Holding on to 2

Chloe will be three in less than a month. I'm not sure why (maybe anxiety over a new dynamic with baby 2 or the fact that C will no longer be a 'toddler' but a preschooler) but this birthday is bothering me. I guess I should get used to it. It's going to be happening every year. Twice starting in 2014. It's bittersweet to watch your baby grow older and Mark and I (as parents of young kids) are just hitting the tip of the iceberg in regards to that concept. I can only imagine how difficult it is to watch your children drive off in a car the first time, go to college or get married. Thankfully, I have quite a few years before I need to worry about that emotional roller coaster.

Here is some Chloe randomness in honor of the fact that she's still two for a few more weeks.

This is the "nest" she built using pillows on our couch. She informed me that she was hatching an egg.

At bedtime last week, Chloe hollered to Mark that she was going to sleep on the floor. He told her, "no. go get in bed." When we went to do our final bedtime check before we retired, she was sound asleep on the floor. She wasn't joking about sleeping on the floor. ha. We moved her to her bed and she stayed there until morning.

Chloe went to take your kid to work day with Mark last Thursday. We ate snowcones...

played in the bubble bouncer...

and drove a firetruck! 

Chloe is pretty sure she would rather go to work with dad everyday than stay at home with mom and do laundry. I'm so glad Mark works for a company that values their employees and their families (as exemplified by the event they hosted for take your kids to work day). 

P.S. How much fun does that bubble bouncer look? I want one for my birthday party.