Look What I found!

Claire has been bringing her hand to her mouth for a while. She doesn't suck her fingers or thumb, just her hand in general. Yesterday while I was doing some things around the house, she was playing happily in her bouncy seat. I came out into the living room and found her sucking her thumb! AAAHH!! It was cute and pretty funny, but we don't want it to become a habit, so I snapped a few pictures and took her thumb out! :)

I see ME!!

I have been trying to hold Claire up to the mirror to see if she notices me or herself in it. She cracks me up, because she gets this huge smile and smiles at herself. I don't know if she knows it is her reflection or not, but it is really cute!

Getting Better

So, we have been trying to get Claire to do more tummy time. All the sudden the other day, with a little help, she just lifted herself up on her hands and just looked around like she had done it a hundred times. She has gotten to the point where she can do it mostly on her own. Sometimes we give her shoulders a little nudge to get her going. She is growing so fast!

Thanksgiving

Here are a bunch of pictures from Thanksgiving. My Dad and brother Wayne always fly in from Arizona. This year my sister Alana, her husband Cody and their two kids, Corbyn and Mayleigh drove from Colorado, as well as my brother Ken and his wife, Tracy came from Alabama. Claire hadn't met any of them yet, so it was fun for them to meet. I also loved seeing her with her cousins. Mayleigh is 10 days older than Claire, so we enjoyed having them together for the first time. Claire's cousins, Jaysa and Jaryn LOVE to hold her and sing to her. They are about to have a new baby brother so they are getting lots of practice!

Claire with some of her cousins. She is number 16 in our family and we're not done yet! :)

Corbyn, Mayleigh and Claire

Claire and Mayleigh

Claire and Mayleigh in their matching outfits

Claire and Jaryn

Claire and Jaysa

Jaysa playing with Claire in her bouncy seat.

My Friends

Claire has recently met some new friends! I have some co-workers who have young children too. This picture is of Natalie, Claire and Kaylee. Seeing Claire next to younger babies makes her seem huge!

Our House

It seems like we have been doing some kind of work on our house since we moved in. We recently painted the entry way and the living room. Chad also put in some recessed lighting in the living room, which has made a huge difference! We didn't realize how dim it gets in there with only one light. I love how it is turning out. I still need to do some pictures for the living room, but we'll get there.

The Falls

When Chad and I got engaged, he proposed to me in Sioux Falls, at the Falls. It was in this exact area, so since we went there while in South Dakota, we figured it would be a good idea to take a picture with Claire there too. It was a chilly day, but it didn't even compare to how cold it was the night we got engaged. It was fun to go back there!

Meeting Grandma and Aunt Lish

Here are a couple more pictures from our recent trip to South Dakota. This was the first time Claire got to meet Grandma, my mom. She also got to meet my sister, her Aunt Alicia. It was fun for them to meet, but I wish we would have had more time.