At least she listens...

I know Isabella takes in what I say because she puts it right back out there to me!

"Just HOLD your horses Mommy!"

"My Grandma is your Mommy and she can put you in time out"

$Money$

Isabella holding 4 quarters and 1 dime she just took off Justin's desk:

"Mommy, you want Daddy's money?"

Justin laughed so hard as he said "She already has it...for a long time."

Week of September 12

With regard to her new DOCTOR kit

"Mommy, you be the kid and I will be the doctor."

"I'm Dr. Grizzly (Berenstain Bears) and you are the sister (bear)."

"I need my doctor kit cause I'm going to be a doctor."

With regard to my wine tasting

Isabella:  "Where are you going Mommy?"

Me: " A party"

Isabella:  (UPSET) "you are going to a birthday party without me?"

Me:  "No, it's a wine party, I'm going to taste wine."

Isabella:  "But you don't like whining."

*She's correct...BUT I do LOVE WINE!!!

When I was tucking her in for her nap


"Mommy, keep your hands to yourself"

With regard to my clothes

"Mommy, you have to share your clothes with me, it's the rule!  If you don't share your clothes with me you have to go to time out."

The Latest From Isabella

*This is a duplicate post from Keeping Up With the Kirschners blog*

Me:  Who's a princess?

Isabella:  Not meeeee, I'm just a girl

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Me:  Someone was a good girl today (in a singing voice)

Isabella:  Yeah...it was you (in a singing voice)

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Isabella:  You can't tell me no, it's bad manners

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Anytime she says something that is hysterically funny and we start laughing:

Isabella: STOP LAUGHING AT ME

*She doesn't realize how funny she is just yet but she really has the Howley wit in her genes for sure and I'm so thankful for that!

At the Doctor

Today at the doctor we ended up waiting in the little room for about 45 minutes which was so ridiculous since there was only one other family in there.  I was relieved Isabella was in such great spirits, she played made up games with her hands, sang songs and did really well at entertaining herself.  She did say two funny things during our wait

"Mommy, I have something in my pants, you have an extra pair of panties in the car for me, right?" She had the most freaked out look on her face when she said this...I think she thought she just had some gas but it was something more.   LOL

"Mom, I can't wait for the doctor FOREVER"....I wonder where she heard that.