Gramma C

 This week we gathered to honor our Gramma C.  The wake and funral paid great tribute to the amazing woman she was and brought back so many wonderful memories of growing up with her in our lives.  We love and miss you and know we will be reunited around a large table playing Shang-high together:)

 Chloe loved playing with her cousins!

 They are such good girls:)

It was wonderful to see our aunt, uncle and cousins again.  We love you all!

So much fun!

This was a fun and busy week again.  Chloe started off the week with school and getting a free eye test at school.  Chloe reported that her eyes are healthy:) Tuesday she had fun at gymnastics class and since daddy got off early, only worked 9 hours;) he got to take her!  Then a couple more days of school for the middle of the week.

 Chloe and I made chocolate covered pretzels with sprinkles on top, yummy!

 The sprinkles were definitely Chloe's fave part, as you can probably tell:)

 Chloe is quite the artist, she loves drawing people's portraits.  Here she made one for everyone in her family:)

 Thursday for school it was pajama day and a party for Dr Seuss' birthday.  Chloe told me that she had to wear her princess night gown because her and Avery were both planning to wear their princess jammies, too cute!  She also brought her blankie and bunny and wore slippers, outfit complete and ready to party!  That evening we got our weekly visit from Uncle Rich, we sure enjoy seeing him and Chloe continues to look forward to it every week.

Friday daddy got to have the day off from work!  So we had a super fun family day.  We had a nice morning at home followed by a trip to the mall to get a little shopping done, play time in the place play, and lunch.  Then we went to see the Lorax at the theatre, it was a super cute movie and we all enjoyed watching it.  That evening we went to supper at Chloe's fave restaurant, Mexico!  So much fun to have a week day to spend with daddy.

 Saturday daddy did have to work but Aunt Brigett came to visit for the monthly date night!  I got my hair cut and straightened and Chloe always thinks it's crazy when my hair is straight like hers.  So this time she said that she wanted her hair curly like mine:)  I think she liked it!

 Checking it out in the mirror.

 Putting the finishing touches on:)

Doing a little more art work while waiting for Aunt Brigett to arrive!  We had a great rest of the weekend.  Brigett and Chloe went to play and eat at Mc D's, Chloe had so much exciting energy I thought that was a good idea.  Then they went to Rich and Andrea's for pizza and to cheer on IA State basketball.  Jason and I enjoyed dinner and a movie, our classic date night activities:)  Sunday afternoon daddy and Brigett went snowboarding and skiing at Sleepy Hollow.  They had fun and we look forward to next winter when we can all go!  Thanks so much Brig for coming to stay and giving us a night out!

Fancy and Fun!

 This past Tuesday we went with friends Sara and Kaylee out to lunch then to see Fancy Nancy and Story Times at the Stephens Auditorium in Ames.  Chloe wanted to dress up real fancy like Fancy Nancy, I think she nailed it:)

 Kaylee and Chloe are ready for the show!  It was a fun performance and thanks to our friend for the tickets!

 Chloe has her very own pair of head phones that she uses with the Kindle.

 She really likes it and so do we:)

Chloe is all smiles after an afternoon nap today!  We've had a very busy week including play dates at Hannah's twice, Fancy Nancy with Kaylee, 2 days of school, gymnastics class, Uncle Rich visiting, supper and fun at Petersen's, and Saturday Gramma and Papa Smith came to visit!  So did Uncle Tyler and Aunt Rebecca!  We had a blast going to the mall, shopping til we dropped, going out to eat, playing at home, and going to church this morning.  We all needed and had a nap today after such a fun week:)

Special Events

 Chloe had a great Valentine's Party at school last week.  She really enjoyed opening all her Valentine's from her friends:)

 Wednesday evening Chloe had her dance recital for the 2nd session of dance class.  She dressed up like Rapunzel and brought her fave Easter Bunny along:)

 Doing a little warm up before the big show.

 A couple stretches to get warm.

 Chloe didn't really want to practice and sat out for a chunk of the class!

 But when it came time to the recital, she nailed it!  Go figure;)

 Friday evening we went to Gramma and Papa's house.  Jason had to work the weekend but lucky for us it was for gramma and papa!  So while everyone was hard at work, Gramma generously got us 3 girls tickets to Disney on Ice!!!  Chloe was so excited and had such a great time!

 Brigett treated Chloe to a Little Mermaid souvenir cup with blue "ice cream":)

 So much fun!

 We were in the 2nd row!  Best seats yet!  Ariel and Sebastian.

 The Lion King!

 More from Lion King!

 Peter Pan and Tinker Bell flying away!  We had a great time at Disney on Ice, thanks for the tickets! 

 Today Chloe picked out a Hello Kitty electric tooth brush like her friends Hannah and Ava have.  She's been so excited to use it, she has brushed her teeth 5 times since 3pm!!!

I'm 21.5 weeks preggers and feeling like it;)  Chloe is going to be the best big sister ever!!!

What a week!

The other night Chloe was a dancing machine!  She gave her rendition of Black Swan and it had Jason and I laughing until we cried.  She was soooooo serious and had amazing moves.  It has yet to be repeated in the entirety but thankfully it is burned into our memories:)  Chloe continues to crack us up daily!

This past week was another busy, fun filled week with family and friends.  We enjoyed the Super Bowl festivities with our friends, the Petersen's.  Chloe had 3 afternoons of school, which she loves and where she continues to learn and grow.  Chloe shows continued improvement and excitement for gymnastics each week.  We had a fun play date at Wendy, Ethan and Lucas' house where they so kindly gave us a huge tub of baby boy clothes that filled up the dresser already!  We played at Hannah's house twice this week as well:)  We enjoyed our weekly visit from Uncle Rich.  

Saturday we loved hosting a birthday weekend celebration for my sister Brigett!  We enjoyed going out to eat, eating some home cooking, doing some shopping, an IA State basketball game and victory and quality time spent as a family.  We are so happy you were here and had a wonderful time together.  Thanks for making the trip everyone! 

Yesterday we went to our mom's group, Family Valentine's Day Party.  It was a blast, there was cake, ice cream, bingo, prizes, crafts, goody bags and it ended with the best indoor snowball fight ever.  I'm bummed that I have been forgetting my camera lately (as you can probably tell).  After a week like that, we were exhausted last night, Chloe took a 2 hour nap and still went to bed at a decent time thank goodness.  And now she is enjoying a Valentine's party at school today:)  The fun never ends!

A fun and productive week!

 Chloe and Bella showing off some of their gymnastics tricks:)

 Friday afternoon Chloe and I headed out to watch Cousin Tyler' basketball games.  Tyler is so talented and it was a blast to see him in action!

 Chloe hanging out with Gramma:)  Chloe got spoiled with concession stand treats during the games.

 Tyler playing on the varsity team as a sophomore, pretty impressive!

 Papa and Chloe; Saturday morning snuggles.

 More snuggles with Tyler.

 Group shot!  We had to leave early because of the weather back at home.  Chloe is already planning her next trip to Aunt Brigett's!

 Saturday when we got home Chloe got exactly what she has been waiting all winter for....snow!

 Daddy and Chloe had a blast playing in the snow.  My snow clothes don't fit right now so I was a little bummed.  But I'm glad they had so much together.

 While we were gone Jason got right to his honey-do-list.  He painted the downstairs bathroom, looks so good!  With this new color scheme the upstairs decor got moved downstairs for a perfect fit.

 That meant the upstairs bathroom got a make over too!  Love the red, white and black, really brightens it up.

 Baby boy's crib is built and we found the cutest bedding:)

Love the animals and the colors:)

We couldn't be happier!!!

Chloe knew it all along!