snow!

It snowed in Minnesota today. A lot! Isla didn't quite know what to think of it. She didn't try to eat it and was a little afraid to touch it. Well, now that we are back in Minnesota she'll have to get used to it!!

Halloween!

Here are some pictures of our bumble bee! She had a great Halloween especially since Grandma and Grandpa were here! On Saturday we went to Gale Woods Farm for their Halloween event. We went on a horse-drawn hayride that Isla loved! She also got to see the cow, chickens and sheep again. Grandpa especially loved seeing that sheep with Isla.

Then on Sunday we went to one of my partner's houses in Waconia and went trick or treating. We went to 4 houses! She did great although she didn't really understand that when they open the door you aren't supposed to go into the house!

Snoring

This is so funny I wish it came out better in the video. Basically Mark is sleeping on the couch and snoring. Every time he snores Isla makes this hilarious noise in an attempt to copy his snoring noise. And she is totally serious about it. I just about died laughing when I first heard her do it. I think if you have your volume on high you can hear Mark snoring but it's pretty distant so in the second video I make a snoring noise and she copies that too! SO FUNNY!

mommy's shoes

She is determined!

purse

Watch her put on her "lipstick!" So cute!

Baby dolls

She is also really into her baby dolls. She likes to feed them, give them bottles, and put them in their (her) high chair. She also kisses them...mwah!

Shoes

Isla is saying two words now. No and shoe! She is really into shoes. Her shoes, mommy's dress shoes, daddy's slippers...any kind!

Grandma Edie's 95 birthday!

We had a great time this past weekend celebrating Edie's 95th birthday! It was so much fun to hear her stories about growing up in the country and going to school in a one room school house. It was also fun to have all of the cousins and second cousins together. Quite a party!

The pictures below are a representation of what it is like to take pictures of Isla right now. Basically impossible. She is so quick and has no patience for pictures. She is into running and still sticking everything possible from the ground or floor into her mouth!


Isla had her 15 month check and she is still 95% for height, 93% for weight and 100% for head size! So basically there are no other babies in this country with heads bigger than hers! It is all of those brains! She is doing well at daycare and today for the first time she had no problem leaving me and went right to Josie. It is always hard to leave her in the morning when she is crying, so that made my day!

First day of day-care!!

Isla's first day at daycare today! We decided to go with a home daycare since it was a little more personal and more flexible with our unpredictable hours. Josie is the woman's name and she has three kids of her own. Two are in school half day and the little one Ryan is about Isla's age. Josie has lots of awesome toys at her house that Isla loves. I think Josie will do a good job of doing activities and some toddler teaching with her. She gives us a sheet each day of things Isla does, what she eats, etc. Apparently today Isla did an apple painting project! I'm curious to see what that looks like!
Of course dropping her off today was much harder on me than on her! I cried like a baby but my baby just ran out of my arms to the toys. I guess she did really well and took a good nap.
On another good note I did my first operation today as a real surgeon! Woo hoo! Feels good to not be a resident anymore!

Summer 2010

What a wonderful summer we had. This was the first summer since medical school that I had the summer off! We did so many things and saw so many good friends and family. IT IS GOOD TO BE BACK IN MINNESOTA!! I feel so thankful that I had some real, solid time with Isla before starting my career. I think it was important for both of us and I will always remember and cherish this time that we had to bond.
Highlights of the summer....
*New Orleans where Mark received his FAGD award!
*Lynch family reunion
*Seeing my cousin Christa and her baby Anna
*Going to the pool almost everyday and getting Isla used to the water
*Enjoying the lake with my friends
*Taking Isla to the park almost everyday for "baby swings!"
*Rhonda's wedding
*Golfing twice with my husband (18 holes each!)
*Celebrating our 4 year anniversary!
*Taking and passing my board exam!
*Going to the state fair

Tomorrow I start what I feel like is a new chapter in my life. Finally my career is beginning after a lot of hard work and training. I look forward with so much excitement the next years of our lives together. Hopefully there will be more babies, laughs and joy! Of course I realize there will also be sweat and tears but it is all part of life and I am so BLESSED! Thank you to God and our families for supporting us the last 5 years.