Monday, December 21, 2009

Christmas LIghts 2009

Last year at this time I was 9 months pregnant. It was really nice to have Claire see all the lights with us this year. She slept through most of it but with a 10 month old who is getting her 2 front teeth at the same time we let her sleep. This has been a really fun tradition with my family. My mom always has donuts and hot chocolate waiting for after the lights.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

More Pics

My mom gave us our first advent calendar. Although she is too little to
understand there is candy in each pocket she loves touching his beard.



We have had the opportunity to do a lot of fun things this fall.
We went with my sister and my mom and the kids to the train park in Scottsdale.
It was a lot of fun and Claire loved the train.




For work this year they had a day for everyone to go to Zoolights. It wassn't as cold as I thought it would be so it was perfect for Claire to see all the lights.









She is quite the character she likes to get in her toy basket and take everything out. She also likes to tease Monster while she's in and he's out.




















As you can see binki is a must it goes everywhere with a spare in the diaperbag. She loves it and puts it in when ever needed.

























Halloween


On Halloween we went to our wards trunk or treat Claire had a great time. She wanted to sit in the Jeep and lick all the candy in the bowl pretty much the whole night. Tim did a great job getting her in her costume.








Silly Pics
















Thursday, August 20, 2009

Where has the time gone?

These last few months have been really busy. Claire has changed and grown so much. She is beginning to be a momma's girl and has her first tooth. She has also gotten so much hair I can actually put a clip in it without a headband. She has been the best baby even with all that is going on she is fun to play with and sleeps really well. This week we officially took her out of our room and put her in her crib. It was really hard for me to let go of her sleeping in her pack and play in our room but when I saw her reach the curtains I figured it was time. She moves around so fast and she is really strong I can only imagine what would happen if she started pulling herself up. I think she is probably going to crawl soon she scoots and moves with her arms all the time now. It's amazing what one month will do. She has tried various types of baby foods like carrots, sweet potatoes, peas and beans. She likes the veggies but the fruits not so much she's has applesauce, bananas,strawberry yogurt, and vanilla pudding. I'm sure she'll change her mind with the fruits. It's been really fun to see her try new foods. I don't think we are ready for public eating though, she makes a real mess. Besides our busy little girl we had a few other changes. Tim got layed off after 11 years at his job. It was a blessing for our family. He started school to start the firefighter process. He is now becoming and EMT and really likes it. Prayers are answered in unusual ways but it was something we have been hoping for for a long time. In the meantime Tim works in Tuscon for a commercial concrete company doing some of what he used to and some new things too. We are getting used to early early morning alarms and early bedtimes for all of us. It has been so nice to feel more rested in the morning for me anyway. We have been able to continue to same day care routine which has really worked out perfect. Claire smiles everytime she sees Bettye.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

California


We do an annual trip with my family every year. This year we went to Carlsbad for a relaxing vacation. In years past we normally need a vacation after the vacation. We end up with a very tight schedule and too much to see. This year was Claire's first trip. She was a real trooper every where we went she took good naps and slept through the night it was great. We stayed in a really nice house 3 miles from the beach and went to Seaworld and the San Diego Zoo. It was perfect weather in the 70's and 80's. We almost died when we hit Yuma and it was 110. It's nice to have our own car and skip the airport and hotel rooms.
The water was pretty chilly I only got in up to my knees and called it quits. Claire got her feet in and cried she hates cold water. My nephew Ben had such a fun time playing in the sand and he went in the ocean with no problem. All the guys attempted to surf but there was no success. The waves were pretty high on Sat when we went my Dad lost his sun glasses after being barrelled over by a wave. When we went to Seaworld we had a great time we actually ended up going 2 days with the 2 for 1 ticket. The only thing we reaaly noticed being different from the last time we went was the animal shows only showed the whales and dolphins a little bit instead of them being the main show. It was so nice to get away from the daily routine and gave a chance to spend time with family. We look forward to this trip every year.