Egg Peeling

Brandon is so proud of how bright Chloe is and really gets a kick out of teaching her cool tricks like peeling a hard boiled egg.

CHLOE

Aunt "Coco" went with us to the water park and Chloe absolutely adores her aunt and her fun hat

This is Addie and Chloe watching cartoons and a short break when they weren't frighting over eachother's seat. (the duck is Kimball's inflatable bathtub)

Chloe doing her "cheese face"...I don't know where she learned this :b

Cheap thrills :b

Chloe stats: 19 mos and 21 lbs.

1-2 naps a day (about 2-4hrs total) and 11 hrs at night

Funny habit is climbing! She will use my kitchen stool, her picnic table, or anything that she can to get to all the things I don't want her to. The stool has been dragged from room to room throughout the house to get into candy, lotion, books, dvds, bills and everything else under the sun! She does it with a smile though and she is so darn cute and bright I often just let things run their course because I want to see how it will all play out. :b

Time outs range from 1-25 within a day. Last week Brandon had to disciplin her for the first time because after he had told her no and seperated her from the situation she went and got her sippie and chucked it as hard as she could at his forehead. It would seem we are entering the terrible 2's!!!

Chloe still loves her brother very much and gives him lots of hug and kisses and will even lay with him to tell him a story or teach him "itsy bitsy spider". I love my kids and they are so entertaining and I hope you think so too. :0)

"Cheap thrills"
Things we do to save $ while doing a night in!

UPDATE

Since I've last Blogged we have done several things...The Kellis Family went to Knott's Berry Farm, I got shingles (aka adult chicken pox), Kimball was blessed, we went camping.
Sadly after all the trouble of getting a new battery for our camera, while we were on our CA trip our camera gave out right when we were about to start our day at the theme park! :0( We had a good run, Brandon purchased it with our wedding money back in 2003!
Our new one is in the mail, family and friends helped us take photos of the above events so updates are on the way. :0) ----My good friend Kayla took this amazing photo of Chloe! What a cool friend! Not only did she take her off my hands so I could spend quality down time with Kimball but she takes these awesome photo! I sure am blessed with talented and kind friends!

DAY IN THE LIFE OF...

We LOVE when dad relieves mom

Plays and Tickles with Chloe

Gets Chloe good and tired

To avoid her opening the diaper bag snacks on the bed while dad is out of town

Kimball makes funny wiggle faces

Still has crazy cross-eyed looks

But lucky us he still SLEEPS like an angel!!

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

THIS IS DAY ONE...I THINK CHLOE'S THOUGHTS ARE THAT KIMBALL IS THE BEST NEW TOY SHE EVER GOT. EVERYTHING IS STILL ABOUT HER AND NO SIGNS OF JELOUSY YET.

DAY TWO...A LESS SHY CHLOE IS EVEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT HER LIVE BABY.

KIMBALL'S FIRST POST

CHLOE & KIMBALL

GRANDMA CINDY (MY MOM), KIMBALL, CHLOE, & GRANDMA SALLY (BRANDON'S MOM) BIG THANKS TO BOTH GRANDMAS FOR ALL YOUR HELP WITH CHLOE WHILE KIMBALL AND I WERE IN THE HOSPITAL.
PAPI AND GRANDMA MAKING SURE KIMBALL IS SAFE WITH CHLOE. CHLOE CAN'T GIVE ENOUGH KISSES AND SOMETIMES LOVES A LITTLE TOO MUCH!



CHLOE AND DADDY TAKING THEIR FIRST LOOKS AT BABY BROTHER

Kimball Dean Tackett

born 1/19/09 @ 12:55 pm
7 lbs 13 oz & 21 inches long

THIS LITTLE BOY HAS BEEN GREAT AND SLEEPING LIKE A DREAM; HIS BIG SISTER IS ANOTHER STORY. :) DADDY IS A PUSH OVER AND CHLOE GOT AWAY WITH A LOT WHILE MOM WAS GONE.

I LOVE MY LITTLE FAMILY AND AM REALLY ENJOYING LIFE RIGHT NOW. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP LEADING UP TO THIS POINT AND ALL YOUR CONTINUING LOVE AND SUPPORT!

CAMERA CATASTROPHY

Somehow over Christmas someone might have lost the battery to our camera. Brandon will be ordering a new one and lets all hope the battery comes before our little BOY!
For all those who don't know I am scheduled for a C-section Monday January 19 @ 12:30!!! The count down has begun. He will share a birthday with his aunt Jenn and we decided on the name KIMBALL DEAN TACKETT. Think of us while you are of playing on Civil Rights Day aka Martin Luther King Day.