Where the {WILD} Things Are

Our Chloe turned NINE months old and transformed into one WILD little lady! She is busy, busy, busy! She is crawling around like crazy. If we try to chase after her, she kicks it into high gear and just giggles. Chloe is climbing up on everything! She can stand on our mantle and open all of our cupboards. Her darling little smile features SEVEN sharp little teeth; she has been quite the biter for the past couple of days. Oh, how we love our wild little girl, so much!

Nine months has been a difficult milestone for me. It is starting to feel like my tiny baby days with Chloe are coming to an end. Chloe wants to feed herself, she rips her cute headbands off, she just has a mind of her own. She has been a little bundle of joy and life for longer than I was pregnant. I love watching her grown and learn so many new things, but I just simply cannot believe how quickly the time has flown by.

At her nine month doctor visit she weighed 19 pounds 6 ounces (50%) and was 29 inches (97%!!!) tall. Our great PA recommended feeding her whatever we eat; it's been a struggle. She went through a little phase where she would just pull all of her food out of her mouth, which caused her to gag and barf all over. Pleasant, right? I'm glad (fingers crossed:)!) that phase has passed. She has really liked Penne Noodles with Alfredo Sauce, grilled chicken and beans (weird, right?).

Chloe has the most happy, funny little personality. She is constantly giggling and smiling. She likes to "BONK" heads with everyone, and sometimes with the treadmill or the wall. She adores her Chopper dog and likes to go on long walks (soon to be jogs/runs ;)! ) in the jogging stroller. Chloe is getting a little mop of stick straight, light brown hair. It fits right in with her WILD side! I am just feeling so fortunate to be her mother! She is truly such a joy! We just love our crazy baby girl!

Hippity {Hoppity}

Our Easter Celebrations this year were spread across two weekends. We spent the weekend before Easter in St. George with my family, and we spent Easter weekend in Ogden with Brandon's family.

{Easter} in St. George

There is something about springtime in St. George that makes me miss living there SO much, too much really. It's warm and filled with all the wonderfulness of spring, you know, "popcorn popping on the apricot trees," tulips, and sunshine on your face. Brandon planned a boys-only-golf-trip in St. George, and Chloe and I tagged along. We pulled into town and dropped Brandon off at the Holiday Inn to enjoy a weekend full of golf. Chloe and I spent Friday and Saturday watching Eric play baseball and shopping with my mom and Liz. Ethan and Brooke blessed Maddie in my parents' ward on Sunday. It was such a nice weekend!

Chloe love, love, loves my mom; I can't blame her, my mom is a great lady! She had a blast at Grandma Kris and Grandpa Kim's house. My parents gave her a cute little Easter basket. Chloe thought it was just wonderful. She is such a hoot! I just love her little personality.

Funny Story: Every Easter we take a family photo on the front steps at my parents'. Chloe thought it was so funny to reach down and pull Grandpa's hair. The picture below caught her in action:

{Easter} at Home

Having General Conference fall on Easter was a mixed blessing for me. I love listening to Conference; it always seems to be just the spiritual boost that I need. However, I enjoy Easter Dresses! This year on Easter, we spent the day at our house and enjoyed a delicious Easter dinner at Grandma Verna's.

Chloe loved her gifts from the Easter Bunny. She was lucky to receive a Little Tikes Castle that has a super fast, super fun slide. She zips down it all by herself; we have a little dare devil on our hands. Chloe likes the farm animals that the Easter bunny delivered; she is REALLY into horses right now. (Actually, all animals make the horse sound...cows, dogs, birds. We're working on expanding her animal sounds.) Her favorite part of her goods from the Easter Bunny were the Yogurt Bites, Rice Puffs, and Apple Juice! Chloe had a blast her first Easter!