Let it snow...huh?

Image taken January 27, 2011 with Nikon D3000

Today in Maryland, we have a forecast of snow. It's October. We should be wearing sweaters and trapsing through pumpkin patches. But alas, we have our shovels at the ready, movies lined up by the TV, and hot chocolate ready to brew.

Isabelle is so excited for snow! She's ready to go sledding now. Fortunately for us, she won't get a chance to sled in the bounties of this first "snow fall". It's gonna melt on contact, if it happens at all. Not so fortunate for her.

Ed & I were just assessing her winter clothes the other day to figure out what we need to find or buy. A snow suit is on the list but that's one of those things you just hate spending money on because you know, what if it doesn't snow? Well, considering we have snow in the forecast in OCTOBER, I think it's safe to go purchase a snowsuit. Maybe it will ward off the evil white stuff for the bulk of the next 4 months. We'll start at the consignment shops and emailing friends, and go from there.

Let it snow!

You'll poke your eye out

When I picked Isabelle up from school today, the teacher pulled me into the hallway and closed the door. Uh oh...

Turns out Isabelle was reading a book today and another kid was counting pumpkins on the page at the same time and Iz didn't like that so much, so she poked the kid in the eye. This led to a stint in the time-out chair so she could think about it, then she had to talk about it with the teacher, and obviously she had to apologize to the poor kid she poked.

At home, she gets no dessert for two nights, and we're just hoping this was a one-time thing.

So Grown Up

A lot of you family-member out-of-towners are going to see Isabelle very soon. Mom-Mom Su-Su and Pop-Pop Bill are coming to Maryland this weekend. Uncle Don is coming to visit in November (Aunt Susan will hopefully be able to visit in December). And then for Thanksgiving, we're going to see Grandpa Siler, Abuela Carmen, Aunt Jessie, Uncle Luis, Aunt Tashi, and Cousin Nafet for a very nice long 12-day vacation!

Y'all in Maryland get to see Iz a little more often, but Ed & I had to sit back, take notice, and sigh in disbelief tonight at how old? mature? grown-up? all-of-the-above? our little Isabelle is becoming! Maybe it's the new big girl school? Maybe it's just the fact that she's turning four? Maybe it's because we've been watching baby videos of her lately which make my heart melt into puddles?

But you really do have to see her. And talk to her. She ain't the same kid you last interacted with. Call her sometime. She answers the house phone now (yea, really). And she's just all of a sudden a big kid. I can't put it into words and it's driving us crazy.

Anyway, sorry, I'm just being nostalgic. My little brother and my sister-in-law are about to have a baby next month and they will be embarking on a great journey. A scary journey. But so worth the trip.