Funny Quotes

The girls just after watching the Irish dancers at the Greek Food Fest


Gabi's crown of flowers from the Greek Food Fest
Gabi told me this story while we were riding in the car: "Before Bella was here, God had her. When I was little, we didn't have a baby sister, so God gave us Bella because we needed her." So sweet!


Crossing the bridge at Cock of the Walk


Bella with Lola and Lolo


Lola preventing Bella from diving
One day, Bella was telling me to do something that I was not going to do. She adopted a stern voice, pointed her finger at me, and said, "Un. Do. Do." She was trying to count to three like I do. It was adorable and hilarious!


Bella enjoying a drink during the Trout Fishing concert at Riverfest


Bella carrying her water bottle
(day 2 at Riverfest)


Gabi's Riverfest art
(She painted a windmill on her fan.)


Exploring downtown during Riverfest


Still happy and still at Riverfest after dark
Our family took a wonderful weekend vacation to Big Cedar Lodge. While we were there, Annabelle cut her fourth molar overnight, keeping us all up and ensuring that we returned home sleep deprived. Poor baby; I didn't even have any Tylenol for her.


Gabi riding the carousel at the zoo
On the way home from vacation, the girls had Teddy Grahams after lunch. Bella called them "cracker bears," which prompted Gabi to make a comment about Cracker Barrel (she's into intentional puns these days). Bella eats quickly and finished hers before Gabi. She then requested to have more, and Gabi kindly shared a few. Bella continued to ask for more, so I told her that Bella's crackers were all gone, and those were Gabi's crackers. Bella nodded and said, "Gabi cracker. Bella mouth" (pointing to the crackers and then to her mouth).


Gabi, Kathryn, and Anna Grace in the dressing room before their dance recital


Flowers from Lolo after Gabi's recital


Ninang, Cousin Steven, and Ninong came to watch Gabi dance on the big stage


Lolo took our family portrait outside the Robinson
Several times a day, Bella will say, "Shoes on. Open door. Go ride in the car!" She'll even bring each of us a pair of shoes when she tells us to put our shoes on. When we drive over a bump in the road or down a big hill, she exclaims, "Boom!" or "Whee!" This is much more pleasant than her infant days when she hated the car and screamed whenever I strapped her in the carseat.