Funny & cute pics

Here are some funny & cute pictures we have taken.

Words

Isabella has picked up tons of new words. Her favorite words are:

• Baum - German (tree)
• Auto - German (car)
• vase - English
• mehr - German (more)
• Moo/muh - English/German
  

Isabella pointing at a tree saying "Baum" - something she does a 100 times a day

Isabella pointing at the truck saying "Auto"

Climbing

Last week Isabella started climbing the deck steps on her own. Sh is still using her hand but does not need help. Now she tackles even the front brick steps. A few days ago she started also climbing on the sofa, rocking chair and the bed in the guest room which is not as high as our bed. We got to watch out, since she is experiencing now all the things she can climb.

I love mud!

Isabella loves water! Unbelievable, when we went last fall to Florida, she was scared of the ocean and the water, but now she loves it and it does not matter how cold the water is. She puts her hand directly under the water coming out of the garden hose. Last week we watered the garden. The beds with the tomato plants have ditches where we put the hose to moisten the soil. Isabella immediately went for the mud and ... just look for your self!

Isabella on the run

I am sorry for not writing so long. I have been taking tons of pictures but not really had the time to go through them and post them. The last few weeks Isabella has been running around like crazy. Walking forwards, backwards, sidewards, up hill, down hill, on gravel, in the woods, and the latest is the silly walk! A few days ago I did the silly walk from Monty Pythons at home and Isabella picked it up right away and copied it.

Since the weather is so nice we spent every day some time outside in the garden. The strawberries are red and Isabella enjoys eating them. Every time we are in the garden she goes to the raised bed and wants some berries.

Besuch aus Deutschland

Vor zwei Wochen haben meine Eltern und meine Schwester aus Deutschland uns besucht. Fuer meine Schwester war es das dritte Mal, dass sie nach Amerika gekommen ist aber fuer meine Eltern war es das erste Mal dass sie Isabella gesehen haben. Isabella hat es genossen soviel Familie um sich herumzuhaben und es scheint dass sie es jetzt vermisst. Heute morgen ist sie so durch das Haus gelaufen und hat irgendwie immer ueberall nach jemanden rumgeguckt. Wir vermissen Euch und hoffentlich sehen wir uns alle bald wieder!

Hier sind ein paar Fotos von unserem Besuch.

2 Weeks ago my parents and sister visited from Germany. It was the third time for my sister, but for my parents the first time that they met Isabella. Isabella enjoyed having so much family around and it seems like she is missing them. This morning she walked around the house and somehow seemed to be looking for them. We miss you all and hpe to see you soon again.

Below are some pictures from our visit.

Happy Birthday Isabella!

Yesterday we celebrated Isabella's first Birthday. It was great because my parents and my sister were able to visit and celebrate with us. First we opened all presents. As last Christmas she enjoyed opening the gifts and messing with the wrapping paper. She enjoyed all her great gifts and being the center of attention.

The highlight was eating or messing with her cake. We had to give her bath afterwards, because she was so messy.

See for yourself!

Another day outside

Today was just another wonderful day to stay outside. We all enjoyed the sun, the sound of the frogs and just everything. Look at the pictures.

Notice that tooth #7 is coming through!

I love dirt

Finally Spring has arrived which gave us a great opportunity to spent more time outside. Isabella had her first experience with dirt and grass. She enjoyed it a lot as you can see.

Isabella's favorite activities

Currently Isabella enjoys hanging out in the kitchen. She loves opening the cabinets and pull out whatever she finds. We let her play with the Tupperware, plastic bowls and pots and pans. The kitchen looks like a mess but she is having fun! Another fun activity is playing with paper. Making noise and tearing it apart. She also likes pushing things around, for examples chairs get pushed all over the kitchen. The bathroom is also a fun room. She likes pulling on the toilet paper roll.

Here are some pictures enjoying her activities.