Chloe's 3rd Birthday

Chloe turned 3 & we had a fun birthday bash for her. Papa D & Gma Julie stayed with us for a week & the kids had so much fun! In the photos you will see Chloe's Barbie doll cake that she helped Gma Julie make for her birthday party. It turned out pretty stinkin' cute!! It is hard to believe that we are parents of a 3 year old. She is growing up so fast right before our eyes & we are praising Jesus for her precious life in ours. Enjoy the slide show!!

Our 2 Rugrats!!

Our kiddos are best buddies...they love to play together & their new fun game is wrestling!! In fact, they had been wrestling just before I snapped this photo. It is pretty cute to watch them. I worry a little about Chloe's glasses getting crunched & about Eli still being so little, but, he is a strong little guy & I watch & make sure they don't get too rough with each other. Oh boy, I see the future with these 2!! An update on Eli: He started taking his first steps about 1 week ago & he isn't fully walking yet, but, he takes more steps daily & his confidence level is constantly rising. And he has 4 teeth with more starting to come in (you can see the 2 bottom teeth in the photo above). He can wave (palm back & forth wave) & shakes his head no. He is completely on table food & can say "wow, whoa, babba (mama), dadda" & a slough of words that are baby talk & incredibly cute. These kids keep me on my toes & I love it!! They bring such joy to our lives & we praise the Lord for the blessing of our kids.

Our Little Cheerleader

A few weeks ago I enrolled Chloe in a kinder-cheer team class at our local gym. It is pretty stinkin' cute to watch these girls jump around & learn cheerleading moves. Chloe's yoga class & her cheer class have helped her to become more outgoing, although she is still shy. There are 4 girls in the cheer class, all about Chloe's age. It has been fun watching her tumble, dance, jump on the trampoline (her absolute favorite!), flip in the air (the coaches totally help the girls with this & this is not so much Chloe's favorite activity, but she is becoming more comfortable with it). Anyways, enough with my blah blah blah & enjoy these cute photos. I am a proud mama!!

Chloe prepares for the forward roll with hands up.

Forward roll...my little athlete!

Completed forward roll.

Jumping on the trampoline (did I mention this is her ABSOLUTE favorite??!!)

Jumping with hands up & attempting to do "the hurkie" (a particular jump-kick named after the gyms logo, "Home of the Hurricane").

Cheer Team

The girls learning arm positions: this is a high-V.

Chloe is supposed to be mid-T arm position here, but, is in high-V position in the photo above. No matter...she is learning quickly & is doing so good!!

Here the girls are in low-V arm position & are to finish with a clap. They are doing these moves to the new Alvin & the Chipmunks movie music which just adds to the statement: "HOW STINKIN' CUTE!!"

Even Eli got in on some of the fun...he is my "mini-jumper" on this little trampoline.

The girls are just havin' fun during cheer class on the parallel bars while their head coach, Miss Julie, shows them how to put their hands on their hips & do the "hurricane walk".