A winter trip to the Poconos to celebrate Chloe’s 9th birthday. Can’t wait to get there. Will watch the kids from a nice toasty room and drink hot chocolate while everyone freezes their asses off outside.

I might partake in the resort’s family Olympics. Snow tubing sounds like fun. Sophie wants to go ice skating. Chloe’s simply excited about the idea of going away for her birthday. It’s novel to her, and I’m just glad the birthday party thing is behind us (at least for her).

I can’t believe our dear Chloe is going to be 9 years old on Saturday. I feel like a broken record, but I have to say it again – time goes by so quickly. Nine years old. Crazy. The double-digit years are right around the corner. Yikes!