Bye Bye, Baby....

Isabella actually holding a baby (luckily she isn't real)....she detests all baby dolls and usually pitches them across the room.

Guess who just went on vacation with Nanny?? Can you guess?? Do you hear the silence in our house?? The markers still in their container?? The scissors still in the drawer?? The milk still in the cups??? The computer keyboard sitting on the desk instead of flung on the floor?? The crumbs still in the bag of cookies??? ISABELLA HAS LEFT THE HOUSE!!! She has officially started her first week, or 3 days, of Nanny Camp. Elisabeth left me for her first week when she was around 15 months old-Isabella has some catching up to do. She is now in Syracuse, safe and sound, with my mother and her 4 dogs. We are going up to see her on Friday (the start of our Spring Break). Here is a letter she wrote to us before she went to bed....Nanny did the typing, she did the talking:)
(She calls me 'mommy mommy mommy' and Todd "hi daddy")

Dear Mommymommymommy, Hidaddy and Biss,

What a trip that was! No TV. What's up with that? Nanny played some tunes but really!! I finally took a nap to make the trip go faster. When I woke up Nanny played my songs and SANG. Please. I love her and she tries but let's just play the music.

I took a quick nap and then we were off to a computer class. Who ever heard of a class in the food court with the Carousel in plain sight? How much will power does a girl have? I tried the old Nanny Nanny Nanny with some beautiful signing of "Please". Nothing worked. Was she going for student of the week? I heard her say she wouldn't do that to me again. Hurray.

We went to knitting next. That was fun. They were very nice to me. I even got 4 new books. We didn't stay long. I knew Nanny had an agenda. Bedtime by 8. Poor Nanny. She is tired. She cooked me a nummy dinner. I had scrambled egg, toast, milk, and peaches and I fed myself. I ate lots but I still had some to sneak to the boys. One for me and one for the floor.

Bath time was fun. I bathed a rubber thing Nanny calls Baby. Whatever. Nanny says she pees like me. Do I pee down my legs and out both feet? I don't think so.

I miss you all but I am having fun. I love those puppies. Putter keeps my face clean. Zuni plays a game with me. I reach for him and he pretends to bite me. Abu likes to kiss too but his beard smells. Shamus is another story. I just look at him and he warns me to back off. Whatever. Keep it up Shamus and Nanny will put you in the back room. Ha Ha Ha.

I will try to write again tomorrow but I have to sneak on Nanny's computer. You know how she feels about sharing that!!!

Love,
Isabella