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Friday, November 12, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Our new hometown
Britton staking his claim on our new city.
Oh the Nomad life. This June we will be moving for the 7th move in our relatively new life together (I count a "move" as any place I lived for more than a couple months). I think the moves have been really challenging for us, but have always afforded us with innumerable learning experiences and we've developed a sense of independence that we definitely didn't have when we first got married. Thankfully we've moved so much that we know what to expect. I think the only real challenge this time will be finding new friends.
This time we are headed to the smallest town yet, Traverse City, MI. Britton and I went on our first 'vacation' since C dawg was born to scope out our new town.
I'm not gonna lie, I'm more than a little nervous about moving "up North" -- beauty is definitely not lacking, but I am used to the luxuries of living in a city: trips to the zoo, museums, virtually any store is within a 10 minute drive and a lot of people... there are infinite possibilities for rainy day activities in Detroit. Luckily we really enjoyed Traverse City. Even though it rained the ENTIRE TIME, it really is very very cool and has a bit of a city vibe and amazing restaurants...we'll just have to get our 2 year old adjusted to snow shoes and cross country skis during the winter!
And this is Britt's future office...gimmie a break. Chloe and I will be deep in the woods somewhere all day while he will be gazing at sailboats on crystal clear Lake Michigan.
Oh the Nomad life. This June we will be moving for the 7th move in our relatively new life together (I count a "move" as any place I lived for more than a couple months). I think the moves have been really challenging for us, but have always afforded us with innumerable learning experiences and we've developed a sense of independence that we definitely didn't have when we first got married. Thankfully we've moved so much that we know what to expect. I think the only real challenge this time will be finding new friends.
This time we are headed to the smallest town yet, Traverse City, MI. Britton and I went on our first 'vacation' since C dawg was born to scope out our new town.
I'm not gonna lie, I'm more than a little nervous about moving "up North" -- beauty is definitely not lacking, but I am used to the luxuries of living in a city: trips to the zoo, museums, virtually any store is within a 10 minute drive and a lot of people... there are infinite possibilities for rainy day activities in Detroit. Luckily we really enjoyed Traverse City. Even though it rained the ENTIRE TIME, it really is very very cool and has a bit of a city vibe and amazing restaurants...we'll just have to get our 2 year old adjusted to snow shoes and cross country skis during the winter!
And this is Britt's future office...gimmie a break. Chloe and I will be deep in the woods somewhere all day while he will be gazing at sailboats on crystal clear Lake Michigan.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Ladybug Princess
As Halloween came around it was becoming apparent that Chloe was not going to wear the lion-tamer costume I made for her. Luckily Nonny and Grandpa brought her a sweet little flamenco dress from their latest trip to Spain. It saved the day because Chloe, deep in the midst of an obsession with princesses, thought the flamenco dress was a ladybug princess dress and wore it more than willingly!
She totally understood the concept of Halloween from day one of trying to explain it to her and she was so excited to get dressed up, go to our neighbor's Halloween party and then "say trick-or-treat and go get candy." Chloe loved absolutely every minute of it!
First stop on the trick-or-treat trail: Home - she couldn't run fast enough!
The loot.
She totally understood the concept of Halloween from day one of trying to explain it to her and she was so excited to get dressed up, go to our neighbor's Halloween party and then "say trick-or-treat and go get candy." Chloe loved absolutely every minute of it!
First stop on the trick-or-treat trail: Home - she couldn't run fast enough!
The loot.
Pumpkins
Chloe came ready, baby spoons in hand, and got straight to work.
She liked the pumpkin guts even though they were "sticky!"
And she loves to tell us that her pumpkin is saying, "Oh!" (suprised) and Daddy's is "happy."
She liked the pumpkin guts even though they were "sticky!"
And she loves to tell us that her pumpkin is saying, "Oh!" (suprised) and Daddy's is "happy."
Hooga Booga
Our local mall is one of the biggest, fanciest malls I've ever been in --- yes it even beats out Dallas malls. They go all out decorating for every holiday and this year they had an awesome Halloween show for kids. Chloe danced her hiney off and for the first time ever understood the concept of "princess." She watched in awe as one of the characters pranced about in a pink tutu. Ever since Hooga Booga she talks all the time about being a princess, dressing like a princess, dancing like a princess, etc. Unfortunately she wouldn't wear the lion-tamer costume I had made for her, so she was the only kid to show up in her pajamas.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
ROFD
After a lovely morning at the Farmer's Market and Library, we headed to the Royal Oak Fire Department. They had an open house today so all the little kiddos could see where the magic happens. Chloe came ready, fire hat on head, to explore the fire station!
They gave out free cider and Michigan donuts and
Chloe even ran into her two best friends, Sammy & Isaac.
Sheer terror.
The kids even got to spray a real fire hose!
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