One?!?

Sweet Izabelle is One!!  I cannot even believe this.  It really seems like this year has flown by!  I know everyone says that, but really....how is this possible?  It is hard to believe that a year ago my sweet baby was born nearly 5 weeks early.  A few days at DeVos Children's hospital on C-Pap and learning to eat and here we are!  Amazing. 

 Izabelle LOVES...we are talking big puffy heart here, folks....birds.  She says birdie, she signs birdie she adores birdies.  So what better than a birdie party, right?  Bird house goodie boxes, a bird in a cage...that my wonderful hubby fashioned out of an ice cream bucket lid and telephone wire...and stuffed birdies I made from my fabric scraps.  This party was CHEAP!  (cheep cheep?) I even had the perfect fabric for table coverings in my hoard...I mean bountiful tub of flannel.  Such a fun day celebrating our girl!

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 To this:  I am sooo in love with this sweet sweet baby girl!  So thankful to God everyday for our little miracle!  We love you Izabelle Lynn!

Happiness--A kiddo update

 Sweet Izabelle!  She LOVES to stand at the window and watch the birds.  She adores birds.  Listens for them when outside, watches their every move, even signs and says bird.  I am in the process of planning her FIRST (I cannot believe this) birthday party. It will have the theme...you guessed it...birds!  She is such a joy to our hearts!  She makes me want 15 kids!  We are so blessed by her happy spirit and joyfulness.  She is always good for a smile and gives the greatest hugs.  Nothing makes you smile like her blown kisses either!

 The boy!  All boy! He loves everything superhero, guns, dragons, and his new found love is soccer.  He is very proud of his soccer shoes and declares they are the fastest shoes ever!  He is learning to read.  Andrew loves nature.  He is becoming more like Daddy every day in every way. Right down to his sense of humor.  This boy is funny!  He makes us laugh all the time. We recently discovered that Andrew cannot tolerate food coloring.  In his own words "it makes me grumpy." We arent' sure exactly what that means, but we do know that when he has dye, he is out of control and his behavior is atrocious! Since figuring this all out, life with Andrew has become very pleasant!  He is a well mannered boy who ADORES his baby sister!

Then there is Miss Marianne.  Marianne prefers to be called Annie most of the time.  The name truly fits her.  She is a bundle of laughs!  She likes to laugh, likes to giggle, and likes to make others laugh too! She has a very sensitive spirit which is usually a good thing. Annie lives to color!  She will color anything...literally!  She also likes to cook with Mommy in the kitchen.  She is getting to be quite helpful!  She also loves her TaeKwonDo lessons each week.  She is getting stronger and faster!  Her coordination will come along eventually. (ha ha!) Annie is our little cuddler.  She is often found on a lap or as close to you as she can get. 

So there it is...an update...finally.  With pictures.  You are welcome (and you know who you are.) I quite facebook recently...so maybe I will begin to have more time for the blog.  I would love to start posting recipes and creative, inexpensive, healthy meals.  We'll see.  Life does happen at the Bush house.