Colors

A former co-worker told me that a kid could learn anything that is on their place mat. CJ has learned her colors in just a couple of weeks because we talk about her place mat every evening at dinner. I'm searching the Internet for more place mats!

Flower Girl Dress

CJ's flower girl dress for Jenny's wedding is very cute, but I think we'll have to go with the bigger size. This one fits her perfect but the wedding isn't until September.

Flying

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A few days ago Clara started "flying" on her own. She wanted us to say "ready, set" and she would say "go." She would then put her arms behind her and start running. This can go on for 15-20 minutes at a time.

Yummy Dessert

I haven't been baking lately, mainly to avoid calories, but my Mom and Dad were coming over so I made an angel food cake. Clara was very excited and gobbled her piece up in a heartbeat! On a side note, Clara has been demanding she pick out her clothes, shoes, and socks lately. So if you see any crazy outfits in the next months (or years) you will know why.

It's Been a While

Little Miss Queen

Playing with Lisa and Callie

Playing with Emma. CJ loves saying Emma's name.

She will show anyone a photo we have of Emma and tell them her name.

Playing with Lauren-and yes, still has her cheesy smile

Dressing herself, in her swimsuit

New Words

Clara has been learning so many new words I haven't been able to update enough to list all of them, but this weekend has been crazy. In the last 48 hours Clara has learned to say Daniel, apple, elbow, and happy. She is getting pretty good at saying Vince, by the next time we see him she will have it down!

Sledding!

We hadn't tried sledding with CJ yet because she did not like snow until about two weeks ago. Anytime she would get snow on her shoes she would stop in her tracks and whine until someone picked her up out of the snow. She then brushed the snow off her shoes so they were clean. Now, she loves the snow! She'll walk through snow up to her knees and never wants to come inside after playing in the snow. Uncle Daniel came home this weekend and he wanted to take CJ sledding, she loved it too! When we came inside Clara had a cup of tea to warm up. :-)

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