Sacramento Zoo

Chloe and I also have started going to the Sacramento Zoo with friends. It is so fun for her to see the animals (when they aren't sleeping)!

reading the mapChloe's favorite so far are the flamingoes. (I just looked this up on dictionary.com and it can be spelled either flamingos or flamingoes. Interesting!) I think she likes them because they are bright, there are lots of them, and they are up close where she can see them easily.
First carousel ride. She kept saying "whee!"
l-r Meigan, Faye, Ella, me, Chloe (Jen was the photographer)

not looking so excited here....



The pictures that follow were from a different zoo day, with friends from my mom's group at Arcade Church. Although, Chloe was wearing another green shirt...

Gavin and Chloe were trying to climb in to join the flamingoes

talking with Charles

looking at the giraffes. For some reason, my friends were nervous about Chloe standing on her stroller like that. They made me pose for a picture! I think she was just trying to get a better view. Giraffes are pretty tall, you know!
staying hydrated--it was hot out there!

Elle has this nifty double stroller and the seats can be in a bunch of different arrangements. Chloe loved facing Gavin like this! Looking at the chimps!

worn out after a long morning at the zoo. This picture cracks me up, because it reminds me of how my dad looks when he nods off in his chair--head resting on his hand! This picture is for you, Gramps!!

Fairytale Town

Chloe and I met up with some friends at Fairytale Town for a playdate. Chloe loved running around with Gavin and exploring!I had just finished telling my friend Elle that Chloe did not like corndogs, when Chloe grabs Gavin's corndog and proceeds to eat most of it. Chloe likes to try to prove me wrong!

Pumping water on Jack and Jill's hill

riding Cinderella's horses

I think one of Chloe's favorite parts of the day was discovering drinking fountains! They are all over at the park and she loved to push the buttons and try to drink the water. She was still a bit too short for some of them, but it was still fun for her!Gavin helping Chloe!
So, I asked Chloe to "sit" so that I could take her picture, and she sat on the ground!

Then, I clarified that I wanted her to sit in the chair, and she gave me her infamous "cheese" face! driving the tractor! such a big girl!

Happy Father's Day!

For Father's Day this year, Chloe gave Andrew a bubble mower, since she loves to help with yard work! Andrew loved the mower, saying that he was probably the only dad out there to get a plastic mower for Father's Day!
Chloe and Andrew posing in their PJs

Cute daddy and daughter ready for church! Chloe is so lucky to have Andrew as her daddy. She loves to play with him and squeals when he chases her around the house! When she hears the garage door open when Andrew is getting home from work, she stops what she is doing and runs to the door to greet him! Happy Father's Day to the best daddy!!

Watermelon

These pictures were taken at some point in the last month. Chloe's first taste of watermelon. She has since become nearly obsessed with it! This is Chloe begging watermelon from her cousin Shae, who was nice enough to share with Chloe and Devin. (Yes, for all you germ-friendly people, they are all eating the same piece....)

Playing with Alton

Chloe had so much fun playing with her buddy Alton. Too bad he lives all the way in LA! The cutest part for me was when she started calling him "All-ta!" I love the words she creates to say things!

Here they are with the water table:

She had so much fun, I might have to buy her a table!
there's that "say cheese" smile again!

Chloe also discovered pickles on this vacation:

Chloe had a hard time sleeping while we were on our trip--new places, new crib. Once she finally got used to sleeping in the hotel, we moved her to Jen and Travis' house. By the last day, she was sleeping like a champ, and even decided to make her crib a bit more comfy??
She pulled their wall calendar down and was sleeping on it! I thought this was so cute!!

Fun at the beach!!

When we were visiting our friends in Los Angeles, Chloe had her first trip to the ocean. I thought she would hate the cold water and the waves and the sand, but she LOVED it! She played in the sand and didn't eat any of it! I held her hands when we stood in the waves, and Chloe would smile and say "oohhh" every time a wave hit our legs. She would even sit in the waves and splash a bit. I was so proud of her and it was so fun to watch her enjoying herself so much!

My friend Jen made this cool page with her digi-scrapping skills.

I am so tempted to learn how to do this!

Here are some other pictures from the day:

Happy Mother's Day!

I had a wonderful mother's day this year. Andrew and Chloe made me a yummy breakfast, and Chloe wrote me a fantastic poem (with her dad's help)! It was so cute, incorporating all the words she knows!

playing with Shae's cd player

3 generations

the cousin photo--it was impossible to get

a good picture of 5 happy kids this year