Thanksgiving Weekend

Well it is hard to believe Thanksgiving has come and gone. So sad. I love Thanksgiving. This year we went To St. David, AZ, where Don's parents live. His mom made a delicious feast and we had a great time relaxing on the farm. It is so nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of a big city. Time goes much slower there. So anyway, there are a lot of pictures of Miss Chloe Jean. I guess I am a little obsessed with this little kid! The picture above is at IKEA with a little 49 cent hippo in her mouth. Did you know IKEA charges 5 cents for every plastic bag you take home?????
Here is my dad, Chelsey and Chloe of course. Notice the jackets. It finally cooled down here. Thank heavens!
Chloe with a ridiculously large flower headband. I got it off the internet. Go to Etsy.com for some really fabulous homemade items, like this headband! For those of us un-crafty people, there is a place to find the things you wish you knew how to make!
My favorite time of the day!



Notice the green thing she is sucking on. You put food in it and they can get the flavor without choking. A superb invention.

Here we are on the farm. As you can see, Chloe really enjoyed the swing.

Okay sorry for all the pictures. I look like one of those crazy, obsessed moms. Hope everyone had a great holiday!

Mawwiage is what brings us together...today(actually yesterday)

Well we just got back from our whirlind trip to San Diego. Don's cousin got married. The person who was supposed to perform the marriage ceremony backed out at the last minute, so Don's cousin asked Don if he would fill in. And being the the marrying kind, he of course said yes. It was the first time Don has ever married anyone, although Don has gotten married, so you know, he knows a lot about giving advice for how to have a successful marriage and everything. HaHa. We were flattered by the invitation though, and Don did a really great job. It was kind of fun watching him be all offical and stuff!

So anyway, we got to the beachfront ceremony spot just in time. We didn't leave Phoenix until about 8 PM and we drove until about 2:00 AM. We stopped at a hotel and crashed. We were very, very tired. I tried my best to stay awake while Don drove, but it was extremely difficult. My spirit said, yes! But my body said, No! I remember I tried having a conversation and I fell asleep in the middle of my sentence, woke up a couple seconds later and tried to remember what I was talking about. As a sidenote, one time Don and I were driving and I got sidetracked for a second and I forgot what I was talking about, and so I asked Don if he remembered and he said, "I don't know, but next time when you are talking, at least one of us should be paying attention." After he got smacked, I laughed. Good one, Don!

Here is Don reviewing his material before the bride makes it up the isle.

And here is Don again. Looks like the bride made it up the isle.










































Chloe found out that she really enjoys sucking on sugar coated almonds. I found out I enjoy when someone else holds her and I can eat without her grabbing all my food and getting salad dressing on her cute new sweater. Yes, that really happened.






Here we are at the reception. It was really fun. I have a hard time getting Chloe to smile for pictures. She always looks like a deer in the headlights.

Chloe got a little tuckered out.

I think she had fun too....

But she didn't like the suitcase/pillow fortress we created for her at the hotel.

And now we are back in Mesa and getting excited for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately we never made it down to the beach, which is a shame when you drive all the way to California! We were just too tired! But besides that it was a great time! I love weddings. I wish more people were getting married so I could go to more weddings! Well I guess that is all. Oh and one more thing, Chloe turned 6 months old. Yeah!

More Random Shots of You Know Who

"Check Please!"

I wear Spring colors because it is 85 degrees!

My mom wishes she could still do this.

Bigger Hips= Smarter Kids and Longer life-check it out for yourself!

Perhaps validation for our big hips has gone a little too far???? Check this article out if you need to feel good about your "curves."http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,310636,00.html

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Well I have no news, but I feel like blogging, so let me see if magicican Melissa can pull something out of her magical hat!



I know- I will do a Top Ten List about the things I have liked about this week so far. I used to do Top Ten lists in Junior High with this friend of mine...not sure why, just a little nerdy something we liked to do. So here goes.



The TOP TEN Things about this week:

1. I finally put up the curtains in my bedroom.

2. I had a fantastic milkshake from Jack in the Box.

3. I got a headband for Chloe for a Dollar at Target. And a Christmas Bib.

4. Don's antibiotics seem to be kicking in.

5. I had Peruvian food for the first time today.

6. I saw a preview for a movie I want to see( "Enchantment") and it is only rated PG.

7. It was only like 90 degrees today.

8. There is a new episode of "The Office" on tonight.

9. I did a really great job cleaning the bathroom. I got a real kick out of scraping soap scum off the shower walls. No, I seriously did.

10. Chloe goes to sleep on her own now!

Happy Halloween!

Well hope everyone had a spooky Halloween. Let me tell you a little about ours! The night started out at The Church Trunk or Treat. I did not dress up in our trash costumes because Chloe was hard to carry with that thing on. Chloe looked pretty darn cute in her costume. Except her hat would not stay on her head and was always in her eyes. She couldn't figure it out and keep reaching to the sky trying to grab this weird pink think in her line of vision. She also thought her little shoes were delicious. I thought my hot dog and cupcake were delicious.

And here she is in her car seat on our way to the next Halloween Party. This party was for Don's Real Esate Masters Program. It was quite the swanky party. Delicious Food and nice people. We made quite the splash with our entrance. The fellow party goers liked our trash costumes and Chloe always makes a nice accessory. People thought she was pretty cute and she was the only baby/child there, so she had no competition. It is nice going to a place where babies aren't a dime a dozen, because I have realized people really like babies! Especially when they don't see them very often!

This is a picture of one of the nice people we met at the party. She gushed over Chloe, which pretty much is the best thing you can do for a new mom. Unfortunately I did not get many pictures of Chloe's first Halloween. BUT...a couple people told me that her costume looked like something a baby in an Anne Geddes Photograph would wear, so I am thinking of putting her in it again and trying to copy some Anne Geddes Photos. What do you think?

After the party we drive down the street by ASU known for its excellent people watching, and saw some "tasteful" costumes. Note to girls: If you are trying to look trashy, at least be creative and try something different besides a bunny, devil, or an angel. Then we came home and went to sleep. And well, that was our Halloween!