Number 2!

Well this was the big number 2. My little Chloe turned 2 yesterday. But Friday night Melanie was babysitting Chloe while we went to a Christmas party. When we picked Chloe up, Mel said that she put herself to sleep in Matthews big boy bed all by herself. So Michael and I decided that maybe it was time to convert her crib to a big girl bed. That was the first thing we did on the big day. Don't get me started on trying to find the right screw in this entire town to convert the bed. So here is Chloe sleeping in the bed for the first time.
Then Melanie came over to set up THE CAKE. Isn't it awesome? She did such a good job. Everyone loved it, and it was the hit of the night. That is my cutest niece Allison smiling so big by the cake.
Here is the birthday girl. She is holding a Barbie, wearing new high heels, glasses, jewelry, and fairy dress. She was pretty ornery opening presents, because we kept taking away the toys and trying to get her to open new ones. But after we let her play with her new toys, she was a lot happier. Then she finished off the night in her big girl bed. When did my daughter turn two? She is such a big girl.

Halloween

I'm finally getting around to posting my Halloween pictures. This was Chloe's first year trick-or-treating (because she was so sick with her skin peeling off of her that we didn't go last year). As you can tell from the first picture, she was not a huge fan of her costume. But if we took of her hood, she would tolerate it. Then she found out she got candy, and that is when it got really fun. We partied with the Glines family, visited G & G Mansfield, GG & GG Bergquist, and GG Mansfield, and visited the rec. center. It was so much fun. I think that I had more fun showing off Chloe, than she had trick-or-treating. She is getting even more fun the older she gets!

Girls Night In!

As many of you may already know, Chloe likes Spongebob, more like she is obsessed with him! Well, when dad works nights, Chloe hops up in dad's spot on the bed, takes the pillow, tucks in her animals and says "Spongebob?" We usually get to read stories, and go to sleep in a quiet room. But when dad is away, I have a hard time telling that face no. Have you ever tried?

Another Tag.

Tag!
I will work on this tag by Amber, it doesn't require any pictures of my messy house.

10 years ago I...
1- I was starting my Junior year in High School.
2-I probably just finished tennis state with Emily Malouf.
3- Was worried about passing my first trimester of trig. Which I did, and then immediately dropped the next two.
4-I was driving the worlds coolest car, The Dodge COLT Deluxe. Yeah they don't even make it anymore.
5- Hanging out with my two BFF's Melissa and Tiffany.


5 things on today's "to do" list...
1- Get a shot.
2- Make a bank deposit for the shop.
3- Get ready for the day.
4- Get Chloe ready for the day.
5- Maybe get my armoire at my house. Depends on dad's work schedule.

5 snacks I enjoy...
1- The Dew of the Mountain
2-candy corn
3- double dipped mints from Sweet Pea!
4- Potato Chips
5- Snickers

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire...
1- pay my tithing
2- pay of bills, car, house, Old Navy (not quite a million), etc.
3- Take my husband to Chicago, to his Mecca. Soldier Field to watch the Bears play. Maybe even two games. If he was nice. and I had money left over from Old Navy.
4- Buy a big new house.
5- Maybe some fun new Bling!

5 places I have lived...
1-Dry Fork, Vernal, Utah
2-Closer to town, Vernal, Utah
3-Logan, Utah
4-Even closer to town, apartment, Vernal, Utah
5-House,Maeser, Vernal, Utah


5 jobs that I have had...
1-Mansfield Printing.
2-Maurices (Lame)
3-Mansfield Printing
4-Mansfield Printing
5-Mansfield Printing, I guess dad is keeping me around until I get it right.

One tag down, one more to go.

Winnie the Pooh

So, my little Chloe has started to recognize cartoon characters. She loves Spongebob, and Winnie the Pooh. The other day she remembered that she had this swimsuit. She took it and showed dad, well dad helped her put it on. She loved it and thought it was so great that she wouldn't let me take it off. We went to town and ran errands, and I was the only one embarrassed. Who would have thought that my not even two year old would tell me how she was going to dress.

She looks mad in this picture because she wants the camera. She doesn't smile for pictures anymore because she wants to hold it so bad.

The Big One!

Well the day finally came, and Michael got to go to his once in a lifetime elk hunt on Anthro Mountain. He left on Friday, and was so excited. There were a few casualties on the mountain that weren't elk. First it was the tire. Popped! There's an unplanned added expense to this elk hunt. Eli took Michael all over the mountain waiting to find the perfect elk. Then they found it. Michael took the first shot, and the elk remained unscathed. After five more shots, the elk had had it, and took off. So Michael had to settle for this beauty.
Michael got this one on the first shot. But then it took quite a few more bullets for this bad boy to go down. Although I don't know if every bullet hit the elk. But thanks to Eli who stood by Michael's side, and helped to load those bullets every time Michael emptied the chamber. And at three dollars a bullet, that expense also added up. So the real casualty was the checkbook.

Update

This blog goes out to my nephew Benjamin. I know how much he has been worrying, and I thought that he would like to see my cool scars. The top is just a week after the surgery, and the bottom is about a 2 1/2 weeks. It already looks really good. My dear sweet sister Melanie says that it looks like my scar is smiling at her. I said no, it is laughing at her! Anyway, I feel really good, and I get to start my radiation on Tuesday, and then I should be finished for awhile. Thanks to everyone who helped with so much and for all my family who helped babysit Chloe for a couple of days. And thank you for all your prayers, I really appreciate it! We love ya!