Chloe's First Sleep Over!

Chloe had her very first sleep over ever at her best friend Josie's house on Saturday night! They had a great time and giggled to each other until about 9:30pm. Chloe even got to stay and have breakfast and go to church--Heather is so amazing! We knew that Chloe seemed tired from her big night out when she got home, but when she excused herself from lunch to go upstairs and take a nap, we knew it was serious! :) Here is the picture of her asleep in her own bed, with dried donut icing from church still on her cheeks!

Fun at the Jerusalem Craft Market

We had fun at a nearby church's Jerusalem Market craft day today--the kids had fun hammering stamps into necklaces and painting pots, and of course eating the bread that they got to roll and shape before it was baked!

Preschool Pictures

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Preschool Pictures

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Reds Outfits

It's hard to say who was more excited about Reds Opening Day this year--I honestly believe that both Chloe and Drew were just as excited as Brian! And when Chloe set her eyes on the new Reds player book, she couldn't wait to make it her new favorite bedtime story! Seriously, I promise I'm not making this up. And yes, she is my daughter!

Christmas from Iowa!

Here are a few pics of the kids opening their presents from Aunt Julia and Uncle Adam...Drew knows exactly what shirts came from you guys (he mentions it each time he wears them) and Chloe is in heaven with her new beads! She is having a playdate this weekend and I think that will be the perfect opportunity to do one of the crafts that you gave her--thank you both for such thoughtful presents! We love you!

Chloe Gymnastics Fall/Winter 2010

Well, I'm not sure if we have a future Olympian in the Harves household, but it certainly was fun to watch Chloe enjoy gymnastics this fall--she's come a long way in just the few sessions she's taken. She's even teaching Drew how to do a summersault...off the couch while diving into a pile of pillows...oh boy!

A few holiday pics...

After a long break from the blog, I'm back! Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the holidays--I am on the search for a baby picture we have of Drew making the same face that he made at me when he didn't want his picture taken with all the cookie flour on it...they may grow up but some thing never change!

Festival of Lights

Since we didn't make it to the Festival of Lights at the zoo last year, we thought we would go this weekend and cross it off the list before all of the craziness of December hits. So we broke out the kids new winter jackets and hit the road. Chloe somehow got over the fact that her coat has "GREY" dots on it, and Drew finally realized that no matter what, he can't take his coat off. Once they successfully angered us to almost the point of no return with their complaining about their coats, we all actually had a good time seeing the lights and holiday characters. Santa and Mrs Claus were at dinner, so we didn't see them, but Chloe was pretty excited about a real-life Gingerbread Girl. Brian and I vowed that if we go back, we'll definitely be getting the "spiked" hot chocolate.....:)

Thanksgiving

Here are some pictures from Thanksgiving--this is only a fraction of the total number of kids at Aunt Joanie's--needless to say it was impossible to corral all of them at the same time for a picture!

Chloe's Songs from Preschool

After agreeing to my bribe of Oreos and Milk, Chloe made my day by singing her favorite preschool songs for the camera!

Julie & Adam Visit!

Julie & Adam came to visit this past weekend, and we had so much fun visiting in Dayton with Great-Grandpa Creech and lots of fun fall activities back in Cincinnati! I'm so thankful we had such great weather so that we could see Great-Grandpa play catch with Drew--priceless!

Chloe's Big Goal!

Tonight was Chloe's last soccer game of the season--and without a doubt, her best effort of the year! If she played with so much energy all year, going to soccer games in 90+ degree heat wouldn't have been so bad!! And to top it all off, she had her first and only goal of the season--I have honestly never seen her so proud!! So no one can ever mention to her that she scored a goal for the other team!! After all, this is YMCA soccer and we don't keep score, right?!

Big Girl Best & Best Friends

A picture of Chloe's new bed--we are still amazed at how high it sits off the ground, but thankful for the new storage room under the bed, since it takes up half of Chloe's room now! We had Chloe and Drew's best friends over last weekend, and everyone had a great time--in fact, the only crying of the night was Chloe when their parents came to pick them up! There is something truly special about best friends at this age!

Chloe: Soccer Superstar

Yes, yes, believe it or not....another soccer mom actually looked at me during one practice this season and said, "Wow, she is our superstar!" Now, to be fair, Chloe tends to go all-out during practice when there is no threat of physical contact, but she still shys away from the ball during the game. And she would still rather sit on the sidelines making friends, but that's OK too! (Note the large "egg" on Drew's head--courtesy of his failed attempt to jump UP the curb in the driveway!)

Trip to the Zoo

On a rare cool morning this month, we took a trip to the zoo with the kids and Mama and Papa. Chloe of course loved showing off on the rhino, but Drew was a little bit unsure....I guess he thought that the rhino was going to start moving!