Friends

Imaginary friends, that is. Isabel has lots of them these days. She holds their hands. Plays with them. Buckles them in their seat belts. Talks to them. Sleeps next to them. You name it, she does it. So I thought I would make a record of all the names of her friends that she has been throwing around lately.

Patty

Kaley

Deli

Simba

Big Bert

Zoey

Maddie

Elmo

I am told that this is really an oldest child thing to do. The only benefit to me that I have seen so far is that imaginary friend peer pressure really can work. "If you aren't going to (insert parental threatening phrase here) then Kaley is going to have to go home!" You'd be amazed how that actually works. She asks me to take pictures of them and is in fact playing with them right now, being quite bossy, I might add. I wonder how long these friends will be a part of our household?

From Isabel's Camera

Isabel was able to go on a road trip with her Mimi and Gramps to Albuquerque for her cousin Andrew's birthday this past weekend (sorry for the horribly composed sentence). I told Isabel to take some pictures with her camera so we could see the fun time she had. From what I understand, her eldest cousin, Ryan, hijacked the camera most of the time BUT he got some great shots. Here are some of my favorites.

 I love Isabel's face in this one.

 I really like that it looks like he is holding the doll in this one, you know, for perspective.

 There were quite a few of Mabel, I have a feeling she might have been an easy subject.

 Who doesn't love a picture of a cup?

 A close up of cute little Lucy.

 Here is another baby shot.

 I wonder if Gramps knew he was taking this one. If not, SURPRISE!

 Transformer.

Missionaries giving big smiles and thumbs up. If their mothers could see them now.

 President Monson.

And the photographer himself!

Great job, Ryan! We are so glad Isabel could go on a little adventure and spend time with some of her cousins! She had so much fun (and so did we!).