Claire Turns 3!

Claire had a wonderful birthday.  She spent the morning doing her Celebration of Life ceremony at school.  She worked through it perfectly with confidence and for lack of a better word, "style" albeit "her style".

That evening she had more cake.  This time ice cream cake.

We have loved Grace's truck that she got for her 4th Birthday so much that Claire got one too.  Purple...her favorite color.  She still needs to perfect her driving skills, but it will come.

Claire went to the doctor this week and luckily no shots!  She is 29 pounds (32%) and 37.25 inches tall (50%).

There isn't a day that goes by that we aren't laughing at something she says or does.  As her teacher says, "she has sparkle".

  She is loved by all of us including her big sister.  She and Grace are each others' best friend and fiercest competitor.  If it isn't who takes their shoes off faster, it is who found the school bus first. 

 Enjoy being 3, Claire!!

Happy Halloween 2012

The girls' theme at school this year was "Children from Around the World".

Grace decided to be a girl from Holland during the day and then add a red hood and be Little Red Riding Hood for trick or treating.

Claire would not decide to be anything I could find, so I ordered a Geisha dress and wig for her.  Needless to say, she would not put this on come Halloween morning.  I finally coerced her into the dress but never the wig.

The girls presented the costumes in front of classmates and their parents.

And had fun playing games and celebrating with their friends.

Claire transformed into her favorite rockstar for trick or treating.  The girls took to the neighborhood in Grace's truck decorated for the occasion.  Glow sticks lit them up.

Claire Goes Under the Sea

Claire's theme for her 3rd birthday was "Under the Sea".  We had a blast celebrating with all her friends.

Treats included decorated cookies, cake and gummy skewers of fish and sharks.


In addition to pizza, I made aquarium themed boxes filled with juice, goldfish crackers and fruit. 

Claire and her friends had fun jumping on the bouncers and with the balloon man.

 

Claire quickly tired from all the excitement and activity so enjoyed her first piece of pizza with the room to herself.

Claire had a wonderful party and was blessed with many things this year.

Claire is 3 Years Old!!

iPhone Photo Dump

Painting pumpkins

Holding a dead bird that killed itself inside our house

Sign of the future?

Enjoying s'mores on a recent trip

Touching a sloth

Grace meeting a cow

Ranching it with Daddy

Doing arts and crafts with Grandma

Fall Fun!

Before Grace and Claire were born, I had heard about a corn maze in the middle of nowhere that was tons of fun.  We are finally at a point where we could do it since Claire can go without a nap now and then.

It was a 3 hour drive from Corpus so we just did a day trip.  Monarch butterflies are migrating south right now so we took out a few million on the way. 

Once we got there, it was definitely in the middle of nowhere.  A maze had been cut out of a corn field that you could follow.   Then there was also a pumpkin patch, animals to pet, train ride, jumping pillow, food and more. 

Grace on the jumping pillow

Claire was a little hesitant of the giant pillow so I had to help her along

The girls in the maze

Grace complained that this was a little bumpy

We told the girls they could have any pumpkin that they could carry by themselves.

Looking an alpaca in the face

Not afraid of the snake either

The porcupine loved Grace

Grace's alpaca friend

Learning to swing by herself

Fun day had by all!