DOODLEBOPS Concert!

My mom and I took Chloe to see the DOODLEBOPS on February 2nd. It was fun watching her sing the songs and dance in the aisle. She told us that her favorite parts were "Dee-Dee, Mo, Rooney, watching dancing, singing, eating popcorn!"

Kyle's First Pro Haircut

BEFORE

AFTER!!

Kyle had his first haircut on Saturday, January 26th. He was so good! We gave him a sucker to eat to keep his mind off of what was going on. I couldn't imagine he would look any cuter than he did before, but he sure does look handsome!

Kyle is 11 months old!

Kyle turned 11 months old today, January 16th! He is growing so fast and doing so many new things every time we turn around. His newest milestone is WALKING! He has been taking a few steps here and there for a couple of weeks, but he now walks across the room without falling! Here is the monthly pic in the rocking chair. It is not as easy to take this picture as it was the first few months. He kept wanting to leap out of the chair every time I got ready to take it!

Our Little Dancer

Chloe started tap and ballet on Saturday, January 12th! She loves her new tap shoes! She was dancing all over the place! She cannot wait to go back next week!

Happy 5th Birthday, Madison!

Our cousin, Madison, turned 5 on the 1st, and we went to her birthday party last weekend. Chloe had a great time! We hope you had a great birthday, Madison!

Happy New Year!

We wish you all a Happy 2008!

Christmas 2007

We had a great Christmas! Christmas Eve was spent at our house with my side of the family. My sisters, brother-in-law, nieces, nephew, mom and dad all spent the night with us! We had LOTS of Mexican food and desserts. We stayed up until 1:30 putting all the toys together! It was so fun to watch Chloe this year! Kyle had fun ripping the wrapping paper up!

We went to Ev's parents' house on Christmas Day to eat and spend the day with them!

Kyle is 10 months old!

Kyle turned 10 months old on December 16th!

Things he does now:

Stands on his own
Says mama, dada, nana(for no-no)
He took one step on 12/19 and kept standing, but he hasn't done that since.
Waves bye-bye and says "ba" for bye
He has 8 teeth!
23.5 pounds!

We are so blessed to have such a happy baby!

SANTA at the Gaylord

We went to the Gaylord Texan on Sunday, December 9th, to visit Santa. This is the third year in a row we have gone there. We love to walk around and look at all the decorations. Chloe also loves to look at all the trains! Tony, Rachel and Lorenzo met us there this year.

Progressive Dinner

Our Progressive Dinner was on Friday, December 7th. We had appetizers at our house, dinner at Dana's house and dessert at Tiffany's house. We had a blast as always! The kids spent the night with my parents, so Everett and I did not have a curfew! We stayed out until 12:30 AM....latest we have stayed out in years!

Holiday Cookie Decorating!

On Friday, December 7th, we went to Tiffany D.'s house and decorated cookies. The kiddos decorated cookies, made peppermint reindeer and played outside! Thanks, Tiff, for being brave enough to have 20 kids in your house!

Chloe's Promotion!

On Saturday, December 1st, Chloe was promoted to the next gymnastics class. She is now in the Young 3's Class!

Chloe was so proud! She carried around her certificate all Saturday!

She has been listening much better in class and following all of the rotations, so her coach moved her up. We will miss Coach Stacy!

Disney on Ice: Finding Nemo

We took Chloe to see Disney on Ice on Saturday, November 24th. She had a great time watching them skate around. She ate popcorn and even got to have coke! We got a bag of cotton candy for her to try. Chloe did not like the cotton candy at all, but she loved the Nemo hat that came with it! At the end of the show, they all skated around and waved. Chloe thought they were saying "hi" just to her, and it was so cute to watch how excited she got when they waved to us!

Thanksgiving 2007

We spent Thanksgiving at my parent's house this year. Everyone had a good time. It was fun watching Chloe and Madison. They are at ages now where they can play together and have fun.

As we were watching the Cowboy game, we looked outside and saw that it had started snowing! It was so nice to see after having all of the hot weather lately. The holiday season has really started!

AUSTIN TRIP

We went to visit my sister and her kids in Austin on Sunday, November 18th. My mom went with us. Chloe had a great time playing with her cousins. She played dress-up in their clothes, went on wagon ride, played with all the Thomas trains, and went to eat lunch with her cousin Emma at her school. Chloe and Kyle did not sleep very well that night. I stayed up from 11-4:30 with Kyle. He had a stuffy nose and could not breathe well, so I sat on the couch with him so that he could sit up a breathe a little better. I was exhausted the next day and decided to go ahead and go home a day early. I did not know if I could do that again another night.

Kyle is 9 months old!

Kyle turned 9 months old today! It is amazing how time flies with these little ones! I try to document every little thing they do even though it is exhausting! It is so neat to look back and see what they were doing at different stages. He had his 9 month appointment this morning, and here are his current stats:

Weight: 22 lbs (75%)

Height: 28 1/2 in (65%)

Head: 47 in (90%)

Here is the monthly picture in the rocking chair!

Chloe's First Pro Haircut

Chloe had her first pro haircut on Friday, November 9th when she was 2 years, 8 months old. She was very good for Vinny. She let him turn her head this way and that, brush her hair, and dry it. She just sat there wondering what she would look like. After it was all done, she didn't look much different than before.....just her split ends were cut off. I videotaped it like I do everything and also took pictures!

2007 Family Pictures

taken by Tiffany Day

We got our family pictures taken on November 3rd. Tiffany Day took them. She takes great pictures. She has taken our pictures for a couple of years. You all should check out her website!

These were the first ones we have had with Kyle! He did great! Chloe smiled for the camera once I showed her some candy!

It will be hard to choose from all of them, but we will use one for our Christmas card.

Halloween 2007

Halloween started out with a block party on our street. All the kids played outside while we all ate. The kids then all went trick or treating! Chloe had a great time! Kyle stayed at home and handed out candy with Everett. Everett wanted to go trick or treating with Chloe, too, so halfway through it, we stopped by and got him so that he could go down the other half of the street with Chloe. Chloe would always leave one house and say "Next House!" She was so fun to watch this year!!

Chloe's Halloween Party

Chloe's school had a Halloween Party on October 30th. She dressed up in her M&M costume. She struggled with what she really wanted to be...Princess or M&M. After wearing the Princess dress a few days in a row around the house, I guess she wanted a change, so she chose the M&M. They had a little parade around the school, a snack and played games in the classroom. She had a very good time!

Colin's Birthday Party

Colin's 1 st birthday party was at the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch. There were cookies, Reese's Pieces, and cupcakes! Chloe made sure she got some of it all...and then some more! Kyle also got to try his first cupcake. He loved that icing! Chloe enjoyed playing in the mazes and going on a hayride! We hope you had a great birthday, Colin!