A Recap of Summer

Since the beginning of September, I have been trying to get an update letter and pictures to Chloe's birthmom and grandmother. I finally worked on that this week. The hold up is that I rarely print pictures anymore since we can so easily enjoy them on the computer. So I did get get a file created of all the pitures that capture the summer. So I thought I would share them here with you. Some you have seen already in previous post. But they are worth repeating!

• Chloe rode in the 4th of July Parade with her cousin Campbell in Bobby's Vette.
• Chloe moved into her "big girl" bed.
• Chloe put away her diapers. Above you will see Chloe and I holding her "Potty Chart." She got a sticker for her chart and a Skittle everytime she used the potty.
• Chloe went to lots of baseball games to watch her brothers play ball. She had lots of Ring Pops and lots of multicolored tongues.
• Chloe wore sweet girly dresses and posed by the "Sunday Dress Picture Taking Place" quite often.
  

• Chloe saw the ocean for the first time. We went to Ft. Morgan, AL for Spring Break with the boys. Chloe traveled with Mommy and Daddy on a special business trip in May to Amelia Island, FL. In July we all spent a week at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with Sheena and Carson, Sam and Donna and Grandmother and Gerald.
• Chloe spent a lot of time on the lake with her boys too!
  
  
  

One Year Update!

Wow... it is hard to believe that it has been a year since our little Chloe came into our lives. She continues to brighten our days and nights! She is 2 1/2 years old now and has an amazing vocabulary.... she is using up to 7-8 words to form sentences. We feel so blessed. God has given us this precious little girl to love. Time sure has flown by... over the past year Chloe has traveled with us to 10 different states and she has learned to get anything and everything she wants from her Daddy :-). She has moved into a "big girl" bed and is almost "potty trained". Thank you to all those that helped us along this journey and God Bless.

Robert & Tracy

a Video of Chloe saying her ABC's

Our Little Princess.

Darth Vader Chloe
4th of July

The 4th Parade in Bobby's Vette

Sleeping on the beach

A video of hanging out on the boat

Five Month Update

It's already hard to remember life without Chloe. She has just fallen right into her own special place in the family. She is adored beyond measure in this house. The adoption was finalized on December 14. After the papers were signed and we were all thanking the judge and shaking hands, Chloe reached her right hand out to the judge, shook the judges hand and said, "thank-you."

Chloe is putting 3-4 word phrases togehter. She tells everyone where to sit and when to sit. She reminds us all to "buckle" when we get in the car. She is very friendly. She tells everyone in Wal-Mart "hello." Chloe is CRAZY about ice cream and chocolate! She is very much into Elmo and VeggieTales right now. She is learning to have good manners and rarely ever forgets a "please" or "thank-you."

A few nights ago, Robert was putting her in bed. She reminded him that they needed to say prayers. So Robert prayed with her. Then Chloe said, "Thank You" and went right to sleep.

Chloe loves music and ipods. She has a cute little pink preschool MP3 player, but she wants the Apple ipod. Her favorite song is "Soulja Boy." It's a rap song that has been very popular recently with kids and teens. She sings, "oh, boy-Youuuuuuuuuu." That's funny for those of you that know the song.


Today Ryan and Kellan were fighting. Chloe started saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Chloe will be 2 years-old on February 20! She can hold up 2 fingers and say, "two." Sometimes though she holds up 2 fingers and says, "peace."

She's a sweety and our best form of entertainment these days. She is close enough to perfect for us! We are tremendously blest and absolutely amazed that God lead us to find each other.

Below are some new pictures: