Uh Oh

One morning, I woke up to the sounds of continuous uh-oh's coming from the baby monitor.  When I took a look to see what the uh-oh's were all about, this is what I saw:

 These are not one arm fashion pajamas--our little girl is learning how to take off her clothes.  The next night, Chloe had a hard time going to sleep--and now you see why.... She is getting better and took her arm out the right way. 

Elmo and Big Bird Move in.

The newest additions to Chloe's bathroom decor. 

Elmo and Big Bird. 

 I looked long and hard for a growth chart that would work for both kids and that went with my ABC/Elmo theme of the Bathroom to put on this big wall.  After countless hours searching the internet, I decided to do my own thing.  I purchased a Big Bird decal from Walmart.com and we will make marks to show how big Chloe (and soon her little brother) is compared to Big Bird.  

I couldn't resist the Elmo decal and had to get it.  This one is right across from the bathtub so Chloe can talk to him while she takes a bath.

A little Elmo dancing on her towel rack.

And Chloe just loves this little bird that is right next to her sink. 

There are still several blank area, such as the space above Big Bird and 2 areas in the toilet/shower area that could use some artwork--so I'm still on the search for items to finish the bathroom decor.  Maybe add some numbers to the alphabet theme, or a foreign language alphabet poster--maybe spanish, hebrew, or even sign language. 

Run run as fast as you can,

You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!

With the help of Grandma T, Chloe did catch the gingerbread man.  

She wouldn't wear the cute gingerbread apron and chef's hat that Grandma T bought for her, but she did use her little rolling pin.

Time to cut out the gingerbread man.

 Chloe's favorite part of baking cookie was playing with the flour.  She discovered how to spread it all over the table and then clap her hands and wave her hands--you guessed it--flour was everywhere.

Latkes for Hanukkah

Nana and Grandpa Kron taught Chloe how to make Latkes during Hanukkah.

First you take a piece of cut up potato.

And then you put the potato into this grinder and spin the handle to shred it.

This is fun. More potatoes please!!!

The Next Food Network Star

Chloe hasn't quite decided her culinary personality yet, but with her new play kitchen that she got from Mom and Dad for Hanukkah, I'm sure she'll be creating delicious creations to share with everyone. 

We had planned on making her a kitchen out of an old nightstand. I have seen so many cute ones on the internet and even bought a nightstand at goodwill for $4.99, but when we saw this play kitchen at Costco for a great price--we decided that we really didn't think we were ever going to build the other one for her.

Chloe's kitchen is very interactive. It has a microwave, and oven with buttons to push that make noises.  It also has a cell phone and kitchen light and also a burner that works with the pots and pans.  When you but the pan on the burner it makes noises as if frying an egg and when the pot goes on, it makes bubble noises as if water is boiling. 

Bon Appetit!

Chloe's Thanksgiving Feast

Chloe's toddler class invited all the parents to participate in a Thanksgiving Feast.  Her classroom was decorated with all of the fall art projects the kids worked on all month. 

Here is Chloe's turkey placemat 

Before we sat down for the feast, the kids colored and played with Thanksgiving stickers.

It was fun to see all the kids and their parents.  Chloe stuck to her usual lunch and feasted on blueberries and chicken, she didn't even try the mashed potatoes, but they sure were good!