I can't work under these conditions!

Today was Picture Day. I thought it would be a fun thing to do to mark the end of Isabel's first "trauma".  That being her knocking out most of her front 2 teeth and having 2 brand new front teeth... all by the age of 22 months!
My friend Elka, a photographer vignettesphotography.blogspot.com/ specializes in children and deserves an award for that alone, took pictures of my baby this morning. We did some outside and then did a wardrobe change and did a few more inside.
  About 10 minutes into the shoot I was over it...I was done trying to get her to sit just right...keep her chubby little legs together and catching her sandals as she flung them off her feet into the air. Luckily Rachel had come along and took over the distraction/ entertainment ideas for a bit. Isabel loves to be pleasing but she just had her own opinions about where she should stand and where she will NOT sit. Typical first born. Elka is perfect at what she does. She got down and chatted with Isa, showed her things to look at and had ABSOLUTE patience with her the whole time. By the end of the outside shoot Isabel wanted to hold Elka's hand back to the car. I can't wait to see the pictures!

  After pictures we came home for a nap and then we were off to a baby shower with all "my girls" (sisters, nieces and daughter.) Who doesn't love a baby shower? Cute clothes, birth stories, guessing the tummy size, and best of all ...the famous baby shower punch! Sprite, fruit punch, and ice cream.
  This was Isabel's first shower and she thoroughly enjoyed it. She ate chocolate chip cookies, yummy chocolate cake and punch, danced with string bows on her head, made a friend... with whom she then said "share" and overtook his "better green balloon" leaving him with her hot pink one (he never had a chance) and then helped pick up tissue paper off the floor while singing the clean-up song.
  Hours later after dinner Isabel announced "Mimi's?...Ok, you ready?" It being Saturday night I thought I would appease her, so we headed across the neighborhood in the stroller for a visit. For the next hour and a half she had a great adventure with Bapa. They played out front, out back, walked hand in hand down the street to get the mail, then they decided to run in the sprinklers under the leftover twinkle lights from Vanessa's wedding 3 weeks ago. Then to end a perfect day Isa ate a yummy bowl of cut up strawberries and peaches. Needless to say, she will be sleeping good tonight!