Today, I am 2!

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!! I am 2!!!!

Mommy and Daddy can't believe that I am 2! They say it seems like yesterday that I was wrapped in the hospital blanket and only needing them to do everything for me. Now that I am 2, I can do things by myself. I love to do things by myself. I love to show them how independent I am. I still need them to kiss my boo-boos and to hold me when I am really sleepy, but there are so many things that I can do on my own. I can open all the doors, I can lock the deadbolt to the garage door, I can open the refridgerator and freezer (important task for getting anything out of the refrig and getting my sickles out of the freezer), I am learning to use the potty, I can put my pants on by myself (I do have a hard time getting it over my diaper covered butt), I am figuring out how to use items throughout the house to get me to a higher level, i.e chairs to get me to the countertops, chairs to get me into the back of the "bus" that Mommy drives, and ladders to get me to any high place I need to be. I am putting words together to attempt to make sentences. I love to talk!!!

Oh yeah, did I forget to tell everyone that I just moved into my 5th house in 2 years!!! That is right folks, Mommy and Daddy sold the big house and moved us 2 blocks from Gamma and Gampa...Yes, I can say Gampa now. Every once in a while, I still call him Gaga but he knows who he is.....we think!
I have a big backyard to play in, which I can't escape from, and all my toys are on this back room....Daddy keeps calling it the "Florida Room"?!?! I don't know...whatever. Nana has put all her "Heffer" stuff out - cow stuff for those who don't know what a heffer is. She has one room in the house dedicated to cows....dang does she have a lot of cow stuff. I can't touch ANY OF IT!!!! I am strictly forbidden!

I had a great birthday party on Sunday. All my family came over and a couple friends did too. I had a great time. I received a lot of nice gifts too. I got a chair from GG, a table and chairs with my name on it from Papa and Becky, a Piggy Bank to match from Jamie, clothes and a dump truck from Aunt Traci, Uncle Ninny and Mason, clothes and sand toys from Cousin Stacy and Maddix, a sprinkler ball from Aunt Alyssa, Uncle Brandon, Carter and Caidey, clothes from Uncle Drew, Aunt Juju and Layla, a bubble blowing mower and outside digging toys from Gamma, Gampa and Uncle Ben, the Little People school from Nana, and a Magnadoodle and a new hosue from Mommy and Daddy. Thank you to everyone for everything they got me! I love them all! Thank you for spending my special day with me too!

Love,

Chloe Marie

Great Job!!

I'll help support mommy and daddy with my golf skills.

A Tribute to My Dada

Dada,

From the first time you held me, I felt so safe in your arms. I knew I never wanted you to let me go.From the first day we were home, I was YOUR little girl.

I am your little pumpkin!

You have shown me how good ice cream is!

You have taught me the importance of eating and sleeping. I was still a little too young here to realize not to do it at the same time.

You have taught me to stand on my own two feet!

You taught me the importance of walking on my own. You have allowed me to become an independent little girl!

You showed me how important it is to get a little wet behind the ears.

And finally, you have shown me what a true father and friend you are. I love you Dada!

You have shown me a lot of things in my 2 years of life. The most important thing that you have taught me is that you love me so much. I will love you forever!

Love,

Chloe Marie

Peek - A - Boo!!

This is fun!!

Naked Girl!

So yesterday was a fun day for me, but not Mommy and Daddy. They were actually a little ticked at me. By 2 pm I had already had 6 new diapers. Mommy, Daddy and I were lazy yesterday morning...we didn't get up and out of bed until 9:30am! Then we went downstairs and relaxed. I was running inside and outside with Kya. Then I took my diaper off because I pooped in it. Then I left it outside and came inside and said, "poop" and started running around. Then Mommy and Daddy realized that I pooped and had it all over my butt (without a diaper on). So Mommy took me to the potty to clean me up and Daddy went outside to search for my poopy diaper. Good thing I didn't put my hands in it! Then for the rest of the day, my diaper was on, then off, then on, then off, then on again. Then while Mommy was napping, Daddy came outside to check on me and this is what he found:

This is Kya's water bowl!!!!
Good thing I was nice enough to dump Kya's water out first!

Mommy and Daddy have been laughing ever since.

I hope everyone has a happy Memorial Day!!!

Love,

Chloe

Guess What!!!

Mommy and daddy told me that I'm going to be a Big Sister!!

Mommy and daddy said the baby is due on Christmas Day, but mommy doesn't want to wait that long, she said more towards the middle of December.

I am very excited that there is a baby in mommy's belly.

I wonder if the new baby will help daddy like me and Kya do.

I AM 21 MONTHS OLD TODAY!

I am 21 months old today. I am going to be 2 in just 3 short months. These next 2 pictures are of me 1 year ago. Look how cute and small I am. The top picture is one of Mommy's favorite pictures:

This is one of Daddy's favorite pictures!
Here I am just a couple of weeks ago! Look how much I have grown! Look how long my hair is!

Well, I guess that is all for now. To my Mama and Dada, Thank you for letting me sleep with you! I love you so much...Thank you for being patient with me when I go to sleep in my bed, but then decide to come to your room at 12:30 am to have snuggle time with you guys. I love you very much!

Love,

Chloe

New House!

This is me sitting by the tree in my new front yard. There are so many big trees at my new house. There is also a big deck, a big backyard and a 4 Seasons room. It is so cool. Mommy and Daddy are really excited to move again. They love to pack and unpack. Plus Mommy gets to get new appliances again! We need a new refrigerator (the one that is there is going in the garage) and a new oven/stove. Mommy has already started to make a list of things that she would like to change, i.e. new knobs on the cabinets and a lot of painting. Everyone should know by now that Mommy and Daddy HATE white walls. Everything must be in color. So in less than 4 weeks we will be on the other side of Noblesville. It is the exact same neighborhood that Mommy grew up in. She is looking forward to being back in her old neighborhood. She loved it there. There are a lot of new people, but plenty of old ones too...like my Gamma and Gaga. HAHA! Now that my Gaga is retired, he is going to watch me too.

This is a picture of the big fenced in backyard!This is the deck and patio! The 4 Seasons room!
This is the Family Room! Daddy can't wait to put his TV on the bookshelf.
This is obviously the kitchen. Look at all those cabinets I can get into. I found where the owner guy stashes his chips. Boy was I mad when I was told I couldn't eat them!

THIS IS MY NEW ROOM!!! I love it!


Well, that is all for now. It is now time for me to go to sleep. I wonder whose bed I am going to sleep in tonight. I bet Mommy and Daddy are hoping for my own! We'll have to wait and see!

Love,

Chloe

Micro Mini Ravioli

Have I ever told you how much I love Micro Mini Ravioli by Chef Boyardee. It is the best food ever made. The Chef is one great man.

Number 5!

That's right folks...WE ARE MOVING AGAIN!!!! This will be my 5th house in less than my 2 years of life. When will it end?!?! Hopefully we will stay in this house for awhile. We are going to be moving to the same neighborhood that Mommy grew up in. I am going to live down the street from Gamma and Gaga. It is going to be so cool. This house is going to be a little smaller than my house now, but all the love will still be within those walls. It is going to be exciting. We have 4 weeks to pack. I can't believe that my parent's are still together after all these moves...and they have moved to 2 different houses even before I was born....Are they nuts! They sure love one another. Mommy said that she would go to the ends of the earth for Daddy. Isn't that sweet. She sure loves him! He is a good daddy and a good husband. I hope I meet someone like my Daddy when I grow up.

Some new things about me?!?!? Well, I say "Hi Dada or Hi Mama" alot. I copy cat a lot. It is funny. I love to do back flips off of Daddy's lap. It makes me laugh.

There should be new pictures coming - Easter is on Sunday!

Love to all,
Chloe

Pictures and More Pictures - Fresh Air is GREAT!

So Mommy is finally updating my blog. She is a little behind, but she has been very busy. Here is a picture of me with my hair pulled back in a pony tail. I look so grown up.

Finding Nemo is a great movie. Mason and I love this movie.

PEEK A BOO!!! I SEE YOU!!!

Now you see me........under the table...

HERE I AM DADA!!!

NANNA BOOBOO..You can't catch me!

It is so nice outside...I was able to wear capris and a short sleeved t-shirt.

CHEESE!

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! That is my new favorite word.

So I found this bowl in the back of my tricycle and I decided I might as well dig in the mulch with it.

Digging in the mulch is a lot of fun!

Mulch does not taste good at all....KAKAKA!!!

Even Kya loved being outside. I threw the ball for her and she watched the neighbor kids play outside too. It was a lot of fun!

I am adding so many more words to my vocabulary. I now tell Mommy and Daddy " I Love You". I know tons of animals and the sounds that they make. I can name everyone in my family and all of my friends. I know what my shoes and socks are and where they go on my feet. I am putting my arms in my shirts all by myself. I know the parts on my body...elbow and knee is fun to say. I still love Fraggle Rock and Finding Nemo is my new favorite movie. I love to watch cartoons...Caillou is my favorite and is easy to say. I also love to watch Arthur, Clifford, Dora, and the Bearenstein Bears. I love Elmo too!

I am sleeping in my big girl bed still, but love to get up in the middle of the night to snuggle with mommy and daddy. They hope that by the time we move into a new house that I will love my bed more...yeah right. 5 houses in 2 years, what do you think? Oh yeah, did you catch that we are going to move again. Somewhere with trees for me to climb and a big backyard for me to play in...maybe closer to Gamma and Gaga too. Who knows? We have looked at tons of houses....It is a little boring, but some houses have really cool toys that I don't have and then it is not fun to leave and I throw a fit! Oh well....they love me. Anyways, I think that is all for now.

Love to all,

Chloe Marie

I think I can, I think I can

So mommy decided to be funny and asked me to lick my elbow. I've tried and tried though I just can't get it to work.

Then after that, daddy told me he was going to give me a bunny ear, I got very excited but I think that was just another funny.

Snow Pictures

This is me doing my very first snow angel. I don't like laying on my back and was ready to go inside at this point in time. Look at how red my face is.....Look, I can't put my arms down....too much padding. But boy was I warm.
Sledding is so much fun! Whoever created this sport was a genius!
I love the snow. I was able to play in it for a little while, until I got a cold face and then I was ready to go inside.

Love,
Chloe

So Many New Things, Round 2

Once again, there are so many new things happening in my life. Mommy and Daddy HAVE been taking pictures but for some reason can't get on my blog at home to post them. Once again, Mommy is writing from work to update my blog. Oh well, she must have a little time to kill.....

New Bed!!!
That's right folks, the toddler bed is OUT, and the BIG GIRL Bed (twin bed) is IN!!! I love this thing. I have room to roll around and snuggle right under the covers. I have been sleeping in it all week. Daddy keeps thinking I am going to roll out of it, but I love to prove him wrong. I have been going to bed between 8pm and 9pm and have been waking up around 5 am to come have a little snuggle time with Mommy and Daddy before they go to work. Now, this morning, I completely slept through snuggle time. I didn't wake up until 7, just in time for Berenstein Bears. Mommy said that she is going to go out on Friday to get a bed rail thingy for my bed. This week, a pillow has been keeping me from falling out.


Children's Museum!!!
I went to the Children's Museum for the second time in my life. I love that place. Clifford was there and there was an izzibbit thing with all of Clifford's friends. It was so much fun! There were a TON of other kids there my age too. We s-l-o-w-l-y made our way to Playscape...that is my dreamland. I go right to the water table. Man is that thing fun! Mommy had to PULL me away from it...I kicked a little, but I got over it when I was able to go up the stairs to the slide...Mommy and Daddy say that I am going to be going there alot this year, something about a family membership that is expensive, but it goes to a good cause.


SNOW!!!!!!!!!!
Holy crap, there is a ton of white stuff on the ground. Kya has to run and jump around trying to find a spot to PP and Poop in. I have been playing out in it a little....it is really cold!

Speaking of PP and Pooping...I love the toilet thingy. Mommy has been putting me on it...I have yet to do anything IN it, but I did Toot yesterday night while I was sitting on it and then I said that I was done, so Mommy took me off it and then I PP'd on the floor BY the toilet. I am getting closer......I still love to take off my diaper and run around NAKED!!! Mommy prays that I don't want to be naked all the time when I grow up...

Speaking of praying, I love to pray before dinner and lunch and throughout dinner and lunch....I love to hold hands and say "PRAY" and then mommy says this saying and then we all say AMEN and eat...but I keep wanting to pray.....we pray at least 5 times through most dinners and lunch.

I am totally in love with ELMO!!! Nana got me "I love you" Elmo. He sings and wants tons of hugs and kisses. I love Elmo!

I love to color on paper, walls, windows, furniture, carpet, myself, my clothes......pretty much whatever the crayons want to color on, I let them. Good thing they are washable. Mommy even got me the Crayola Color Magic markers and paper. They don't taste very good.

I am signing a lot more words - Please, Thank you, More, Milk, Food, Boots...Signing Time is a great show.

Mommy and Daddy are going to try to post pictures on this thing soon...so keep checking it out!

P.S. My Aunt Carrie and Uncle Lyman are going to have a baby boy any day now! I will let you know when it arrives! We are praying that everything goes smoothly!

With tons of Love,
Chloe Marie

Daddy Come Home!

So my daddy has been in Florida since last Saturday. Mommy and I are really missing him. I woke up Saturday and Sunday morning asking for Dada and wasn't able to find him anywhere. Mommy and Nana have been taking care of me. They have been doing a good job, but Daddy just completes everything. Mommy has really been missing him too. Last night I heard her crying. I leaned over and gave her a kiss. I am sure that made her feel better. Daddy comes home tomorrow morning. We are going to get him at the airport. I better take a bath tonight so I can smell good for him.

Dada, I love you and miss you alot. Hurry home!

Love,
Chloe

Please Pray for my Friends!

I am writing to let you know that my friends, Sam and Ethan, are in need of your prayers. My mommy's friend at work had twins on January 5th. They were born very healthy. Sam was 5 lbs 14 ozs and Ethan was 6 lbs!

Here is a picture of Ethan.

Here is a picture of Sam!

Sam was rushed to Riley North last night because he was having a hard time breathing. Please keep both boys in your prayers. Their mommy and daddy are completely drained emotionally and physically. Please keep them in your prayers also! You can visit their blog at utzigfamilysite.blogspot.com.

We are all children of God!

Love,

Chloe