California Trip

November 20-23, 2009
Late November we decided to do what any person living in snowy conditions might. We made a trek to warmer weather. We had the opportunity to drive out to California to visit some friends and family. We saw our good friends Taylor and Sara, who we have missed ever since they moved out to the Burbank area for his animation internship. We went with them to Disneyland. Chloe was in awe in the Small World ride, but soon after knocked out and missed most of the adventure. Even so, we had a great time.

My Sincerest Apologies

I have been meaning to update with what has happened since the holiday season. I believe that I was overcome with all of the things I needed to do, but Jared likes to refer to it as when I "got lazy" as far as blogs and such go. Chloe has been growing by what seems leaps and bounds, so I will try to catch up here as best as I can!

Halloween Part II

We had a lot of fun. Thank you to everyone for the great parties! We bobbed for apples, decorated cookies, carved pumpkins, and played charades! We didn't take Chloe trick or treating this year, but there's always next year!Our Star Wars Family

Chloe Yoda

Chloe and Bella, the witch

Halloween

Halloween kept us busy this year! We were invited to 4 different parties, and had 2 sets of costumes to wear. Chloe loved the idea of pumpkins, though she didn't quite get the carving aspect.Chloe's contribution to the pumpkin carving- scooping out the seeds. Chloe's Backyardigans pumpkin. Pablo and UniquaTyrone Tasha and Tyrone Austin and Pablo Chloe's little Dutch girl costume. Grams provided the hat and klompen, but I made the rest. Our little Dutch family.

Chloe's Birthday Party

We were lucky enough to have a few friends and family join us to celebrate Chloe's birthday. She had a "Gabba" themed party. It was a lot of fun!Chloe's Gabbaland mural.

All the kids got a chance to put on the DJ Lance hat and glasses for a picture. Chloe's cousin, Joshua, did a great job smiling for the camera. Chloe got so many presents from her friends and family. They were all perfect for her. She loved them all! She even had a DJ Lance cake.

It was a lot of fun, but I think she, at times, got a little overwhelmed by all the people that were there for her.

Chloe's Birthday Oct.13th

Sorry it's taken so long for me to put these on! Chloe had a great birthday. We let her do almost anything she wanted. She got a new Red Fraggle doll and we took her to Chick-fil-A that night. I cannot believe that she is 2 already!

Chloe and "New Red" as she has been called for 2 weeks now.

Comparing the 2 Reds

We didn't make her take a nap that day, so she ended up wearing herself out, and falling asleep in the middle of her lunch.

She loved her chicken nuggets and french fries at Chick-fil-A.

She was really nervous about the birthday candles. She didn't even want to attempt blowing them out.

But she did love the cake... well, the icing. I asked her if she wanted some of the cake, after all the icing was gone. She looked at me dead seriously, and answered a flat out "no."

Chloe "the Grown-up"

It always kills me when little kids start to take on the roll as second mommy/daddy. Chloe has been telling her stuffed animals lately, "Nap time. Lay down, be quiet, it's time to sleep." She tries to put diapers on to her favorite ones, explaining that they are stinky. She also takes every opportunity she can to walk around in our shoes... literally.