Zoe.

If you know me, you’ve met, or at least heard of my Chloe/Zoe.

Zoe, is my two-year old Chloe’s alter ego.

Before I had her, I dreamed and I PRAYED for a girl. My dreams were filled with a pretty girl, in a dress, playing dolls quietly while I sipped my coffee and thought about how dreamy life really was.

HA! What I got, a crazy curly-haired girl who has flipped our life upside down. We are about to board the Polar Express next Wednesday, and being that it was the first time we had a peek at Zoe, I thought it totally made sense for my blog followers to formally meet Zoe.

Below is the post I made on Facebook after dragging all of us back, shell-shocked from the #hotmessexpress that was the Polar Express.

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All Aboard the POLAR EXPRESS!!

It was magical and chaotic.

If you’ve ever thought about taking your one-year old, do NOT do it.

Unless you have a very mild mannered one.

Chloe screamed no less than fifteen times at the top of her lungs. For a number of different reasons.

Mainly because her parents are unreasonable jerks and won’t let her drink the hot chocolate all by herself.

After Trey tried to help her for the millionth time, she hit him, screamed, and threw her cookie.

Two seconds later she laid her head on his lap and patted his shoulder. He looked up at me very exasperated and said, “she’s psychotic and needs therapy.”

She dropped her hot chocolate all over my ONE pair of pants I packed for the trip.

I just laughed. The entire time. I laughed.

I laughed until I cried.

While Chloe screamed, hit, and threw things. I laughed.

While everyone looked at us like the lunatic parents we are for bringing a one- year old. I laughed.

I honestly don;t remember the last. Time I laughed so much. My cheeks hurt from it all.

And then…there was my boy.

Mesmerized by every tiny detail.

He was in Heaven.

I would do it all over again to see the wonder in his eyes.

I just would probably leave Chloe at home.

Also, Chloe totally pooped BIG time the second we sat down in our seats.

My life with these three is a circus. I truly apologize for anyone that was in our train car tonight. It is what it is.

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Girlfriend needs an Instagram all on her own.
She has filled our life with so much laughter and embarrassment.

She is the child who totally humbled us and showed us God’s humor.

Here we thought we were just the BEST parents.
Landry is always so well-behaved. And God was like…cue ZOE.

So that’s the first peek we had of her.
There have been SO many more crazy memories since.

She’s the girl I always wanted but never dreamed of.
She is complete FUN and JOY and perfection.

As we are about to redo this Polar Express adventure, send some prayers our way.
Actually, you might fast for us.

Thankfully, my parents are coming along.
Five people should surely be able to wrangle her for the hour ride.

One can hope! Ha!