4 Months Old!

I can't believe how big you are getting and how fast the time is passing! Where has the time gone? Here's where you stand on your stats:

Length...................60.7 inches.........30%tile
Weight...................11 lb. 14.5 oz. ....12%tile
Head.......................39.6 cm...............11%tile

Looking good little one! You're kinda little for your age, but we assume that you always will be!

Kisses from daddy!

Claire - you are growing up so fast! I just want you to stay little forever!

Family Home Evening

When we first got married and even after we had you, Claire, our family home evenings were pretty lame. It's hard to do it with just two of us, and you doesn't appreciate the lessons yet :)
One thing that we have started doing and loved is having other couples or families over to our house for FHE. It has turned into such a social occasion every week! There's always treats, a legitimate lesson with opening song and prayer, and lots of fun games. It has transformed how we see our family nights and has earned us some awesome friends! Last week we had 9 people in our little living room!

You are so loved at these little parties! Everyone loves to hold you and you do great playing on the floor with toys!

These are some of our good friends Darrin and Wendi Johnson - Wendi adores you!

Block Party

Our neighborhood totally had a block party over the 24th of July holiday weekend. I remember going to these as a kid, but it's a total different experience being an "adult".

We had a BBQ, played twister, jenga, ninja explosion and ended with fireworks!

Claire was passed around and loved by all of our neighbors!

Dinosaur Park!

When Aunt Andrea comes to visit from out of town we do lots of fun activities that you are still too little to understand or appreciate but that you seem to enjoy. We took you to the dinosaur park and you were very well behaved :)
I ended up feeding you in the car on the way home while Aunt Andrea drove safely - you were starving and couldn't wait to eat!

Ogden River Parkway

Dad has introduced us to this lovely shaded walk path in Ogden that has become one of our new favorite things to do as a family.

She Loves Me!

Claire, Dad and I just finished up being in "She Loves Me" for Clearfield City. This is the same venue and time slot where we met doing "Footloose" three years ago. The movie "You've Got Mail" is based on this show- and it turned out really cute!

This is you playing with Daddy's cigar that he used in the detective scene:

You look like a natural huh? This better not be a foreshadow of things to come!

Run Freedom Run

Claire - you and I have started going running together! Yes, it's actually you laying in your hot pink jogging stroller while I push you around, but it's a fun activity that we do together! You love bouncing around and looking at the sky or trees, and you and will occasionally fall asleep just as I am finishing up. You haven't been grumpy even once when I have taken you out running - which tells me that you really love my walk/run around the block.

Church yesterday turned out quite interesting. I'm the primary pianist and dad is the Elder's Quorum President. Dad had to teach, so you came with me to primary. You did great for 20 minutes and then insisted on being held. The other members of the presidency were all busy so I ended up holding you in one hand and playing the piano with the other one. I know I should drop you off to the Relief Society and someone else take over, but I'm super protective of you! How am I ever gonna let you grow up?