Thursday, June 25, 2009

Birthday Party
















Later that day we had a small party with grandparents. Don't worry Grammy we will celebrate with you when you get back in town. There were so many balloons we were lucky we even fit. She had so much fun at her party that she was a total mess and loving every minute of it. I kept asking her what kind of cake she wanted and every time she told me she wanted a "raffe" cake. So she got one. She loved singing happy birthday and blowing out the candles so much that we did it 3 times!! We let her open a present in the morning. She loved it so much that I caught her a couple times earlier in the day sneaking off and opening some presents while we weren't looking. I love that she is old enough to get excited for birthdays! She also loved her Pappa being there. They have a special connection. Whenever they are together they both get the biggest grins. When everyone was leaving, I told her to give Pappa a kiss goodbye and she gave him about three. She wouldn't hug or kiss anyone else. She would just smoosh her cheek next to theirs to call it good. It was pretty cute to watch just how much she adores him!

Birthday Princess











Claire turned two!! I can't believe how fast time has gone! We are having so much fun with her at this age. She is definately a character. We took her to wheeler farm in the morning for her 2 year old pictures. I literally took 400 pictures of her to get a few unforgettable pictures. She loves wheeler farm. The only bad part in taking her there for pictures was that she is always so interested in everything on the ground (dirt and rocks, her two favorite loves) that it was nearly impossible to get her to look up at me!! She even turned down wearing her necklaces because they got in her way. To say she loved her skirt is an understatement. When I got it home she immediatley told me she wanted to wear her skirt and dance. And on her birthday she wanted to wear it all day. She definately was a birthday princess.




Nerdy Claire



I couldn't resist posting these! Isn't she the cutest nerd you've ever seen? Not many people can pull this look off.

Rylan, Claire, and more Icecream








Rylan could not get enough of Claire. It was sooo cute. He just wanted to hug, kiss, or push her down. He would follow her and say Claire Bear in this really high pitch voice. They are becoming great friends.


vacation pics cont.





Claire also has an obsession with buses. Her dream came true. She got to drive one!

Vacation Pics







So it's time for our bi-annual update!! I keep saying I will be better but we all know that's not true by now. We just wanted to share some pictures of our vacation with all of you. We recently went on a cruise to Canada with Jon's family. We had a great time! Thanks Bob and Leslie!!! I think our favorite day was the beach, even though it was incredibly cold Claire could not have enjoyed herself more. She kept eating the sand and telling us mmmm yummy!