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!