We had a fun, laid back weekend. Sat. morning we got up and hit the Coralville city wide garage sales. Isabella was such a trooper, even though the weather was cold and rainy. Lots of getting in and out of the car, eventually Jeff just stayed in the car with Isabella while I scoped out some of the sales. We had a good time and got lots of deals, although Jeff gets impatient with my inability to make a snappy decision and decide what to get. When he sees 3 groups of people come and leave a sale while I'm still debating... I start to see smoke come out of his ears.

Sat. afternoon Grandpa Groves came for a visit. We had a nice time and Isabella showed Grandpa how much more she is smiling.



Sat. night we met U. John and A. Kristy for Mexican food at Isabella's favorite restaurant Plaza Jalisco (she's already been there 3 times so it must be her favorite!) Then we hung out at our place afterward and tried to tear Isabella away from the TV (a bad habit she's developing), but she was fully engrossed in an NBA basketball game.

On Sunday, Isabella ran errands with Daddy to Wal-mart and then went with Mommy to Target. We've also started letting Isabella get into her exersaucer and play. She's getting better at holding up her pinhead, so she's being rewarded with playtime in the saucer. She is really enjoying it so far. We are amazed that she naturally knows what to do with the toys on it. You can view her in action here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawkeyegrover/2469156081/

Sunday night we went to watch Daddy play softball. I was a little concerned about pop flys because the only place to sit was behind home plate. So I just made sure I kept my eye on the game and basically threw myself over her whenever a ball popped up. Only one actually made it over the fence and slammed into the bleachers a few feet away - hit by Daddy!