A tall chap.

Wendell had a well-child visit this week. His measurements are as follows.
Head: 40 cm. --50th percentile
Height: 24 3/4 inches --93%
Weight: 12 lb. 13 oz. --52%

He's lost some weight though, I'm sure from being sick. Had you heard Isabelle, Wendell and Richard have been sick? How sick? Fever, cough, throwing up (not Richard), conjestion. Isabelle had a really runny nose. So sad! It was a hard couple weeks. They're getting better now though, thankfully.

I also wanted to mention about the picture of Isabelle making cookies. I wish I'd have gotten more pictures of the beautiful mess I let her make (I'm pretty proud of myself), but our batteries died.

When the cookies were in baking, I excitedly said to Isabelle, "Can you smell the cookies??" She walked over to the oven, put her nose to the glass and inhaled deeply. So obedient. It was really funny.

Wendellino

(Pictures appear in reverse-chronological order.)









Making cookies.

Vet school friends over for breakfast and belated Christmas gift exchange.

The Turn of the Year

Time to put away Christmas decorations (early January)...
[I finally am able to make a minute to try and update a little. (Just to clarify so you don't think we just took down our decorations in February- right before this was written!)]

Richard had gone without shaving :) so I forced him to let me take pictures.

Bringin' in the new year right- Marinelli's and EGG NOG.

"So are you up for a rousing game of midevial warfare??" -My dad, hyped up for a round of SHADOWS OVER CAMELOT!

Saying bye :(

Love you, Grandma and Grandpa Shipp!

Isabelle's Birthday

Isabelle turned 2 on Jan. 16. We were able to web cam with Shipp Grandparents and Brooksby Grandparents and Aunt Christina. That was fun. One of the birthday presents we got pictures of was the dress up clothes from Granparents Brooksby.

Because Wendell was still so new, we didn't have a lot of people over for a party, but we did have the Gambles over for cake. Here's Belle opening a present from one of her favorite friends, Will.

Will's little bro, Dixon.

One of Belle's fave songs now is the Birthday song.

Cake is a rareity in the Brooksby home. Isabelle started to call the birthday cake "Happy Cake." Pretty cute.

Isabelle's first time pooping in the toilet (she asked to)- right on her birthday.

I can't belive she's 2 already!