Chloe Catch Up

Breakfast of Champions - Chocolate Cheerios & Apple Juice.  Chloe loves drinking her "big girl" drink with a straw!

Chloe loves playing with her new Kitchen.  Today the TV was on and there was a commercial for dish soap. Jillian said Chloe went to "her" kitchen sink and was saying "wash," "wash!"

After "cooking" breakfast for her babies in Chloe's new kitchen, she then fed them all breakfast.  This was one of the rare times she wasn't trying to crawl into the baby bed with the babies!

A couple new words Chloe is saying - Milk is "nilk" but with a very strong "ck" sound on the end and water is "watee."

Chloe was insisting her dogs eat their truck bites!

Most of these pictures were taken with Jillian's phone - they turned out pretty good!

This is a picture of Chloe when we were shopping a couple days ago.  I truly thought we wouldn't be able to leave the store without her purse...but we did!  Chloe's a little shopper!

Tyler turned 8 last Friday and he just recently lost his 2 front teeth. This picture was taken at Maddie's Place were we had Tyler's birthday dinner.  He said it was his new favorite place to have a steak (better than Coltons!).

The Holidays Have Come & Gone

 Chloe reading a book with Noah & putting Daddy's Patriots hat on

Tyler & Eli at a recent visit to our house before Christmas

Chloe being silly in Aunt Kary's robe

Christmas at the Henderson's

I'm so excited about the rocker & baby bed for Chloe!  Grandma created the design & Poppa built them.  It's such a special gift, and I hope Chloe is able to pass them onto her baby girl someday!

Aubrey & Tyler - Is it time? Can we start? Let's do this!  I'm ready!!!

The girls are ready for church!

Sweet Baby Chloe

This dress was a birthday gift from Big Papa & the sweater was actually Aubrey's!

Blue eyes with Daddy

I posted this picture because it makes me laugh.  It's the holidays and the grandkids are together -you HAVE to get pictures...but it's impossible! I'm just hoping Shawn & Leah got a good one!

We actually missed Christmas with my family because me, Shane & Chloe were all sick the week of Christmas.  So instead, we celebrated Christmas on New Year's Day.  Shane & I cooked brunch & our whole family came to visit - Kary & the Boys (we missed you Rocko!), Nana & Bob-Bob, Big Papa & the Robinson's.  

Nana & Bob Bob got Chloe her very own kitchen - it was love at first sight!

The Boys or as Chloe says it, the boyzzzzz!

Big Papa got Chloe a rocking horse & princess dress.  Nana also got Chloe a princess dress, but it didn't match her princess shoes as well.  Note: outfit #2

It was a big day for Chloe - her very first Bordeaux from See's Candy. Chloe was very excited!

Chloe with Nana, in yes, outfit #3.  It may not appear in the picture, but this outfit was a little small. Chloe is 16 months old, and the cheerleader outfit is 9 months...but she HAD to put it on. Oh well, go Hogs go!  She's slowly learning how to call the Hogs, but so far all she does is raise her arms and says Woooooo!

  Just for fun...more things I want to remember about my girl!

Chloe is Elmo-crazy right now! I guess it started with an Elmo outfit from Big Papa for her birthday.  Well now we've moved onto Elmo videos, Elmo toys, Elmo books - everything Elmo! You might say she's obsessed, however she is learning as well.  They were singing the ABC's and Chloe got her ABC magnet off the refrigerator and brought it to the TV!  Now she's starting to sing her ABC's...well sort of! 

Chloe is also getting better about identifying body parts. This could be partly in thanks to her Mrs. Potato Head from Aunt Kary. She can point to her eyes, nose, ears, teeth, toes, etc. and is learning to say the words as well.  Chloe is also learning to identify and make animal sounds.  Our favorite right now is her lion - the "roar" is super cute!

She's also getting very good at saying Please (sounds like peas) and Thank You (sounds like tank you).  "Up Peas" is something we hear often. The way Chloe says hello is funny too - it sounds like he - whoa! The other phrase we hear often is "I Need" or "My Need." This could be absolutely anything! A snack, a toy, a book, her toothbrush - whatever she NEEDS!

   

Family Pictures

Lauren, of Lauren Lea Photography, is AWESOME! This was our 4th session with Lauren over the last 2 years, and we are always extremely happy with her work.  These are a few of my favorite pictures!

15 Month Check Up & Other News

The next couple pictures are of Chloe with Nana & Bob Bob  after Thanksgiving.  

Having fun with the Christmas decorations

Chloe with Bob 

Chloe's 15 month check up went very well.  She weighs 20lbs, 2 oz (10-25th percentile), she is 31" long (50-75th percentile) and her head is 17 1/2" (25th percentile).  Chloe is walking...let me rephrase -running all over the house. I love the sound of her little feet hitting the floor. Chloe is also trying to talk (communicate) a lot these days.  She's been able to say things like "bye bye," "mama" and "dada" for awhile. Now she's saying things like "let's go," "Ummmm,"  "ban-ket" (blanket), "nana" (which is sometimes Nana & other times banana), "bubba" (we're trying to get her to say Bubby for Tyler), "wo-ah" (which is Noah), the way she says bath & bite are pretty similar.  Chloe really has "nah nah" down, which is no no...but that's how she answers a lot of questions even if the answer is yes!  She definitely doesn't want to go Night, Night but does want to take a bath...same answer though! Chloe is a girl on the move!  She loves be going and doing anytime you'll let her. As I've heard from many, she comes by this honestly.

I took Chloe to work with me last Saturday morning.  Here, she's sitting on the steps of Trapnall Hall.

And here, she's ready to take on Downtown Little Rock - look out!

Shane & Tyler made a fabulous Gingerbread House for Christmas this year.

My little princess!

Happy Turkey Day 2010

I'd like to start with who I'm most thankful for in my life!  This is our little princess in (I think) outfit change #3, possibly 4.  Chloe had an early Christmas from Nana, Big Papa & Aunt Kary!  Chloe is wearing her new princess outfit and looking down at her new puppy in a purse.  Jake now has a playmate - Addison, aka "Addie" or Snowball.

Hors d'oeuvres before the Feast

  The boys & I took a trip to the Little Rock Compassion Center with most of our leftovers.  The only request from Noah & Eli was that next time we make our donations during the day.  The LR Compassion Center isn't in the greatest part of town!

Don't forget Dessert! My fave was Uncle Greg's Chocolate Cheesecake - YUM!

Chloe with Kary

Close Up of me & Eli

Making turkeys

And the winner is...Aunt Joyce's - the first one on the left.  It was my top pick because it had a candy corn tail!

After dinner entertainment by Uncle Jesse

Dad with Grandma Clara

Chloe & Uncle Greg

I said I wasn't going to do it...but couldn't resist! This is hanging on Chloe's bedroom door, and was my inspiration for Chloe's Christmas Tree!

And here it is!

The Santa tree topper is my favorite part!

Complete with presents under the tree!