And this is after.
Can you see the difference? Andrew did a little photoshop magic (thanks for the birthday present Mom and Dad) to make this a little more of a keepsake photo..... once you see the difference you will see why photoshop came into play. Pretty funny. 
At lunch we went to Rotary and Chloe met Santa!! We expected Chloe to be afraid of the jolly stranger, but she was just fine! There was a professional photographer there who surely took a much better picture to be posted later :) We just had to show this today!
After Santa left we went outside and got to meet one of his reindeer! This reindeer's name is Star. She was so cute! Although I was never a proponent of reindeer sausage before, now I am adamantly against it. Star is way too cute to eat. I got to pet her fuzzy little nose, and we fed her Reindeer treats. What do reindeer like to eat you ask??? Well this particular reindeer loves frosted shredded wheat cereal. Yum. When Star is not helping Santa deliver presents she lives here in downtown Anchorage on the park strip where people can visit her all year round. 
It was a pretty great Christmas Eve Eve. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful little girl. She was happy all day long, and I was happy too- because she let me sleep pretty much all night long! Thanks Chloe!
Yum. This was followed by a nice bath, a change of clothes and a long nap. Being a baby seems like a pretty fun job. 
Although it is chilly outside, it is nice and toasty inside. Chloe is comfy cozy in her new Christmas PJ's. I looked all over to find a two piece set-- it makes midnight diaper changes so much easier! Chloe also loves them, she loves them so much she insisted on this little photo shoot today.
Chloe playing downstairs. She is mid babble here. She can now say BABABABA...and to Andrew's delight DADADADA. He thinks she is saying DADA, but I am holding out for MAMA as the first word. I may be holding out for a long time because she hasn't said anything remotely close to it yet. And today she looked straight at Andrew and Said DADI.
I said in my last post that she is now eating butternut squash- here is proof! I made a BUNCH of baby food today, so she will be moving on to pea puree tomorrow morning, then to yam puree after that. Yum I tried it, and they were both delicious.
I had to throw these in too.... These are from the Civil War game(Oregon vs. Oregon State). Chloe has on her official ducks gear her dad picked out. So cute! 
Loving her "DADI" :)
We are currently in the process of decorating for Christmas, so the next pics will be even more festive :)
Oh yeah look at that happy little girl!
Here she is visiting with Tuesday's Mom, Amber!! Another fav!
On our last day we went to breakfast at the French Press (super yummy), and Chloe got more time with her favorite uncle Alex.
All of the family time was wonderful, but the memory that sticks out the most was seeing Alex's twin at breakfast. I took a picture so we could document the moment in history. He looked so much like Alex it was creepy!
Time with Dad.
Time with Mom
More time with Grandpa.
We took a lot of pictures of grandpa time..
Evidence that Grandma got some time in too!
It was an awesome trip! Thanks so much!
Chloe's first time in playing with a fancy exersaucer that quacks moos meows and barks.....fun noises!
Chloe learns how to ring a bell...she also equally enjoys sucking on it.
First FOOD!!! We tried to feed her rice cereal... she didn't think it was that great. Actually she thought it was disgusting! We tried a few more times but gave up on the rice cereal...she is now on to butternut squash, and she really likes it!
First drink from a cup! She got the water in her mouth, but I think all of it came back out onto her shirt. We now let her try to drink in the presence of a bib.
Her first french press.... GPa Peters just let her suck on the cup-no coffee yet...although I do think that coffee loving is in her blood. She is my daughter after all.
First time "jumping" in the fall leaves.
First piano- actually first xylophone/piano hybrid. Her Great GMa Peters brought it over for her to play with. She LOVES it. She pounds on that thing all the time! Very adorable. 
Still more photos to come.
Seeing her Great Grandma Peters! You can see the binky in her mouth....this means she is super sleepy but holding in there to spend more time with the fam. 
Four generations in one photo!! GGma Rogers, Gma Peters, Me and Chloe. Andrew took about 75 photos during this session, and this was one of two photos where everyone was looking at the camera. Thank goodness for digital photography!!
Chloe caught red handed stealing GGma Rogers' glasses.
Looks like she was forgiven :)
Yum!
We also went out for some family time in the snow...yes it is a gorgeous snowy winter wonderland up here in Alaska. With nearly a foot of snow on the ground, it is hard not to enjoy ourselves...Chloe is just so adorable in her super puffy baby suit.
She looks cute, but did not crack a smile. She did not seem to enjoy the outing as much as we had hoped. It may have been a mix of the huge puffy outfit, cold air, and sleepiness that put her over the edge.... her expression explains it all. She was soon in tears, and I was back in the car with her while Andrew finished up exercising the dogs at the park.
We will give it another try soon. Next time we will plan it for after her nap time :)
Chloe meeting her great Aunt Emily. (My mom's sister).
Chloe is so lucky to have so many people who love her! She had a fantastic time meeting everyone! Looking back now I wish we had gotten pictures with more people, but we were too busy enjoying the moments ourselves. More to come!