Isabella November 2008

Merry Christmas! It's hard to believe another year is over and the holidays are among us. This Christmas will be the first Christmas since John and I met, that we have not traveled to Kentucky for the holidays. Actually, this will be my first Christmas ever not being at "home". I'm so sad to not be able to be with my family (six brothers, all their kids and of course my Mommy) but because I'm not having to plan for the 9 hour drive, Christmas is taking on a whole new kind of magic this year. John and I decided that this is the year will Isabella will really start to remember the traditions we make and we want to make sure that she has wonderful Christmas memories of her childhood, just like our parents did for us. We can't wait to wake up at home on Christmas morning and watch our daughter take in all the magic of the day.

We hope that 2009 will bring another new addition to our family. I've been surprised to see how many people have requested we start a blog for our second adoption so even though I don't have the time to blog as well as this one, I am going to start one for our second child. I will email the link to everyone in my contacts list.

Isabella is doing wonderfully and she is such a joy to be around. She has quiet the sense of humor on her and it's amazing to watch her imagination take off. She has mastered potty training now and we are so glad to be done with diaper duty, at least until #2 comes along. Bella loves to dance, climb, and play any game you can dream up. She's a very tuff and physical girl and I'm thinking she will probably be very good at sports. She still loves animals in any shape or form and she has been begging us for many months now for a pet chameleon of all things. I think she changed to that when I explained to her why we can't have a pet alligator, but she is very persistent about the chameleon. We are not getting one! But it is funny how fixed on it she is. LOL She is super excited about getting a sibling so hopefully that will distract from the whole tropical lizard issue. :-)

Well, that's my little update for now. It's sad how infrequent my post are but you know how motherhood goes. No free time :-) I love you all!