By the way...

Claire was 22 pounds and 30 1/2 inches tall at her check-up today.

Party time!

Claire had a GREAT party on Saturday. We were extremely lucky to have so many family members and friends in attendance. Claire had a blast and so did her mommy & daddy.



We've spent the last few months remodeling our garage. It's a good thing we did because we spent a lot of time in there thanks to monsoon season here in Illinois.

Claire got lots of super cool toys. This scooter toy was a custom crafted by Cooter just for Claire!

One of Claire's favorite toys, and definately the loudest toy she got, was the train from Gammy & Papa.

Claire got a Going to Grandma's house bag fool of goodies from Grandma & Grandpa B. Including her very own cell phone!

We did get all of the gifts unwrapped but Claire wasn't overly intersted. There were kids to play with and rain to dance in!

Finally it was time for cake. Great Grandma Builta made Claire a very special lamb cake. It's a cake just like her mommy had for her first birthday.

She was a little timid about the diving in to the cake, but with a little help to Aunt Kyla she got good and messy! After a quick bath and a wardrobe change Claire was back to her tom boy antics.

She didn't need any encouragement, but she had plenty!

Too bad she didn't open her present from Kara until after she sat down in the puddle. The pictures of Claire in her super cute rubber boots didn't want to load to the blog.

Thank you to everyone who made her 1st birthday so much fun! I know she won't remember it, but we will!

Our baby girl is 1!

She wanted to sleep in, but mean ol' mommy woke her up with a camera flash. And daddy was singing "Happy Birthday Claire, this is your special day".

Slowly but surely we got a smile out of her!

She wasn't quite sure what to think about the fire on her rolls.

Then she opened up her present from mommy & daddy! A pretty charm bracelet with her name on it!

And we got a quick picture with the shrinking bear!

Claire is spending her birthday with Daddy, Gammy & Cousin Maddison at a cattle show in Bloomington. After a couple quick shopping stops they'll be home to help put the finishing touches on everything for the big party tomorrow.

*You may notice the large, red bump on her head! Let's just say that Claire hasn't mastered the stairs yet. She's a tough girl though!