All About Claire

Tania, thanks for this fun idea. Here is a list of things all about Claire.

1. She loves to dress up like a princess. Cinderella is her favorite. Most days it is a pleasure to see what she is wearing under the princess dress. She does have to take it off for meals and washing.

2. She tells me every day that she wants to see Cinderella and Snow White when she plays on the Disney website.

3. She knows how to navigate on the computer and can find her favorite websites. (I'm pretty sure I didn't teach her that.)


4. She sucks her thumb, but it has always helped her to sleep well. It has its perks.

5. If she doesn't take a nap, she is in bed by 7:00. She still needs a nap but of course is refusing to take them - I don't always mind the early bedtime.

6. She still wears pull-ups to bed.

7. She knows all of her letters and sounds. She now makes me stop in the grocery store to point out letters.


8. She has a sweet tooth.

9. She likes to be the boss.

10. She can hardly wait for her birthday and wants a Beauty and the Beast cake and told me the other day that she needs a yellow dress so she can be like Belle.

11. She keeps me fully loaded with laundry. She will change her clothes 3-4 times a day. It drives me crazy!

12. We love having her in our family, and can hardly believe that she is almost 4 - time sure flies!

Fun in a Minute

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Speedtest

OK, we all remember the typing classes in high school. The only difference between then and now is that we actually used typewriters. Man, I'm getting old!! Thanks Shanna for the fun, I haven't done that in a long time!

Weekend with Cousins

Last weekend we had all of the Clayson grandkids together, so we tried to get a picture. Unfortunately, a few weren't cooperating, but it was fun anyways.

We started our weekend early on Friday where we had to go to Firth for a funeral of someone Chad grew up with. All of the Clayson kids were there, and we sent all of the kids to one of their cousins house. They had a blast all playing together.

We stayed Friday for a wedding reception and were on our way home when Claire decided that she wanted to stay and play with Colton. We had an extra outfit (luckily a dress), so with permission from Grandma, she stayed all day Saturday and went to church with them on Sunday and then we picked her up. She had so much fun. She got to go "treasure hunting," geocashing (not sure if I spelled that right), with Uncle Brad, Aunt Jessica and Aunt Jeanna, and just played with Colton. It is nice that they are good friends.

Chad and I thought that church would be a breeze with only one child to take care of, but Owen was crazy - I think he enjoyed having all the attention. We had a blast on Saturday. He helped me clean the house, and then went and ran errands with me. He got a new Doc car which was the highlight of his day. We also went to lunch at Taco Bell. He thought it was great and was having so much fun we stayed for an hour. What a guy.

Sunday we picked up Claire, had a great dinner, and played some more. The boys have decided that they are going to have a pumpkin growing contest this summer and the winner will be announced in October. Does anyone have any hints for us?? We had a great weekend and thanks again Grandma and Aunt Stacey for watching Claire she had so much fun.

Annie, Colton, McKell, Claire, Kate, Owen and Morgan

Play Time!

Owen just loves to be outside! I can't hardly get him to come inside once he's out there. Last week the weather was OK, so we headed outside for quite awhile. Claire was busy inside with her friend being a princess, so she didn't get in any of the pictures. We had a lot of fun, and are enjoying the weather this week - it has been high 40's. It's a heat wave. We are definitely looking forward to spring!!

We can hardly wait for all the snow to be gone!!

The slide - is second favorite thing!

Owen with one of his many trucks.

We Love Lilly

We have had so much fun playing with Lilly lately. We can hardly wait for her to come and stay with us for a week while her mom and dad go on vacation. The kids are finally getting along, and they are playing great together.

Bath Time!

I found this video today, and it was perfect. I needed a good laugh. Hope you enjoy!!

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/22726/1001720

Just highlight it, and right click then click on search for video and it will take you right there. So funny!

One

Well, I have had a few weeks of panic, but today I had my ultrasound. Let me backtrack first. Last night I had a doctors appointment where I was now measuring 20 weeks at 13 (YES I AM HUGE!). My midwife decided that I needed an ultrasound, which was something I wasn't going to leave without. So, today at noon Chad and I went and I got an ultrasound. I know I could handle twins, but there was a lot of relief when I saw that there was only one baby. I guess my body just knows what is going to happen, so it just gets big all at once. I guess it makes it easier to buy maternity clothes!