All My Babies

Chloe's latest thing is that she loves to make a bed for her babies. She will pull out all her blankets, lay them on top of each other, then place all of her babies and stuffed animals all around the blankets. Once she has done this, she will scoot some over and make a spot for her. The first time she did this, after she was done, she spread out her arms and said "Ahh, all my babies". What a girl!

It's a...

It's a lot more ribbons and bows

It's double the recitals, Easter dresses and painted toes

It's an excuse to fill our house with more pink, dolls and dresses

It's more cleaning up of playing with mommy's makeup messes

It's a reason for daddy to buy another gun

It's twice as much someday wedding fun

It's one more princess to dance and twirl

It's another baby girl!

(Coming January 3rd)

A Wonderful Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday and we had a wonderful day. We actually started celebrating on Sunday with a family dinner and then friends and extended family over for cupcakes that evening. My mom's birthday is three days after mine, so we did a combo party. Aaron (and Chloe) surprised me with my favorite treat--BYU chocolate milk--and I got some new maternity clothes.

Then on Monday, Aaron and I had breakfast in bed while Chloe slept...ahhh, so peaceful. Tawna came over later on and spent the afternoon with Chloe and I. My adorable neighbors also surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

When Aaron got home from work, we met my family for dinner and then we were off for a rousing game of miniature golf. It was actually really fun, even though I totally lost. Tawna bought us all some lovely crowns that we wore and I also got to carry a balloon around with me for the evening (I blame this for me losing).

We finished up the evening with ice cream and I couldn't have asked for a better birthday. Thanks to everyone!

The Gardens at Thanksgiving Point

For the month of August, Thanksgiving Point has what they call 2 buck Tuesdays where every venue only cost two dollars to get in. We had never been to the gardens there and Tawna called and asked if we wanted to go, so we went. I can't believe that I have lived here for almost 10 years now and have never been. It was so beautiful and peaceful. We enjoyed the evening walking around taking in all the beautiful flowers, water features and soft grass. Chloe loved running around and had her shoes off most of the evening.

Devon and Tawna

Grandma and Grandpa

Daddy and Chloe

Tawna, Chloe and Grandma

Mommy, Chloe and Daddy

Little Get Away

For the past few weeks, we have wanted and needed to just get away for the weekend. So last weekend we planed a little camping trip with my family however, mother nature had a different thought. The whole week we had rain and the forecast for the weekend called for more rain. Not wanting to get rained out, we canceled our trip. Luckily, Aaron's parents were camping in their trailer at Strawberry lake so we headed up there for the night. It was just what we needed- a little time away to just rest and relax. Thanks for letting us barge in on you Bob and Barbara Ann!

Splash Park

After hearing about the splash park in Highland for months, we finally took Chloe there and she loved it! It was just the right size for her and she had the option to get splashed by the fountains or to just stick her hands in it. We went with my mom, Tawna and my cousin Janelle's family. It was a lot of fun and we'll definatly be going back soon.

Free Photo Shoot

The other day, we were stopped at the mall by this girl trying to give us a flyer. Usually, I hate getting stopped but today I listened to what she was saying and boy was I glad. There was a new photo place opening up and the photographers needed practice with children. So, I was able to get a free photo shoot of Chloe and these are some of my favorites. Too bad she wasn't in a cuter outfit, but she is still pretty dang cute.

The photographers were going crazy over her because one, she was so cute and two, she would just pose however they wanted. They kept saying "You never get two-year-old's to do this" and "Can we keep her all day?"

4th of July Weekend: Part 3

To round off the weekend, we went to a parade in Provo and then headed off to my mom's house for swimming. Usually the parade is on the same day that we do all the celebrating so it is a way to kick off the fourth, but with it being on Monday this year it was a good way to end it. However, we stayed up way too late the night before and it was really hard to wake up that morning to go. We were glad we did and Chloe had a good time. She got the most excited about the huge blow-up monkey and the guy who looked funny (he was a band leader with one of those big hats with feathers on it). Usually the whole family goes, but this year only about half of us went.

After the parade, we all went out to lunch and then went swimming. Thanks mom for letting us bombard your house! Chloe just loves to swim and we all had a great time.

4th of July Weekend: Part 2

The theme this year for the fourth was "An All American Fourth". We ate a traditional American meal (fried chicken and potato salad), played some old fashioned games, and best of all enjoyed being with family.

Aaron's favorite game this year was human battle ship where we all layed down on the grass and then tossed water balloons over the net and tried to hit a battleship. Why does it not surprise me that Aaron was the one to get me out?

Here are some pictures of the pie eating contest. Doesn't it look yummy! They did an adult one and then a child one. Chloe decided to just dip her sucker in instead of getting all messy.

The water balloon toss.

They also made a huge flag using all the children's hand prints for the stars and stripes. It turned out super cute.

We ended the evening with fireworks and sparklers.

4th of July Weekend: Part 1

Every fourth of July, Aaron's family comes into town from all over the west coast. It is a ton of fun and jam packed with activities. One tradition is to go up Provo Canyon to a park called South Fork for a picnic. The parents love it because we can just sit back and chat in a shady park. The kids love it because there is a creek that runs trough the park and for some reason, they enjoy freezing their bums off playing in it. Chloe loved playing in the water and thought it was hilarious when she would sit down in the water. This year, Heather brought boats for all the kids to float down the river. It was a big hit!

After the park, we headed off to Provo to watch the fireworks. It was a great way to end the evening. However, by the time the fireworks actually started Chloe was basically asleep and we had to wake her up to see them. I forgot how fun it was to watch a big fireworks show with kids. Every time one would go off, they would get so excited and have to point it out to their parents.