2nd birthday

Totally forgot to post about Chloe's 2nd birthday....woooops. Quick recap:

the wish

the gift

the blue cupcake... requested for months, eaten in minutes.

Happy 2nd birthday to the best girl in the world!

The world through Chloe's eyes

As I have mentioned before, Chloe's playmobil toys are definitely her favorite! Here is her regular cast of characters and how she plays with them.

She got this one right on!


This dog is quite talented in the eyes of little Chlo - he is often seen going down the slide, singing "Frosty the Snowman" and even riding a horse!


Uncle Chuck is the funniest man alive according to Chloe. His character also flies a plane.


As in life, my character is basically there just to do whatever Chloe tells her to.


Daddy always sweeps in to save the day. And sometimes he is a pirate.


Isaac is the most popular character. He does EVERYTHING from lining up to go down the slide, to holding hands and dancing with the Chloe character. For reasons unbeknown to us, Isaac's character happens to be the antithesis of his real life uber-anglo self.


Becket is, well...the baby.


Adele's character is often seen pushing a stroller or sitting on a bench at the park next to a stroller.

Santa in Detroit

Santa showed up a little early in D-town this year.
He gobbled up his milk and cookies and left some serious goodies.

Chloe's reaction was priceless. She didn't see anything at first, except that the Christmas tree was in the wrong spot....then she saw her table and chairs with a tea set...then she FINALLY noticed the kitchen and whispered, "Ohhhh myyyyyy! A kiiiitttcheeeennnn!"

Playmobil

What would we do without Playmobil?!

a little dress up

I am truly amazed at the relationship that has formed between Chloe and her beloved "Ike." Sometimes I think her world revolves around him. He is the subject of most of her conversation and he is the only one that can wake her happily from sleep. She demands to be with him daily.
I think this photo perfectly sums them up: Isaac is happy-go-lucky, Chloe, while happy, can be a bit intense.

playdough

first encounter

Welcome Home Chloe

A winter walk.

So last weekend it was a balmy 35 degrees... which means, of course, that the whole town was out and about. We haven't been on a walk outside in months so we decided to pack up Chloe in her wagon and walk to a quaint little downtown area only a few blocks from our house to have lunch.

It was her first real ride in the wagon and she loved every second of it.
To make the trip even more amazing for her, she saw a dog AND she got to keep her cup & straw from the restaurant for the ride home.... note the milk mustache & look of concentration.

She would not let go of that thing for a second... except, of course, to practice putting it in her cup holder and taking it out in between sips.
Even when she got out to walk she wouldn't let go of that thing - except when she decided it was time to run.

What a lovely day!

Mad Hatter

We recently realized that Chloe will let us put anything on her head and she just leaves it there.

We enjoyed a great Father's Day with a visit from my brother Bill and family!

In other Chloe news, this little cheeky girl thinks that she should turn 6 months old, grow a tooth, learn to crawl, stand and pull herself up in one week..... she tries to walk but still falls on her face. Needless to say my life is shockingly more hectic. Britton and I are pretty tired.