"If you are still in the process of raising children, be aware that the tiny fingerprints that show up on almost every newly cleaned surface, the toys scattered about the house, the piles and piles of laundry to be tackled will disappear all too soon and that you will -- to your surprise -- miss them profoundly."

--Thomas S. Monson, 2009







Saturday, February 2, 2013



Chloe 6 years old:




-loves loves LOVES anything GREEN! It is her favourite colour in the universe. She loves to try and wear as much green as she can everyday. She had a project in school where we had to look up what her name means, and we discovered it means, “young, green shoot, blooming.” Too funny! She is like a young, green shoot that blooms more everyday!


She even chooses green toys




In the GREEN plane
-She is an amazing helper and thoughtful child. She always considers others feeling, especially her sisters, and tries hard to do things for other people. For example, one day she was out shoveling the snow in front of our house when I realized she had been out there for some time. When I looked out the window, she was shoveling the neighbour’s walk too! She was so proud of herself for doing that and would often ask, “Would Jesus be happy with me for doing that?”


Shovelin' away, workin' hard

-she loves anything cinnamon, especially cinnamon toast! She would eat that for all 3 meals everyday if I let her.

-She is a great little athlete. She is known for her speed and agility at school. When we pick her from school we will often see her playing chase with the kids, and it is always her in the lead with the pack of children running after her. Even the boys can’t keep up! Whenever we hear the song, “Call Me Maybe,” on the radio, she loves the part when it says, “and all the boys, they try to chase me…” She thinks the song is about her. She loves her swimming lessons, enjoys skating without falling, riding her two wheeler in warm weather, and playing on the monkey bars at playgrounds.


Riding her two wheeler (note the green outfit!)


Loves to skate at the lake





-She loves to practice printing and reading. She is great at it too! She loves to write notes to people and poems on her wipe board in her room, and a chalkboard we have.





-She loves baking and making crafts and colouring. We set up her own little colouring station in her room and she loves to draw and color us pictures on a daily basis.



Busy making crafts


Loves to help bake and cook



-She loves to study the scriptures and loves when it is her turn to pick a scripture sticker. She loves to take her mini Book of Mormon to church with her every Sunday.

-She is very organized and loves to organize her things just so. She does a great job keeping them together and keeping track of it all.

Her little shelf with all of her things, arranged just so...

 
-She loves to build forts out of blankets and pillows.



-She loves to smile and giggle! She is an incredibly happy child and easily makes friends and gets along with other children so well.

-Her favourite part of any day is going to school! She loves Kindergarten so much and takes pride in the fact that she is well behaved. She loves when she gets to be the leader for the day. She often asks me if it is time to go to school yet, even on a Saturday!


Proud of her school work

-She has wonderful patience. She knows how to wait her turn for things. One time her and Lily were playing a game of some sort and then I told Lily she needed to practice her piano. Chloe just sat so patiently on the couch the entire time waiting for her to be done.

-She loves to brush her teeth every night and will even get started on it without me asking. Her dentist commends her on her clean teeth and says she can tell Chloe brushes her teeth so well.

-She still wants to be a vet when she grows up, although lately she has LOVED playing doctor for humans.  She sets up a little clinic on her bed complete with bandaids and paper to write her prescriptions on.  She calls herself Doctor C. It is pretty adorable.




We love our 6 year old Chloe!!!!!