May-June

Claire got her first piggy-tails.  Her hair is a lot longer in back than on the sides, so we could do pig-tails, but I had to clip her hair back in the front.  At the beginning of June I finally decided to trim it a bit (with Kadie’s help.)  It is still longer in back but looks better, hopefully not too mullet-like.

 

Despite me telling her that she is too big, Claire likes to go and sit in the bouncer in Brother’s room.  One day I found her in there with her blankets playing the harmonica.  It was pretty cute!

 

Flying her first kite with Dad.  She would hold on for a few seconds and then let go.  She didn’t quite get how things worked.

 

We got to see the solar eclipse, it was pretty cool.  We even got good clouds for a second that let us take a picture directly.
   

 

Fun on the swingset.

 

Bowling.

 

At the airshow in Clearfield, UT with Mark’s family (my Mom found us too.)
 

 

Me and Mark’s sister Sara.  They are having a little girl a month after us.

 

Claire and Mark throwing rocks in the Logan River on our walk up the canyon with Mark’s family.  Claire slept for most of the walk.

 

With Aunt Maddie at her high school graduation.

 

Swimming at the South Jordan Rec Center.

 

Fountains at City Creek.  Claire went around and around.

 

Walking around Temple Square.

 

Smelling the flowers at home.  We have mostly convinced her not to pull the flowers by having her smell them instead.  Now she sniffs at any flower she sees, real or not.

 

Having fun at the park!
   

 

Claire put her shoes on all by herself (they are on the wrong feet.)

 

Here is our cherry harvest from the tiny tree that we planted last year.

 

Claire playing in her super cool pool that we were given for her baby shower.  She wasn’t a big fan of it spraying on her, but was delighted when I turned that water down and she could just splash.

 

Dad helped her build a lego tower to sit on.  The next day she wanted to continue doing the same thing….the legos were to sit on.

 

We made some homemade ice cream.  Claire was very intent on watching it (almost the whole 20 minutes).

 

Claire with an inflatable star (from her pool) on her head.  She looks like a cute flower.  Claire loves when Mark gets home from work.  The first thing she usually insists on is going outside and swinging.

 

Miniature golfing today.

 

And now we are just waiting for Brother to come.  Two weeks (plus or minus who knows how much)!

January–April

Here is Claire sitting at her new table that she got from Santa doing her cool new puzzle.  We are now missing the pig piece, our best guess is that a little girl threw it away.


Claire helping me shop.  She is not always the greatest at staying in the shopping cart.


Claire wearing Daddy’s shoes.  She has my shoes out all of the time wearing them around.


Mark started a new daddy-daughter tradition.  Whenever I am out for the evening (like gone to Relief Society), they go to Krispie Kreme for doughnuts.


Claire tried to put on her own pants.  She ended up with both of her legs in one pant leg.  She is getting better at this now, but still has a hard time pulling up the back of her pants.


At the end of February we found out that the baby on the way is a boy.  He is currently referred to as “Brother” and “Baby Brother.”


Claire discovered that she could open doors at our house and that one of those led to a super cool place called the pantry.  We invested in a lock for the pantry.


Us out in the backyard.  Claire isn’t the best at smiling for the camera.





We bought a playset kit and spent a few Saturdays and several evenings putting it together.  I was very impressed that Claire knew exactly what to do with the screwdriver.  She would put it and/or screws in a hole she could reach.
  (She is waving “hi” in this picture.  It isn’t so much a waving motion, but more of turning her hand and leaving it there for a second.)

 
Here is Claire on Easter in her pretty dress.


Claire and Mark playing croquet.  Gotta start her young.

October-December

Here is my sad attempt to quickly (mostly pictures) summarize our lives over the last several months.

Pumpkin carving with Dad:

 

Claire in her fairy costume (less wings) that I made for her.  It was past nap time and she was not up for pictures.

 

Claire loosing her pants because she is too skinny.

 

Mark singing at HP at Christmas time.  They went caroling to the different buildings and sang to us in the lobby at the end.

 

Claire on Christmas morning.

 

Aunt Maddie decided it would be fun to do Claire’s hair in a mohawk on Christmas.  I felt a little weird taking her to church like that.

 

Claire being silly at Aunt Mary’s house.