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Another new adventure would be trying out the trampoline with her brothers. Need I say more?!?!

Chloe enjoying a ride to the lake in the wagon.

Hanging out with Cody!

Her calm pose after being sent downhill in the wagon. She travelled well alone and somehow missed the tree. Thank goodness I missed this "fun" time. She doesn't seemed too bothered.

Since we were there, I decided the scenery made a nice picture.

Now, the hard part of trying to get her back up the hill.

Mom had to finally pull her up while they pushed.

ONE MONTH!!

Wow, today makes one whole month since we met Chloe!! It is really hard to believe it has only been a month in some ways and in others it still seems like yesterday. In just a month, all of our lives have changed, BUT, Chloe has had to deal with the biggest changes. Check out some of these "changes":


*She has adjusted to 3 big brothers and as some of you know that is a BIG adjustment.
*She has gone swimming (sort of ) in the lake.
*Chloe has had her first strawberries!!

*She has eaten ice cream, it seems, almost everyday since she has been home.

*She wears pink almost everyday!

*She barely ever beats her head anymore.

*She sleeps in a big girl bed.

*She dumped the bottle in favor of a sippy cup thanks to her friend Isaiah:)

*She attended her first yard sale Saturday.
*Chloe rode in a wagon pushed and pulled by her brothers -- we are very surprised
she came out of that with no scratches.

These are only a few of her new adventures. At just think all of this in a month!! Just imagine what the next year will be like:)

Seriously though, Chloe is such a joy to have. She has such a cute smile and her laugh is contagious. I love to watch her light up when she sees her brothers and how she wants mom when she needs something. When I first get her up in the morning, she cuddles close to me and just lays her head down to snuggle. It is neat to see how she studies her daddy. Even though she doesn't want him to mess with her, she watches everything he does with a big intensity. This has been a wonderful month and we can't wait to see how she continues to grow and change.

Thanks to all those who view and those who not only view, but leave comments. We appreciate all of you and are glad to see people actually enjoying our blog:)

My sister's wedding

This past Saturday my sister was married in Annapolis, Maryland. On Saturday morning, we all had some free time, so all of us plus my dad went and explored around the waterfront. Chloe had an amazing time. She enjoyed looking at the birds and ducks and being free to walk around. Then, we had to head back to get ready. My sister had bought Chloe a dress to wear to the wedding. It was very fancy and she looked soooo cute!! And the boys looked very handsome!

On Sunday, Mother's Day, our church had baby dedication. We dedicated that we would raise Chloe in a God-centered house and to help her know and love Jesus.

And, here are some pictures from our trip to the waterfront as well as our trip with Papa to Burger King. She actually played in the play place including going to the top and sliding down:)) I guess she has got to keep up with the boys -- GOOD LUCK with that!!

New pictures

Kale walking with Chloe outside.

I'm a thinking kind of girl.

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First ride in the shopping cart

First bath at home

First visit to Chick-Fil-a (although she has become a regular since then).

She played away in the play place with her friends.

Chloe is enjoying riding her bus!

Keegan helping Chloe ride the bus. He LOVES his sister!!

Daddy and Chloe bonding over some ball.

Chloe enjoys playing with balls and since we have soooo many, she's a happy camper.

Chloe adores her biggest brother, Cody. She lights up when she sees him.

All things anew. . .

Well, we are adjusting back to being home and Chloe is adjusting to pretty much everything. Carseat, high chairs, shopping carts, outside, lots and lots of people, and pretty much everything else. She has been a really happy camper this week after being sick over the weekend with a sinus infection.

My dad, Papa, arrived today and we went to Burger King this afternoon for milkshakes. Chloe enjoyed it and then even played in the playland. She went (with help) all the way to the top and slid down the slide. She was smiling from ear to ear. She continues to do very well sleeping and even woke up this morning without crying for me. On the way to taking the boys to school, she happily enjoys her Applejacks and is thrilled when she sees the bag. She starts screaming happily!!

She has made some BIG steps with daddy this week. She played ball with him (as long as I was beside her) and even let him help feed her. Of course it helps that he choose to feed her pudding and I was feeding her applesauce:) She will play with him in the room. So, she is making progress with this and daddy is quite happy since he was able to steal a kiss while she was all happy with him.

All in all she has adjusted much better than we would have expected. It is so much fun watching her experience all the new things in her life. She loves her brothers and lights up when we pick them up from school. The boys in turn will do anything she wants and are enjoying spending time with her. Wow, who knew what adding a special little girl could do to all those involved!!

Life at home

Well, we are home and enjoying being here. Chloe is a very different person here. Last night, I put her to bed about 6 and she slept until almost 5. Tonight, we will try to keep her up until 7. She slept very well all night. We originally planned to put her in pack and play to sleep, but she slept in a twin bed at the hotel, so we decided to keep her in her bed here. After getting up this morning, she sat with me for awhile and the ate. After that, she got down on the floor and played and played. She crawled all over the house and even walked around. She will sit there and laugh and laugh at either herself or the boys. It is really funny. It is good to know she is getting more comfy around here and all of us.

Right now, the boys are outside playing. The back door is open. At first, I had it blocked so she could not go out it. Now, it is not, but she will not go out. She will sit right at the door and watch the boys play and laugh at them. It is cute!! I know that her sitting at the door will not last long; she will soon be going right out it. So, for now, I will enjoy having the door open and having her not escape.

Well, tomorrow the boys will go back to school after being out for almost 2 weeks. Cody and Kale are very ready to go back. Keegan is confused about the whole process. He apparently thought he was done for the year. Then we explained he still needed to go back and finish. Well, he was still confused about why I would not be there with him, so we are not sure what tomorrow will hold for him. He did get excited when I said I would bring Chloe in for everyone to meet her, so we hope that will help him.

Devoted Mom

Well we've finally made it home after about 20 hours of travel. We left Taiwan at midnight on Friday and arrived back in Dulles on Saturday morning about 7:30. Needless to say we were and are exhausted. Chloe did amazing on the trip from Taiwan to Los Angeles. We weren't sure how she would do since we left during the time that she would be sleeping but she did really well. However, like the rest of us, she was not in the mood to get on another plane for 5 more hours. The last two hours for her were very difficult to say the least. Since she won't have much to do with me, Jenn had to endure the whole 20 hours with Chloe. For those that have kids you know how difficult it can be holding a kid for an hour let along 20. Every time Jenn had to move or adjust Chloe had to move and adjust and vice versa. Jenn was amazing however. The last two hours were the most difficult as Chloe was nearing her wits end and I'm sure Jen was as well. But her strength through the whole process was inspiring to say the least of how devoted a mother she is.

Jenn will post more about our arrival home, but I wanted to share how thankful I am of her as a devoted wife and mom. Love ya hon.

Almost time to go

Well, we leave Taiwan tomorrow at midnight. It is going to be a LONG plane ride. Chloe has decided for the past 2 days she wants NO ONE (except Asian ladies) unless it is mommy!! This is good but also makes it hard. She screams whenever Jonathan comes around her and will not have much to do with the boys either. It is really funny since she was fine with all of us on Tuesday. While we were out today she tried to go to several Asian women and since our flight home will probably be full of these ladies, it will be very interesting!!

Anyway, I wanted to add some more pictures from our journeys yesterday and today. We have learned she likes lots of sleep. We are not sure if this is because she slept lots at SLC or if she just needs that much, but when she is ready to sleep -- WATCH OUT!! She gets very cranky and will scream and scream. She has taken a nap after breakfast and a long afternoon nap is then up for a short amount of time and goes back to sleep for the night around 7 and sleeps until 7. So you will see several pictures of our sleeping princess. Enjoy and we will update more once we are home. We have enjoyed reading everyone's comments!!

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