Monday, February 21, 2011

Let’s Go Fly a Kite

Up to the highest height!

Claire really wanted to make a kite so we did. Mommy tried her best to make the kites so we could go fly our kites on this gloomy President’s Day. Claire colored them.

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Claire’s Kite!

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Claire’s Log. (another story for another day, perhaps)

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Working on flying the kite.

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Getting it off the ground.

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Discovering Mommy’s in the tree (hard to fly a kite and take pictures).

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Taking a moment to dig with her stick.

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Mommy’s kite catching some air.

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Signs of Spring! Pretty little crocus in the grass!

We had a lot of fun “flying” our kites but it sure was a cold day. I’m sure we have many more kite flying excursions in our future.

Oh, let's go fly a kite!

Sit!

“Me too, me too!” is what I often hear when I tell Hazel to sit. And Claire goes and sits right next to her.

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Good Girls!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Happy Valentine’s

Claire has been saying it all week and it was finally the “Happy Valentine’s” Day!

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Claire’s Valentine’s surprises waiting on her.

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The “Clifford” valentine Mommy made for Claire.

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Claire doing a load of Daisy’s laundry with her new washer and ironing board from Grandma and Pa.

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Just a cute pic on the way to the kitchen.

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Opening her new game. Claire loves games.

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Opening her candy.

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She ate all three kisses quite quickly. Thank goodness we only gave her three!

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Happy Valentine’s!

Snow Play!

Daddy was finally home on a day there was snow on the ground worthy of going out to play in. Because of Mommy’s present condition, she couldn’t take Claire out to play in it so we waited until Daddy could and they had so much fun!

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Ready to go!

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Rubber gloves over her real gloves to try to keep her hands dry (and warmer – was very cold out there) and baggies on her feet too.

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Off they go!

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Claire didn’t really like to walk around in the snow. I guess six inches is pretty deep for a little person.

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On top of the snowy slide.

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Weee! snowy slide no more.

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Hazel fetching snowballs.

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More snow play

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And one last thing – everybody needs to eat some snow, even Hazel.

Happy Snow!

This and That

Here are a few shots over the last couple of weeks.

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Claire wearing Daddy’s snow hood the way she thinks it should be worn.

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Eating bean soup

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And wearing a “hat.”

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Donuts and hot cocoa for breakfast

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Daddy enjoyed them

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and Hazel did too.

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Claire and Hazel trying on Daddy’s shoes

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and his gloves.

Happy Days!