Deer spotting

Auntie Kera and Uncle Eric have a beautiful backyard that backs up to a wooded area that deer frequent. Eric, an avid hunter, feeds them (just to torture himself since he obviously can't shoot the Bambis that his kids watch every evening). So sure enough, after dinner, a deer sauntered into the backyard and began eating. Isabelle was mesmerized.


Isabelle and Lilly watching the deer.

Isabelle getting very excited about the deer, waving and shrieking and banging on the sliding door.

Ethan trying to explain that the deer can hear us, even inside the house!

Isabelle signing "Where'd it go?", mournfully, over and over, after the deer left.

Which reminds me that I guess I never updated Isabelle's stats on her 13-month birthday... her signing repetoire now includes hi, doggy, more, eat, all-done, fan, banana, play, where, swim, cheese, thank you... that's all I can remember right now. Her favorites are definitely more and where! She can say hi, doggy, and meow fairly clearly, and has words for baby and help, but they sound more like "dady" and "ama," respectively. She has about 6 teeth - front top and bottom through, two more on top showing partially - and I think the rest of her gums are about to erupt, but it's hard to tell where next! According to our bathroom scale, she's 22.5 pounds; she hasn't sat/stood still long enough to try to get her height!