The Holidays

We had a lot of fun this year. On Christmas Eve we made one of our favorite meals...Chicken Tetrazinni. We went over to my parents house after dinner and had desert and watched the old Miracle on 34th Street.

Christmas morning we had homemade cinnamon rolls, which were really yummy but way to much work :P! Watching Chloe open her first present was so much fun for Scott and I. Chloe kept looking at us like what's going on? What's with the camera and why are you guys looking at me like that? She finally got into tearing the wrapping paper and figuring out her first new toy.

We went over to my in-laws were Chloe was greeted by Mr. and Mrs Claus. She wasn't to fooled by Mrs. Claus she knew right away who it was, but Mr. Claus she wasn't exactly sure about. She knew there was something familiar about him but couldn't seem to figure it out exactly.

The next week was a blast! Jen, Brian and their kids came back up from Orem and we played a lot of games including the Wii. Chloe had so much fun with her cousins especially Liz and Megan who paid a lot of attention to her. New Years Eve we stayed up playing something like balderdash. We then watched the ball drop and rang in the new year with sparkling cider and fire works. On a side note...I use to think that once I was married that I would probably never stay up past midnight deliberately because sleep would be to precious. While it is completely true that sleep is very precious to me I'm glad I still live it up every once in awhile:)!!!

Halloween

We got to spend a lot of time at Jason's house (my brother-in-law). Jason spends at least a month or so creating the most amazing decorations. This year he made a Pirates of the Caribbean scene...it had a ship that looked like it had wrecked into his house with a skeleton steering an automated wheel. The Chantry have a family party at his house. We usually eat dinner and have all kinds of Halloween treats then after that the kids get to play different games like bobbing for apples, bean bag pumpkin toss, bowling, etc. We end it by watching some Halloween movie out in his back yard (this year it was Ghost Busters). He sets a projector up and we take lawn chairs, lots of blankets and set up a fire pit. It's always a blast and I don't know of anyone who celebrates Halloween with more pizazz the Jason!





Here's Chloe posing with the pumpkin I carved...I LOVE this picture! Scott did a great job with catching a great smile!


Halloween is much more fun when you get to dress up someone else! I had such a fun time picking out Chloe's costume and it was so much fun showing her off! She is such a cutie!



Chloe found the candy bucket at grandpa and grandma's.

Grandma and Grandpa Thompson teaching Chloe to fly.

The Happenings of the Chantry Family

It's been so long since I've actually wrote anything, I figured it was about time. Around the beginning of this year we decided to buy a house. So, we started the process (I didn't realize how much of a process it was going to be). We found one that we were particularly interested in April or May it was roomy, had a basement and was in an area we really liked so we put an offer on it. It took a few months but finally in mid July after go back and forth with the owner on the price and such, we finally got what we wanted. Right away we started the next process....remodeling. We spent the next month removing wallpaper, tearing up carpet, refinishing the floors, painting, etc., etc. We were so blessed to have the help of our family in getting it ready to move into (which things would have taken so much longer without). We moved in the day before our 2nd anniversary and worked on unpacking and getting all the little things we needed to make our house our own. We are far from being done with remodeling but we are happy with what we have done so far. I hope to get pictures soon so you can see what it looks like, I just figured if I kept waiting it would be next year before I made any real updates :).

Chloe has been doing great! She is now 4 1/2 months now and growing so fast. At her four month check up she weighed almost 14 lbs and is 25 in. long. She has rolled over from belly to back and back to belly but she'll only does that for dad:). She is a wonderful sleeper (once she falls asleep)...she has been sleeping through the night for over a month and always wakes up so happy! She is such a patient girl (unless she is hungry) and loves playing with her toys. We love how she holds some toys with her feet and than bats at it with her hands.

Scott has been very busy this semester and it's been crazy with so much to do around the house. There's always a homework assignment or something around the house that needs to be taken care of as quickly as possible. We are trying to get the house baby proofed before Chloe starts crawling. It's a little stressful and both Scott and I feel like we are in need of a nice break so Scott is going take two days off of work during fall break so we can have some real relax time.

I'm getting use to being a stay at home mom. I'm surprised at how much there is to do. I knew I would be busy, but I didn't know it was going to be this busy. I do love the busyness. I have a list of things I want to do and do my best to get it all done. I love to see progress with cleaning, playing the piano, books I'm reading, etc. Of course, the best part is watching Chloe grow. It is so exciting when I see her learning about her little body and what it can do. It makes me grateful for my own body and realize what process I must of gone through to get to where I am right now. Life is truly wonderful and there is so much to learn from it!

Summer Pictures

Chloe & Kailee

I told my nieces and nephews that they had to wait until July to hold Chloe. Kailee had asked several times to hold Chloe and was so excited when I told her she could.