Chloe Poppins

In the news … Camp Canaan

Chloe — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:05:32 +0000

Watch the news clip on the local CN2 broadcast and see a glmpse of Sophie at camp on Wednesday. The footage was shot during the visit from a white siberian tiger cub from the local rescue center (Tiger World). The kids have had a great week as Camp Canaan this week. Below are a few other photos I took, at the camp’s request, on Wednesday.

White Siberian Tiger Cub about 6 weeks old

Lots of questions to ask ...

Lots of empty shoes too ...

SC Finest Private Day Camp …

Chloe — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:48:49 +0000

Today was a hot one. According to a reported sighting in Pineville, NC … the town’s clock/thermometer was showing 152 degrees. Though I think it was a “little” off, it was HOT here today. We opted for traditional summertime heat relief efforts: Making Silly Faces, a trip to the airconditioned GoodWill in the swanky part of town, lunch at a nearby airconditioned ChickFilA, playtime in the sprinkler outside (while some small people napped), Little People in the airconditioned basement and of course, … more tea parties.

Day 3 of Piper @ “Camp” …

Chloe — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:34:41 +0000

Well, today we had *record breaking* heat and yucky air quality. Boo. So we were in the market for fun indoor things to do today. We had art time, and the girls made pictures for Wilson as “get well pictures”. He’s at Grandma’s & Grandpa’s and not feeling well. The girls put on a ballet for me after lunch, and there was a play … “The Prince and the Piper”. I enjoyed the play so much, I forgot to take pictures of it. Piper was the Princess and Sophie dressed as a knight. There was lots of free time playing too … Little People, Toy Story, Barbie Princesses, Dance Party, Woody’s Roundup Concert, and tea party. All in all… a good day.

Camp “Chloe” Day 2 - Tea Party Day

Chloe — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:24:37 +0000

Today’s festivities.

Day 1

Chloe — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:19:06 +0000

Day one activities at Camp Chloe: Toy Story books and interactive shows, ballet, dress ups, water park, picnic at the pool, quiet time, Woody’s Roundup Dance Party, Water themed Library Time, Sea Creature Silly Bands, and Make a Rainbow Fish.

Favorite lines from Toy Story films …..

Chloe — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:33:42 +0000

The new movie was a great family film and we all enjoyed it. The best part was when Claire turned to me and said, “Go help Woody, Mommy.” If only I could …. This is a hard one for mothers of older boys to watch (tears, tears, and more tears). And it your son is already in that 16 - 20 year old age bracket, take a box of tissues. You will laugh as much, or more, than you’ll cry… but you will need the tissues.

Some of my favorite quotes …

Toy Story Buzz to Woody “You are a sad and strange little man, and you have my pity. Farewell.”

Toy Story 2 Jessie “Sweet Mother of Abraham Lincoln.”

Toy Story 3 Mr. Potato Head “You would not believe what I have been through … tonight.”

Sam’s favorite line from Toy Story 3 (Buzz …upon reawakening from “Demo” mode) ….

“(sniff, sniff, sniff …. That wasn’t me was it?”

Claire reading to Buzz and Woody back in January

The bin of Toy Story Happiness

Me thinks she doth protest too much …

Chloe — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:45:31 +0000

Yesterday Claire was sure she didn’t need a nap. So I decided to let her play first with Sophie and her friend in the sprinkler. After sprinkler time, she played in her “kitchen” for a little while. At 3:30 PM I put her down for a “quick nap” before our evening services. She woke up at 5:45 AM THIS MORNING. Guess she was tired.

The Day’s Bounty

Chloe — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:58:25 +0000

Well today provided quite a bit of variety. We changed our piano lesson time to 11AM for the summer. Today was the first day at the new time. So, while Sam and Sophie were at their lessons, Wilson and Claire and I had to find a way to entertain ourselves. We decided to visit a new Goodwill in that part of town. Wow! Did Claire make out like a bandit. Wilson found for her a round Minnie Mouse, that looks like a decorated basketball with ears. She loves it, and it came all the way from Disney World. And as if she weren’t happy enough with that, he also found her an awesome little wooden kitchen set.

It’s too cute. It even has a towel bar and a pot hanging rack. It had one little spot on it where the previous owner had chipped the wood/paint … but that was nothing a “paint pen” couldn’t fix. It’s as good as new!! … and only cost $9.99. That beats $125 any day. Wilson found himself another golf bag, because, as you know, we have a shortage of those here. I found Sam a hardcover version of one of the books he likes to read for fun.

When we got home, Sophie and I went out to the garden and found six cherry tomatoes, one really ripe large tomato, and four cucumbers to harvest. Today’s harvest actually covered the bottom of the basket. Even more exciting … there are a TON more cukes and tomatoes; and we saw a few teeny-tiny zuchini and squash growing. Hurray!! Summer’s here.

Garden as of May 25th

First Photos of Summer …

Chloe — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:05:34 +0000

The first photos off the SD card for the summer. Lots more still on the laptop, but this gives a great idea of our first few weeks. The pool’s open, the garden is well underway, the pollen has finally begun to subside, and the local schools are out. So of course … Mark’s headed to Miami this week.

Solo at Carowinds

Chloe — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:53:52 +0000

So yesterday, I took the kids to Carowinds on my own. Everything was going fine until I made the mistake of riding one of the “kiddie” rides with Claire … and accidentally sat backwards. YIKES! When I got off the ride Sophie was REALLY worried. Needless to say it took a while to recover and Sophie took over the “riding with Claire” duties for a while.

The park has changed ownership, and the “kiddie” area is not longer Nickelodeon themed. It’s Peanuts, and it’s called “Planet Snoopy”. We didn’t even see other parts of the park, or the “water fun areas”. The kids had a blast and even got to see some of the “gang”.

On the Balloon Ride ... facing the correct direction!

What did I learn from this experience? I learned that I can take the kids to the park and survive, but I also learned that I can’t ride the “no thrill” kiddie rides … They are appropriately named. It’s no thrill to feel that bad and have to keep up with a two year old, even if you have a stroller.