Sorry that I haven't posted anything in a while. I have a broken camera. :-( So I haven't taken any new pictures. Since I have no new pictures, I haven't had much inspiration.
Update on Harper:
After a long week of sickness, Harper is doing much better! She is so mellow. Even when she is sick, she is calm and serene and happy. It was a long week, though. She sleeps well. She laughs a lot! She LOVES her exersaucer and she loves to look at the animals on her activity mat. She hates to be in her car seat unless the car is moving?! She will be happy as a clam but if we stop at a red light, she lets me know. She coos and it sounds like a really loud pteradactyl (not that I know what one sounds like, but I am imagining it is a similar sound?!) She is a chatterbox. I love it! She rolls front to back now and also back to front. Most mornings, I find her asleep on her tummy which freaks me out but she loves to be on her stomach. She is working on sitting up on her own but still falls sideways if I let her go. She is a strong little thing! :-) She is growing up so fast!
Update on Claire:
Claire is a sweet big sister. She is more and more helpful as time passes. She loves to lay on the activity mat with Harper and she loves to cheer Harper on as she is working on rolling over. She is very sweet with Harper, but for the most part, she is still pretty oblivious. Claire is easygoing and full of bull. She loves to play outside. We spend lots of time at the park down the street. She is learning to ride her bike and is doing well with it. Claire is in Sportball at school and she is also taking ballet. She loves to wear her tutu. She knows all the words to "Hibiscus Hula" and dances along with it. She knows every word to her favorite books. She can tell you the stories of Mouse Went Out to Get a Snack and Where's Spot? She is usually not on the right page as she is telling the story, but she has memorized every single word. She saw her first movie in the theater with Grandma, Christi and the boys. She saw "The Princess and the Frog" and now she wants to be Princess Tiana. She loves to carry her "beauty bags" around and she loves to fix my hair.
So there you go... Sorry there are no pictures. I will have to start carrying around the big camera until I get my little one fixed. But, the girls are doing great!!! They are constantly growing and changing. I am so thankful for my two little blessings.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Christmas festivities began as we went on Christmas Eve to a candlelight service at our church. 
Claire and Harper both did very well at church and they looked so pretty in their Christmas dresses. Claire spent most of the service taking turns in Cat, Pops or Grandma's laps. 
We then went to our house for a homemade Tex Mex meal. The boys and Claire had so much fun playing. Harper was fast asleep soon into the night. Cat read books to Charlie and Claire and they loved it. Chris was probably sitting on the floor right behind them playing with Camille's lamps. :-) 
On Christmas Day, my little family opened our presents together and then headed to Grandma's to begin presents all over again. The boys were still in their pjs so Claire quickly decided she wanted to wear Spiderman pjs with them. We spent the day playing with the boys, Christi, Cat, Pops and Grandma. Unfortunately for Harper, we went to Urgent Care with a high fever followed by a double ear infection. After some doses of antibiotics, she was good as new. :-) She is such a tough, sweet little baby girl. She works hard to keep up with her older cousins and her older sister.
The boys loved their Batman cave and we played with it A LOT! Charlie and Chris decided too that they wanted to be Bumblebee and Ironman. 
It has been really fun to watch Chris, Charlie and Claire bond even closer as they grow up. This is one of the very tender moments that Charlie and Claire shared without any coercion. 
This was one of many picture attempts of my parents with their grandkids. Harper was sleeping and it isn't the best picture, but it was the best of the millions we took.
This was a great one of my girls with my parents. Overall, our Christmas was a wonderful one with my family. We are all very blessed to love and care for each other. And, we have a blast hanging out with each other.
That night, the kids begged to spend the night together so off we went to our house with all the kids and Cat to help. They were so excited!! They played and talked late in to the night. Finally at about 11, we separated them after Chris told me that "Charlie and Claire were bothering him and that he wanted to go to sleep." So, I slept in Claire's bed with Chris. Cat slept with Charlie in our guest room. Claire slept with Daddy in our bed. It was a really fun night and the kids enjoyed it very much. So did we. :-) We look forward to many more slumber parties.
One of my favorites of Harper girl...
On the 26th, we headed to "Rockin' with Mickey and Friends." Claire has a LARGE obsession with Minnie Mouse. She had so much fun at the show, and we had so much fun watching her scream "Hi Minnie" throughout the entire show. Harper did a great job and loved just looking at the lights.
On the night of the 26th, the Nixes headed in to town and stayed with us to begin our Christmas festivities with them. We had a really fun and special 2 days with them. We always enjoy each other's company and Claire always has a blast with them. It was a special time.
We had a great time and here is one of the best pictures of the entire Christmastime. 
The girls love their LaLa and here is a great picture of them with her.
The Nixes gave Claire a Dora bike. She was ecstatic and couldn't wait to get out on the track down the street and ride it. Off we went...
As you can see, she loves riding it. She has not mastered it yet and is a little timid to pedal on her own, but in no time, she will be off and rolling.
Overall, it was a fun and special holiday season with both sides of the family. Daren and I continuously feel blessed to be surrounded by such good people who love and care so much for us and for our children. It was a fun week filled with lots of memories to last a lifetime.
Claire and Harper both did very well at church and they looked so pretty in their Christmas dresses. Claire spent most of the service taking turns in Cat, Pops or Grandma's laps. 
We then went to our house for a homemade Tex Mex meal. The boys and Claire had so much fun playing. Harper was fast asleep soon into the night. Cat read books to Charlie and Claire and they loved it. Chris was probably sitting on the floor right behind them playing with Camille's lamps. :-) 
On Christmas Day, my little family opened our presents together and then headed to Grandma's to begin presents all over again. The boys were still in their pjs so Claire quickly decided she wanted to wear Spiderman pjs with them. We spent the day playing with the boys, Christi, Cat, Pops and Grandma. Unfortunately for Harper, we went to Urgent Care with a high fever followed by a double ear infection. After some doses of antibiotics, she was good as new. :-) She is such a tough, sweet little baby girl. She works hard to keep up with her older cousins and her older sister.
The boys loved their Batman cave and we played with it A LOT! Charlie and Chris decided too that they wanted to be Bumblebee and Ironman. 
It has been really fun to watch Chris, Charlie and Claire bond even closer as they grow up. This is one of the very tender moments that Charlie and Claire shared without any coercion. 
This was one of many picture attempts of my parents with their grandkids. Harper was sleeping and it isn't the best picture, but it was the best of the millions we took.
This was a great one of my girls with my parents. Overall, our Christmas was a wonderful one with my family. We are all very blessed to love and care for each other. And, we have a blast hanging out with each other.
That night, the kids begged to spend the night together so off we went to our house with all the kids and Cat to help. They were so excited!! They played and talked late in to the night. Finally at about 11, we separated them after Chris told me that "Charlie and Claire were bothering him and that he wanted to go to sleep." So, I slept in Claire's bed with Chris. Cat slept with Charlie in our guest room. Claire slept with Daddy in our bed. It was a really fun night and the kids enjoyed it very much. So did we. :-) We look forward to many more slumber parties.
One of my favorites of Harper girl...
On the 26th, we headed to "Rockin' with Mickey and Friends." Claire has a LARGE obsession with Minnie Mouse. She had so much fun at the show, and we had so much fun watching her scream "Hi Minnie" throughout the entire show. Harper did a great job and loved just looking at the lights. 
On the night of the 26th, the Nixes headed in to town and stayed with us to begin our Christmas festivities with them. We had a really fun and special 2 days with them. We always enjoy each other's company and Claire always has a blast with them. It was a special time.
We had a great time and here is one of the best pictures of the entire Christmastime. 
The girls love their LaLa and here is a great picture of them with her.
The Nixes gave Claire a Dora bike. She was ecstatic and couldn't wait to get out on the track down the street and ride it. Off we went...
As you can see, she loves riding it. She has not mastered it yet and is a little timid to pedal on her own, but in no time, she will be off and rolling.
Overall, it was a fun and special holiday season with both sides of the family. Daren and I continuously feel blessed to be surrounded by such good people who love and care so much for us and for our children. It was a fun week filled with lots of memories to last a lifetime.
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