Madeline Easter morning

Easter morning!

My best friend Simarra gave me what I was wishing for-- what I kept loudly proclaiming as "My FIRST Barbie!" I have been carrying her everywhere with me, I absolutely adore her. I do not understand why Mommy seems so indifferent to her, I mean, her necklace and shoes LIGHT UP, can it get any cooler than that?

Littlest Pet Shop-- another toy Mommy doesn't understand.

And, because we are party ANIMALS, after mine was over, we headed to Sarah's house to throw a PURPLE PARTY for Beth! Kathryn, Madeline and I had a "half sleepover," which meant we got to watch a movie in our pajamas and stay up late, but still slept in our own beds.

The purple bedecked birthday girl.

Birthday party!

Some of my friends came over for a party. We made paper bag puppets, decorated our own cupcakes (those of us who like frosting on our cake, that is, which was not many), and ran around like crazy.

I wanted strawberries on my cake this year. Mommy got lazy and used real ones instead of fancy frosting ones. I was dismayed that it was not pink-- Mommy said it would look prettier this way.

I got my wish.

Munching.

School birthday!

Obviously, I asked for pink cupcakes. With pink frosting and a cherry on top.



My class sings happy birthday.... Mommy said it was impossible to take focused pictures of a bunch of kindergarteners!

Birthday buddies!!!

Since I was having a big party the next weekend AND taking cake to school, we just had Kathryn's birthday cake on the big day itself.

Yes, that's a brontosaurus.

Opening family presents.....

Isabel is six!

Good morning, birthday girl.


I insist on having breakfast in bed on my birthday each year. Well, at least close to my bed. The hardest part is that Mommy says I have to sleep later than everyone else if I want breakfast in bed.

Madeline giving me a present.

Admiring a book from Dan and Nikki, plotting how to get Mommy to read it to me instead of taking me to church.

Curlers

Somewhere, no one knows where, I got the idea that I needed curlers for my hair. Finally, I saved up enough tokens for a shopping trip, and Daddy took me to Target. Curlers! I had a lot, so I shared some with Madeline. We were totally tickled. Madeline had a curly mop the next day, but my curls fell out almost instantaneously. This is now one of my favorite attempts to prolong bedtime--putting in curlers takes a long time-- and Mommy is not amused.

Happy Birthday, Isabel!

March 21, 2004

Jump Rope

We've been learning to jump rope in PE class, and for Valentine's Day I participated in Jump Rope for Hearts. Daddy came to watch me, and he says I have rarely looked so filled with glee. I practice as often as I can, and I'm trying to teach Madeline, too.

Mommy is apparently getting tired of the 43 different "project" locations in various areas of the house, the trails of paper bits and crayon stubs, and her fruitless search for a cheap desk for me. Today she corralled all my crafting treasures into various boxes and organized them on the extra table in the front room. She is a genius, because this change of venue has sparked my interest, and I have been diligently crafting for several hours now. Our house may not look much like it came out of a home decorating magazine, but right now it is very quiet.


With the table serving as my art center, my old desk is officially turned over to Madeline (not that I've been able to scoot up to it in months anyway), and she is likewise thrilled.

You can also glimpse here our lovely outfits, which we put together ourselves (including socks with sandals and several sets of hair accessories that have been removed). We have some very unique senses of fashion, and Mommy tries to indulge us, so when you see us out and about, please don't think that Mommy is crazy or neglectful. :)

Watching the Super Bowl

We ate some pretty standard carnival snacks, but when Daddy heard that this one existed, he had to try it, even though he stood outside in the cold for a very long time waiting for it. Fried. Oreos.


Mommy thought they were disgusting, but I ate three before she moved them out of my reach.