Halloween!

We had lots of activities going on this year for Halloween. Every year, Danny's school puts on a big Halloween bash for kids, complete with bounce houses, slides, games, lots of food, cookie decorating, face painting, and of course trick-or-treating. They do a great job. Chloe loved it... maybe a little too much. She ran from booth to booth collecting candy, and although we had practiced beforehand over and over to say "trick or treat", all that ever seemed to come out of her mouth at each booth was "I want candy". We've got some practicing of manners we clearly need to work on...

 On our way out to the Midwestern party in her ballerina costume (minus the tights - it was too hot).

 Trick-or-treating through the halls with her daddy

 Getting her face painted

The slide

 Her face says it all. And of course she yelled and cried when we told her she couldn't go a third time (we aren't cruel parents - we just didn't want to wait in line again). 

 Family pic

And then we had our ward trunk-or-treat at the church the next day. As if we didn't already have enough candy. Danny and I dressed up as pumpkins, aka the world's most ghetto costumes. But hey, it's all I can fit into these days.

 

Another family pic.

Actual Halloween- It was quite the low key Halloween for us. Danny has finals next week, so needless to say, he has been pretty busy. Chloe and I had a typical day, then Danny came home from school and we made pizza for dinner, then took Chloe REAL trick-or-treating for her first time. She loved it, except for the houses that were decorated scarily... then she cried bloody murder. We scored with the neighborhood we went to... all the houses were decorated and everyone was outside giving out candy, snacks, and drinks. It was great.

Getting ready to start!

 Chloe and her friend Evelyn

Chloe got scared at a house where they were dressed up as monsters. It was pretty funny. Their faces say it all.

Yes, I realize that Chloe looks like Snaggletooth in this pic, but hey, it was the only one we took of our family! Happy Halloween everyone!

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Trip to St. George

Chloe and I flew to St. George, UT this past week to meet up and vacation with my parents. It was fun to relax, visit the historical church sites, watch my dad in his tournament, and eat delicious food. Thanks for everything Mom and Dad, Chloe and I had a blast and we miss you already. Pics from the trip...

 St. George temple

 Chloe's favorite part of the day... watching/petting our daily visitors

 Chloe with her Nana

 Watching my dad in his pickle ball tournament

Chloe with her Nana and Papa

36 week belly

37 week belly - totally popped! Please little girl, please come soon... we are dying to meet you!

Maternity Pics

35 week maternity pictures. Thank you Annie for taking these for us! You are the best. I cannot believe this baby is coming in a month!

 

Lately...

This is what our past couple weeks have looked like...

 outdoor ballet performance by the AZ Ballet

 my friends threw me a baby shower

love you girls

lots of great food and great company. thanks to everyone who came! it was a blast!

Chloe playing doctor 

buying a double jogging stroller

Now this next little segment needs an intro. Chloe got super sick on Wednesday, and was acting really lethargic and was struggling to breathe. We took her in to the ER to get her checked out, where they kept her for a few hours and stabilized her. Then she had to be transferred to a different hospital where there was a pediatric unit. We were told she would have to be hospitalized for a few days...

Turns out the poor girl had pneumonia, an ear infection, and some bronchial issues. 

They don't allow you to drive the patient, so Chloe and I took the ambulance over while Danny followed us. She loved it.  

when we got there the hospital staff was great, although Chloe was a little scared of all the wires and monitors she had to be hooked up to

 however, eating endless treats and snacks given by the hospital staff helped a bit

and they gave her some sweet toddler scrubs to wear

 resting in her crib... or should i say cage?!

it was a long, uncomfortable night, which i would like to completely erase from my memory. between the nurses coming in to check Chloe's oxygen levels and vitals every 30 minutes, the constant beeping from the oxygen machine, the lights that needed to stay on all night, or Chloe's random crying in the middle of the night from not being able to breathe... it's understandable how neither of us got any sleep.

our second day there - finally down for a nap. so exhausted from having such a rough night

 a visit from daddy (who couldn't stay with us the whole time because of classes and crazy studying, but man, did we love when he came to visit)

 feeling lots better

the second night was much better. there were far less interruptions throughout the night, so we both got decent sleep. oh, and i went in better prepared this time... i took a benadryl, wore an eye mask, and put in ear plugs

day 3 - finally came home in the afternoon. doing a breathing treatment while watching Tangled

words can't describe how nice it is to be home. the past few days have been rough, but it's over now and Chloe is doing so much better. she is still on some steroid meds for a few days and will need breathing treatments every so often, but overall she is doing great. i'm so happy to have this girl back to her fun, energetic self.

and a preggie update: still feeling great, starting to not breathe as easily, but overall can't complain. she is moving like crazy and gets hiccups often, and i get braxton hicks several times a day. 5 more weeks to go!

35 week belly