Playtime!

Happy Turkey Day!

I love Thanksgiving! Good food, family, followed by a nice long nap :)

My parents spent Thanksgiving in Texas with my sister who just had twins - so the siblings all got together and cooked up a Thanksgiving feast.

Kelland with the boys

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Snowed in!

Or so we thought.

We heard all these rumors that a huge blizzard was coming to the Wasatch Front and that we should take every precaution. On the radio they said that we would lose power and that if you didn't have a generator to stuff all your windows and doors with towels. Kinda scary news when you live in an old house with a little one! So - to be safe we spent the night with Kelland's parents. Claire got to play with cousins and did great sleeping somewhere else. Even though the storm turned out to be pretty wimpy we had a great evening!I can never keep both of Claire's socks on at the same time - small feet, just like both of her parents.

Bananagrams with Broden and Shaylee

Declan and Claire

"All I want for Christmas..."

Bathtime!

Claire - You love taking baths! You love to splash and play games and you are great at letting me play with your long hair. Aw - the memories!

Playtime!

Kisses...returned!

Today I can vouch for dad - you actually can return kisses on the cheek! Two times this afternoon you grabbed my face and planted a big one. Ah - you're gonna be a great kisser - all tongue:)

So Many Kisses!

Claire, you have developed this new trick with dad that is the cutest thing ever! Nope, no talking yet. As much as we reinforce you to babble and say "Mama" and "Dada" you are only interested in blowing raspberries - which you have become a master at. Nope, not crawling yet. Today while we had some floor time you loved when I put you on your hands and knees - all smiles. You're still working on holding that position by yourself.

Your trick is giving kisses back to dad. I know right - you're still pretty little, how is this possible? Dad exclaims to you, "So many kisses!" and then proceeds to kiss you over and over on your cheek. You must have been fed up with the act or dying to return his affection, because yesterday you started doing it back. After getting several kisses from dad on your cheek, you grab his face and plant a huge slobbery, open-mouthed kiss right on his cheek! When dad told me about it and even had fellow students at school to back up his story I didn't fully believe it until I saw it for myself today! So cute! Claire, you have us wrapped around your little finger.

7 Months and Growing!

I can't believe that I have been a mom now for just over 7 months! Claire, you are growing so fast and you get more fun everyday! You love to eat her fruits and vegetables, give kisses to dad, and you are the best raspberry-blower around!

You love to sit with mom and dad at the piano and bang out your own tune :)

Daddy showing you how a drum works...

Yep, as you can tell, you got it all figured out!
You think drums are best thing since diaper cream!