Nap Time? They Don't Think So!

Sometimes for Chloe's nap, she knows she's missing out on something going on with her sister. I'm pretty sure she knows if she makes a little noise (we're talking, very little noise), that her sister will hear her and come "save" her! That's exactly what happened on this particular morning. I had just gotten out of the shower and was getting dressed when Maddie told me Chloe was awake and she'd go get her. Chloe had only been down for MAYBE 15 minutes, which means she never actually went to sleep. Of course I told Maddie, no, that it was nap time, to leave Chloe alone... not much I could do when I was only halfway dressed. This is how I found them... it was too cute to get mad!
Maddie decided it was story time rather than nap time. I think Chloe agreed!

Chloe's Dress-Up & Stats

This little girl keeps us laughing ALL DAY LONG! I'm not even kidding, she is hilarious! This is dress-up... Chloe style! On this particular day she went into Maddie's drawers and pulled out whatever she could find. The more, the merrier! All articles are attempted to go over her head, but lots of times it just doesn't work so it ends up around her neck, or around her wrist for bracelets. Maddie's underwear and swimsuits are always favorites when playing dress up!Chloe was supposed to have her 15-month check up last month, but because of a dead car battery, it got postponed to this morning instead... so it's almost like a 16 month check up at this rate! Here are the stats of my little munchkin...

Weight: 22.16 lbs (39.88%)

Length: 31 ins (69.15%)

Head: 18.25 ins (64.85%)

Never A Dull Moment....

....when Maddie's around!!!I had a funny video to post of Maddie, but it's not working... I'll try again another time!

Maddie's Wedding

After church, Maddie found a basket and the little butterflies from her elephant game and decided she was going to have HER wedding. HER wedding consisted of Maddie being the flower girl (thanks to Aunt Jenny's wedding for the inspiration, I'm sure!) She insisted we had "wedding" music playing. It was pretty darn cute. She walked down the "aisle" a few times!

Disney's Princess On Ice

The girls loved it!!!

Maddie's Random Thoughts

I thought I'd post a few more of Maddie's little "funnies". She has so many each day, I know I've forgotten some of the best ones. This girl is HILARIOUS! They'd be even funnier if I filmed them, because her facial expressions and voice with them are a great combination. The problem is, they are SO random, I never know when they're coming! :)

* After we put on all of Maddie's snow clothes to go out and play in the less than 1/2 inch of snow on the ground, Maddie says: "I look like a snowman." (In a 'not so good' tone).

* "Mom, I don't love pink anymore. I just love blue, cause my eyes are blue."

* "You berry know your numbers, Mom!" (You very know...)

* Maddie comes in the room VERY sad, almost disappointed like and says, "I'm not really a superhero. I was just pretending. I'm just me, Maddie."

* "If you say so..."

* "That's just the style!"

* "I just really love my dad."

* Maddie: "I just tooted, Mom."

Me: "Can you say excuse me?"

Maddie: "Nooo silly, bums can't talk!"

And a couple pictures of Chloe... just because she's so darn cute! :)

Bathy

My girls LOVE taking a bath! I swear Maddie showers or bathes multiple times a day. Any time she can jump in with me or Mike in the morning, she will. Then she'll usually take a bath after that, plus a shower after swim lessons, and will sometimes jump in with Chloe in the evening. Chloe really could use a bath after every meal. She loves to rub her hands through her hair, which is why you usually won't see her with a "pretty" in her hair... she pulls them all out almost instantly! Anyway, I usually just wipe her head down after breakfast and lunch, but by the time dinner's over, she's definitely in need of a bath! If Chloe hears that bath turn on, she goes running in there! And if you don't put her in yourself, watch out... she'll just dive on in! Crazy girl!!!

The next two pictures you'll see below if a "fun" game the girls just started playing... who can hog the most bath toys. Thank you Maddie for teaching your baby sister to be a stinker! :)

This is just a funny little video of the girls playing in the bath. They kept knocking 'My Little Ponies' off the side of the bath an thought it was just about the funniest thing ever!

Swim Lessons

Maddie took a month off of swim lessons after going just about every day during the summer, but we started them back up late September. She loves going! We tried out the ones at the Provo Rec Center because they were closer and cheaper than the ones we went to out in Lehi, but... I think you get what you pay for! :( She took 2 sessions there, and one of the teachers did pretty well with her, but the other, it was pretty much just play time for them. Besides the locker room grossed me out just a little bit, it looked pretty dirty. So, we're back up at the Lehi pool again and she's loving it! She's starting to be a good little swimmer, holding her breath under water for a good amount of time now while she swims! Here are a few pictures, some from Provo and some from Lehi.

The pool in Lehi, if you're age three and under you have to not only wear a swim diaper, but a plastic diaper cover as well. Regardless of whether or not you're potty trained. Maddie is the only 3 year old in her class (everyone else is 4) and she's NOT a big fan of the "crunchy diaper". But she's been a good sport about it, I just keep reminding her that on her next birthday she won't have to wear either swim diaper anymore!

Maddie's in the blue swim suit on the right.

Another Grandma Surprise!

Grandma is SOOOO good to my girls!!! I swear Maddie checks the front door now every time we're on our way in. She's always the one to spot a package sitting at the door. And this time was no different! I didn't even notice it sitting there! As soon as we pulled into the garage, Maddie couldn't get her seat belt off fast enough and out to get the package! I had no idea what it was, and was worried Maddie was going to be disappointed that it wasn't for her... But, it was! Grandma surprised us again with some goodies for the girls!

My mom's mom (my grandma) was so good to her grandkids. There are more than 50 of us and I think we all believed we were definitely her favorite grandchild! She just made us all feel so special! Well, I have a feeling my mom is going to be no different with her grandkids! I hope when I'm a grandma, I'll measure up to what my mom is to my girls!!