Girls weekend 2009

Last weekend Claire and I took a little roadtrip to visit Kyla and Maddison in Ohio. Claire was a pretty good rider the majority of the trip but was definately ready to be out of her carseat by the time we got to their house.



This is a terrible picture of me, but there are so few of Claire and I together that I wanted to post it anyway.

Claire still isn't sure what to think about Maddi. There isn't a huge size difference between the two girls, but Maddison is 4 1/2 months older and quite a bit more active. Maddison is sitting up and crawling like a pro. Claire is just starting to try those activities out and can't quite keep up with her older cousin. Overall, the girls played well together. But Maddi did try to beat Claire up and let her know who was boss!

Saturday Kyla, Maddi, Claire and I headed to Columbus to do a little shopping. We had a car full of strollers, carseats and a few good purchases. By the time we got to Target things were starting to get a little crazy. The girls decided to share a cart. But it wasn't long until one started crying and before we knew it neither one of them was very happy. Needless to say this was our last stop of the day!
When we got back to Kyla and Maddi's house it was time for dinner. Maddison was nice enough to share her fingers with Claire.

I didn't really take many pictures this weekend, but here is an ok picture of the two girls Sunday before we headed home. Maddison looks like a monster next to Claire in this picture, but there really isn't a huge difference in size.

Thank you, Kyla and Maddison, for your hospitality this weekend! We hope we can do it again soon!

And, for an added bonus....

Monday morning I left Claire on the floor in our bedroom while I ran to the bathroom. When I came back I found her talking to the baby in the mirror. It went on for quite a while before I started the video but you get the idea! You can also see her working on those crawling skills!

Go Illini!

Claire attended her 3rd football game today. She was very well behaved and even took a nap on "Aunt" Amy's lap. We didn't' see an Illini win, but we enjoyed our company. We sure miss having Jeremiah and his mommy & daddy there to tailgate with us though.

5 months

Our little girl is 5 months old already! She continues to do new things everyday. She puts EVERYTHING in her mouth and drools like crazy. She get's up on all fours and scoots everywhere she wants to go. She's eating rice cereal twice a day now and likes to taste anything you let her.

Last night Claire stayed with Great Aunt Kathi while Grandma Marge and I shopped for a whole new wardrobe at One Week Boutique. Tomorrow she'll be taking in her 3rd Illini game.

In case anyone cares, Trever and I are still around too. Trever has been busy getting Carley Calf ready to go to the Spotlight sale in a couple of weeks. We finished up harvest at work last weekend so things have started to slow down there.

And the picture you've all been waiting for....

Fall Fotos!

We've had a lot of fun the last few weeks. My picture taking has subsided a little bit but that just means I can my scrapbook up to date faster!

The last Sunday of October was Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. Claire got to wear her halloween costume but I didn't get any full body shots. Here is a close-up (not sure why it's so small).


The fall colors were beautiful that day so while we waited on kids to show up I snapped a couple of shots. Here is a picture of Claire the pumpkin with her handsome daddy.

Last Friday we went to a Halloween party where Claire got to wear her costume again. All of the kids had their faces painted so I didn't want Claire to feel left out!


Saturday morning we learned that Claire had a new little boyfriend to play with. Andrew Jesse Todd is the son of our good friends Marla and John. His super cool big brother, Jeremiah, is one of Claire's favorite friends.

Saturday Claire stayed with Gammy and Papa so that Trever and I could go to the football game. She went shopping and played like crazy! No trick-or-treating this year though. We definately enjoyed ourselves at the football game and finally got to see Illinois win again!

Sunday was a beautiful day so we used it to take a few pictures of our beautiful little girl. Here daddy is determined to make a cowgirl out of her!


She really gave this pumpkin a complete inspection!

And this one is my favorite! Claire is such a happy girl!