A Day at the Zoo....

....well a few months ago, back this summer, when it was hot and sunny! Nothing like finding summer time pictures on your camera on a cold, snowy day! Claire loves the zoo and knows nearly all the animals...I know as soon as the sun comes back out and the days get longer and we can put our shorts back on, we will head back to the zoo!

Christmas Card Photo Shoot

Everyone is always looking for that perfect Christmas card picture....these are just some of favorite pictures I took of Miss Claire. I just LOVE her Christmas dress!

More Catching Up...

Oh! How I love this little girl!!!
Claire loves helping in the kitchen...stirring the cornbread for the Christmas Day dressing.

This little girl would be in heaven if she had a "Claire size" puppy. This is Alye's new puppy, Wilma, and oh, how Claire loved Wilma......by the end of the night I am not sure if Wilma felt the same way!

Catching Up...

Daddy, Uncle Ry Ry, and their buddies killed a lot of ducks and Miss Claire thought she needed her picture made with them. Of course, she even had to "pet" a few of them.
Gabell wanted her picture too...even though she didn't retrieve any of these ducks.

One Happy Little Girl!...That is our Super Excited face!

Children's Church Christmas Party....Claire wasn't so sure about Santa but she sure loved playing with all the kids and coloring her stocking!

Big Girl

I just have to say I am such a proud Momma!!! Claire is completely potty trained and has been for a month...knock on wood! She still wears a diaper at night because I would rather change diapers and not sheets. She is growing up so fast. She is telling me how to fix her hair, wanting to dress herself, telling me what she wants to wear, what cup she wants to drink from....I would be lying if I didn't admit that she pushes my patience to a limit in outer space. I just hope this is normal and that it doesn't mean I am a bad mother?? Which I question all the time these days! But everything around our house is "Me do it" or "Am going to do it"and of course, we should have been out the door to be somewhere 5 minutes before...note to self: practice patience...and we are working on proper words.

Claire moved up to Toddler 3 this week so now she is in the class with 3 year olds. She is trying to "read" on her own. I say that loosely but she does pick up books and start to tell the actual story of the book. Maybe she is going to be an early reader or maybe she just has a dang good memory!

Christmas was crazy, hectic, exciting...and will be a later post. I will try and get back in the swing of blogging....really no excuse, it's just taken a backseat.

11 for 11

1. Trust in the Lord

2. Be Happy

3. Laugh More

4. Try Harder

5. Rest

6. Think Positive

7. Stop and Breathe

8. Slow Down

9. Savor Everyday Moments

10. Think of Others

11. Love Deeper...including myself

Santa 2010

Loves her some SANTA!