In 29 days....

In 29 days I will officially become a full time stay at home mom. Not just because school will be out for the summer, but because I have turned in my resignation papers and will not be returning to teaching. Aaron and I have decided that it is time for me to stay home with our little munchkin and just be a mom.

I am so excited to be able to stay home, but it is going to be a big transition for me. I have been teaching for 6 years now and it truly is something that I love to do. Someone asked me the other day if I felt like I am throwing my education away and I said "Of course not". I am going to be able to take all the things I have learned and apply it to becoming teacher of my children (no not announcing any thing there by saying children, just writing in future tense).

Anyways, I am excited and can't wait to officially be a stay at home mom.

Organization

Chloe has always loved to help me put the laundry away and help fold the clothes. She would pick out all of her clothes and even sort out some of mom and dad's clothes. She has recently started to organize her drawer and fold and refold all of her clothes.

So today, she pulled all her clothes, folded them and put them neatly back in place. However, the funny thing was that before she put them away she sorted them all out: shirts, shorts and skirts, leggings, and jeans/pants . I mean who is this kid! She is only two!

Here she is showing off her nice, neat drawer.

Prima Ballerina

Chloe has decided that she can only dance while in a dress. If she has the desire to dance, she will run up to her room, throw off her clothes, and toss on a dress/skirt. When Grandma found out about this, she just had to buy Chloe a little tutu and leotard shirt. Thanks Grandma!

She looked so cute all decked out in her outfit that I just couldn't help myself from taking pictures of her. She is definitely going to be a dancer or singer when she grows up. Here are some pictures of our little prima ballerina and a video of her dancing and singing. Sorry it's sideways, I always forget that camcorders are not like cameras.

Where are you?

Chloe: "Mommy, where are you?"
Me: "In mommy and daddy's room. Where are you?"
Chloe: "I'm in here."

So, I go to where her little voice is coming from, look around and hear, "In here!"

I look down and and this is what I found.


I had just taken some laundry out and was putting the clothes in our room before switching the load and Chloe took the opportunity to climb in the dryer for a quick sit. I called for Aaron and as we stood there laughing, Chloe said, "It's nice and warm in here."

What a character! Our lives wouldn't be nearly as much fun without her.

My Sisters!

This post is dedicated to my lovely sisters who I love and admire so much. I was thinking the other day how lucky I am to have my best friends be my sisters. I know it may seem crazy to some to think about how close we are, but to me it just seems so natural. They have so many qualities the I admire and strive to have more of. Anywhere from how spiritual and loving Tawna is to how caring and determined Amber is. Mindy I love you too (sorry you weren't in the picture, it was from Easter.)

Anyways, I could go on and on about all the amazing qualities that my sisters have but that would take a whole day to write and would be way too long of a post. I just want my sisters to know that I love them so much and want to thank them for all they teach me.

Happy Easter!

We actually celebrated Easter last Saturday with my family due to the fact that Tawna was in town and we wanted to have an Easter celebration while she was still here. It was a little windy outside but we still had our egg hunt outside. Chloe knew just what to do and went straight for the candy eggs and started to fill up her basket. We spent the rest of the evening playing games and eating candy!

For some reason, Chloe refused to smile for any of our pictures so this is the best family shot we got.

All the cousins.

Chloe gathering up her candy.

Chloe with grandma and Grandpa

When the actual Easter Sunday came along and we woke up to 3 inches of snow, we were glad that we had already had our outside egg hunt. This is what it looked like outside of my window on Sunday morning. Happy Easter to us!


Chloe was excited that the Easter bunny had come to her house, but when we got down stairs, she was disappointed when he was not still there. She looked at me and asked, "Where the Easter bunny go?" I had to explain to her that he was a sneeky bunny and had already left. She was ok with that once she started to find the treats and gifts he left.


My Dad and Kelly came over for dinner and to watch General Conference with us. Since it was Conference and we didn't have to go to church, Chloe didn't get a chance to wear here Easter dress. I will just have to take pictures of her this Sunday instead and then post them later.


Dad and Kelly brought Chloe a little Easter basket with a fun bubble wand in it. Chloe loved it and had fun running up and down the street chasing the bubbles.


Overall, it was a wonderful Easter and it was great to be able to watch Conference and be reminded of the reason why we celebrate Easter and to really focus on Christ and his resurrection.

Tawna's Visit

My sister Tawna flew in almost 2 weeks ago from Ohio and so I thought I would catch up on what we have been doing the past few weeks. The first Saturday she was here, we had a craft day. We had every intention of scrap booking, making necklaces, bows and playing a few games. As it turned out, however, we only had time to make part of our necklaces and that was about it. Here is a finished picture of the cute bows that I made for Chloe (not that she will keep any of them in, but still).

That night we met up with Aaron for dinner and took Chloe to feed the ducks. This was the first time that she really got involved with the ducks and was not scared of them. Whenever she would see one, she would chase after it and try to feed it. She had a blast and it was so much fun to see her just running around outside...it has been a long Utah winter. Ever since Spring has hit, all she has wanted to do is play outside and run around barefoot in the grass.


To make Tawna's trip even better, Aaron, Chloe and I all got sick and had to take some time off work. Even though I had already had to take 2 sick days, I took an extra day off and Tawna and I went shopping and finished our crafts.


It was so much fun to see Tawna and Chloe is already missing her.

Tawna, we can't wait to see you again in August...keep us posted on what you're up to Love ya!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Don't forget to wear green!

Daylight Saving Time

Fall back, spring forward...yep we all know the saying that helps us remember what we are supposed to do during Daylight Saving Time. However, if you have no idea when the day is, the saying will do nothing for you. Yep, you guessed it, Aaron and I totally had no clue that Sunday was the start of Daylight Saving Time and had we not received a phone call from Aaron's parents at 7:44 (or actually 8:44) we would have been really late for church at 9:30...and on the day Aaron was being sustained in his new calling as Sunday School President, too! That wouldn't have looked so good. So, thanks Bob and Barbara Ann!

No Kisses!

Lately, when Chloe doesn't want us to put something in her mouth (i.e. her toothbrush or food) she will cover her mouth and run away. She thinks it is pretty funny, but she especially thinks it is funny when she does it while we are trying to give her a kiss! Now that's got to make a mom feel good. Her child running away with her mouth covered so they won't have to get a kiss =).