Happy 2nd Birthday Claire!

Claire is 2!!!

On September 10th our little girl turned 2 years old.
Can't believe how fast those 2 years have gone!

We celebrated the day by taking her to the petting zoo at Domino's farms with our good friends, Abrea Adams and her 3 kids.

Abrea's daughter Danny lent Claire her tinkerbell costume to wear for the day because Claire loves Tinkerbell!

Later that night we had cupcakes at home with our family.


Claire opened a few presents.... she loved her ladybug luggage!

Some of claire's favorite things right now are Charlie Brown (she'll sing the theme song all the time!), ladybugs, Tinkerbell, winnie the pooh, rain boots, bead socks, animals, firetrucks, airplanes, and coloring. She likes to take a stack of post-it notes and peel them all off, then take a "pencil" which is anything to write with, and draw all over them. Last week she took a magnetic note pad I had just bought to stick on the fridge and drew on every page, then brought it to me and said "look mama, a book!"

She is always drawing "kitties" and will point out details like their ears and whiskers in her drawings. She really has a clear artistic side to her. She has drawn and painted on our walls, floors, couch, doors, cabinetry, and even some toys and furniture. Oy. And of course, herself! When Claire hears a beat or music of some kind she can't help herself and will stamp her feet to the rhythm. She also can carry a tune beautifully!

Claire has a girly side and a tom-boy side... she loves to dress up and put on chapstick and ribbons. She loves to take care of her baby dollies and animals, but she also loves to play with pirates and racecars. She has a very active imagination already and will turn inanimate objects into people and animals and make them talk to each other.... usually with a deep gruff voice that cracks us up.
She loves to eat oranges and will devour several before anyone else in the family has a chance to take a slice off the plate!
Claire's vocabulary of words is too large to count now! She speaks in complete sentences and will tell us in no uncertain terms what her opinion is.
She is still a very cuddly little girl, and still sucks her 2 fingers on her left hand. She also will carry around a diaper wipe and cuddle with it... she will not fall asleep without a fresh diaper wipe in her hand, and her little Tucker kitty.

She loves her big brother. He is her best friend!
She was pretty upset and worried when we left Josh at preschool on his first day back!

Josh made this picture at preschool to give to Claire on her birthday.

They play well together most of the time, and he really looks out for her. She's excited for baby Wyatt to come so she can be a big sister, although we're not quite sure she really understands the concept! She seems to get it though.

Happy Birthday to our little Claire bear!!! We love you :)