Sisters, sisters...

First of all, it's hard not to think of the song in White Christmas. "Sisters, sisters, there were never quite devoted sisters...." I could go on, wait, do you want me to? Ok, I'll spare you.

This picture was taken on Christmas. I love it because Beth and I wanted Chloe and Brenlee in the picture and Jori of course has to have her true love, Noelle (the dog) in the picture. Poor Rieley doesn't have any kids or true dog loves yet. I also love that Chloe is almost crying from laughing so hard. She was in a crazy mood already and thought it was the funniest thing that Jori would lift Noelle up for the picture.

Bowling

Back in January we got the chance to go bowling and play in the arcade with some friends from YFC. Before this, I was thinking it would be fun to have a little bowling party for Chloe's 3rd birthday.

1. Skee Ball, my personal favortie  2. Chloe trying to win  3. Cory and me

4. Our bowling shoes  5. All three of us together  6. Chloe carrying the ball to her ramp

7. Fun colors  8. Chloe and I on the motorcycle  9. Chloe's shoes, so cute! 

I was so excited to watch Chloe experience something new and so different. When we got to the bowling alley we found Chloe some bowling shoes. She has little feet, so the smallest shoes were a little too big, but still adorable. We found a light enough ball for her to carry (although I was worried she was going to drop it on her toes or mine). Lastly, we got a ramp for her to set the ball on and push it down the bumper lane.

She loved it. All three frames, and then we had to pull her away from her first love, the iphone, for the rest of the frames. By frame seven, I told Cory we should just finish the rest of the game for her. She didn't even notice that she was missing her turns.

So now I have come to the conclusion that bowling for a 3 year old party is a no go. Lately, she's been asking me for a Hello Kitty party. Who am I to deny her wishes? Besides, I LOVED Hello Kitty when I was younger, so it's awesome that she likes it too. I may have forced it upon her, but what matters in the end is that she loves Hello Kitty.

We will have to try bowling in another six months or so.

Happy Tuesday! 

Snow!

When we found out we were moving to Colorado, there were a lot of things I was looking forward to. But, in the top 5 was snow. I love everything about it, except getting a toddler dressed in snow gear. I think plenty of parents would agree.

The other weekend we had the biggest snowfall since we have lived here...22 inches. It was AWESOME! I loved it. Cory stayed home and worked, Chloe and I played in the snow, then watched movies, drank hot chocolate (or as Chloe would say, "hot chwoklate") and ate snow.

More snow is coming this week, according to the weatherman, but it's probably only a light snowfall. Hopefully there will be at least one more big snowfall before spring really hits.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I wanted to quickly share some of our decorations for Valentine's Day that I whipped up yesterday. Nothing like last minute.

I got the idea for the heart banners from this blog. The rest was just stuff I had laying around the house.

Happy Valentine's Day. We are enjoying the night as a family and eating some yummy chocolate mousse. Can't wait.

Huffman Family Photos

It feels like we never get photos as a family with all three of us. But, we were finally able to on Christmas, while having access to my parent's camera. This is just a few. My favorite has to be in the words of Chloe, "scary face" photos.

 

Today we are relaxing after a long and fun week at YFC MidWinter. Happy Monday!

"Auntie Doori"

Chloe loves all her aunties, including my sister, Jori. Chloe has a hard time saying her name, so it often comes out as "Doori".

These photos show Chloe and Jori's relationship. Silly.

PYT (Pretty Young Thing)

I would love to be bold like Chloe with her style. She has great fashion sense.

Grandpa Rob

On Christmas Day, we gathered the whole family after church and attempted to get a few photos. With eight adults, two kids and a lovable dalmation named Noelle, it was quite a task to accomplish. I was able to capture a few photos of Chloe with my dad, Grandpa Rob.

This was Chloe making her "scary" face. This face showed up in about 80% of the photos taken that day.

Hopefully the last one will make you Monday a little happier!

Ride 'Em Cowgirl

Every time we go into a certain store, Chloe wants to ride the pony. She finally got her chance last night and loved all 30 seconds. Her reaction to when the horse stops is so precious. I love that girl and how her little brain works.

Donut Dates

I'm going to get real personal, real quick.

I have a secret obsession. Let's just say it starts with a "D" and ends with an "onuts".

As a kid I had always loved maple bars. They were and are the best donuts. But, like anything else, I am a bit of a doughnut snob. What's new, right? I don't like grocery store donuts. I only like the specialty donuts shops. You know, the shops where they get up at 2:00 a.m. to make fresh dough. Here's a secret from a girl who worked at a grocery store for years. Those grocery store donuts are made, frozen, defrosted and put on a shelf, that tons of other peoples dirty finger touch.

Once I realized my little donut love, I figured out the best way to get more donuts was to introduce them to Chloe. If Chloe loved them, which I knew she would, then Cory wouldn't be able to resist donut love x2, and have to take us. Now, whenever we take Chloe to donuts, she calls them donut dates.

So, that gets us to the other weekend, when we decided Family Date Day a.k.a DONUTS needed to happen.

My maple bar....mmmmm

Cory was able to read the Denver Post.

Chloe was generous enough to share with her baby, whose current name is Ariel?

Ariel love milk, like her mama, Chloe.