The almost finished swingset

Uncle T.J. flew in for a visit! He has been living in Las Vegas for a year and plans to stay there for one more year. We miss him!!! I teased him incessantly about the goofy grin on his face so I just HAD to post it! Sorry, big un, but little sisters can be so mean!
Check out little mama's curls! Alot of people have said how much she looks like her uncle and I didn't really see it until this pic. Check them out. I see it right around their eyes.

Sweetie pie playing on her swingset. She loves it!

My favorite picture of her, EVER!!!

Now that's one huge bubble butt!!! She loves the rock wall climb.

Can you tell she's loving her new toy???

Ok, well this swingset has been in the works for a few months now. It came in 3 boxes. Every single little wood piece had to be assembled down to the slats on the roof. All Papaw has to install now is the slide and the steering wheel.

I just had to throw this one in. LOVE her little ladybug dress! Can you tell I'm obsessed with ladybugs? She is going to be a ladybug for Halloween and she has lots of ladybug outfits. This is my favorite.

A Weekend Getaway

Papaw, Nana, Mommy and Bells took off on a weekend getaway. See the little munchkin giving "fugars" to the scarecrow??? Not to worry, I sanitized her lips after she was done!
The infamous shoulder shrug...

Wearing her "gockey". (That's what she calls a monkey)

Hand in hand...too sweet

Lovin this smile!

Bells and Papaw on Mt. Magazine

Our little friend that hung out with us for awhile.

Posing

Love it

She's got her ba-ba, Blue's Clues DVD and her blankie...she's ready to roll!

At Petit Jean

She loves being on Mommy's shoulders

Bells and Nana at Mt. Nebo State Park

Bells outside of the lodge on Mt. Magazine

Loving this face..

Walking outside of the lodge

The lodge on Mt. Magazine

Extreme close up...

Look who grew a ponytail!!!

Ok, so Nana was kind of stretching the hair, but she FINALLY got it into a ponytail! My child was born with a head full of jet black hair but of course she lost most of it. She has never had a bald day in her life but it used to be just a wee bit sparse! Now, especially in the last few months, Bells' hair has started growing almost as fast as her unibrow has grown! Check it out.
See??? The top part of her hair isn't quite in that ponytail holder but it's close!
And a view from the other side...
She was enjoying some sour cream and onion potato chips (I know....extremely healthy foods for a toddler), hence the green flakes on her face.
Bells took a nap and the ponytail was no more. Here she is turning over one of her musical standing toys. It makes for a handy chair when she is tired of standing!

Bella meets Charley and being a jaybird

I suppose it's time for Bella's inheritance. I, being of somewhat sound mind and flabby body, do hereby will my beloved Charley to my daughter, Isabella. My grandmother gave me that monkey on my second Christmas. I was 14 months old. And how old is my daughter?? You guessed it!!! 14 months old. That was purely a cowinkydink. Poor Charley has been put through the wringer. I carried that monkey around for years! She used to have a pretty blue dress. That has gotten lost or thrown away through the years. I chewed her fingers incessantly, hence the black electrical tape on her hand to keep the beans in her! And just who was chewing those same fingers tonight? Yup, my sunshine!!! I know I should have washed Charley but I'm afraid she will fall apart in the washer! I may spot clean her and take her to Build-A-Bear to remove the beans and stuff her. And that electrical tape??? Gotta go! Bells absolutely loves her!
Hey, Mommy, why didn't you give her to me sooner???
And here is the jaybird about to take her bath. Get her naked and she runs from you!!! See that birthmark on her right buttcheek??? ALL them Fontana babies have 'em!
Can you read a book to me now??? After your bath, sweet pea, as always...

First Attempt At the Pumpkin Patch This Year

Ok so the Belle-Belle has been sick and has not been out of the house in about a week. I thought she was getting cabin fever....apparently I was wrong! As long as she was walking around the pumpkin patch she was just peachy....but don't you dare try to get her to sit and pose for a picture! See what I mean???
This was when we first got there. She was trying to rip the nose off of that poor little scarecrow.

Ugh, Mom, I don't want to sit here!!!
Here is Miss Temper trying to throw the pumpkin out of her lap.
Here she is pointing to a pumpkin that looked like it has warts all over it. Leave it to my kid to pick out an ugly one!!!
And now check out this expression...Doesn't she look thrilled to be there?
Oh well, so for now, the perfect picture for the Halloween card still eludes us. Guess we will have to make another trip to the patch when she is in a better mood!

Bella Learning To Walk

Bella just took off one day!!! It only took her 14 and 1/2 months to do it. It is so strange to me to see her walking. Life as I know it has forever changed!

Random Ones

Ooh, shoes are YUMMY!!!
Look at those pearly whites
In her hunter's orange
Bella goes to work with Mommy. A future nurse??? As Alex said, she only works for the candy!!!
Remember that swingset Papaw was working on so long ago? Well, he's ALMOST finished!!! Okay, I said almost. He still has to add the slide, the rock wall, the cafe and the window planter. Did I say almost?

Dinnertime Fun

My baby LOVES spaghetti!!! She has it at least once a week. Here are a few pics from tonight.
I'm thinking...I'm thinking...
The most beautiful smile...
After that big of a mess, it was definitely bath time!!!
This is how she holds her hands when she says "mine".
What are you lookin' at?