Chloe and Zim at the Neighborhood Panhandle Park

We are so lucky to live in our neighborhood. We love all of our parks and playgrounds within a few blocks from our home!

Tahoe Summer August 2009

More pics of Tahoe

Weekend in Tahoe with the Family

We spent the weekend in Tahoe on the lake with Grammy Cliffe, Auntie Emily, Uncle Breaks and Baby Sophie. What an amazing place and fun weekend! Baby Sophie is officially one of the sweetest and most beautiful babies we've ever seen. Chloe was super excited to meet her and kept talking about her on the drive up. We spent the day at the beach on the lake with a picnic lunch. Mum especially loved the Special Deluxe Raft...$5 is all you need! Josh did some amazing quarterback football catches off the rocks. Quote of the weekend from Josh, "wow that's a pretty good throw...!".  As always, Grammy Cliffe was a huge hit with Chloe, who couldn't stop talking about her on the way home. Thanks for all the butterfly kisses Grammy!

Bubble Hat..."So Funny!"

Fairyland with my friend Vivienne

Ballet

Chloe loves her ballet class. We went out to buy a tutu and tights afterward.

Shopping with Mommy

More Summer School Pics

Summer School Recap Pics!

Janowyn and Chloe's Play Date

Given Up on Naps

Today I made the decision to officially ditch my efforts to get Chloe to nap. We typically play all morning and I try, try, try, to get Chloe to nap in the afternoon. After weeks of trying without any luck, I have come to terms with the fact that she has dropped her nap...for the time being anyway. Who knows what will happen a week from now.  After a fun filled morning at preschool, we went to the park in our old neighborhood in Pac Heights (check out the amazing view), then took a looooong stroll to get gelato ice cream (a nod to our Buenos Aires days), and finished off with stop off in an old book store for a bedtime book for Chloe.  Ahhhh....just when we think we can't take the July gloom anymore, the sun comes out and gives us 7o degree weather. Thank you!!

Current Art Show at Big Umbrella Studio "About Faces"

The opening reception was last Friday. It was a great success! Thank you to everyone who attended. The show will be up for the month of August. Stop by anytime between 3pm-8pm!

Allpress Eyes

Check out Auntie Sharon and Chloe's eyes...a perfect example of the "Allpress Eyes". Good call Melis, who called it when Chloe was born!

It's Time for Another Chloe Soleil Life Update!

So much has happened over the past few months with Chloe, we almost can't keep up!

She is now 36 inches tall and talking full sentences.
"Where Daddy go?", "Pop Pop make rocking chair", "Jackie, Jaiden, Janowyn, Blakey my friend", "Take the bus daddy!", "I want go swimming in pool please Mummy"...to name a few.

Since her second birthday, just 3 months ago, Chloe has:
Ditched her binky (Mom cut it down a little each week until just a numb was left. Chloe decided on her own that she no longer needed it. When we first trimmed them down, Chloe would say, "uh ohhh Mummy, binky broken". "Thats OK", we'd tell her, and before we knew it. She no longer wanted it. Painless and pleasant, HOORAY!

The next big development, Chloe is officially potty trained!! We did a 3 day no diaper training over a weekend in May. Since then, Chloe has been wearing big girl panties and has never looked back! Of course, still in diapers for bedtime.

The last major change, a big girl bed!! No more crib for the Wee Bobbit. This week, Chloe and Dad took down her crib and put together her toddler bed. She was so excited to help. Other than a few misplaced screws, Chloe was very helpful. Chloe squealed with excitement and Mom shed a little tear. My baby's growing up too fast.

Next up...official preschool starts in September. Summer school will be coming to an end this week.

Steeping back in time...April 2009

This photo is from a few months ago, April 2009. Chloe and Mom had a great time shopping together!

Fourth of July Weekend...a little late

We are a bit behind on our posts. Here are some 4th of July pics from Sonoma Square. We decided last minute to get out of the San Francisco July gloom and head to some sun in Sonoma. The first day was spent in the square where the town hosted a fun day of bbq, live music and moon walks which was Chloe's favorite. That night we caught some of the fireworks but they were a bit too loud for Chloe, who covered her ears and buried her face into Mom's chest. So, we decided to call it a night. The next day was spent in the square having a picnic. We found a cute little cottage to stay at, just off the square. They had out door fire pits, frisbees and bongo drums to play with!