Hokey Pokey

Please ignore my singing......

No pictures

Sorry no pictures in this post. Sadly we lost of all of our pictures last week because our laptop was stolen when our home was burglarized. Thankfully Claire and I were not home and they only took a few things. However, it has been a frustrating time consuming ordeal.


On a more positive note, here are a few things Claire is up to:


1. Talking up a storm and some of it is quite funny. 

• Dave toots and Claire said "Daddy go poop on the toilet. Daddy gets candy, he go poop on toilet." 
• "Ruby owie on head. It hurts." 
• "Go see giraffes.... um elephants..... um polar bear.... um lions". The zoo was a big hit and she asks to go almost everyday.
• "Be careful Daddy."

2. Potty training is going well. Some days it is kind of gross but we're making progress. 

3. Her attention span is getting longer and we've been enjoying some Disney movies. We can almost make it through an entire movie without losing interest. 

4. All done teething (for now). Hallelujah!!


5. Going through another growth spurt. I think we can make it until fall as it mainly her pants that are getting too short and with the warmer weather we can do capris, shorts and dresses but 3T here we come. 


6. Can count to 20 (when she wants to).


7. Knows her shapes and colors (most of the time). 


8. Amazes me everyday!

Disneyland (part two)

Swimming Lessons

Back in March Claire and I took six weeks of swimming lessons thru Portland Parks & Rec. Apparently Claire was a seal in another life because she took right to the water and loved it. She didn't learn to actually swim; it was more learning to be comfortable in the water, blowing bubbles, getting in and out of the water safely, etc. We are definitely going to take more lessons, hopefully sooner than later as Claire is fearless. The best thing about the swimming lessons was that because of all the kicking and splashing she would be exhausted and take really great naps. 

Dave was able to join us one day allowing me to take a few pictures. 

Waiting for our class to start

Dave is getting his workout too!

Jumping......

....... into Daddy's arms

Practicing the back float

All done for the day

Disneyland!

We spent a week at Disneyland with the Anderson family. It was lots of fun! Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the trip. (More to follow on another post.) The girls had a blast and despite changes in their normal routines and minimal naps they all did great.

Riding in the shuttle to the hotel like big girls.

Olivia is so cute!

Daddy and Claire

Driving the car at Autotopia

Pigtails!

Claire and Mama on the tea cups

Mickey and Claire

Sean, Emma and Abigail

Christy and Abigail (LOVE THIS ONE!)

Even with a runny nose its a cute pic

Sean and Olivia (she's napping)

Easter

This is a picture heavy post. There were just too many to choose from. Maybe I should have spilt it into two posts but alas I half way done so this is what you get :)


We dyed Easter eggs for the first time this year and let me just say it was a messy messy headache. Claire likes to help in the kitchen and normally I let her crack the eggs; so of course what does she want to do with these eggs.... crack them! 


I suppose it is a strange concept for little ones to try to understand.....


We do what with the eggs? 
Why can't I squeeze them as hard as I can?
Why can't I play in the water? 
I can't eat them? 
I can't play with them? 
What?
Why?

Cheese! Getting ready

Blue fingers

Daddy and Claire checking to see if the color is right

Letting them dry

Claire is ALL about the stickers

Ta da! Cracks and all!

Claire's Easter basket had coloring books, a few bouncy balls, her very own chapstick, candy (of course), bracelets, stickers and a little bunny. 

After church we went to Laurie and Barclay's for a family lunch and Easter egg hunt. Mama is a big dork and forgot to take a picture of Claire in her super cute Easter dress from Grams before she changed. Oh well there's always next year. 

Claire first Easter egg hunt was a success. Daddy carried the basket (or Beaver's bag) and helped Claire find the eggs. It took her a bit to get the whole idea of trying to get the most eggs as possible. She kept wanting to stop and open them right away. It is probably best as we don't really need all that candy in the house tempting me.  

Checking out her loot