A Pink Duck!

Chloe had such a great day today! We ( just me and the kidlet)hung out for a while at the house then went to wally world to pick up a couple of things for mom then came back to play for a while. While at w-mart we went by the outdoor toy department and found the cutest little watering can's for kids, all different colors with different animals on them, so cool! Anyway I wanted to get a pink one (of course) and they only had 2 left, one of which was a duck, which is so totally awesome since one of Chloe's new things to do is say "quack" when you ask her what a duck says. So I was psyched about finding it but Chloe seemed confused when I showed it to her and said "look it's a duck" and it wasn't yellow, heh! So when we got home with the pink duck I was extra excited because we bought Chloe a water table yesterday and I thought it would be the perfect time to put it together but the weather thought otherwise =(. For the 4th day in a row huge clouds were rolling in and we were expected to get a thunderstorm *sigh* i was so bummed, but we did have time to go for a little nature walk around our house to "water" the flowers and grass, and i got a chance to take some great pics of our sweet girl with her new watering can!
Side note: Chloe has just started to smile for the camera and get's so excited when i tell her "say cheese!" She goes "cheeeee" and gets the biggest grin on her face, perfect for a good shot!!

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Fun in the sun!

Chloe has had a fun filled week so far, slam packed in pure summer joys. I've watched her all day for the past 2 days so we've had a bunch of sissy time together. Monday after Chloe had a yummy lunch of green beans, sweet potatos and cantaloupe we headed out to my friends house for a while where Chloe got to play outside with my friend's 2 1/2 year old daughter and 6 year old brother. While the older kids got in the pool, Miss Chloe got to play with the water table and had so much fun splashing and laughing. She had never played with a water table before and had such fun that we are headed out right now to go buy her a table of her own. Later that evening we stayed for dinner where Chloe had a delicious plate of baked spaghetti with her first cup of grape juice and loved it! She was so tired when we got home after having a full day with her big sissy!

Yesterday I decided to take Chloe swimming at our friends house and i'm so glad I did. She had such fun playing in her little pool with a little cup that she filled up with water then dumped it out on herself and laughed so hard that she could barely keep herself balanced! She didn't really like getting in her ladybug float in the big pool though, so she mainly stayed on the steps with her little cup! She thought it was hilerious when some of the other kids there played chicken and fell into the water and laughed so hard she nearly lost her breath, it was so cute! I am enjoying summertime even more since Miss Chloe is here and can't wait to see what the rest of the summer holds for us!

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Swing, Swing

Since tomorrow marks Chloe's 16 month bday AND 3 months since we've been home, I decided to take Chloe to a playground so she could swing on a big swing for the first time ever, and boy did she LOVE it!! At first she was a bit scared but quickly realized it was fun and just started laughing and giggling like crazy, and had a big ol' time and even had her first "I.Dont.Wanna.Leave" meltdown when it was time to go. We had a blast in the beautiful spring weather we're having here in NC and i cant wait to take her back to swing again soon!! Enjoy the pics of my sweet girl!

"Posing pretty for the camera!"

Holding on tight, not so sure about this quite yet!

Still trying to decide if she likes it or not....

"Yea i think i like this..!"

"Your right sissy this IS fun!" (My personal favorite pic from today!)

Cute ladybug on the toddler part of the playground!

Baby Love

Sometimes I look at Chloe and am totally in awe at what a fantastic transition she has had..i swear it feels like I have always known her as my sister and that she has been with us forever she is just a dream come true. Come sunday it will be 3 months since Chloe day and since that day when she was placed in our arms she has made leaps and bounds beyond my wildest expectations, she is joy, pure joy!

Priceless moments........

My love

And on another note, March Madness is here and to celebrate, Miss CM got all decked out in her UNC Tar Heel cheerleading outfit to root for her favorite team...obviously this cutie did a great job because our Tar Heels wiped out EKU 65-86!!

CHLOE MADISON SAYS....HOW 'BOUT THEM TAR HEELS?!?! =)

Little Shopaholic!

So yesterday, mom, Chloe and I decided to go shopping for a couple of hours since we LOVE to shop! Well Chloe Madison of course got a bunch of new outfits for summer (like she NEEDED anything else to wear!) and we had a great time, CM was such a champ and just loves to be out and about! Weekends are just awesome! Here are the pics of the day from Saturday, but no pics on friday because poor CM had to get 5 shots and blood drawn at the doctor =( so she didn't feel like "posing" for any pictures.

I love my sister, she means everything to me!

"Playing" the piano!
Chloe Madison and Sissy playing a tune =)
CM checking out her new puzzle she got today! Playing on her new princess play mat!
Love that laugh!!
Close up on that sweet smile =)

Good Friends, A New Ride, & Piggytails!

I'm playing catch up since im a little behind on blogging...well last saturday night, we went to eat with the Newsome family, who was in our travel group and who also live very close to us AND whose daughter, Madison Mei was Chloe Madison's orphanage sister in Maonan SWI, so with everything we have in common we couldn't stand not seeing each other and have decided to get together at least once a month so the girls can continue to see each other grow. Anyways during the trip to China we grew very close to every family in our group and consider everyone lifelong friends of ours who share this amazing bond that no one can break! After a great meal and much laughter we decided to get someone to take a picture of our families...and it turned out quite well i think!

So after that, Me, mom, dad and Chloe went to Target to do a little shopping and decided to buy Chloe a new "ride" to celebrate our one month since returning from China...when we got home and put it together she was so excited and just LOVES to ride it..its so adorable!

Also earlier that week i was babysitting Chloe while mom went and got her hair done, so I decided to just try and put her hair in little piggytails for the first time and to my surprise she actually didn't mind me putting them in and kept both in for at least 30 minutes!! She looked darling and i cannot wait until this summer when she has a little more hair to put more piggytails in...hehe =).....