On Chloes 2nd birthday, we made the switch from crib to full-size bed. We chose to skip over the toddler bed because we already had a full-size mattress. I wasnt too concerned about the switch, but I...
We cooked out on Saturday night and tried to get some rest for Sundays festivities. Sunday was our beach day. We drove to Galveston because Mark has never seen Chloe play on the beach. Normally ...
We decided against a birthday party this year. We did this for a few reasons. One was that Chloe wont remember this birthday and we wanted to spend the party money making memories on something w...
Chloe,Today is your second birthday. I can hardly believe that youve outgrown being a baby; although, youll always be our baby.You are a spirited toddler. You love to laugh and follow most things you...
Chloe was born. Almost two years to the day later, I have received Chloes birth certificate. I havent needed a copy so I never ordered one. Then I realized that if an emergency arose and we needed to...
Chloe loves to be in the water as long as its not swimming lessons. Today we spent some time outside playing in her new pool. We enjoyed lots of scooping, pouring and splashing. We also rescued the o...
The Granthamaniacs had a good Mothers Day. It entailed Sunday brunch, a visit with Marks parents, yard work (yes) and lots of playing in the backyard. Mark asked me what I wanted to do and I told him...
This past Sunday through Wednesday, my mom and I took a quick trip to Amarillo. We really enjoyed seeing our family. It is always nice to be able to show your children where you grew up and Amarillo ...
I want to post some pictures of Chloes Easter outfit. We had a really fun Easter. Hopefully, I can post the video of her very first egg hunt someday soon. My talented mom made Chloes dress, again!Squ...
I just had to show off the cute dress my mom made Chloe! It has blue flowers with big, smiling bumblebees all over! I love it.
Chloe started swimming lessons. I meant to enroll her last summer, but we just never seemed to get around to it.Shes had three lessons and she HATES it. She likes the water. She hates the lessons. It...
I just wanted you all to see how I run my kitchen. I found this humorous. Im not sure if my kitchen looks like this when I cook because (a) I have no idea what Im doing or(b) its the nature of cookin...
A couple of weeks ago, Marks cousin and his wife came to town. They live in Portland so when they come to town we try to show them the best parts of life in Texas. They are pretty good at having an i...
It is cold today. Cold and rainy. Ugh. Just as I was getting used to 80* weather...ha. Oh well, we have an indoor project that must get finished TODAY. Ill post the completed project someday. In...
I previously mentioned that we ,7 of us, threw a shower for our friend, Katie. Nobody could resist the temptation to throw a pink and sparkly shower for Katies soon to arrive daughter,...
I seriously need to sit down and blog. I find myself pretty pressed for time these days. Chloe and I have been hitting the gym really hard the past few weeks. In the morning, we wake up and eat break...
Im totally ripping the format for this off First Time Mama - First Time Blogger. Mostly because Im too lazy and pressed for time to think about being creative right now...ha.Why Eleven? I got ta...
I just found out that Blogger has an iPhone app. I thought I should test it out and see how blogging from my phone will work. As a result, you get to see a few iPhone pictures. If you are friends wit...
I think Pinterest was the best thing to happen to social media in a while. Ive tried of a lot of things that Ive pinned. I really feel like I should be blogging about what works and what doesnt...
Yesterday was beautiful here. We had a few days of colder, rainy weather. The warmth and sun was a welcome relief. We played outside in the yard for a bit after we walked to the mailbox. Chloe is my ...
I hope Cupid is treating you all well. Personally, Im not a van of Valentines Day. But, I celebrate it every year because Im a sucker for the pink and red color combination...and it gives me an excus...
Its been a while since I posted pictures of Chloe. So, today I thought I could share our morning craft.Another great idea from Pinterest just got put to use in our household. Who knew Chloe was ...
The weather has been so wonderful here in Austin. In fact, we havent really had much winter weather at all. Most of the days have been around 50-70 degrees. Thats pretty warm for us this time of year...
Chloe had a play date with Rocco and Kennedy. Chaos ensued...kennedy and chloe think they can fit in the tube together.what a trooper...surrounded by women all day.they love playing in this tube...a ...
Thanks to my debit card rewards program, I received a $100 Amazon gift card. I used this bad boy to purchase a lens Ive been coveting for months now. sourceThe Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF...this toy is tota...
This is just what we did today. The weather is gorgeous today. Mark has raked 20 bags of leaves and he still has half of the backyard before he finishes. We couldnt have had a nicer day to ...
We had a pretty good Christmas. I love this time of year and spending time with family. This one seemed to pass too quickly. I have plenty of pictures from Christmas in HTX with my family. ...
A few days ago I was sitting in the living room doing some work on my computer. I kept hearing Chloe say "shoo, shoo!" I looked up to see if she was talking about a fly. Turns out she was dan...
Chloe is a copy cat! She watched me cooking lunch and Rachael Ray cooking on the television and she made her own goodies. Dancing Elmo, her stuffed animal dog and even the plastic pop-up critters on ...
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