Tiny Tyrant

John’s Fancy New Car

tiffy.erickson — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:56:30 +0000

So, John has wanted a new car for about….7 years now. It’s not that he hated his Jetta, he just hated VW and all that he had to go through every time his car had issues. And, he has had his car for 10 years now. Yes, John and I were still newly dating when he showed up with the Jetta. Before that he had his super fast Talon. I have to admit, when we first starting dating, I really liked the fact that not only was John sexy, smart, and sensible, but he had this “devil may car” street racer in him. However, the Talon wasn’t always the most economical car. And our relationship was somewhat long distance (as in, he lived in Fort Collins, I lived in Denver and we only saw each other on the weekends.) The first time I knew he was really serious about our relationship was when he showed up in his Jetta. He didn’t tell me he was going to get a new car, he just said, “I have a surprise for you.” I have to admit, the gesture was not lost on me.

We were both a little sad when John sold the Talon. It was the end of an era, and it was John’s nod to being a responsible adult. However, neither of us were ready for him to truly lose his need for speed, so when he brought up an interest in motorcycles, I was on board. John is always responsible, considerate, and hard working. But, one of my favorite aspects of him is his love of all things fast and mechanical. I love books, movies and tv. John loves automobiles and motorcycles. Taking those away from him would be like telling me I wasn’t allowed to watch TV. I do think the world would actually cumbust.

John finally decided, after all this time, that he knew what kind of car he wanted down to the color of the exterior, interior, and everything in between. So, when he asked me to drive to Maryland to pick up the car, there was no way I was going to say “No.” Luckily, Chloe rocks with the road trips, and still amazes me with her patience. So, all we climbed into the Jetta, with Chloe’s fancy new booster chair (she finally outgrew the car seat) we drove for three hours, each way, to get John his new car.

It was totally worth it. Not only is his car fast, pretty, and everything he wants. But it is comfortable, has enough leg room in the back for passangers, and it sounds really cool when he speeds up.

Dun ta dun….

Chloe modeling tn front of John’s fancy new car.

Perhaps she had a dream?

tiffy.erickson — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:16:15 +0000

This morning, Chloe came into my room and I asked her if she wanted to go potty.

She said, “No, but my friend the giant robot is going to come over today to play. And I call her Chloe, she’s a giant robot Chloe and she’s going to sleep with me in my room, she can have the top bed but maybe she’s too big, so we’ll have to make her a big huge bed and then use magic to put it in my room so she can sleep in my room with me. Is that a good idea?”

uhhhhh….sure Chloe, that’s a great idea.

Ballerina Girl

tiffy.erickson — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:09:37 +0000

Chloe’s ballet studio had the girls try on their dance recital costumes, and yeah, I couldn’t help but take pictures. They are absolutely beautiful. You can’t really tell from the picture, but it actually looks like antique lace on the collar and the skirt. They will also have lace gloves and fairy wands, because they will be fairy princesses for their dance. I don’t think the teacher could have picked a better theme for Chloe’s first recital if she tried.

Winter Sports.

tiffy.erickson — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:08:47 +0000

Gotta love Uncle Lance’s love of all things snow related!

Ice Skating with Uncle Lance.

Sledding with Uncle Lance.

Next year…skiing! (Lance was already laying the seeds)

Mine vs hers

tiffy.erickson — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:09:03 +0000

I know I know, I haven’t written in awhile. I just haven’t had the time. But, I thought it was really funny. On Sunday, John and I tried to take a picture of Chloe for this year’s Christmas card. I was disappointed in the results, I couldn’t get a good picture of Chloe to save my life. In half of them she kept her eye’s closed, in the other half she was making a goofy grin, and in all of them, she was washed out.

This was our best shot:

I was complaining about it to Ellen, and she asked if I wanted her to try with her fancy camera, I was like, “It couldn’t hurt.” Now, granted, half of them were fuzzy, she was turned completely around or she had her silly forced smile. But, BUT, we were able to get this one:

I am now thinking I may give in and let John buy an expensive fancy camera.

Happy Halloween!

tiffy.erickson — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:56:25 +0000

Hayride and more…

tiffy.erickson — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:58:57 +0000

While trying to kill some time, before the trick or treating extravaganza, we decided to go to a local market for a hayride. Not only was there a hayride, there were also bunny rabbits…

Pony rides…

a hay tunnel…

a hay pyramid…with some loose hay at the bottom to jump into…

and last, but certainly not least, a hay maze…

complete with a hay covered lollipop…

life in the Garden State is good…

School Halloween Party

tiffy.erickson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:11:44 +0000

Chloe’s First School Halloween Party:

This was not the first, second, third, fourth or fifth attempt at this picture. I left after Tinkerbell said she had to go potty. This is a good as its going to get!

According to Chloe, they had a hayride, an elephant ride, and they saw ponies. I was not allowed to stay, but they promised me they would post the picture on a password enabled website. I’ll see what I can do to post those once I see them.

“M”

tiffy.erickson — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:19 +0000

Monster Cookies

Monster Chloe

Monster Daddy

M..m..m..

Parade!

tiffy.erickson — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:34:32 +0000