Oh My, It's True, Claire really is Two!!!

Wow! Here we are at year 2! The amazing amount of learning and growing continues! We had a great time celebrating Claire with a party at her school shared with her friend, Jack, who was born just 12 hours before her. They've been buddies ever since. You'll enjoy seeing the kids truly enjoy cupcakes and ice cream and meet some of Claire's teachers along the way. It was great being able to celebrate with family on her actual birthday, which her her words is "Augus Fort". We started the day with a photographer coming to take her 2 year photos and getting shots with family. (I'll post those when I get them back). Enjoyed lunch by Taziki's then Claire and Ellie napped while family visited with some watching Olympic games and others playing backyard ball. Brodie is quite the slugger!  We celebrated with him since his 5 year birthday was on July 31!  What a great kid!  I think most every time my dad and brother get together a baseball has to come out. After nap we had cupcakes and ice cream and gifts. So I tried to be a good mommy and make the cupcakes to look like ladybugs. So it's not Edgars but it was a fun attempt to operate out of my right brain, which may atrophy sooner than my left. I think Claire recognized them as ladybugs. It was a wonderful day spent with family from both sides. We did miss mom and Jim as they went to the funeral of Jim, mother. Once again our condolences and we enjoyed celebrating mom's birthday the next week. Fun to share birthday month with Ya Ya. I think my most fun moment was watching Claire's expression when she got the tricycle we gave her. "Oh...Bike! YEA!" and soon after "Thank you Mommy (and Daddy)!" She got great gifts from our very generous and thoughtful family. We appreciate you making trips in from 4 states to celebrate our little girl! Thank you for the influence you have on her to become all God wants her to be. Weighing 24.5# and standing 31 1/4" tall she is on her way to growth in lots of areas! Enjoy the highlights... SCHOOL PARTY:

FAMILY PARTY