Bath Time

Claire took a bath in the big bath tub this week. She was intrigued by the water, watching it come in and filling up the tub. I think the foam alphabet letters were actually her favorite part.

Who would have thought a laundry basket could be so much fun?

FUN!

I am not sure when these were taken or how old we are in the pictures (note to self.... write the date and or at least the age on your photos) but I thought it would be fun to post pictures of us as infants. Grandma Reiman is trying to get me more pictures of Daddy. I still have this outfit. Grandma Debbie saved it all these years!

Spring is Here!

Here are a few of our favorites from Claire's 6 month photo shoot for you to enjoy. It was a beautiful warm spring day and the blossoms were in full bloom at the Capitol Park in Salem and it made for a gorgeous back drop.

Two Teeth

Who would have thought getting pictures of those tooffers would have been so tough? But after a few takes I am finely able to capture those pearly whites.

Claire is cruisin'

Claire went from rolling over to crawling in just 5 weeks! How amazing is that!!

A month of firsts

Wow!! What a busy January! Lots of new adventures for Claire. Just to give you a few highlights.

We spent New Years Eve with Uncle Sean and Auntie Christy, which gave us our first over night trip. Followed by two nights at the coast hanging out with Grandma Dee and Grandpa Dan Parkison and two nights in La Grande saying goodbye to Great Grandpa McClary.

Claire had her first booboo by bonking her head on the wall when I had my back turned for two seconds. She rolled over for the first time and now has it down pat, rolling to get wherever she needs to go. Also, had her first vaccination and handled like a trooper (better than I did).

Meeting Grandma Dee and Grandpa Dan for the first time was lots of fun. They shared with us introducing solid foods. It was actually rice cereal mixed with breast milk but it counts. Now we are onto carrots! Claire just loved Grandma Dee and those two giggled for hours. We spent the weekend at the cabin but the soggy weather kept us inside. Maybe next time we can get out and play in the sand. In the meantime, we are planning a trip back to Iowa in June for another visit.

La Grande was fun, odd to say considering we were there for a funeral. But we played in the pool at the hotel and went swimming for the first time. Also, played in the snow with Grandma Corky and Grandpa Dan Reiman on the way home. We were dreading the long car ride with Claire, considering she hates her car seat, but did great!

Stay tune..... lots of new adventures coming up for the Hicks family in February!

NEW PICTURES!!

Claire's 3 month photo shoot in December 2009! Super cute!