Happy 1st Birthday Chloe!!!!

Last Thursday (yes, I have been a slacker getting this post done)....Chloe had her 1st birthday! We waited until Friday to celebrate with lots of cousins and grandparents (thanks to all who came!!!) She had a great day and we decided that next year instead of presents, we will just get her some balloons! She absolutely loved the balloons, cake, presents, wrapping paper....and most of all being the center of attention! I can't believe a year has already gone by - it really is true to the saying "the days go by slow....but the years go by fast"! We are so proud of Chloe and are grateful to have her in our family! Here is to another year that will bring: first steps.....more words....more hair....more teeth.....a baby brother....and many other fun memories that we will hold close to our heart. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Chloe-Bear....we love you! Here are some pic's of this past year and her party(sorry about all of the picture's....this is for my journal)

Grace lost her 1st tooth!!!!

Grace first realized her tooth was loose when we were eating corn on the cob and her tooth was bothering her. Troy asked Grace if her tooth might be loose and she disappeared as fast as she could to the bathroom to take a look in the mirror. When she came down the hall, she was so cute......smiling from ear to ear and her eyes as wide as they could possibly be, she asked me if I had her kindergarten teacher's home phone number because she HAD to call her and tell her that she had a loose tooth :).....

.....So for the past 3 1/2 weeks, Grace has been diligently wiggling, twisting and loosening her cute little tooth. On Sunday when we got home from church Grace came me a little upset because her tooth was bleeding......Troy was not home, so I got to do the honors! All it took was a little tug and it was out - Grace was so brave and so excited that she lost her first tooth! The tooth fairy doesn't come to our house on Sunday's so last night, she put it on her bedstand and when she woke up this morning, there was a $2 bill there....Grace was so excited and now you can find her trying to wiggle her other teeth to loosen them up so the tooth fairy can strike again......

It's a.......

BOY!!!!! Grace, Carson and Chloe are having a little brother and are SOOOO excited! We had a great time at the gender check this morning! We took Grace, Carson and our darling niece Landri with us and they had fun telling me that their little brother looks like an "alien".....Everything looked great on the ultrasound, and the baby is measuring a little farther along than my due date of February 4, 2010.....so chances are pretty good that he will be born the end of January 2010! Check out our latest baby blog accessory to the right - kinda fun to have the baby countdown :)

Grace's 1st Day of Kindergarten!

Today, was Grace's 1st day of Kindergarten! Wow, this day has been a day Grace has looked forward to for SO long, we have driven by her school endless times, with the her always asking how many more days until she gets to go. This morning, the whole family walked her to the bus-stop, and then we followed her to school to make sure she knew where to go. I have been so excited for her and didn't think I would be sad, but to be honest, when she walked through those big doors to school I got a little teary. We are so proud of you Grace, and know that Kindergarten will be full of fun, learning and the beginning of friendships that will last for years to come. Here are a few pic's of her big first day:

All set for her 1st big day!

At the bus-stop!

Hangin' out with some of her pals!

With her friend that helped her on the bus and find her class!

Only 17 kids at this bus-stop (and there is 1 other stop on our street)......

Here comes the bus!

We love you Grace!

Happy Birthday Troy!!

Monday of this week was Troy's 32nd birthday! We had a great day filled with fun, presents, laughter and memories.....Troy did have to work most of the day so we started his birthday celebration on Saturday and went out with some friends on Saturday night for Sushi (Troy's favorite), Iceberg milkshakes (Troy's favorite) and games (another one of Troy's favorite things to do). On Monday, when Troy finished working, we opened presents and went to his parents for a bbq and birthday cake and ice cream. The kids had fun helping open the presents (Carson would tell him what each present was before he opened it) , and blowing out the candles. He got a flat screen TV for our bedroom, clothes, golf balls, and a few treats and other things. Troy, you are an amazing, father, husband and friend. You always put family first and sincerely care about others. You have a very compassionate heart and mind and look for opportunities to bring joy into other people's lives. I love you honey and am glad I have been able to celebrate the past 9 birthdays with you........here's to many, many more.......xoxo

Slip-n-Slide Fun!

So today, things have been pretty low key around here. Troy did all of the yard-work, I went to Costco and after that, did some birthday shopping for Troy (2 more days til his birthday)! We are going out for Troy's birthday pre-celebration tonight so we were just hangin' around in the HOT, HOT, HOT!!! Troy decided to be a good dad and break out the slip-n-slide and the kids had a total Blast! Honestly, these pictures do not do Chloe justice.....she was so happy and squealing in delight while crawling down the slide with FREEZING cold water all around her. She was so fun to watch and Grace and Carson were really cute with her. Our fun neighbors came over and joined in the fun to0 - it is great to have awesome neighbors/friends live so close! BTW: Chloe is FINALLY cutting her 1st tooth at young 10 1/2 months - good job Chlo-Bear!!!!! Here are the slip-n-slide pics: