One of my many resolutions is to post more to Claire’s blog. I’ve been slacking a bit according to the aunties! So here’s a photo from the Christmas card session, I wound up going with the hooded sweater as you can see here. But I didn’t want this photo to get lost – I just love the sun shining on her hair and the … Continue reading Happy New Year!
Much to the dismay of her parents, Claire has figured out how to climb the dining room chairs. This means that NOTHING is out of reach anymore. Not the folded laundry, not the camera…not your drinks…not the poor cat trying to nap on the table runner… Of course now that Claire has figured out how to get up on the “big girl” chairs, that’s all … Continue reading Fun in the snow
Ingredients for a Christmas adventure: a smoking oven from that toy your toddler hid in its depths a stomach bug that said toddler shared with Grandma Caca who now cannot leave the couch a grocery store that closed earlier than expected leading husband to announce: “Honey, let’s play Food Network challenge!” Oh my gosh. So…we have no where to cook the giant 24 lb. turkey, … Continue reading Our Christmas Dinner Adventure!
I took these pictures before we all caught a nasty stomach bug this weekend. I think this was the last time we all enjoyed real food! We’re on the mend now and looking forward to the buckets of soup that Grand-Bob and Grand-C brought us. They risked catching the super-bug themselves to look after Claire on Sunday while Dan and I spent the day in … Continue reading Eating with Forks!
Craigslist is my new favorite place on the Internet. We were able to snag this awesome playset from a family with older children. They even threw in a table and chair set perfect for a toddler. Merry Christmas, Claire! Our playroom is complete! We turned a bookshelf sideways and filled it with some of her favorite toys (baskets, metal mixing bowls, books) to keep things … Continue reading Come Play With Me!
Chalk In My Pocket 