Smilin' and Stylin'

As expected, Chloe has started giving us some "real" smiles. The closest we've come to capturing a photo of the event is when Grandma Jan stopped by to visit us - as you can see below. She is really good at giving smiles as she drifts off to sleep - but those don't count! :-) I wish they did! Also, 3 or 4 times now she has giggled very clearly in her sleep. It's so darn cute! They must be good dreams.

We went to Underwater Adventures at the Mall of America this week. Rob was there with the Bollas last week, said that it was pretty cool. I realized that I have never been there so we took the leap and took a family trip down to Bloomington. (Really, it's a trip from Elk River, don't you think?) This is Chloe evaluating the situation. She was very alert the whole time and really liked looking at the water (probably the lights and the water).

And now we find Miss Chloe sporting the newest in newborn fashion - a beautiful long sleeved onsie homemade by Sharon. I can't believe that it fits - it looked so long in the drawer! See how much Chloe likes it? She smiling and everything! Thanks Sharon!

Showing how advanced and ahead of the times she already is, Chloe is being sought out by college recruiters. The admissions office at the University of Minnesota, Morris is sending her gear, though it may be a bit early for her to commit to their campus she certainly appreciates the gift! (I'm sure the gift has nothing to do with my friend Andy working in the admissions office. Go UMM!)

Seeing her in this hat, it really struck me about how things have changed. I met Andy early in college (freshman year I think) and really got to know Shannon a lot junior year when Emily and I would load up our blender in a backpack to go to Shannon's house (to study, of course). Now our kids will only be about 3 months apart in age! Crazy!