Chloe's such a girl!!

Last night, Chloe once again showed her girly side. As soon as we got home she found a pair of pajamas my grandma just got her (see above pic). After translating what she wanted, we realized she wanted her new pink pajamas on...NOW!! There were even tears involved because 1. we didn't quite know what she wanted at first and 2. we weren't acting fast enough. I wasn't quite sure I wanted her to have them on because of the fact they hadn't been washed yet. Phil and I are getting good at the whole choose your battles thing. While I know we are "in charge", there are just some things that really won't hurt her if we agree with what she wants. So after Phil told her hewould put them on her, she layed down on the ground without being told to, and giggled because she got to put on her new pink pajamas. Phil said she is a lot like me. I'm not quite sure that is a complement.

Chloe's 2nd Halloween

Last Halloween Chloe was only 5 months old, so while she looked cute in her little ladybug costume, there wasn't much interest in the night. This year, at 1 1/2 she had a blast. We went trick-or-treating with my sister-in-law Brenda, and my niece Keara and nephew Garrett. Chloe didn't say anything to any of the people handing out candy, but she would say tick-or-tweat on the way up to the door and thank you once they closed the door. She was very fond of the suckers. Any time she got a chance to choose what she wanted she grabbed a sucker. After we were done getting candy we went back to Craig and Brenda's house and enjoyed some awesome chili and cornbread. It was a fun night and I was so proud of my little lion.

What a weekend!!!

This weekend my brother Matt and his girlfriend Jessee came down from Michigan for a visit. They got here Friday just in time for dinner. Saturday was filled with errands, eating, and teaching Matt and Jessee how to play Settlers of Catan. Which Matt won, but it was a very close game. On Sunday, after church, Phil and Matt ran the River City Rat Race. It was Phil's first race in over a year, and he blew his goal out of the water!!! Matt placed 4th in his age bracket, which after dealing with food poisoning the week before, I think he did GREAT!!! They have not posted the race results yet, but when they do, I will post what Phil placed out of over 500 racers. Another positive thing that happened is Chloe totally came out of her shell for Uncle Matt. She played ball, jumped on the bed with him, and shared tons of hugs and kisses. I was also told that she was the most vocal in the nursery on Sunday that she has ever been. Maybe she is starting to come out of her shell a little more. I guess we will have to wait and see!!!

UPDATE: We just found out that Phil placed 126 out of 533. He was 12th out of 29 in his age group. Matt placed 14 overall. Great job guys!!!