Trip

Clare and her favorite little Piggy! Clare loved this little piggy who counted coins. It was so cute. She understood after Nana showed her one time how to work the toy:)
This was Clare's face after she discovered the very best thing the entire world. Like, EVER. Clare was at Nana and PopPop's for a few hours before one of the cats came out to investigate. Clare made this face, every single time she saw a cat. The cat below (poor thing) didn't seem to understand how imperative it was for her to hide, so Clare spent a big portion of the visit catching Sherodyn. She would start off petting her nicely. Then she would do something evil, like try to pick up the cat by her fur or clap her front and back paws together.

Clare climbing the couch to get closer to the cat that she just had to have!
Watching tv and playin' with her belly button ....
Story time with Nana


Clare climbing around my bed
Her favorite "camera" face, the snorty pig
"Hey Mom, whatchaya doin?"

Outside with Nana and Missy

Showing Grandma how to "un" baby proof a house
Checking out Grandma's earrings

Playing with Aunt Lisa and Aunt Erin
Climbing, again.

Small adult, giant child.
Clare's new favorite baby
Playing with Great Grandpa
Teaching Dylan that boys should be listeners, not talkers.
Clare had a chair like this. She didn't really love it. Of course, she loved it when it wasn't hers.
Post shower at Aunt Heathers.
Talking to Chief.
Looking out the window at Fake Thanksgiving


Bucket head!
Trying to steal Uncle Seth's cell phone
Hiding under Grandmama's table
Playing in the toy basket.
Showing Aunt Erin what you do with a bucket.
Showing Aunt Heather what to do with the bucket.

Clare sneezing with her very first cold
unflattering sumo picture
Yikes!
What she will likely look like after her 21st birthday?
Grandpa and Clare having bath time.
The yummy cupcakes we made to take over to Beth's house...:(



We had a great time on the trip. Clare did great as a veteran flyer, sleeping on the way to and from Ohio (she may have had a 1/2 a dose of Benedryll). She received lots of compliements from the other Mom's on the plane for sleeping so well.

She is talking up a storm and hands down her favorite thing to say was "DADADADAD" all trip. I'm not sure whether she was looking for him to play or to save her. She also loves "no", but then, what kid doesn't? Aunt Heather taught her some great hand gestures to go with "No", which makes her look like she has an attitude problem. Shocking, huh? Clare also says "What is this" and "Whatsthat?" (yes, all one word) all the time. Over and over again. I usually answer her once, but she discovered Aunt Erin was willing to play along for hours.

Grandmama taught Clare to flush the toilet, which Clare loved. She also showed Grandmama how to give her baby dolls a bath, in said toilet. If she was left unattended for even a second and the bathroom door was open, she would be on a mission to drop her dolls in the toilet. Thankfully, she didn't quite get the flush in before Grandmama arrived.

Fake Thanksgiving was yummy and a success, per usual.

The only down side was Clare got her very first cold:( She woke up Sunday morning all snotty and gross. She has never been sick before, so I was a little unsure. She sneezed on the germaphobe, which was funny. She was pretty sick on Sunday and looked pretty bad Monday too. She still has a cough and such, but no fever. Sadly, her cold kept us from seeing the Webb's new addition, which we baked cupcakes for and everything. So, I still haven't gotten my hands on a very cute little boy named Zach:(

I'll be sure to update more over the weekend.

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!