No Ordinary Family

I needed a Chocolate fix, so Chloe and I decided that brownies for dessert was the best way. So glad our personal photographer was able to document our adventure.

Bangs or No Bangs? Chloe's bangs are at the point where they need to be cut but I haven't got there yet.  So I have been pulling them back and I kind of like it.  But she is so cute with bangs too!  I just can't decide. I have always had bangs will her hair be able to stay out of her eye's if she can't tuck behind her ears or will I always have to pull it back?  Help.  We had a great time playing at the park this afternoon, I am so happy it is finally getting warmer and the staying light longer, I am ready for Spring!

Conversations with Chloe are starting to get really engaging. The girl has a vocabulary that I think is impressive for 3 and she is very skilled at negotiations. In the morning Chloe usually asks if she can watch a video on my Kindle Fire. The deal is that is if she goes to bed with out a problem (no crying and staying in her bed) in the morning she can watch the Kindle if we have time. We don’t make it an issue at bed time if it's a rough night , it's a rough night. I don’t say things like remember you can’t cry or you won’t get to watch the Kindle because I feel there are some nights where crying is just going to happen and she doesn't need the extra pressure. However in the morning after a rough night if she asks I usually say remember that you cried a lot last night and had a hard time going to bed so I think that it is not a Kindle Day. This morning this is how the conversation went: I walk in my bedroom and see her getting the Kindl...

Chloe is in a new gym class this year.  She is out of the parent/toddler class and on her own.  She loves going to gymnastic and had so much fun showing off tonight.  She has changes so much from last year, you can see my post  here , it is sometimes hard to believe that she is only a year older.   

We got some good snowman snow yesterday, but since the side walks weren't plowed yet we went sledding instead. This afternoon we got dressed up again in our snow clothes and built a snow man. I think he turned out quite well.  We were just waiting for that magic top hat.

We went to visit Santa today.  Chloe has been looking forward to this for a couple weeks.  We got there before the crowds so the wait was not too long and she got to spend a little extra time with the jolly old man.  She still almost forgot to ask him one question so she had to run back.  What was so important you might ask?  Well she got to him and asked "Are you magical?"  to which Santa replied "Yes, I am" I also got a picture with my camera, she was fascinated with his book.  I love that she had enough time to enjoy the experience. What a big difference a year makes?  Where did that baby go?

I was a little reluctant to go on this trip since I have so much to do at work, but I am so glad that I did.  I was a relaxing weekend.  We did a lot of nothing, camping style.  We went fishing a couple times but we didn't catch anything and that was fine.  My dad finally caught one when we were back at camping but some people were doing good and others not so much.  It just wasn't our weekend for fish.   Chloe did great on her first night away from us but she was sure happy to see us when we got there.  She  did take a nasty fall out of the camper that scared us all, I think that I earned a few gray hairs after seeing that.  She ended up with a big goose egg on her forehead, a bloody nose and a few more bruises.  I think she must be growing because she seemed very clumsy all weekend.  Here are a few pictures I took. Chloe was a great help taking down the tent.  One of the poles broke on when we took it...