16 months

I just realized that I am so behind on blogging that I forgot to do Chloe's 15 month post. This summer has been busy, and I don't get much free time to be on the computer when I am chasing this wild girl around 24/7!! My sweet bitty girl is 116 months old, and it still seems like yesterday she was a tiny sweet little newborn...and then I wake up to the reality that she is by far the most high maintenence child that I have!!! I am SO thankful that she is such a happy, funny girl, but the child literally wears me out. She may be a tiny 18 pounds (barely) but she is feisty and strong willed.

Chloe bear....here is what you are up to at 16 months...

**You weigh 18 pounds. (way smaller than W and G at this age)

**You wear 12 month clothes, and size 2 1/2 shoe

**You still wear size 2 diapers

**You are a picky eater; you like mashed potatoes, bread, pretzels, chicken and rice, cucumbers, cinnamon rolls, any fruit but especially canteloupe. I still give you a bottle twice a day so you get milk.

**You are NOT a good sleeper. I usually put you to bed around 8 and you get up atleast once a night, usually more like 2 or 3 times. Makes mommy crazy.

**You have really bad excema, we use a special creme that seems to be helping

**You LOVE to read books, especially ones with animal pictures. You give all the animals kisses.

**You LOVE to play outside. We have to watch you like a hawk because you climb up the ladder to the swingset. You think you are bi!

**You love to sit in my lap and sing songs. I love it too!

**You are so sweet, and when you are sleepy, your paci and blanket are your best friend.

We love you Bitty!!

a day at the lake

Our sweet friends (and sunday school teachers) invited us to go to the lake with them and we had a blast!! Weston was so excited, and Gracie with her fear of the unknown kept asking me how she was gonna swim in the lake. I told her just like you do in the pool but you can't reach the bottom. Poor think, she couldn't imagine what it was like. She was excited when she got on the boat though. Hale and Weston surfed, and the kids loved jumping off the boat and swimming in the water. Hale was in heaven, and we had such a fun day. Mom and Dad stayed with Chloe and I am pretty sure she got everything she wanted:)

sisters

My kids usually wake up fighting, but they really do love each other, and they love Chloe SO much. She loves to sing, and she will climb up in my lap and start rolling her hands like "wheels on the bus". It's so cute. The other day I looked in the living room and she had climbed up with Gracie and they were singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". sisters... my sweet girls. I hope they always love each other like this. I always wondered what it would have been like to have a sister.

Gracie's Birthday

Gracie's 5th Birthday was on July 2nd, and I am so behind and just now posting about her fun birthday weekend. I can't believe my baby girl will be going to kindergarten!!! My Gracie"s favorite things right now....milk, cinnamon rolls, cheetos, popsicles, mac n cheese, canteloupe and watermelon, Disney Channel (especially Good Luck Charlie), she LOVES to sing and dance, jump on the trampouline, play tball and ride her new "birthday" bike. She loves her Daddy, and likes to sleep by herself, with "nite nite", Hello Kitty, and all her stuffed animal friends. She had a fun birthday, starting with a party with her friends at the Sprinkler Park, and the next day (her actual birthday) we ate pancakes for breakfast and went to see Cars 2. I love my girl so much!! I am gonna miss her terribly when school starts!! I wish I could just freeze time. My babies are growing too fast.