4th of July

4th of July weekend was a busy one. On Friday we had our neice Layney's first birthday, which was a super cute monkey theme. Then we woke up on Saturday and headed to my family reunion in Pine Valley. After spending the whole day there we headed back so I could work that night. On Monday morning we went to the Washington Park with Trevor's parents for some 4th of July festivities. The weather was a little overcast which was perfect. We had a yummy breakfast and danced to some music and then played some games. They had a bounce house, which Claire loved. They also had some carnival games that Trevor played and won. He let Claire pick out which stuffed animal she wanted as a prize. They had many to choose from and after about the 4th pick she was happy with her pink CareBear.

She also got her face painted just like she did last year at the same park.

This year she understood how to run in the races. We did a few practice runs and they paid off because she won second place in her age group and got an awesome gold dollar coin. We were so proud of her.

Before we left the park we snagged a quick ride on the little train that was being pulled by a four wheeler. It was so cute and Claire was too young to go by herself so I even got to ride in it :)

Later that night after we all took a nap.....we went over to my parents to eat some pizza and then went up to Liesel and Paul's house to watch the fireworks off of Foremaster.

Claire loved the fireworks and kept saying Look Daddy Look! She had a little glowstick necklace and would not let it go!

We didn't even make it down the street on our way home before Claire passed out.

She was so tuckered out after a long but FUN and EXCITING day. Can't wait till next year!

this picture says it all.

(yes that is pen all over her legs)
(and yes she thinks she is hilarious)

Jumpin Jumpin Jumpin

Claire loves to jump around, soooo we decided to take her to Jumpin Jacks. Although the idea a germfilled warehouse full of sweat makes me a little hesitant, I knew she would have a blast. We had been there once before when she was younger and couldn't really do anything. This time was totally different. This kid was in heaven! She wanted to go down every slide and jump on every toy. She even went down all the slides by herself. She wanted our help to get to the top then she would push us away. Her face was priceless as she would come zooming down the slides but then we she got the bottom she would say AGAIN AGAIN!

now that is a happy child

before she realized she didn't need us to go down the slide
she rode the little carousel
and got to play video games with Trevor

18 Months and NOT Slowing Down!

I can't believe how big Claire is getting. She is already a 1 1/2! She is getting so smart and is so much fun to play with. Saying she is a busybody is the understatement of the year! She never slows down. She is learning new things everyday. Some of her fun accomplishments....

*trying to repeat everything we say!
*answering when questions are asked on cartoons
*repeating spanish words on Dora the Explorer
*getting new teeth all the time. has a whole mouth full...finally
*loves singing the ABCs
*LOVES purple cabbage...weird I know
*has a "supermodel" smile which is the biggest cheeser ever!
*can say every animal and what sound they make
*goes down the big slides at the park all by herself
*I can finally name things off for meals and she will tell me yes or no
*after getting into a drawer, getting out a headband and breaking it in half she said
"daddy daddy wook (look) broke, sorry" ...almost a full sentence
*tells me when she needs a diaper change
*loves to flush the big potty

NEXT adventure...POTTY TRAINING. I just bought her a potty and some underwear. She thinks they are pretty cool but we will see how long the cool factor lasts. She tells me when she is poopy and the other day she was trying to wipe herself with toilet paper and tried putting a diaper on herself.....soooo I figure she gets it enough that it is time to get rid of those DIAPERS!

making a mess like usual
but at least she can try to clean it up now

she thought she was pretty cool with her
temp. tattoo, sippy and sunglasses

EASTER sunday

On Sunday afternoon before going to dinner at G & McMullin's, I did a little Easter egg hunt just around the house. Then I gave Claire and Trevor their Easter baskets.

She got some books and a watering can so she can water the plants A few weeks ago we bought some Easter crafts at Roberts and she made a visor ha
She got lots of fun little prizes from my favorite place-the dollar bins at Target

Later that night we decorated some eggs. Claire thought it was funny and didn't really understand it but loved making a mess!

our beautiful tie dye glitter eggs!