2 yr old pictures

There is this place over here called Portrait Innovations that I have taken Claire to get her pics done before. I never LOVE the pictures because being into photography, I am very picky...and I think some of the backgrounds are cheesy but for the money they are really reasonable. Here is my favorite from today. It was the "Easter" backdrop which I thought was pretty cute with the animals and stuff. Claire did good but always gave them a "scared smile" because they are wayyyyy too excited and tickle her with big huge flowers.

Birthday Party

I had a little party for Claire on Saturday. I almost didn't because I thought she wouldn't really care but I am so glad that I did. She had so much fun. She loved opening presents even with all the kids helping her, she blew out her candles, and loved listening to everyone sing Happy Birthday to her. It was a great morning...Can't believe my baby is two. She is talking so much lately it is fun to hear her stringing words together to make cute phrases like, "Baby do it!" and "Lacey! Bad Dog Bad Dog" Pretty funny. I think my favorite right now is "Love you Mommy" and "Miss you Daddy!" Of Course she says "Love you Daddy too." Enjoy the pics of the party girl. We will prob get real 2 yr old pics this week so I'll post those soon. It was a garden party so we decorated flower pots and a friend made Claire a flower cake and of course she had to wear a flower dress!!!

Brownies

It seems that me and my little muchkin are a lot a like. She has discovered brownie batter and finds it mighty tasty.

Happy Real Birthday Claire

Yesterday was Claire's real 2nd birthday. She won't have her party until next weekend. My dad is here and we went to Chili's for dinner and Claire had a lot of fun eatting icecream with a stick! She said it wasn't as cold that way! Then we went to Carvel and had more icecream! On the way home she dropped a big blob down her shirt and was saying, "cold, cold cold" so we had to pull over and strip her down and wipe her off. It was funny for us, prob not for her. She had a good day and has been practicing how to say 2 for 6 months now.

Front Entry Hall

So here is the front Entry hall. One of my latest projects. I painted it (with the help of my lovely neighbor Joy) a lovely rust color. Can't wait to see what Nate thinks!!! It is a pretty big room so I haven't decided what else to put in here. Any ideas, decorating friends??

Naps are for BABIES!

Yes she is refusing to take naps. It has been going on for a while even before we switched to a bed. In the crib she would sit and talk, sing or play with her animals for hours. I would take everything out of her crib and she would still entertain herself. Now she can get out of bed and sit in her chair and read or play with toys or take everything out of her drawers. This is a diaper day. The next day she took out all her socks and un-matched them by pulling them all apart! Fun times. If I am lucky she will take 1 nap a week...

We are seeing BLUE

We are having a little boy in July! Nate and I are very excited about the news. Claire is still clueless but will be excited once she sees more airplanes and cars around the house. I am 22 weeks and finally am not throwing up. I have some energy in spurts and our house is actually coming together. It finally, finally feels like home. Maybe I will post some pics of the house eventually. Considering we have been here almost 8 months...Love to you all wherever you are. We miss you.