We have a walker on our hands...4 days before Christmas

So Chloe is WALKING!!!! Here it is 4 day's before Christmas and we have a walker finally.  
She is so proud of herself.  Along with the new adventures of her walking, she is also cutting a whole bunch of teeth.  Chloe is going to have her two front teeth for Christmas (I hope)!!


Today also marks are 1st day of Christmas Break!! Crazy to think that we only have a half a of a year left of school, then summer TIME! 

With the holiday's right around the corner I have to share a yummy recipe I enjoy making.  
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dip

Ingredients

• 1/2 C butter
• 1/3 C brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
• 1/2 C powdered sugar
• 3/4 C mini chocolate chips

Instructions

• In a small pan melt the butter and mix with the brown sugar. Stir over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves.
• Remove from heat and add vanilla. Cool.
• Mix together cream cheese and sugar and whip for a while - 2-3 minutes.
• Slowly add in the cooled butter mixture and mix for another minute.
• Mix in chocolate chips.
• Put into bowl and refrigerate and allow to set up.
• Serve with graham crackers, apples, cookies or just with a spoon!

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do!! 

HAPPY HOLIDAY'S!

Life as a toddler!

Boy are we busy!! Chloe is a busy girl. She is always going :) Life is crazy at times but I would not change it for anything.


Chloe has recently decided she is going to walk....well on her terms only!! Stubborn as can be.  She is to funny.  She will wait until we are not looking and stand in the middle of the floor and take a few steps.  Of course when the video camera is not ready or even this momma!!

1st Birthday!

Our baby girl's 1st birthday bash!! 

Some of the goodies from the dessert table!

Chloe's birthday chair

Chloe's smash cake

This day was amazing.  We had lots of people there.  I think Chloe enjoyed herself and I know I was one happy mommy!!  We our over joyed with our little girl.  She has changed our life forever.  Happy Birthday to our big 1 year old!

Life is crazy....

So I am dying to add birthday pictures on here but life has been so busy.  Last week grades were due, P.T. conferences for two days and a crazy, busy weekend.  Not to mention, I have to take my Praxis Exam this week over PLT 7-12.  After that I will be certified in almost every area in teaching.  I know I am crazy but why not?!?!

I promise by Thanksgiving I will have birthday and Halloween pictures up and some information about our lil peanut.  So hard to believe that she is 1!!! This time last year she was so little we didn't even dress her up, well maybe a Halloween outfit. 

Mommy's lil helper

Chloe loves to help mom with everything!! She even loves to make a mess!! 

Not much longer will Chloe be walking everywhere.  She is so interested in walking but still gets a little scared!! Crazy to think in 2 weeks we will be celebrating her 1st birthday!! We are so excited and can't wait!!

I caught a picture of her with her two bottom teeth....

I love this little girl!!!

11 months old!!

It's so crazy to think that our little peanut; at one time, is no longer a little peanut.  She is full of energy, love and silliness.  She completes our world and I couldn't imagine what life would be without her in our lives.

1 month until the big birthday bash!! I am slowing getting everything together but man does it take a lot of dough to make it the right 1st birthday bash :) Photos to come soon!!
We are going this weekend to get her pictures done for her invitations.  I hope she does good with them.  Normally it takes every ounce of me to get a good smile at photo time (funny how that works). 

Chloe having a blast!!!

It was a 3 day weekend and let me to you we were having a blast!! Check out what Chloe got herself into over this long weekend.....

You wouldn't believe she didn't feel good!!

 Chloe 1st pair of bib overalls...even pink!!

She loves to crawl in the coffee table..then she hits her head and gets mad

She has any toy you can image:)

Chloe is feeling a little better today but still crabby and fussy.  Hope this shall pass soon once those two top teeth come in.  Poor thing.  She is growing up so fast!!