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Dads are great.

Yesterday Isabel went on a date with her dad.

Tonight I went on a date with my dad.

I love dads.


More photos of Isabel's date with her daddy.

More pictures of my date with my daddy.

P.S.  Did I mention that I sat at the table between the Senate President and the Governor.  Hello!  Oh, and not to mention Lavell Edwards, the greatest coach ever in the history of BYU football.  Sometimes I feel guilty that I'm spoiled rotten.

Tin grins

Daddy/Daughter date

Did you know kids ten and under ski for free at Brighton this year?

Best Nativity

I had to giggle when I walked past our nativity and saw that Isabel had added one of her Littlest Pet Shops to it.

I'm sure there must have been a cat there somewhere that blessed night!

Cute Isabel.

SnIp sNiP sNiP SnIp

Isabel has been growing her hair out forever to donate to locks of love (a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces/wigs for children such a cancer patients, etc. who have lost their hair). On Saturday she decided it was finally long enough for her to cut 10 inches off.

She went over to Christiana's new hair salon, and before she could change her mind, got it all. cut. off.

I'm proud of her for setting a goal and sticking with it even though her impatient mom wanted her to just trim it off a million times.

I think her new, short hair cut is adorable. Cute hair for a cute girl!

Keep prayin'

Today Joey was saying the blessing on the food and he prayed that Isabel would stop torturing him.

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But apparently it didn't work.

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Sweet girl

Isabel may have her 9 year old drama queen moments, but underneath it all she has a heart of pure gold. I was reminded of this on her last day of school.

She's been looking forward all year to the final class drawing, because the teacher told them she'd have Webkinz in the drawing. She's been saving up all of her tickets for it.

Well when school was over I asked her if she'd won a Webkin, and she said no, but she was so sad for a girl in her class that really wanted to win one because she's never had a stuffed animal before. She asked me if she could give her one of her Webkinz. I said sure, and was very surprised when she got her newest one to give to her. She had wanted that one forever. Then she proceeded to wrap it up in a cello bag, stuff it with other random treats, and tie it with a little bow. Then she said there was another kid in the class that was really sad too, and would it be okay if she gave another one away? Again, she picks a brand new one that has never been logged on.

Bless her sweet little heart.

I love this thoughtful little girl.