Merry Christmas

We went to Bass Pro this year to see Santa! It was so neat. We will definitely be coming back next year!
Chloe checking it all out!

We knew tears would be shed...what a mess!

Her arms were sooooooooooooo tight around my neck! She was so afraid I was going to give her back to him.

Playing outside with daddy! Two peas in a pod!!!

TROUBLE! THis child like sugar....anything sugar!

Crawling on the table to get the gumdrops.

More frosting

Mommy's lil helper. Notice her mouth is full of candy!

The end result!

Chloe's 1st Trick-or Treating

My lil Chick-a-dee
Jadyn wanted Nana to be Tinkerbell for Halloween. She's the best Nana ever so of course she got wings to wear! Not too many nana's would do that for the grandkids! She didn't wear the tutu. She was just trying it on.

Camo the army dude.

Nana, Chloe, Camden and Jadyn

Linde, we wish you could've been there.

Chloe and her daddy

This picture captures both of their personalities perfectly! Are they cute or what!?!

Chloe's 1st house for trick or treating. She was ready to go all by herself!

Almost there. She wasn't sure what to do except follow her cousins!

Excited about candy!!!!

You notice she's walking in the opposite direction as everyone else! This became a trend. She just wanted to roam!

Everyone kept telling us that she even walked like a duck....she was a chick but yes she does waddle!!!

Look at the next few pictures and see if you notice what they all have in common!

She was all about the CANDY! We had to keep emptying her bucket. As soon as someone would put something in it she would try to sit down so she could check it out. Then if we weren't quick enough it ended up in her mouth! I think we're in trouble. She really likes sugar just like her daddy and nana!

Going in for the sucker!

Checking it out

She's not even worried about the wrapper. What a stinker!

*Don't worry we knew where this sucker came from. We didn't let her eat candy from some random person.

Our baby girl...not such a baby anymore.

Abilene Zoo

This is not a big zoo but it was just perfect for Chloe! She is absolutely loving all kinds of animals right now. It's so fun! She is constantly pointing at things and saying "What is this?"
Our first stop. This guy was enjoying the sun. He barely moved the whole time we were there.

"What is that?" flamingos

My precious niece and nephew! They are getting so big but it gets more fun everytime we see them! They are at such cute ages right now. Jadyn talks non stop but it soooooo cute!

Chloe thought she was big stuff the whole time we were there. She LOVES playing with her cousins! I didn't hold her much all weekend. She wanted to be down playing with the big kids!

This one is for you, Jody!!!

"what is that?" a bear

Chloe kept growling at him!

Chloe and Aunt JoJo...and baby #3 on the way! We can't wait to find out what she 's having. Jadyn is already counting on lil brother! This is the coolest and my favorite part of the entire zoo! The giraffes are so neat. They were feeding them crackers but the only problem was that Chloe kept trying to eat them herself.

His face is right there staring at you.

Not sure how I caught this picture but I like it a lot! Even the giraffe is posing for the picture!

Jody, Papa, Camden, Chloe, Jadyn and Nana I love you Camo

Can you tell we like the giraffe!?!

I love you Jade!!!

This is a new addition to the zoo. I'm not sure how long he's been there but I know it hasn't been long.

You can't really see the white tiger but he's back there.

Chloe and Jadyn are two peas in a pod. They are so cute together.

Chloe had to get one more look at the giraffe before we left.

15 Month Check-Up

Chloe had her 15 month check-up today and everything was just fine. Well, everything except Chloe knew the whole time what was coming. While it was just the two of us in the room every time she heard something outside the door she watched to make sure no one was coming. She didn't like getting weighed...measured...ears checked...heartbeat listened to...and so on. She cried almost the whole time and clung to me as much as she could. When the nurse came to give her the shots she knew what was about to h appen and wanted nothing to do with her. These are not fun times for a mom. I hate every second of it but there's not much you can do. Anyhow, she survived and got to go to the toychest.
She now weighs a little over 25 pounds and is almost 32 inches long. She has grown a ton since her last appointment! No wonder she's breaking my hip! I'm not going to be able to keep toting her around much longer.

Linde Lovin'

Mike and Linde came into town last weekend and we got to spend some time playing! They are at such a cute age right now to play together! They just took turns following each other around and of course they always wanted the toy that the other one was playing with! I put them in this chair to attempt to get them to be still enough to get a picture. Chloe immediately starts trying to hug Linde. She can be such a little lovey girl! Too sweet!
Checking her out!

Going in for the snuggle!

What cuties! It is so funny how completely opposite these two are! I don't know that they have anything in common other than the fact that they are both girls! It is so fun to watch them. Linde gives Chloe some faces that are hilarious. Let me tell you, if looks could kill...

Here's one of her faces!!!

Playing with the MagnaDoodle. Chloe carried this thing around all night and she was actually drawing on it. We just might have to have one of these.

Nana's lil prisoners! They kept hiding behind this rocking chair from Nana. She was tickling and chasing them and they were loving every minute of it!

Chris taught them how to crawl behind the couch so of course this became a big game. You could always tell exactly where they were because the curtains would move with them as they went behind!

Here comes TROUBLE!!!!!

Seven Acre Woods

Me and my baby girl
Chloe and her daddy. Such a sweet picture!

Looking at the goats. Chloe likes any kind of animal until it gets too close!

Paisley Grace

Chloe Grace showing off all of her pearly whites!!! This is a favorite of mine right now. It really captures her personality!!!

All my sisters

Katherine, Me, Jennifer (w/Paisley) and Becca

Me and my dad

15 Month Pictures

These last 2 are my FAVORITES!!! I can't believe we got any that were good. She wouldn't be still long enough to take a picture. She was ALL over the place!

My 1st Pillow Case Dress

I thought it turned out nicely being that I have never sewn any kind of clothing before. I was just thrilled that it would actually go onto Chloe and she will be able to wear it!!! My sister has made several of these dresses and they are so cute so I wanted to give it a try!

Don't look too closely!

Please excuse the mess behind her. Just pretend it's not even there!!!

WOW!

That's about all I know to say right now!!! What a night we had last night. Here in Huntsville they had an event called 'Docs around the Block'. Well, Chris has been talking about going so he can meet all of the doctors in town. They gave you a punch card and if you got so many punches...really stickers....then your name went in a drawing for lots of door prizes. Big deal, right...we never win ANYTHING. We're just not lucky people. You had to turn in your card by 7:45 and the drawing was at 8 but you had to be present to win. We finished at around 6:30 and decided to go home and then come back for the drawing even though we just knew it was going to be a complete waste of time. They gave away Home Depot cards, $250 Target card, candles, blood pressure monitor, free golf and so on...but the grand prize was a 50" HDTV Plasma and you'll never believe whose name got called...are you ready for this...Michelle Kern!!!! Pure Craziness. I didn't even know how to act! So now we're struggling with what to do with this monster of a TV. Do we sell it? Do we keep it? The crazy thing is that we don't even have TV at all right now and haven't since March. We do have 2 TV's right now and they were both given to us and are from the 80's.
And to top things off I got a phone call this morning from one of the Doctor's offices and they drew my name for their raffle and I won a $25 Olive Garden card and box of Fudgie Wudgie Pecan Turtle fudge. Chris told me I need to go buy a lottery ticket...but we don't do that so I won't!!! Chris keeps saying that God is humoring us with this or Satan is really at work!!!

What we've been up to lately

Sorry, I know it has been a while since I have posted. Life has been crazy but fun! We've celebrated Chris' 30th birthday, had Fair on the Square, made lots of cakes and that is only the beginning! Chloe is still a mess and is growing like crazy! The past several weeks have been challenging, trying to figure out how we are going to discipline her....yes, it's hard to believe that this sweet little girl has a temper!!! She is her father's child for sure!!!
Bible class has been challenging. She no longer likes to sit in the seats and screams because she is afraid I am going to leave her.
Iknow it sounds like everything is bad but it's not. I can live with those things and I know they will get better. I'm just thankful for a beautiful and healthy child. We are loving that she is talking like crazy. It is so cute! Her sweet little voice is trying to mimic different things that we say. I could listen to her all day long! She now has 6 teeth, 4 on top and 2 on bottom! She thinks she is big stuff walking all over the place and doesn't want anyone helping her. Let's see, what else??? She is going to bed between 9 and 10 and is waking up around 10...this is wonderful!!!!! The sad thing is I am waking up around 10!!!! She is always getting into something. She would rather play with daddy's phone, computer or the remotes than her toys. Of course! We have learned that if you can't find something, look in the bottom of her toybox. You will find it!!!
Here are just a few pictures from this past month.

I took this picture this morning after church. I think we are going to have her pictures taken in this dress. It just might be my favorite dress on her ever!

Fair on the Square

We got rained out at around 2:00. We got soaked while packing everything up and taking it to the car! We even used the tablecloths that we had as ponchos. I had already ditched mine before this picture.

Chris' Surprise 30th Birthday party. He was sooooo embarrassed and told me I better not ever throw a party for him again!!! I had fun doing it and he didn't have a clue about it. The only problem was that he showed up early and ruined the surprise.

Chloe and Paisley enjoying the party!

Chloe's Funny Face

She thinks this face is so funny!

Blue jeans finally fit her good! I tried this exact pair on her 2 months ago when we went Colorado and they were too tight around her waist. Now they fit her perfect. I guess she has slimmed down some! She looks like such a big girl in her blue jeans!

Her Big girl cup. She hasn't acted like she misses her bottle at all. We're very thankful!!!