Overheard

Reporting the dialogue of our nearly 3-year old.

Backstory: Claire's room was a disaster yesterday when I got home from work. She had nearly all the items out of her toy box on her floor. No big deal. We were making light of it off and on. At one point in the evening she walked into her room and this is what transpired.

Claire: Wow, there is a lot of stuff in here.

Pause for 30 seconds

Claire: Gee whiz, this room is a mess.


Not kidding, folks. She used the phrase 'gee whiz'.

Easter Photos

Does your kid growl?

Claire growls. Not sure if she is channeling her inner puppy dog, lioness or what, but she growls. Very often when she is not happy with a decision.

Normal? Should we be worried?

Maybe we should just ask her the question we used to get in corporate development.

"If you could be any kind of animal, what would you be?"

Spring is in the air

The last few days were beautiful and we took advantage of them. Well, the latter part of the week. The first part of the week the house was down and out with a stomach bug. This was the first time Claire ever experienced vomiting and she was not a fan. Luckily, the bug seemed to come and go quickly for her. For me, not so much.

Wearing the Dr. Suess slippers at Grandma & Grandpa P's house. (These were given to Jordan when she was 9 0r 10).

Taking after her grandpa Jim. She already wants to work with the power tools.

Claire's vocabulary continues to grow and grow. Sometimes she sounds like a much older kid. It's great fun to hear her create stories as she imagines her toys having conversations. She continues to make up words and seems to remember quite a few things that you tell her.

Some Friday night fun at our house. Claire shows off her bowling skills.

Various Videos

Claire Loves Her Grandmas!

Skating Claire

Our early bird

Wearing a pair of my 'working shoes'. I need to leave either this pair or my black loafers at home so she can wear them around the house. She's also taken to helping pick out outfits for me in the morning. This morning she participated in the routine by helping me pick out my makeup.

Staring out the window with her two favorite pals, Elmo & Grover.

This is what happens when you fall down the stairs. She went down about a week ago (only 3-4 stairs) and the rug gave her some kisses. They have already healed.

No more 2T

Cleared out all of Claire's 2T clothing this week to pass onto our niece. I'm not surprised that our niece is moving into 2T clothing when she is 19 months old, but I am surprised that Claire fits so well into 3T clothing. Much like us, it depends on the manufacuterer and of course, if I bought used vs. new. But still... she's growing up so fast.