Isabella is 3 Years Old!!

I can't believe that my little girl is already 3 years old. Time has passed so quickly. We have just finished our birthday extravaganza weekend. On Friday we had some of her cousins come over to have a pajama party and spend the night. On Saturday we had her friends over for a party, and Sunday we brought goodies to church to celebrate with her nursery class. It was so much fun, but I'm glad it's over. This was my first official kid party that I've done and I have to say that it's a lot of work. I think I might size it down for next year. We'll see. It seems that whenever a big project comes along I say, I'll never do anything like that again." As time passes I tend to want to get wrapped up in the similar activities that I said I wouldn't do again. I don't know, we'll see how I feel in a year I guess.
Isabella has had such a fun time. She gets super excited and runs around the house making "lalalalala" sounds and singing jingle bells and other Christmas songs. This is what she does when she gets excited. Isabella loves Tinker Bell, Spaghetti, twirling in dresses, playing with dolls (barbie and polly pocket-type dolls). She is also into playing doctor. She always wants people to take medicine and receive a blessing. It's cute watching her play by herself and with her friends. I love listening in on kid conversations. It's refreshing and fun. Life is so full of magic when you're young! I catch glimpses of that magic as I watch children experience life. There is nothing like being a parent. Sure, there it's a lot of hard work. Sometimes I want to pull my hair out and scream! But I have to say, that the rewards of parenthood out way the challenges by FAR. I love my children. They are so fun....I want more!Ha!
Luke turned 9 months old on the 9th of March. He is SO happy all the time. I love to hear him laugh. Consequently, I find myself trying everything in the book to make him laugh. some of my tactics range from tickling to peek-a-boo to dancing, to just about anything to get a laugh out of him. Lucky for me, I don't have to try very hard. He's very willing to oblige me with a giggle. He doesn't have any teeth yet, but is cruising around the furniture and can stand for a few seconds on his own. Pretty soon we'll have a walker on our hands. Isabella started walking at the end of 8 months. I'm grateful that Luke is a late bloomer. It saves me a lot of running around.
Josh has been having a lot of pain for a couple of months now. We didn't know exactly what was causing his pain or where it was stemming from. All we knew was that it was painful for him to walk, sit, run sleep, you name it. He's been to chiropractors and they don't seem to be helping. I finally scheduled a doctor's appointment for him. On the day of the appointment his doctor scheduled an emergency MRI for that same day. As it turns out, Josh has a herniated disc that is pinching a nerve. This is causing him to have no functioning control over his left leg. Scary huh? He has been given pain killers and some oral cortisone. This Friday he is scheduled for back surgery. We are all hoping that this surgery will finally fix the problems he has been having. I wanted to thank everyone for being so helpful and supportive to Josh and our whole family. We appreciate your prayers and concern for his well being.
Nothings new with me. I am still the Laurels advisor in our ward and I still babysit kids during the day. Life is so full of ups and downs. I like it that way. Otherwise it would be really boring right? Well, Thanks for reading and I'll keep you all posted.....when I eventually get around to another blog post. Sorry, I know I don't post as often as I should. I kind of have a love-hate relationship with my blog. Bye for now.....

Happy Birthday Phone Call From Grandma & Grandpa Draper:


Grandma & Papa Poyfair's Birthday Card:


Happy Birthday Cake:


Opening Gift From Grandma & Grandpa Draper: