Chloe's second birthday party (a little late)

I know i know im like two weeks late on posting this but you know what they say better late than never. lol. well Chloe's party was fabolous and she had an absolute blast like i knew she would. We started the week before her party telling her that she would be having a party soon and that she was going to be two so she kept going around the house saying "paryyy" and "i be two" while holding up two of her fingers, it was soooo precious =). Well we had her party at KidSenses and of course had an Elmo party since Chloe just adores him and was so excited about her "Elmo caKE!" it was one of her favorite parts i think! The cake was actually a cupcake cake shaped like elmo's head, sooo cute! Heres a picture of it...i got alot of attention walking around walmart carrying it hehe!


I wish i had taken a picture of Chloe's face when she saw her cake, it was priceless. she was so in awe of it and just kept on saying "elmo" "elmo"! She blew her candles out like such a big girl i was so proud of my big girl and just almost cried seeing the excitement in her eyes throughout the whole party. she makes me sooooo happy!!!
Those are my favorite picture of Chloe, i love her face and the joy in her face on both of them. She also looks sooo big in them.

Here are some more pictures from her party. Just click the collage to enlarge it....

4th highlights

Wow, we had a great day yesterday just relaxing by the pool with family and friends all day then having a awesome cookout later that evening. It was the perfect day all together. Chloe never slowed down the whole day and went from 2:00 to 10:00 straight, walking and playing, swimming, eating, the works! She had such fun and charmed everyone there with that sweet disposition that we all love so very much. Well im watching Chloe for my mom and it sounds like she just woke up from her nap so enjoy the pics, im off to watch Elmo with my girl!

Her I YAmerica Outfit and a little flag she carried around all morning....

Just some snapshots of her in the adorable stars & stripes swimsuit...

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Fireworks!

Quick post. Chloe had a great day today, she got to feed the ducks for the first time and got to see her first fireworks which she loved. She ooh'ed and ahh'ed throughout the whole thing and went "woah!" when it was a big bang part while she pointed up to the sky, so cute! She really enjoyed it i think and at the finale she started jumping up and down with big bright eyes and clapped so hard at the end. It was a great day overall. Tomorrow to celebrate the 4th we are off to a friend's house to swim and relax all day and have a cookout with some fireworks later that night. Im so excited to celebrate this holiday with Chloe, the holiday all about America's freedom. After taking a child from a country with no freedom to this great country all about freedom just warms my heart. We plan on going all out this year and sharing our love for this country with Chloe, we even bought her a little American Flag bikini & cute outfit with a shirt that says I YAmerica with jean capris, sooo adorable! I will obviously be taking tons of pictures of our sweet girl tomorrow so look for some collages in the next few days. I hope you fellow American's have a great 4th and spend it with family and friends reflecting on the meaning of Independence Day.

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Happy 18 months big girl!

Today, my little sister turned 18 months old, and we had a great day together to celebrate this mini milestone! I still can't believe how big she is getting and that she is 18 months old already! It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating her 1st birthday right before we went to get her and now she has been part of our family for over 5 months, in that time she has grown and changed so much. Today was an extra important day for my family because we were not able to be united with Chloe in time for her 1st birthday, so this is the first birthday celebration we've had with her. She has brought so much joy into my life, and I am already SO proud of my big 18 month old girl! I love her more than anything, she is the sunshine of my life! **click the first collage to enlarge**

After dinner tonight, Miss CM got a big pink sugar cookie with sprinkles for her special day! She was so cute with it but had a hard time figuring out what she was supposed to do with such a large cookie but finally figured out what to do with it after seeing me, mom and nana eating a cookie of our own

Catching Up

Im back and will be catching up for a couple of days on recent Chloe activities/events that have happened in the past few weeks. Since i never got a chance to post the monthly Chloe day picture here ya go!!

Last week I decided to take Chloe outside and take a few pics of her sitting on the front steps of our house since it was a beautiful day, and she did great! she even "posed" for me (the top pic)! it was so funny and adorable at the same time. Looks like shes gonna be like her big sissy and love to have her picture taken =)

A Happy Easter Indeed!!

What a perfect Easter, with the perfect baby girl!! We got all dressed up for church, came home changed into something comfy then me and Chloe watched her new video before taking a nice long nap, then got up refreshed and ready to eat Easter dinner with the family. It was great!!! Enjoy the pictures!!

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Now without further adiou, presenting Miss Chloe Madison Xian in her very first Easter dress...SOOOO precious =)

The Easter bunny brought a lot of goodies for CM and myself, the BIG thing Chloe got was this from mom and dad, but she loves each and every gift!!

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OOO and look what I got from my parents and sister!!!!

This which I just HAD to post a picture of, just because I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! It looked really good with my Easter outfit!! I also got This & This in purple from the parents and CM & This from my Nana, Pop & Aunt Deb

Here comes Peter Cottontail....

This morning, me, mom and Chloe went to our church for Chloe's first Easter egg hunt....it was so much fun, Chloe seemed to really enjoy it!!! We are looking forward to Easter festivities tomorrow with little Miss Chloe Madison, tonight we dyed some Easter eggs, and tomorrow morning "The Easter Bunny" will drop off many goodies for our little princess! I hope you all have a blessed Easter with your loved ones, don't forget He has Risen!! Ill post pictures from tomorrow sometime on Monday. For now enjoy these pics of Chloe Madison having a blast at church this morning, with her little bunny dress and all (P.S it is SOOOO cold here, so she had to be bundled up when we went outside!)

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!

I couldn't resist posting this funny Easter cartoon..lol!!

THREE!

Yep today marks the third month since we first held Chloe and became a family of 4! It seems like she's been here forever, but at the same time it doesnt feel like it's been 3 months since we first got to hold her and call her our's officially. Chloe has changed so much since that day, and has just blossomed and is such a happy little girl with a big personality that will leave you laughing, she is quite the comedian! As each day passes and Chloe changes more and more, that day in December is still close in mind for me as i remember the reserved solumn little baby who now can't keep a straight face if she tried, she just loves life!

March 18, 2007

February 18, 2007
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December 18, 2006

Celebrations all Around!

Well since there is no 29th in Feb. today, March 1st might as well mark Chloe's 15 month b-day, & 2 months since we arrived home from China so happy birthday baby girl! Today was also one of my best friend Mary's 18th Birthday!!! So today was pretty much a triple happy day =). Very busy i must say!! Later on this weekend sometime im going to put together a little slideshow of me and Mary over the past years as a little post 18th birthday dedication post for her because we have been through so much together the past few years that i really want to do something special for her..so look for that =)

Yesterday's POD (pic of day), goin shoppin with mom and sissy for Mary's bday gift
Me and Mary on our way bac 2 her house after goin out to eat
Catherine (Marys sis) decided she could eat the most hot wings at dinner..well she ate 7 and got most of it on her face =) lol shes a crazy kid
Love this pic of my little lady =) she looks like shes posin for the camera lol

My mom took this tonite after celebratin Mary's bday..i was so excited to see my mei mei! We were playin "Getcha!"

I got her..lol..i sure do love playing with this little girl!

The Newest American Citizen!!

Look what came in the mail today!!! YES! Chloe's Citizenship Certificate AND a nice letter from Mr. George W.! Say what you like about him but right now he ROCKS!! Man, we've been waiting a long time to see our sweet girl's face as an AMERICAN CITIZEN!!! Yea lifes good =)

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Happy 2 months to us!!

2 months ago today, December 18, 2006 our lives were transformed and changed forever with the addition of a child who had never known what it was like to have a family, now 2 months later, we continue to count our blessings each day and look forward to the future with our beautiful baby girl, Chloe Madison Xian who continues to thrive each day and is my everything! Happy 2 months baby girl, I love you to China and back!

February 18, 2007

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December 18, 2006

Happy Year of the Pig!

Chloe's still sick but doing a lot better, still has to be kept inside all day so we weren't able to celebrate CNY (Chinese New Year) like i had hoped but just having her home was cause for a celebration! So since Chloe is so young i decided to just get her a little gift for CNY and of course it had to be a pig because this is the year of the boar!

Chloe didn't know what to think of the pig at first..especially when you press the snout and it makes pig noises she couldn't figure it out!

"Hmm ok this thing is pretty cool!"

It was still just a normal day celebrated with our little "Barnyard Cutie!"