isabella has discovered what a great climber she is. after attempting emma's little chair the other day, i found her a few days later sitting in her little activity table. i also caught her standing on emma's little stool in the bathroom . . . i haven't caught that on film yet.
she's still not fully walking, but she is taking more and more steps. i was able to get a picture of her taking a few the other day.
it was so funny and cute . . . she had set up several of her animals and had given them all a "treat" as emma explained to me. (the treat was a stacking cup from the bath filled with some of her hair bows!) and, i'm not sure if you can tell or not, but several of the animals have some of her headbands on . . . she got them all dressed up for the tea party. it was adorable!
emma has been taking ballet and tap this year. and yesterday was her dance recital. the girls were so cute. here are a few pictures of her in her "princess dress" and at the recital.
we recently had isabella dedicated at our church's baby dedication, which is where we as parents share that we will raise her to know God. we had participated in baby dedication with emma as well. the church had changed the service from what it had been when we went through it with emma, including some homework and messages we had to listen to before attending the dedication. 
tom and i discussed five values we want to instill in isabella and two habits we would institute in order to instill those values in her. we got to share the values with our friends and family who joined us for the dedication. there was also a message, which basically reminded us to cherish these years with our little ones as it goes so fast . . . yes, fast is true. i still can't believe that isabella is one already! anyways, it was a fun and very meaningful celebration.
