Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Train Ride in the Park

We went to Creekmore Park the other night to ride the train and look at all of the lights. And as a special bonus Auntie Cecilia (Claire’s Godmother) and Catherine were there too!

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Getting ready to get on the train.

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Everybody ready to go!

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See you a few Mommy!

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Shivering family pic.

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Catherine and her Garmmy.

Claire really liked riding on the train. And Daddy said they were really booking it around the track. Maybe it was a good thing pregnant Mommy didn’t go. Next year it is Mommy’s turn to ride and Daddy’s to take pics!

Merry Christmas!

Presents from Auntie Lance & Uncle Beth

We got a package from FedEx the other day and it was from none other than our favorite FedEx employee, Uncle Lance( Claire’s Godfather) and Aunt Beth!

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Hazel knew what was going on and was getting down to business.

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Claire really like everything she got. Can’t wait to make sock puppets!

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Feeding Daddy some ice cream from her new ice cream bowl.

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Hazel getting to know her skunk.

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Can’t wait to see what is in the bag.

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Claire lover the Eeyore . . .

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but Mommy might have liked it even more!

Thank you Auntie Lance and Uncle Beth. The presents for all of us were great. Can’t wait to see you again so we can play Monty Python Fluxx!

Merry Christmas!

Claire in Socks

Claire likes to put on Mommy or Daddy’s socks for reasons unknown to us. Here are a couple of pics I have caught of her in action.

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Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Christmas Eve Cookies

After we finished with the Gingerbread House. We cut out cookies. Claire really enjoyed making cookies.

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Cutting the cookies. You have to have your spatula.

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Working the dough to roll it once again.

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Pausing while making her "snowball” for a pic with Mommy.

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Somewhere between working on the gingerbread house and the cookies, Mommy didn’t notice we lost the apron. So when we were done with the cookies, somebody had a little bit of flour all over herself.

The cookies were yummy. Mommy forgot to take a pic of them but now they are all gone . . . there is always next year!

Merry Christmas!

 

Christmas Eve Gingerbread House

Auntie Alison came over on Christmas Eve to help bake cookies and work on Claire’s Gingerbread House.

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Decorating the roof.

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General merriment.

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Mommy piping and Claire adding the decorations.

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Front view.

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Arial View

Merry Christmas!

Monday, December 27, 2010

An Eve of Christmas Eve Playdate

Kasey, her Mommy (Leigh), and her Grandma (Lorna) came over for a playdate with Claire, Mommy, Grammy and Auntie Alison. Gramps and Cousin Thor even made an appearance. Everyone had a lot of fun.

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Kasey and Claire playing with Kasey’s Mommy.

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Only front view of Kasey we got – every other pic is of the back of her curly head!

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Playing with Grandma Lorna and telling her about the Nativity.

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Nativity anyone?

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Taking a little water break and kicking her feet up.

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Gramps and Cousin Thor having some tea.

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Having a little snack break.

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Giving Kasey a kiss good bye.

The playdate was a lot of fun. We hope they come again soon!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Craft and Washable Markers

Claire wanted to make a Christmas present for Daddy. This involved markers. And thankfully they are washable markers . . .

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Claire taking some time to work on a personal art piece.

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Hard working colorful little hands.

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Grammy brought her a Nutcracker to work on for her collection.

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They were both very happy with the finished product.

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Daddy loved his present from Claire.

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Merry Christmas!

Visiting Santa

We went to the annual St. Boniface breakfast with Santa. Claire was happier to see him this year but still wasn’t sure.

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We also had a pic with the Mommy, Daddy and Mrs. Claus.

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Merry Christmas!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Christmas with Friends

Last Saturday our dear friends from the North (west Arkansas) came for a visit. Auntie Daymara, Auntie Isabel and Sweet Kaia came to spend the afternoon with the Deals and Hasslers.

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Claire and Kaia had a lot of fun playing together, especially with the Slinky.

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Aunt Izzy had to get in on the fun and show them how it was done.

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Claire learned how to hop. And hop she does, in her own special way. (feet never leave the ground . . .)

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Kaia trying a bow of a different kind.

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Claire dancing with her new bow and slippers.

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Isabel showing off her market bag Mommy made for her and wondering if she could wear it as a dress if she took the bottom out.

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There weren’t any big boxes to try out so Claire decided to climb in Grammy’s basket.

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The three amigas.

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The five amigas.

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Giving hugs . . .

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and kisses.

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Making promises to play to get together and play again very soon.

We all had a very nice visit with our sisters of different misters (and misses). We’ve been friends for a very long time and will be for a very long time to come. We love them very much!

Merry Christmas!