Trip to St. Augustine FL

Well, I know it has been awhile since we have posted and I apologize for that, I guess life just gets in the way & eats up all of our free time as you all know! The most important news is OUR LITTLE PEANUT IS WALKING NOW! We are soooo proud of her, she is doing so well w/her new skill of walking, and has even begun to chase Maxx around a little bit....he of course hates this but we all have a good time laughing w/Khloe when she tries to catch him. She is such a sweet girl, she loves to share her snacks w/Maxx...Graham crackers, goldfish, grapes, whatever it is, she laughs each and every time Maxx eats a snack from her hand, it really is too precious to watch! I am so torn between telling her "No" as we don't want Maxx to eat people food but yet still want to encourage her giving & sharing spirit! For now Maxx is winning this battle :)

She is getting to be so long and has really started to thin out some, I know it's nothing to worry about, a chubby baby is a healthy baby but when she is catching up in weight with her cousin Cole who is almost 2 yrs older than her, one has to be a little alarmed. When we were in Charleston w/ April & Chad & Cole she weighed 22 lbs, and Cole weighed 27 lbs...YIKES. Hopefully from the photos you guys can see how she is changing!

Oh, one funny thing I want to share. Every night at bath time, I strip Khloe down to nothing but her diaper while Paul is getting the bath water started. The last few nights I have turned my head for a second to throw her dirty clothes in the hamper and she is GONE! She runs and hides in our bedroom, on the other side of the house and laughs the whole time as we are calling her name...she's smart she knows it's bath time and doesn't want the playing time to end....how can you get mad at her?....it's HILARIOUS! When we finally catch her she just laughs and smiles like...Ha Ha I almost got away! She is such a wonderful sweet baby, I guess we've been saying that all along huh?

Ok, guys, I have added a few pics from our visit to Poppy & Grandma Linda's over Memorial Day weekend in St. Augustine, also Brock was in town for a night and have added a couple w/ her & Uncle Brock, and a few other random ones. Enjoy! Thanks for checking in on us, we can feel the love from everyone who can't wait for our updates! Love you all!

Look at how cute her curls are, so glad she's getting more hair, Finally, now she won't let me put a bow or headband on her at ALL, she quickly pulls them off!

Don't know if you can see her huge crocodile tears as we were leaving Poppy & Grandma's she got really upset. I think her and Grandma Linda became fast buddies!

She sure does love her Poppy!

Check out her new St. Augustine sun hat! I know it does not match her suit but it's so darn cute! :)

Givin' her uncle Brock some smooches! She had such a good time with Brock, so glad he had a few free hours to spend w/Khloe and us on his quick business trip!

Look at her sweet Angelic face! Trying to squeeze in a few more minutes of play time after her bath!

PRECIOUS!!

Khloe' and I after my run one night! She is really a mama's girl! :)

Khloe' and Aanya on a play date this weekend! It's so sweet to see the girls just stare at each other and watch what the other one is doing! Very precious!

This is Khloe's new beloved Teddy Bear Grandma Linda bought her while we were in FL. Funny story: I was pushing her around in her little umbrella stroller in the gift shop and I looked down and she had pulled this teddy bear off the shelf and was hugging him...Linda had to buy it for her! Ever since then she drags him around everywhere!

That's all for now guys! Hope you enjoyed!

Short vacation to Charleston, SC

Well, I know it has been a little while since we have updated the blog, but of course like everyone else we have been very busy. We finished our 4 weeks of swimming class on May 4th and Khloe' had a ball. To be honest she looked forward to the toy bag being brought out and all the kids being able to play with the water toys the most. She would see the bag laying on the side of the pool and not take her eyes off of it...LOL!

We were able to join Chad , April & Cole in Charleston for a few days over the Mother's Day weekend and we had such a great time together. The kids loved playing on the beach and have the daddy's build sand castles just to watch Cole stomp on them and destroy them...he LOVED this! The first day Khloe' of course tried to eat the sand but by the end of the day she realized it didn't taste so good & didn't try it again :) She would crawl around the sand like a crab, I don't think she wanted her knees to touch the sand or something but it was really cute to see her little bottom in the air all the time! Overall it was a great few days to be able to spend some good time with family and for me to soak up some "Cole time" He is so cute and so sweet & much smarter than his parents think! One day he woke up from his nap and came to sit on the couch by April & I and said, "Mommy, I'm a good listener now" Ha, ha. Apparently before his nap he was NOT being a good listener! I adore him no matter what! Thanks April & Chad for letting us join you guys for a few days, We LOVED it!

Well that's about it for now! Here are a few pics we took while down in Charleston, Enjoy! Love you guys!

Happy Birthday Baby girl!!!

Well the big day has come, Khloe' has officially turned 1! We had a great time at her 1st Birthday party on Saturday the 9th. Granna June, Poppy Vaughters & Grandma Vaughters, and her 2nd cousin Paul Oak were our family members all in attendance as well as about 20 adults and 11 kids...WOW it seemed like a madhouse to Paul and myself & Granna too! Granna was AMAZING w/ all the help cleaning and prepping for the big event, we couldn't have done it without you Ma...THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! Khloe' made out like a bandit with some really wonderful presents, books, toys, and many clothes! It was so nice to see many of our friends and family we hadn't seen in a very long time...I believe cousin Paul drove the furthest (Canada) to come to the party. All the kids seemed to have such a great time! We had some outside activities for all the kids such as a water balloon toss competition, bubbles, & water gun fights. Khloe' was so adorable to watch eating her first piece of cake and icing. She looked at her little smoosh cake in front of her...cautiously looked at me and Paul as if to say "Are you sure I can have this?" then she stuck one little finger in the icing and tested it, 1 more sample, and then she went to town! Too cute! My mom was getting nervous about her eating so much icing/cake and after about 10 min removed it from her tray...she was covered with icing, nose, cheeks and even some in her eyes, How does that happen? :) Ok now for what you all have really wanted to see...some new pictures! Most of these are from her actual party and a few are from us outside on the deck enjoying a beautiful sunny afternoon & some of her in her new kiddie pool. By the way, she LOVED being in her new pool! I'm so glad my mom was here to see her first time ever being in a pool. Of course, we were both on edge but she loved it!

Oh, also I forgot to mention we have enrolled Khloe' in swimming lessons at this great aquatics center by the house, her first lesson was Monday 4/11 and she will go twice a week (Mon & Wed) for the next 4 weeks. Khloe' of course LOVED being in this pool as well. It's a "Parent assist class which means Paul or I HAVE to be in the pool with her (Good, we didn't want her to go in with out us right there anyways) She was laughing and creaming when the teacher told the parents to have the kids kick their feet in the water...she was truly the loudest laughing baby in the pool area! More to come on those lessons. Enjoy guys, thanks for checking in on us, Love You!








































Well, guys that's it for now! Thank you to all of our friends and family who could make it to her very special 1st Birthday party, and to all of you who wanted to be here but could not....There is always next year, but we know & she know she is loved by all her Auntie & Uncles and Grandma from a far! Love you guys!!