WAYYYY over due!

I've completely slacked over the last few months. I've been procrastinating b/c the more time that goes by, the more of an overwhelming task it seems. I'll give a brief rundown of what's been going on since February.
March- Isla and I went to Texas to visit my family and friends there. It was an amazing trip! We got to spend plenty of time with everyone. Isla had a blast with my nephews! She had her first of three 1st birthday parties there. When we came back home, Jaggar and Michael's parents were already at our house waiting for us! We had a first birthday part for Isla several days after I got back. It was really a special time. Jag and my in laws were an amazing help with the party....Isla loved being around them. She had her party at the beach and ate her cake on a cliff over looking the ocean. It was very mellow and lasted all day. She was a trooper and even took her nap at the beach under a tree in her pack and play.

April-Michael, Isla, and I went to Indiana for a visit. It was SO nice to see everyone! My mom, dad, stepmom, brother, stepsisters, cousins, and aunts came in town to add to the party. I will start by saying that on my dad's side of the family the youngest children are 8 yrs. old and that I was the last girl thirty some odd years ago. My two aunts had all boys. Me....9 boys.....Isla. Needless to say it was nothing short of a ridiculous amount of attention that Isla received. She would toddle from room to room and literally like 14 people would all follow her and flash pictures of every blink, snot nose, smile, and tear that she had. She had a blast! We stayed at one set of my grandparents and spent a considerable amount of time with my other grandparents. There was sooooo much family time ....it was amazing. There were several family gatherings and I was overwhelmed by just being able to be with my family after not coming home for two and a half years that I got teary eyed on several occasions! It's really tough to be so far away....I can here you now... boohoo you live in MAUI! I know, I know....but I still miss people!!! We also went to one of my friends weddings. It was beautiful! I was able to see several friends but there were many more friends that I would have loved to spent more time with. We will make it happen next trip!

May- This month we went to a small very sparsely populated island called Lani to camp for Mother's day! This was our first camping trip since Isla was born! We went with some very dear friends of ours and their baby, Isla's best friend. The camp site was so nice with tables, trashcans, and bathrooms. It was a stones throw from this gorgeous beach too.
We also went to the Big Island this last weekend for another friends wedding! I was honored to be a bride's maid. It was so nice and we got to spend a lot of time with Jaggar too!!! He has grown so much. He is getting all A s and one B on his report card. He had a blast hanging out with us.

So there you have our last several months. As for the little miss....she has changed so much! She is now a full fledge walker! I call her the undoer. Everything I do...she undoes. I find my hairbrush in the kitchen, dirty utensils from the dishwasher in my bedroom, Michael's watch in her toy bin, etc. She likes to imitate everything you do too. The other day she pretended she was pouring sugar in her drink and stirring it right after I did it. She also has begun talking soooooo much! Her favorite word now is "outside." We here "outside" from the time she wakes up until we are putting her down....at least 50 times a day. She cries when we have to come back inside. She is saying up please, thank you, apple, avo (avocado), berries, banana, bath, eyes, nose, eat, drink, more, uppy daisy, NOOOO, Isla, mommy, daddy, jaggar, baby, flower, dog, cat, bird, bye bye, hello, hi, book, ball, baba, night night, mimi (her blanket), shoes, open, shut, up, down, bite, bubbles, and that's all I can think of off the top of my head. She repeats things you say all the time....like "honey dew" "good girl" and "happy birthday," but those are after you say them first. She will combine words too like "berries please" and "bye bye daddy." Her little personality is just shining right now too. She is sooooo excitable at times and you can do the dumbest thing and she just laughs and laughs. She flirts with people all the time....she'll smile and shrug a shoulder at you and blow kisses. She is constantly stopping people in the store to tell them "hello" or "hi." She won't really go to anyone tho except mommy, daddy, and her teacher. She tells us "bye bye" now as we drop her off at school and blows us kisses. We're really glad she likes her school so much. I guess that is about it for now! I'm fading quickly as it is my bed time. Lots of love to you all!!! I'll post pix on here tomarrow or soon! i'm too tired