much fun. I met so many wonderful people and did lots of fun stuff. Mommy and daddy went and surprised Uncle Chris at work and then they went to the Andy Warhol museum. They talked about their experience for a long time because they both loved some crazy artist guy that made giants. While mommy and daddy were away, grandma and I had so much fun. We sang, and I worked real hard on crawling. Grandma is so patient. When mommy and daddy came home they played their Wii. That was mommy's early Christmas present from daddy. They love the Wii.

Grandma had a big dinner at her house on Christmas Eve. There were 17 people there. It was exciting! Daddy fed me his mashed potatoes that Aunt Cathy made. They were delicious. And when no one was looking, I tried a little of this and a little of that. That was my first time eating adult food. I was surprised when mommy let daddy feed me food other then the kind that comes in the plastic containers. She usually tells everyone, "No" when they ask if I can have something, but she let daddy feed me whatever he wanted to feed me. I think I ate some stuffing, too. Later Santa came. I liked his candy Canes.

Pappy got a digital camera Christmas morning! He took most of the pictures from then on out. Mommy doesn't have very many pictures of me on Christmas morning. But pappy does, over 50! My first Christmas was a success. It was fun and I got so many nice presents. I got my very own basketball hoop. It happens to be in the shape of a tiger. I am working on shooting hoops. I've scored a couple of points. Yeah, I'm a pro. I hung out with Pappy's sister and her family the day after Christmas. Again daddy has the nicest family. Everyone is wonderful and so nice. I met my cousin and her daughters. They are 2 years old and 5 months old.

Daddy and Uncle Chris fried a turkey for Christmas Dinner. It was tasty!

Later in the week a bunch of us went to Carnegie History Museum. We saw these giant lizards...huge...as big as a house. I hope I never run into one of those in real life. For some reason they were very still. Maybe they were hoping we would not notice them. Mommy and I looked at some quilts there too. Mommy said that she was going to finish her quilts one of these days. Mommy and daddy went to Clarion University. That is were daddy went to college. They ate at a cafe there. Daddy told mommy all kinds of stories. Daddy said he had to protect me from guys like him and his friends.

Daddy is so silly; I think he is a great guy. And I like daddy's friends too. Daddy's friend Scott had a get together. It was very nice. Daddy got to catch up and hang out. Mommy forgot her camera, but she does have a picture with all of daddy's friends in it. Daddy always tells mommy stories about daddy's friends. Mommy says I have to wear earmuffs when he tells those stories and I am in the room. I don't know why. It is not cold.

It was sadly; finally time to go and we packed up the car and drove home. It only took 11 hours. I slept through most of that. So did Igloo and Q ball.

15 days until Christmas!

2008-01-07T21:47:00.000-05:00

Mommy and Daddy went to their Christmas Party! It was their first time going out at night without me! I had fun at my babysitters house. Mommy and Daddy teach at the same school with daddy's best friend Keith. That's Lisa, mommy says Lisa knows more about football then any guy. I think the boys are jealous.
I love to make mommy laugh. I just start laughing and she starts to laugh! We go on and on.

Grandma D got me my very own Christmas Tree. It even has an angel theme. I am going to start to collect angel and fairy ornaments for my tree.

Uncle Keith and Aunt Lisa came over and brought me a funny pink pig. I told uncle Keith stories most of the night.

Mommy tried to convince Daddy that they needed a family picture for their Christmas Card but Daddy wasn't having it. So instead mommy got my Godmother Anna to come over and she was happy to play dress up for the camera. Mommy hasn't quite figured out the timer. Sometimes it takes one picture...sometimes it takes 3. Oh well, I can't possibly be still for pictures. Whose got time.
That's me behind daddy!

Aunt Sissy (mommy's sister) and I play!

I am 6 months old today!

2007-11-25T00:52:00.000-05:00

I sat up all by myself today. I thought I would wait until my six month birthday. It was a little present for my mommy. We laughed about it for several minutes.
Grandma rocked me to sleep every night while we were at her house. She sang me a song about a goose and a feather bed. She used to sing that song to her very own kids when they were little.
This is Sammy. He taught me how to sit up all by myself. His mommy and my mommy have known each other since the eighth grade. They are truly old friends who have been through a lot together. Mommy is always telling funny stories about her adventures with Sammy's mom. Sammy and I are two months apart.

2007-11-25T00:30:00.000-05:00

These are my friends Madalin and Haven. Madalin is a dancer and an artist and Haven is sweet and very thoughtful. We played together while mommy caught up with her best friend in Greenville. They have a little brother, Ezra. Ezra would not leave my daddy's side.
Ezra missed being able to sit in backwards car seats, and his binkie. He and my daddy talked about golf clubs and putters. Ezra really does love golf.
While we were in Greenville, mommy wanted to see all of the leaves, she said they are not as pretty in Charleston. Mommy loves Autumn.
My mommy loves my daddy so much. Sometimes, when he is not paying attention mommy takes pictures of him. Mommy thought daddy looked deep in thought here, not to mention handsome and she wanted to capture the moment.

My First Christmas in November!

2007-11-25T00:26:00.000-05:00

Grandma put this tree up so that we could celebrate Christmas in November

Happy Thanksgiving!

2007-11-25T00:06:00.001-05:00

Gobble, Gobble. My very first Thanksgiving! I am so thankful that Grandma is such a good cook. My mommy ate so much and it was good. I sat at dinner table and joined in all of the conversation. I am saying Da-da now and boy it gets them every time. If I am feeling the need for a little attention all I have to do is say da-da and someone comes running. But most interesting, is every time I say da-da it is usually daddy that comes to play with me. I wonder if there is a connection. I do love my daddy so much, and he loves me.
I am going to Pittsburgh for Christmas so, my grandma decided to have my Christmas on Thanksgiving. I got to open my presents with no help, well mommy helped a little, but only after I tried to eat the wrapping paper. I couldn't resist. It was red! I am so fortunate. I am so loved. Grandma gave me two warm dresses for a Christmas in Pittsburgh and some toys that light up and play songs. She is so sweet. My Aunt Vickie, gave me a rocking chair that was hers when she was little and then later it was my mommy's when she was little. My Aunt Vickie, we call her Sissy, saved it all this time for me. She said I have to give it to my little girl. She put a fresh coat of paint on it. There is one piece of the chair that is broken and it was fixed over 40 years ago with duct tape. Sissy left that there to add character. Mommy said there is a picture of her sitting in that chair. She cried a little bit. Sissy really is very thoughtful and sweet.
Daddy, who I think might be da-da took this picture. My mommy was very surprised to see this chair.

My 6th month!

2007-11-24T23:41:00.000-05:00

Hi. I have been so busy this past month and I am changing so fast. The weather is getting chilly. Mommy says her favorite season is finally here. She likes to dress me up in these hoodies and then go for walks to look at the leaves.

My Grandma came to visit. She brought her doggy Max. She played with me while mommy and daddy went to an Elton John concert. The next night all of us went to an oyster roast. Mommy and daddy showed me a comet in the sky, and I watched the big fire in the middle of the yard.

Max is my new friend. When he is at my very own house, he doesn't let my dogs near me. He has a fluffy tail that I like to grab. Max doesn't like that very much.

Boy, I thought I'd play a joke on my mommy and not move my left arm for a day. My first time mommy took me to the ER where they thought I needed this big ol cast on my arm even though the three x-rays showed nothing wrong. As soon as I mustered up some strength to move my arm I tried to show mommy that I could move it just fine, but I still had to see another doctor whom after three more x-rays said she couldn't see anything wrong either! I'll never try that trick again.

Happy Halloween!

2007-11-01T23:55:00.000-04:00

Happy Halloween! I was A Little Stinker. Halloween was fun. Mommy, Daady and I went to Ms. Yvonne's house and we had a block party candy buffet. I saw faries, snow white, batman, nurses, dragons, and leopard girl. This week I am learning how to eat solids. So far so good. I love solids. It's kindof hard to eat them, but I am getting the hang of it! Mommy is making my food. She is learning how to manage her time. We haven't really gotten into a routine yet, but I just don't think mommy and routines go together to well, infact it gets really crazy around 5:30! Watching her is really entertaining. Daddy thinks my food is an airplane and I am a hanger. I just go with it. It makes him laugh. Acutally, he is the funny one. He makes all these funny noises and loopty loops the spoon. It cracks me up. He is so silly. In the meantime, I am working on sitting up by myself. Mommy introduced me to two of her favorite friends, John and Kelly. They surprised her and stopped by one afternoon. They double kissed me the whole time. It was really fun.

week 20/2

2007-10-20T11:06:00.001-04:00

Week 20 continued

2007-10-20T11:02:00.001-04:00

Week 20

2007-10-20T10:47:00.000-04:00

Whew! Grandma and Grandpa Pfeiffer. They are always on the move. I got to stay with my very own Grandma Pfeiffer all week while mommy was at work. Mommy missed out, Grandma and I had so much fun. I love her so-o-o-o-oo-000 much. Sunday, Mommy and Daddy promised God that they would take care of me and teach me all about God. Mommy doesn't know but I can still see angels, and I already know that God is taking care of us all. Mommy and Daddy also decided that they would redidicate themselves to God, John the Baptist style. The song that grandma sang to me all week outside in the rocker, played during my dedication. They sounded almost the same. God does have a sense of humor. The Dress that I wore, was handmade by my very own other grandma Rose. Everyone said that it was beautiful. What a wonderful week.

Grandma's here!

2007-10-09T22:32:00.000-04:00

Grandma's here! I am having so much fun learning and playing. I learned how to reach up high when someone's says, "So Big" and I am working on waving good bye. I am also loving all the toys grandma brought me to play with. My friend Melissa, bought me my first teddy bear. His name is Fozzy. He always plays peek-a-boo with me and tells me jokes.

More Family Pics!

2007-09-20T21:59:00.000-04:00

My mommy's brother, Uncle Kenny, is funny. He likes to scratch my toes. It makes me smile.
Grandma RoRo is always up to something. She listens to me. I love to tell her stories. We can go on for hours.

Watch me ROLL OVER!

2007-09-20T21:47:00.000-04:00

At first, I was a wee bit frustrated, (I loathe tummy time) but then I was happy because I did it. I don't know what I did, but my mommy was really happy that I did it!

Week 15

2007-09-17T23:21:00.000-04:00

I am going to skip some weeks just because I want to update you on the latest and greatest. I have mastered tummy time. And I can Roll OVER from front to back. I can also eat my toes, they are delicious. Mommy loves it when I take out my passie all by myself and then try to put it in. Let's just say I have discoverd all of my passie. And best of all, I love to laugh....I will giggle and it makes mommy and daddy laugh. Oh yeah, I met another uncle, uncle Kenny. He is A number one, fabulous. We all went on this big grey boat called the Yorktown. Daddy had so much fun pressing ALL of the buttons.

Week Seven

2007-09-09T18:37:00.000-04:00

This week I made a new friend. Miss Jane Corrin. She is very sweet, loves to share, and LOVES to drool. She told me that she is growing two new things in her mouth. She gave me some tips and said to put everything in my mouth. I am working on some new tricks. Mommy keeps telling me that I have discovered my hands. This must be good because it makes her smile when I stop everything and look at them. They are pretty neat though. They move when I tell them to and they can hold on to stuff. They make one of my favorite toys make noise.

Week Six

2007-09-09T18:21:00.000-04:00

I finally met another one of my uncles. Uncle David. He is super silly and makes me laugh. His wife, Therese, knows a lot about children my age. I was a little bit smarter after she left. While they were here, we went to the beach. I learned about sand, saltwater, and piers. Daddy and Uncle David fished off the pier. Daddy said they had fun. We also went walked around downtown Charleston, and I got to eat on top of a roof. It was a beautiful day.

4th of July

2007-09-09T18:09:00.000-04:00

I had a great 4th of July. My uncle Chris came down and we went and watched fireworks at Patriots Point. I slept through all of them, but later on the way home I heard they were very pretty.

Week Four Pittsburgh

2007-08-29T22:20:00.000-04:00

Wow. What a fun week. This week my mommy, daddy, Igloo, Q-ball and me all went to Pittsburgh. We drove! The ride only took 12 or so hours. I slept most of the time in the car, and woke up to eat from this strange thing that mommy stuck in my mouth. I liked it though...I did not have to work so hard to get my grub. When we finally got to grandma's house, there were lots of people there. That's when I met my Grandpa for the first time. My daddy said our meeting was the pinnacle of his life. It all seemed very special. Grandpa smiles all the time and looks like daddy but older. Grandpa is always happy and makes me smile too. He loves to take pictures.
I met so many wonderful people on my first vacation, including my uncle Chris. He is funny and no matter where he is in the house I can hear him. His voice makes me smile. He sounds like daddy. He teaches me how to rest on my tummy.

Every day was packed full of activity. I felt like a little rock star.
I have been learning everyday and everyone tells me I am going to be real smart. I love to be held by anyone if they'll make those funny noises. I love to copy faces. I am working on sticking out my tongue and smiling.

I took my first sink bath this week. It was full of bubbles...I love to take baths.

Week Three

2007-08-28T23:02:00.001-04:00

I just met Grandma Pfeiffer! She is wonderful. She loves to hold me. She tells me stories and sings to me. I can tell that I make her giggle and smile. We have fun looking at each other and rocking in the rocking chair. Grandma Pfeiffer is going to teach me how to shop. I don't know what that is, but boy does she make it sound fun.

Daddy is great. He gives me baths, tells me stories, sings to me, and reads to me. He loves to hold me while we watch TV.

Mommy is tired a lot. But when I wake her up at two or three in the morning, we go into my room and rock while I eat. We look at each other and I always fall right back to sleep. I think mommy really loves me.

Week Two

2007-08-28T22:47:00.000-04:00

I love my aunt and my grandmother very much. They have helped momy so much. I have been eating every 45 minutes, then I take a nap. Eating can take a lot out of ya. Things are still a little fuzzy and I can't quite make out images, but I love bright colors and faces. My favorite part of the day is when mommy wraps me up tight in my blanket and then lets someone hold me close to their heart.
There are two family members that I am quite fond of, they like to lick my face and hands. They don't look like the rest of the family, but they are interesting to look at, being black and white and all.
I keep hearing about Grandma and Grandpa Pfeiffer, I can't wait to meet them. They'll be here soon.

Week One

2007-08-26T23:21:00.000-04:00

I have my very own bedroom. But I don't sleep in it. I get to sleep in a basket in Mommy and Daddy's room. It's warm and cozy. My mommy doesn't move very fast. She and I have been getting to know each other. I hardly ever cry. All of my needs are met, but not just by mommy. My grandma Roz and a whole bunch of other people help mommy. They are always talking to me and making funny noises. In fact, this week lots of people came over to look at me and they all make these strange, interesting noises. I learned that if I make them back, they get all excited. It is fun to make them all excited. I have been having some problems eating. My tongue is a little tight and I have to work hard at the dinner table,

but nonetheless I eat and eat and eat. I wonder where it all goes?

Upon my arrival.

2007-08-26T22:29:00.000-04:00

Hello. My name is Isabella. I was born on May 24th, 2007. I don't really remember much about that day, except that all of a sudden I was forced from my dark warm home into this funny world. I was picked up like a fish, smacked all around and then thrown into warm comforting arms, where I was allowed to eat for a few minutes. After that, it all gets kindof fuzzy, or maybe that was the stuff they put in my eyes. I remember my daddy holding me. He was very warm and smelled really good. He smiled and talked softly to me. My mommy held me some more, she and I stared at each other for awhile. I was really curious to put a face with the person I heard and felt everyday for the past 9 months. Then I met lots of other people. I felt so lucky to have so many people welcome me. They were all pretty silly, they would pick me up, and start making funny noises. I made noises I did not know I could make. All in all it was a very eventful day.