Happy 4th

At the Beach

It has been a while since the last post so here is a quick post. Today we are at Deerfield Beach, Florida enjoying the mostly calm surf. The last several weekends have been rainy but we have been very fortunate to have the wonderful weather today.

Swimming in St. Augustine

Clare is in St. Augustine this week visiting her grandparents. She just dipped in the pool for the first time...and she loves it!

While here she has seen alligators and dolphins.

The weather has cleared and warmed up from the 50s we had on Monday with rain. Today we are around 80 with mostly clear skies.

More Egg Hunt

Here are some more pictures from the Egg Hunt.

Egg Hunt

This morning was the egg hunt for Amanda's Place. Clare was joined by Kalie for a very fun morning with beautiful weather. Here a some pictures from today. The first is of the family with the Easter Bunny.

You will also see Clare stuffing her mouth with some of the great food that was around. In addition to each child bringing a dozen eggs for "hiding" families also brought food including sandwiches, salads and sweets. Mmmmmm.....

The sun was bright with only a few clouds as temperatures were in the mid 70s.

Clare had so much fun, even before finding eggs. Her Elmo basket was by her side most of the time.

Eggs, eggs, eggs and more eggs.

Happy St. Patty's Day

Lots of fun today. Mommy was off from work so Clare, Kalie, Mommy and I spent the morning having fun. We had a bite of breakfast out then went to the park. As you can see from the expressions there was a lot of fun being had on this beautiful day in south Florida. Currently 74F under blue skies. We hope everyone has a safe and fun day!

Smile

I took this picture this morning as we were getting our day started. This is Clare showing off her personality :)

Valentine Picture

Here is the picture :)

Happy Valentine's Day

Here is Clare wishing everyone a happy Valentine's Day. Mom dressed her
before she went to work, including the sparkly flip-flops.

Ringing a Bell

So many attractions to go on and what has give Clare the most
enjoyment? The playground in Fantasy Land. Been here for 15 minutes
and she has been laughing and smiling the whole time.

Popcorn with Kalie

Here we are in Fantasy Land with Clare sharing popcorn with Kalie.

From WDW

Here is Clare on her favorite ride, "It's a Small World." More updates
soon!

Clare on her way to Philly

Going to Philadelphia this morning for Clare's first Christmas out of
Florida. Looks like a smooth flight on USAir. Nice and warm here in
Ft. Lauderdale at 75F.

Christmas Party at Amanda's Place

Tonight Clare and Kalie went to the Christmas Party at Amanda's Place. This is the class that Clare and her Mom go to every Tuesday night, very similar to a "Mommy and Me" class. Along with special treats and a book exchange tonight they played on various toys and sang a great assortment of toys. You can find out more about Amanda's Place by clicking here.

Going to Disney!

Clare and Kalie are heading to Disney tomorrow for Mickey's Merry Christmas Party. There will be posts during the day so please check back.

In the meantime here are a few newer pictures I wanted to share.

Clare at the Park

I know I have not posted much lately but with thw holidays approaching I
am going to change that. Today Karen and I are from work so we decided
to tkae Clare and Kalie to the park.

Tha weather is beautiful today, about 78F and a very nice breeze. It is
wonderful outside.

Here are a couple of pictures from the park. Clare is walking around
the play area in the first. The second picture is Clare on the swing
with Kalie pushing her.

Clare Stats

At the doctor's today. Clare is 31.5 inches and weighs 20 pounds and 9
ounces. One shot is to come :(

Four Steps

Earlier this evening Clare took her first steps, four of them! She
waited until the day after her first birthday to do this. We were
guessing that she would have taken the first step last week, but of
course she is on her own timetable.

I will get a video up as soon as she allows me to film it.

Clare's Party

Hi Everyone,

Made it up to Pennsylvania no problem yesterday, nice and easy flight.
Today we had a party for Clare with members of the family up here to
celebrate her first birthday.

Clare had a very busy day visiting with so many people and eating lots
of food. Clare loves chocolate cake as we found out with her smash
cake. Here are a couple of pictures showing her enjoyment with eat. I
was so afraid she was going to get sick but she did not.

I will post more pictures when we return home but these are from the
Sidekick just so I can share them.

Sneak Peak

Here is Clare in her Halloween costume. It is a ladybug in case you
could not figure that out.