Here's ....something.

I have not had any time lately to blog. I have some pictures from Thanksgiving to put on here, but by the time I have a few minutes, I'm too tired. So, here's a picture of Chloe. This is how she wanted to wear her hair to preschool yesterday. She wanted two braids, so I put one side up like this, just to get it out of the way. That's when she decided it was the look she wanted. The funniest thing about it is she did it to be funny. When I picked her up in the afternoon, she said, "No one laughed at me." And she was disappointed. I would not have expected her to want everyone to laugh at her.
Coming soon...stories about Chloe and the things she said to her Great Granny and Granddaddy.

Chloe is thankful for...

This is what Chloe made yesterday in Sunday school. That girl just cracks me up!

Preds game

We got to go to a Predators game on Monday. It wasn't really for Avery's birthday, it just happened that way. It was military appreciation night, so we got to go for free! You can't get much better than that. Plus, the seats were good, not in the nose bleed section. We really enjoyed watching the game, even though we didn't always know what was going on. It's definitely fun to watch though because it's so fast paced. Brady is now a Preds fan, specifically a TooToo fan. I think it's because he hit the hardest and was in the penalty box the most! Thankfully, my mom was able to come watch Chloe. We enjoyed getting to hang out with just the boys, and I know Mom and Chloe had fun. I don't think Chloe would have liked how loud it was at the game. We had to leave before it was over because it was a school night, but we got hot chocolate on the way home, so that made it better.

Happy Birthday Avery!!

Today is Avery's birthday, and I now have an eleven year old! I can't believe it! We've been celebrating for a week now, and we'll finish it off tonight with dinner and a Preds game. He doesn't even know about the hockey game yet. I just wanted to put a few pictures of Avery from the past few years. He's changed so much! He's getting so big, and I know we're going to be looking eye to eye pretty soon. He's an awesome kid, and I'm so proud of him!
I think we're all adjusted here finally, and he's having a good year at school. He has good friends at school and church, and he even looks forward to going to school. I'm so thankful that he's happy this year.

Happy Birthday Avery! I hope you have a great day!! I love you!

This is what I've been doing.

I've been neglecting my blog lately, all because of Facebook. I'm really quite annoyed with myself, but I just can't stop! I need help.

I should have known she was too quiet!!

Chloe proudly showed me her pink toenails, while they were still wet! Notice the little spot on the carpet also. That's awesome.
Earlier today, Chloe asked me to paint her nails, so I did. I told her we weren't doing toes today. She asked if she could paint mine, and then asked if she could paint her own. I thought we were in agreement on the answer, but apparently not. The second picture is after I took her nail polish out of her room. She got it in a makeup set, and it has never occurred to me that it shouldn't stay in her room. I never thought she would attempt painting her nails on her own. I had to smile about the whole thing, but where she couldn't see me. It was really cute, but at the same time, I had to make sure she understood that she can't do it again. Parenting is such a balance.

Fall colors

This is how Chloe hiked the whole time!









We spent the day at Renee and Chuck's yesterday. The drive was beautiful! We have some pretty trees around here, but nothing like they have there. I couldn't stop taking pictures! Believe or not, I didn't put them all on here. We enjoyed getting to spend some time with them, and we even went on a hike. It was a much needed break from school.