Snail Boy

I have no idea where Isaac got this idea but it sure was funny when he came crawling over to me with the Bumbo on his bum saying "Look mom I'm a snail" What a creative and funny little boy.

Potty Training

We are officially potty training Isaac! He has been in underwear since the 8th of January. The first day was a disaster. Isaac wet through every pair of underwear and pants we had no matter how many times we took him to the potty. The second day was much better with only one accident and the rest of the week followed with one accident a day. After the second week we were accident free, even at church and at the store. He is even taking his naps in his big boy underwear. The third week has gotten even better, Isaac now tells us when he needs to go and has no problem going number 2 or as he likes to call it snakes in toilet. Now all we need is to have him be able to do it all by himself and not need any help getting on and off the toilet or getting his pants up and down.

Home for Sale

Many of you know that Reuben will be graduating from Law School this May and we will be moving to Seattle, WA were Reuben has accepted a job as an Attorney for Lane Powell. HOORAY! But before all that can happen we need to sell our home here in Iowa. So I am officially announcing that as of tomorrow our home is FOR SALE. If you are interested or know of someone looking for a wonderful home in Iowa please check our website at
http://www.7108thave.blogspot.com

Blue Eyes

Isabella has the bluest eyes and my camera never seems to show that in the pictures I take! But yesterday the light in the kitchen must have been just right so here are a few pictures of Isabella's blue eyes.

Six Months

Isabella Lynn Ortega @ 6 months
Height: 26 1/8 in. 75%
Weight: 16 1/2 55%
Head: 16 7/8 70%

Isabella turned six months yesterday!!! Time really has gone by so fast. She has learned a few new things since her last checkup. She can now rollover both ways and love to roll around on the ground playing with her toys. She is also sitting up by herself but still falls over quit a bit. She loves food and always wants to eat what we are eating. We love her chubby cheeks, crazy hair and big grin!

Working Hard

Since we have been back from Christmas break we have been trying to finish some home projects so we can put our house on the market for sale. Our goal was to have everything done by next week and so far I have been very impressed with what we have accomplished. First thing on our list to get done was our back door. If you remember we use to have old broken tile in front of our back door. Well not any more! We tore out the old stuff and put in new vinyl flooring. We also fixed the corner wall and added some molding( you will understand when you look at the pictures). We also got rid of our hideous wooden mailbox and put up a new light fixture above our front door. Now all we have left is painting and cleaning our carpets and we will be all done! So if any of you want to buy a super cute home in Iowa ours will be for sale next week.
Before and After

Our new mailbox

New molding

Family Collage

Last Christmas Update

Its just not Christmas without family pictures in our new Church clothes. Thanks Grandma Ortega, Isaac and Isabella could not have looked more adorable.



Isaac holding the candy cane

Isabella wanting the candy cane

Isabella in aw with the candy cane

Christmas Catch Up #2

After Christmas in Rexburg we went to see my family for a late second Christmas and to celebrate New Years. We had tons of fun hanging out with family and staying up way to late! Isaac loved playing with all his cousins and seeing Grandma and Grandpa Koyle.

Grandpa pulling Isaac on the sled

Riding with Daddy

Grandpa ans Isaac all bundled up outside

Uncle Wyatt playing in the huge snow drift in front of the shed

Christmas with the whole family

Christmas Catch Up

Sorry for the lack of posting we have been in Idaho visiting family for the holidays. We are now back home in Iowa and have a ton of catching up to do and even more pictures to share! First we were in Rexburg, Idaho with Reuben's family. We had a ton of fun with Grandma and Grandpa. We saw lots of friends and had a wonderful Christmas.

Isaac pushing snow with Grandpa Ortega

Christmas morning with his new fire truck

Isabella in her new hat playing with toys

Grandpa Ortega and Isabella

Tons of snow Christmas morning