Painting Pumpkin & Making Cookies

Chloe and I did some Halloween activities this week, by making sugar cookies and painting a pumpkin. I am just not ready to get into the whole carving a pumpkin thing with her this year, so I let her paint instead. We made some cookies, but didn't end up decorating them so I only have prep shots of that, but it was fun.













PS. I finally added a few of the pictures from the Cape Stake Reunion below! Click on the images for a better view.

Childhood doll

This is just a quick post of some pics. Chloe found an Angel doll in storage today that my mom gave me about 14 years ago in my stocking at Christmas. It is now hers as she told me I can't have it anymore. That's okay with me.

Keys Please!

A recent conversation with my child:

Chloe: "Mommy where's Dave?"
Me: "Dave is at his house in Montana."
Chloe: "Oh Hannah Montana?"
Me: (laughing to myself) "No Chloe in Missoula, Montana."
Chloe: "Can I go to the Zoo mom?"
Me: Well, Chloe it is wintertime, so all the animals are going to sleep until Spring."
Chloe: "Oh can I go see them?"
Me: " The zoo is not open, so the gates will be closed and locked."
Chloe: "Welllll you can open them for me"
Me: "I don't have a key"
Chloe: "You can call our friends with their keys"
Me: "Chloe I don't have any friends with keys to the zoo"
Chloe: "Yes, mom our friends, you know Anna and Baby Ellery."
Me: "Anna and Baby Ellery have keys to the zoo? I don't think so."
Chloe: "Yes they do."


So Anna and Baby Ellery can you please bring us the keys so we can go to the zoo?

Reunion

So last Saturday (the 11th) we had a reunion in SLC of old friends from the Cape Girardeau Missouri area. All of us at one point or another had been in the same LDS Stake there. There were only a few that were able to attend, but it was so much fun! Some of us hadn't seen each other in as many as 6 almost 7 years. Some like my friend Debbie, it has been 11 years! We had a blast. Most were married with kids, and all our kids got along. Some of us have gotten lost along the way but the friendships that we had were easily renewed and rejuvenated.

As soon as my friends get the pictures ready (yes, I forgot my camera in the midst of all my planning for the event) I will post them here.

Chloe and I also got to spend the remainder of the weekend with the family. Chloe loves playing with her cousin Anna and for the most part they get along. Chloe was really interested in Ellery now (she's 2 months old already...www.trinasdoings.blogspot.com) she wanted to hold her a lot. I did manage to get to hold her sweetie myself, and it was fun because she is making those pre first giggle sounds, so I am sure my SIL will post an update about that soon. I love living close enough to family that they can spend some good time together as kids.

Love to all!

Dad and Chris thank you so much for the much needed early christmas!

Family - Here are Christmas Ideas

Okay, so some of you have asked already and I keep forgetting to email, so here are ideas for Christmas and Chloe's birthday.

Chloe is now in size 3t clothing. Adjustable waistbands are a plus. Shoe size 8 toddler. She loves books, so any type of book is good. Dora and Diego are her favorite things right now, there are some playsets out there right now that might be good. She is also still into building and legos (the medium size from Duplo) are a good choice. She likes to play doctor right now so a doctor's kit would be good. She still likes to paint and color.

She's at that stage where everything on TV looks good, so I can't really even think about what to get her! lol.

I will put up wishlists on Toys R Us, Target, and Amazon if that helps get more ideas.

As for me I need new tires for my car! Also giftcards to Kohls or JC Penny are good for me, but tires are needed like now. lol