NEW BLOG

Miles and I have a new blog:

TWO LITTLE HOGLUNDS
http://twolittlehoglunds.blogspot.com

Hope to see you there soon!

Love
Isabella

My Favorties

july 2006

july 2007

july 2008

july 2009
Since I am now 3 I thought it would be a good idea to share some of my favorite things with everyone.

Color - Green

Song - Here Comes the Sun

Book - any library book, my prayer book

Blanket - Tinkerbell and green one I have had since I was a baby

Food - Mac & Cheese

Snack - any Stacker (fish, pretzels, granola bars)

Clothes - anything that I pick out on my own and who cares if it matches

Places to go - the jumping place and Orange Beach

Craft project - any project especially one that includes cutting and coloring

Activity - doing everything on my own

Game - tea party

Movie - Finding Nemo

Saying - you want a piece of me? and kalee jo bababanks

Lemonade + Freezer = Popsicle

Since the weather started to get hot Momma said it was time to make popsicles. I thought that once we put them in the freezer they would be ready to eat. However I was wrong, I had to wait until after my nap to enjoy my popsicle. At first it was a little too cold to eat but in time it started to cool down. I enjoyed every last bite!

My LOVES for MILES

Petite Ya-ya's

In case you have not had the pleasure of reading the Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya Sisterhood let me tell you my Momma and Mrs. Julie have read it. Before kids they were so into this book they made up names for each other. Momma is Queen of the LB and Mrs. Julie is Mistress of Thought and now that they both have kids we are the Petite Ya-ya's. Momma had not seen the Mistress of Thought since before I was born. So this was a monumental occasions. I had so much fun playing with Sophia, Eliza (Miz Liza) and Maya at Nana's house. Of course I had to lay out the ground rules for the girls one of which was do not go upstairs. After some playing we decided it would be a good idea to go to the park. Here I am with Miz Liza on the see-saw. We had so much fun trying out all the 'rides' at the park that we worked up an appetite.

So when we got back to Nana's we started making our own pizza's. Momma cut up all of the ingredients and we got to put whatever we wanted on our pizza. I had a little bit of everything and I do mean everything - olives, bell pepper, mushrooms - these are all things I do not eat but I was having tastes because Sophia and Miz Liza were but they did not put all of this on there pizza.

After our pizza we decided it was time to take a rest. I was in charge of the noise maker and I even master doing this with my eyes closed since I didn't have an eye mask with me.

Finally before we could let my new ya-ya friends leave we had to have a picture together with our Momma's. I cannot wait to see how much we change over the years. Maybe next time I will cooperate more and look at the camera for the picture but not likely.

Isabella says:

Popsicle on hot day is the only way to play.

Dirty face such as this is not a disgrace.

You don't walk fast you will be left in the past.

Feeding the bird will keep your cars clean?

Visits from Nana always brings lots of surprises.

Smiling warms the heart.

Peter Cotton Tale

What seemed to be just a song that Papa sang to me on the phone soon took on a whole new meaning for me. In the days to come I demanded that Momma sing Peter Cotton Tale on the way to school, when she was making meals, basically anytime I cold get her to sing it to me. however when i demanded it in a nasty tone she usually would not sing it for me. On Easter weekend I realized who Peter Cotton Tale was - the Easter Bunny. He has a lot of eggs that he likes to hid for kids to find. I had 2 Easter egg hunts to go to the first one in our neighborhood and the second one with my cousin Jackson. Not only did we have Easter egg hunts we also had to dye Easter eggs.
What would Easter be without an Easter picture, and in true Isabella fashion I would not cooperate with the photographer. At least Miles looks cute! Someday I know I will regret my actions at least that is what Momma says.

The Charleston Child Crashes

We have been extremely busy at the Hoglund house. Daddy had been training for a 5K run, the Cooper River Bridge Run which was in Charleston. Momma has been making sure that I have fun at school and my play dates. They both have been making sure that I continue to visit Charleston. The weekend that Daddy ran in his race we went to Charleston to watch Daddy and cheer him on across the finish line. Here is Daddy and Mr. Mika his friend from Florence that we often visit when we go back to Charleston.On Sunday we went to the park with Mr. Jeff and Ellison. She was my first friend in Charleston, her Momma used to babysit me.
On Monday, after Momma's visit to MUSC for her liver, we were on our way home. Before we left town we stopped for lunch and I was so wore out from the weekend that I couldn't even finish my burger before I crashed.
What a peaceful ride home this was for Momma and Daddy!

What is up with the weather?

That is the burning question on everyone's mind. I cannot seem to figure it out either. On Monday we had snow and then on Friday I could wear shorts?!?

Since we had snow I had to bundle up put on my snow boots to go outside to play. Daddy decided since it was a snow day he would go into work late to help me build a snow girl. He knows how much Momma 'loves' cold weather. I was glad that Daddy went in to work late so we could have extra special time together playing in the snow.

So like I said the weather is crazy. On Friday, I was outside in my jean skirt and boots. I am glad that Momma let me get my boots because they are so versatile. I can where them in rain, snow and sunshine. And yes I do know how to pick up dog poop. I have much experience watching Daddy and sometimes Momma cleaning it up, so when it is around my playset I get it out of the way.