Look at Me, I'm 6

She's been telling people for months that she is 5 1/2 years old. Now Sophie can say she's a 6 year old. What a day she planned for us. It started with waffles, but she didn't want homemade, she wanted the kind that go in the toaster.

We played Snorta. It holds her attention for just the right amount of time. Then it's off to the next thing. That next thing was watching Horton Hears A Who.

She chose a spaghetti dinner and made name place cards for us. Somehow Sophie and Chloe got the most important seats at the table. ;)

Rachel made the princess rose cake last night. It must have been late for all of us because we didn't notice anything odd about it until today when we took it out. Can you see anything strange?

Chloe Christina is 8 Today

Chloe had her 8th birthday today. I will never forget the night she was born. We had her at home with a midwife. After 5 births before her that were all fairly easy we figured let's try the homebirth thing. We had a great midwife and the pregnancy was one of my easiest. She was about 10 days overdue and I felt like she was never coming, no twinges, nothing. I went to bed that night and had a dream I was in labor. Sure enough I woke up about 3am with contractions. John figured he'd better call the midwife, she lived in the country and it was about -24 degrees outside. (A typical Minnesota winter) She said she'd come right away and just sleep on the couch since the weather was so cold. By the time she got there my water had broke and the contractions were coming on very strong. Chloe was born around 4am. It was the quickest labor from start to finish that we had ever had. It was the least amount of weight I had ever gained during a pregnancy but one of the biggest babies at 9lbs 4oz. She's a sweety!

Chloe wanted a Heath Fudge Cake for her celebration. We improvised and it turned out pretty good.

We also made some homemade ice cream and found out what happens when you fill the container too far and freeze it. Looks pretty cool.