'It takes a village to raise a child'

On Mother's Day we had Claire dedicated at our church. By "dedicating" her we are saying that we are going to raise her to love God, we are asking our church family for their help and they agree to support us.

I was a little nervous standing up in front of the congregation with Dave and Claire, but it was great to have our friend Sarah up there praying with us. Plus the lights were so bright you really couldn't see anyone.

On a side note...... Dave and I have decided (after looking at these pictures) that we both need to lose 20 lbs. Hopefully with my new thyroid medication it will make it easier.

WALKIN!

Okay so this is sideways and I cant figure out how to rotate it and the quality is less than stellar but what the heck. Enjoy!

Books schmooks

I don't have any videos or pictures (yet) but wanted to let everyone know that Claire doesn't really care what the books say about babies, age and their milestones. She walked yesterday!! Three whole steps all by herself and she is only 7 months old. AMAZING!!

Afternoon at the park

So sleepy

Just playin around

Just a few clips of Claire playing. She is very active and goes to each new thing very quickly. I had to break up the video into smaller clips to support the size restrictions and apologize. It is surprisingly difficult to play on the ground with her and record at the same time so it is a bit jumpy at times. Enjoy a few minutes of our day.

Claire's First Word!!