Last Playdate

at least for a long while.

Kate and Paige (and their Mommy Jill) came over for a playdate on Monday. The last one because they are moving to San Antonio. We are sad and will miss them a lot but will hopefully see them again soon.

Claire and Kate having a tea party.

Paige and her Mommy.

We hope you love San Antonio. We will miss you!

Spaghetti!

Actually Three Cheese Baked Ziti.

She ate and ate and ate with a combination of her fork and fingers.

She made “mmmm mmmm” noises the whole time.

I made a video of it for Daddy. I might figure out how to post it on here sometime. Stay tuned.

How Many Hats Does One Girl Need

to wear at a time?

Well, she could only find two so I’m not sure we know the answer.

A Day in the Garden

Grammy came over Friday to supervise the planting of the new herb gardens at the house. Daddy and Mommy have been working on new beds at the end of the patio complete with sprinklers and everything. If only we can find more of the right stone . . . Anyway, Mommy and Claire planted the new plants and of course we took some pictures along the way.

Getting ready to get dirty!

She reminds me of some old retired lady in Florida – the glasses, the sandals, the hat and the look on her face. (and no, I’m not talking about Grammy in the background)

Too many supplies and not enough hands . . .

Inspecting Mommy’s work.

Dirt clods, gotta love ‘em.

I think this was the first time she filled her sandal with dirt. Nobody likes that feeling.

Happy as a clam playing in the dirt.

See my pretty sandals?

How dirty did Gramps get? And he didn’t even help! (he just picked-up Claire when we were done!)
For the record he was putting a light up out front, duh, you didn’t think he was just napping on the couch (for long), did you?

Summer Preview

Claire tried on her swimsuit the other day and didn’t want to take it off. Here is a preview.

The Journey Begins . . .

Claire pottied in her potty for the first time tonight. It happened after a tired and hungry bath that followed the day of hard playing in the dirt. Hopefully it isn’t an isolated incident! Way to go Claire!

Claire’s First Tractor Ride

Some of you may know about Mike’s beloved tractor from his childhood.

He recently brought it home in hopes of bringing it back to its original glory. In the meantime, he and Claire and having fun driving around the yard.

Stop to pose for a picture first.

Let’s get going!

Ever heard of a tractor push?