Lake Tippy...

Bridget & Izzy girl
Aunt Nancy pulling Iz in the Lego wagon
Aunt Nance & big Joe
On the verge of crawling
Tubing with Maggie
Enjoying lake time sans bambinos
Izzy's first turtle

Exploring baby Grace
An evening snug with daddy

The last two days Mike, Izzy and I spent on Lake Tippecanoe with the Tynans. Nancy & Joe offered up yet another great visit with warm hospitality. Sam, Bridget, Luke, Maggie and Grace were at Tippy for a week, visiting from Omaha. We NEVER miss a moment to spend time with them. Izzy had so much fun watching the babes and playing with big kids. The adults enjoyed catching up and boat time! Our visit was too short this year...but we managed to get quality time in - enough to last us until our next visit with them!!!

Start of a great 4th of July...

Driving the boat with Grandpa Berger
Snuggling with Grandpa Bob
So studious. Doesn't she look like Chicken Little?

Grandma Laura

She truly is the happiest baby!!!
A Gerber Biter Biscuit gone wrong...

Family photo
Relaxing in the shade
Her first bikini

The first few days of our 5 day weekend have been so much fun already!

Izzy usually sleeps about 12-14 hours each night and takes 2 naps of about an hour each. But at the lake...she's sleeping 14 hours at night AND taking 2 to 3 hour naps twice a day!!! Yesterday we tried rousing her from a nap so we could meet some family on the boat - we patted her back, rolled her over, talked to her...to no avail. That nap ended up being 3.5 hours long. Seriously. The next nap of the day we literally woke her up after 2 hours, as we were late for dinner. We counted - she was only awake for 6 hours the entire day. I guess Izzy really likes to relax on vacation!!


We have been on lots of boat rides - and we are LOVING a shower gift my mom's friend gave us; a shade/canopy/sun-blocker. Izzy sits on the floor of the boat under the shade and plays & eats her cheerios. It's just too perfect!!!


Both nights have been filled with many, many fireworks. But again, Izzy girl is sleeping right through those. She's not letting anything come in the way of her beauty rest!


We are headed over to Lake Tippy tomorrow for a few days with our best friends, the Tynans. More pictures to come...


And happy 4th of July!!!

Aqua Babes!!!

Video!!!!

Izzy happy as a clam!
Kicking the ball...
Kicking the water...
Crawling across the lime slice...

Tonight was our first Aqua Babe class at the Riverview Hospital Rehab Center in Carmel. The pool there is 85 degrees...which is VERY warm and the babes just love it. Mike and I were a bit nervous of the time of the class (6-7pm), as it falls right around the time Izzy goes to bed each night. But this little fish was a trooper - she laughed and played and socialized the entire hour!

We learned lots of new songs and many new "tricks" that we can do in the water with Izzy girl. Izzy swam on her belly, floated on her back, floated on a noodle (to help her learn balance), reached underwater for ring toys, "jumped" off the side of the pool & went under, and was dunked underwater more times than I could count! My favorite of the class...she was passed underwater THROUGH a hoola hoop!!! My heart nearly skipped a beat when the teacher said what the next activity was...and Mike immediately looked at me and smiled, as he knew this would cause me some anxiety. But luckily for him, I was on the pool deck and couldn't intervene. Izzy gracefully swam through the hoop several times....and loved every minute of it!!!

I can't wait for next week...and you better believe I'm getting in the water with her next time!!!

Relaxing weekend at home...

Katie & Rick (and Rem Dog) babysat for Iz
Izzy rolling ALL over
Pool time fun
I had a three day weekend...with minimal plans. So this meant lots of fun play time with Izzy!!! Friday we woke up and played all day (it was rainy). Izzy is quite the rolly-poly! She is rolling everywhere these days. Apparently, Mike did a lot of rolling - never crawled - just rolled then creeped/walked. Looks like Izzy is following in Mike's path. She did, however, start to push herself backwards. She gets on all fours and pushes back...so she's in reverse. Can't quite get her moving forward...but so be it!

Saturday and Sunday we were able to go on some long walks and runs in her jogger. And we also hit the pool both days, as well! Saturday night the Falciones came over to watch Izzy so we could enjoy a night out (see post below).

We are excited for a 5 day weekend at the lake for the 4th of July!!!

Funster Weekend

Kelly, Molly, Maggie & Brandi
Mike & Clay
This weekend was the kickoff of the Funster weekends!!! There are 4 couples that each plan a different weekend adventure. The first event was planned by Clay & Maggie and was a concert: Joe Cocker & Steve Miller Band. We tailgated with delicious food (thank you Mags!!!) and ventured into the concert on a beautiful Saturday evening. We thought we'd be be the youngest people there...but boy, were we wrong! It was quite a young crowd...and it was SO MUCH FUN!!! We did lots of dancing and singing...and had a blast. Looking forward to the next Funster weekend!!!

Lake weekend...

Izzy girl enjoying the water
Swimming with daddy & Ellie
Hanging with Grandma & Grandpa

Playing on the boat

Izzy's 1st big girl bath
Playin' in the tub
Headed out for an early walk!

Last weekend we drove up to the lake to enjoy the beautiful summer weather that is finally here! We played in the water, went on boat rides, took our first "real" bath and went on walks. We had a great time and look forward to heading back up for the 4th of July!!!

Happy Father's Day!

Daddy

Grandpa Keel
Grandpa McCulloch
Grandpa Berger

Happy Father's Day to all our dads!!!

Mike's first Father's Day started at 5:30 am - he fed Izzy her morning bottle. And Izzy thanked him by vomitting all over him. Literally, all over him. I took over from there. Poor guy.

Izzy is a lucky little girl to have such a loving, smart, witty, & FUN dad. And I'm lucky enough to be married to him :)

8 months old...

It's hard to believe that Izzy is 8 months old today. Seems like yesterday I as 8 months pregnant! Anyway, we've been trying to hit up the pool as much as we can this week...until all the bad weather hit (tornados, flooding, storms, etc.). Izzy is much more acclimated to the water now, especially with Mike swimming with her all over the pool. Mike is bound and determined to dunk her under, saying that babies know what to do - hold their breath. I don't agree. At all. Waiting to take the classes so the instructor can tell us what to do. I'm in no rush to see my baby under water. No thanks. In the meantime, I'm happy watching her grow and be the adorable 8 month old that she is!

**Sunday update...I talked to my mom last night and she walked me through how to "dunk" Izzy under the water. Mom said I was under the water at 3 months old...going through hoola hoops under water. So we tried it. Not the hoola hoop. But the under water pass from Mike to me. Izzy was a trooper...she did just fine. Then she tried out her new floaty (see Ladybug above) and she was in heaven!! She's become quite the regular at the pool :) Sportin' her new suit...

Weekend at the pool...

Jaime, Luke, Iz & Kelly
Luke & Jaim
Iz & Mike
So big
Jeremy & Luke
Learning to be on back in water

This weekend we joined our neighborhood pool...which is just a few short blocks from our house (walking distance!!!). We spent a few hours each day there, acclimating Izzy to the water. The first day we just hung out in the kiddie pool...then graduated up to the big pool today. She much preferred the big pool, as she could be held closely and face-to-face. Sunday our friends, the Fellers, joined us for a swim...it was so much fun to see the kiddos in the water together! Both Jeremy & Mike were collegiate swimmers...so we are, of course, expecting our bambinos to be little minnows. It's just a little early yet :)

Teeth!!!

I forgot to mention that Izzy has TWO TEETH!!! She was having a hard time falling asleep Saturday night...irritable and restless. My sister, being the baby expert that she is, said she must be teething. We gave her a healthy dose of Tylenol and she was out for the night. Sunday at the pool, Izzy was playing with/chewing on the clear plastic lid for her bottle...and I saw two white nubbs through the lid while it was in her mouth. I was so excited - I immediately lowered her jaw & lip to view the tops of two teeth peeking through her lower gums!!! It was monumental for no one except me. Fellow pool patrons probably thought I was crazy. Such is the life of a mom...the daily discovery of new tricks & traits.

It feels like she has been teething for weeks; thank goodness they are finally here! I cannot wait until they are fully in and shine through her big smile :) Pics to come soon.