Wow! We sure had a busy, but very fun week! Most importantly, Chloe turned 2 Years Old!! I'm amazed at how fast she is growing up. She is by far our most mature child at this age. She is running all over the house, jumping on the trampoline with the big kids, singing songs (she knows lots of primary songs all on her own-'I am a Child of God' is her favorite), and talking up a storm. Sometimes she can pop out with a 7 word sentence and it just about knocks me over to hear her talking like a little lady!
We had our friends Mindy and Dennis (and their kids) over for birthday cupcakes and ice cream on Sunday. We had our big family party a couple of weeks ago with my parents and siblings, so this was a nice evening to just hang out with friends. We decorated with Mickey Mouse stuff because he is Chloe's favorite character right now. Actually, he has been for some time, and I don't see the infatuation fading any time soon. So, she got a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse playset and MegaBlocks from us. Mindy and Dennis also gave her a really cute doll that smells like lavender. She has carried it all over our house and given it the new babydoll blanket and burp cloth that my mom made for her.
Chloe and Andraia helped me make the cupcakes on Sunday and REALLY enjoyed licking the spoons when we were done!
Other things going on this week included taking Andraia to the BYU vs Utah Gymnastics Meet on Friday with her class from The Little Gym. She and I had a great Mom and Daughter Date! We met up with her friend, Ava, from kindergarten. It was nice to meet Ava's mom in person after spending some time on the phone planning class parties! Andraia got a t-shirt from Little Gym and got 'that close' to catching a t-shirt from the BYU mascot, Cosmo. It hit her in the eye, bounced off, and was grabbed by someone else. The little boy who ended up with it didn't know it had hit Andraia first, so I didn't say anything to him, but I did buy ice cream for Andraia to help her feel better!
Another 'event' this week was recovering the dining room chairs. We bought an inexpensive, but nice looking, dining set last year that we love. It is counter height and because it is solid wood, Brayden loves to stand on it and pound on it. Its a good thing it was cheap, because he has nicked it up quite a bit with his cars. But that's why we didn't spend much on it to begin with. In our house, things get pretty beaten up. If we ever teach Brayden not to bang things on the table, we'll get a nicer one, but for now this one is pretty great for us. My only problem with it was the fabric on the seats. The chocolate brown micro-suede looked great to begin with....until our kids had their way with it. It doesn't resist drink spills and sticky fingers like we had hoped, so I replaced it with chocolate brown vinyl and its FANTASTIC!!! Wipes clean. No stains. AAHH....relief!
PS--That picture at the top of our blog is of crocus from our own flower garden! Its lovely! We can't wait to see the rest of our spring flowers blooming!!
