circus

Nona took us to the circus...what a treat!

getting ready to go

under the big top

Chloe was clinging like-a-monkey-crying-terrified of the clowns....except "that one that gave me a sucker."

a preview of what Chloe will look like at age 10

not a huge fan of cotton candy

luckily we had Daddy to finish it off!

What a fun day out. We all had a great time!

Chloe's playlist

It's all patriotism and princesses in this house.

My Dad started doing his old army marches for Chloe as she would march around the living room.

"Chloe went home with her left, her right
Chloe went home with her left, her right
Sound off - one two
Sound off - three four
Chloe count
One two three four,
One two three-four!"

She became obsessed also with "A Merican Flag." It's an American flag because, "it has two white stars and two red stripes." And so Nona taught her "God Bless America" and the "National Anthem."

Obsession grew in St. Louis where Chloe only wanted to listen to a George M. Cohan album OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
Here she is marching to Cohan in Nonny & Grandpa's living room.


The playlist:
I walked with you once upon a dream
You're a Grand Old Flag
I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy
Over There
Washington Post

Nona!

We had a great visit with Nona this spring. It was bitterly cold, but we managed to survive without being stuck inside too much. We went to Ann Arbor, the circus (more on that in another post), the Detroit History Museum and spent a lot of time down town. We love Nona!

getting ready for the circus

playtime with Nona

ann arbor

the People Mover (train), downtown Detroit. Note the look of elation on Chloe's face that didn't leave until we exited the train.

hold on to your hats....

there will be new posts coming shortly. 3 granparents, 2 cities, 80 bajillion photos.

jackie o

a visit

Nonny & Grandpa came for a visit. What fun we had!
They brought gifts from their travels, we ate looootttsss of food and we went to the Cranbrook Institute of Science to check out their dinosaur exhibit.

Matching tatoos!

Thomas and friends

What could be more glorious....
than pretending you're a little black rain cloud


and eating Thomas, James and Percy

while playing with wonderful friends,


and finishing it all off with your bestie...jumpin' on the bed!

Nothing could be better. Nothing!