Merry Christmas!

 

 

 

 

We had a wonderful Christmas and hope all of you did too!

Christmas Playdate

 

Yesterday, Claire had a Christmas playdate with Abby, Emma, Kate, Kaya, and Charis. She made Gingerbread cookies, decorated some ornaments, exchanged books with the kids, and had a pizza picnic. She had alot of fun!

A Visit to Santa

We took Claire to see Santa yesterday. It wasn't a failure, but could have gone better. She was all smiles in line before seeing the big man.

 

But then, she saw him and realized she was expected to go talk to him. We let the people behind us in line go first so she could watch a little guy sit happily on Santa's lap. Even then, she was willing to wave at Santa, and whisper a Ho! Ho! Ho!, but would not sit on his lap (without me).

 

Last night when I was putting her to bed. "Mommy? Sit in Santa's lap tomorrow? Maybe tomorrow." Yeah, right.

Snowy Day

 

 

 

After tumbling class today, Claire insisted on making a stop on the patio to play in the snow. She was having a great time piling up the snow and throwing it at me. Last year, she wasn't sure what to make of the snow - this year, she's fascinated - I sense a snowman in our future. And yes, I'm aware that hat is entirely too small for her - I have a bigger hat, but it's a little big - just like Goldilocks, I'm struggling to find one that's just right.

First Haircut

Well... truth be told, it was really more of a trim, but Claire went for her first haircut today. I took some "Before" pictures.

 

 

A "During" picture (yes, that's a tear you see hanging off her chin)

 

And an "After" picture. You can hardly tell that she got it cut - they did take about an inch off her hair, but I think it looks cute!

 

Monkey

 

It is well established that Claire LOVES to climb. On a recent trip to the park she conquered the cork screw to get her up to the slide.

Halloween Pics

 

 

 

I can't believe how fast this year is flying by! Today, I was copying pictures off my camera and realized my Halloween pictures were still there. Better late than never, I guess!

Claire had a blast trick or treating this year. She started out kind of tentatively, and after 2 houses, you could hear her call out "Next house!" She's still talking about trick or treating - I keep explaining that it's just once a year that you are allowed to knock on people's doors and ask for candy.