Vinca

Planting Vinca with one of my two favorite landscapers.

Dollywood Diva's

My Diva's spent a wonderful day at Dollywood's Splash Country.  It turned out to be a magnificent day for a water park adventure.

Another upside, Isabella has finally reached the height requirement for the water coaster River Rush.  We enjoyed being able to all ride together on this thrill ride.

Dollywood!!!!!!!!

Isabella rode her first big roller coaster and then road it again and again.  Three rides on the Firechaser Express confirms what we suspected - this girl is a thrill rider. And Daddy was honored to be sitting next to her all three times.

Superman

(Almost) no fear when you're riding with Superman.  Although Isabella and I didn't mind testing his steel on The Scrambler where we nearly crushed him.

Barnstormer

Anatomy of a ride - first they smile like it's going to be no big deal.  Then they smile like "I can handle this."   Then they close their eyes, grab the seat and scream.

Or in the case of superman, he just raises his hands and screams like a girl.

Weekend Road Trip

The kids celebrated their last day school on Wednesday and today the family headed to the mountains for a Memorial Day weekend get away.   And yes, we stopped for a little race time.

Proud to report that Isabella and were released first and were never passed - we managed to keep everyone at bay for five laps.

Old Mill, Never Gets Old

And then to Old Mill where the only thing better than the fried chicken was my dinner date.

Learning at Home

Standing over the sink washing off my apple, I spot a pretty Robin bathing in our fountain.  I pick Isabella up and stand her on the counter to watch the bird hop in, shake, hop out (repeat, repeat).
Isabella was astonished and stood there watching with her mouth open.

Who said you can't learn at home?

Birthday Baker

Isabella enjoying one of her birthday gifts and practicing her baking for Daddy.

Pre K Graduation

Isabella Reagan Cain is a Pre-K graduate.  Proud of you, baby girl.

Pre K Diploma Celebration

And the celebration is on.  

Meet Sarah

Grandma Sarah Helen gave Isabella a wonderful, life like baby doll for her birthday.  Isabella has named her baby doll "Sarah" in honor of Grandma. These two have been inseparable since Isabella's party yesterday.

5th Birthday Party

Isabella turns 5 tomorrow and celebrated today with a Gymnastics / Doc McStuffin's party.

Here are Top 5 things I have learned in the last 5 years:

5.  Girls are harder to raise than boys.
4.  You can never have too much pink.
3.  Little girls can make you do things you swore you wouldn't do.
2.  There's no bad time to laugh or hug.
1.  God still makes miracles - one of mine is named Isabella.

Happy Birthday, Isabella Reagan.

Running...

The party started with some running, jumping and celebrating.  Running, jumping, celebrating...

The party started with some running, jumping, celebrating.  Running, jumping, celebrating...

Swinging...

Swinging and celebrating.