Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Chloe knows what she wants for dinner!

Our little noodle lover...

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Valentine's Day 2010!

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day as a family this year! We started with a yummy breakfast of nutella french toast before church, daddy got mommy and Chloe some beautiful flowers, we went to the park in the afternoon to enjoy the sunshine, and then mommy and daddy had a romantic dinner alone while Chloe partied with Grammie, Nana, Papa, and Uncle David!

Mommy and Chloe's Valentine Photo Shoot (Daddy's Valentine's Day present!)

Chloe at the park...


Running to Daddy...


Pretty flowers for Shannon from Chris...


Chloe and her Valentine flower from Daddy...


Enjoying Nana's Valentine meatballs for dinner...

Monday, February 15, 2010

A note from Chloe- I'm 18 months old!

Can you believe that I am already one and a half!

I like to go to the park with mommy now that it's getting warmer outside and swing, go down the slide all by myself, climb on the play structure, run in the grass, make new friends, and pet doggies!

I'm learning new words every day. I try to say any word you tell me and often put two or three words together to make a sentence! When mommy asks me what I want for breakfast, I tell her cereal, oatmeal, or toast!

Sometimes I ask for candy... 'two please!'... after I sit on my potty for a while. I'm learning how to use the potty, wipe myself, and wash my hands and I get 2 Reese's Pieces when I do, so I like to try several times a day!

I know what lions, monkeys, dogs, cats, ducks, birds, fish, cows, bears, goats and horses are and what sounds they make. I like to point them out at the zoo and make their sounds!

I count with mommy and daddy and know the numbers 2, 5, 6, and 9. I know the colors yellow and purple. I try to spell my name 'o-e-i-e' when I see it written down. I like to walk up to people and say hi wherever I am- the store, library, park, etc. I moved up to the big kid class at church and now get to go outside and listen to Bible stories!

I ask mommy every day (at least twice) to do art... that means I get to paint or color with crayons! I like to color in the shapes that mommy draws on paper for me and I always use lots of colors! I also like it when mommy traces my hand for me to color and I try to do it myself now!

I love my stuffed animals and baby dolls and kiss them all the time. I carry my baby around, wrap it in a blanket, pat my baby on the back and make burp noises and feed her with my toy bottles. I am a very good little mommy!

I have very good manners for a little girl. I say please and thank you and just learned to say 'scuse me' when I burp or pass gas!

I hold mommy and daddy's hand very well when we are out in public and obey most of the time when they ask me to do something or stop doing something.

I love drinking juice boxes and eating anything that I can dip (like pancakes, veggies, chicken, etc) and am getting really good at feeding myself with a fork and spoon! I also love tofu smoothies, burgers and fries (like daddy!), beans and rice, pizza, spaghetti and meatballs, peanut butter sandwiches, all kinds of fruit, hummus, raviolis, frozen peas and carrots, potstickers and lots of other foods! I can drink out of a cup very well now, but enjoy staws because I can blow bubbles with them!

I am a very good climber and can climb into my highchair, the car, my stroller, and onto any furniture in our house!

I like to wear mommy's shoes and jewelry around the house and I help her make daddy dinner every day. I dump things into bowls or pots for her, help wash foods, stir things, watch things cook in the oven window, throw things in the garbage for her, and sample all kinds of foods of course!

I know how to put my kid cd's into the boom box and turn them on, and how to put my Elmo dvd into the dvd player and skip to my fvorite parts (the cookie song and the Elmo song). I say "La la!" when I want mommy to sing or put my favorite songs on.

I like to dance on my tippytoes and hold my arms up in the air as I spin around like a ballerina!

I love to sleep and have no problem telling mommy and daddy when I want to go for a nap or to bed at night. I usually sleep 11 hours at night too! A nap sounds good right now actually!

Anyway, hope you enjoyed reading about what I've been up to theses days! Check back here again soon to find out more!

Love,
Chloe May Kliewer
xoxo

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

January Cuteness!

Chloe at 17 months old...


She loves going to the park by our house and driving the 'choo choo'...


She likes riding in it too!


Showing me her 'hat' (one of her plastic toy bins)!


Drinking milk with a straw makes it taste so much better!


Cooking playdate with her buddy Sariah!


On a rainy day, we made a fort with the couch cushions!


Riding her pony!


"I love grilled cheese sandwiches!"

Friday, February 5, 2010

San Diego Fun!

This past week we got to spend four days in San Diego! Mom Z came for part of the time, so while Chris spoke at a conference for work, we went to Seaworld and the San Diego Zoo! The weather was sunny and warm and we all had SO much fun!


Chris getting ready for his talk at the conference at the hotel...

At Seaworld, Chloe LOVED the kid area with a water floor and huge blocks that she started stacking!

We went on some rides...

Chloe enjoyed climbing through the tunnels...

But the best part for Chloe was getting to hug her favorite person in the whole wide world... ELMO!!!

Another one of the coolest parts of Seaworld was getting to pet the dolphins!

Our little family, on the beach!
Grammie, Daddy, and Chloe swinging on the beach!
Out to dinner in the Historic Gaslamp District...
Hot fudge sundaes at the Ghiradelli chocolate factory- yummy!!

Chloe enjoyed hers a lot!

Petting a baby elephant at the San Diego Zoo...
(a statue, but Chloe loved it!)