Our quick trip to Minnesota

It was a rough week for our family. We had to fly to Minnesota to say good-bye to our dear Grandma Jones. We were so blessed to have family around us the entire visit. My parents were amazing, helping us with Claire while we spent time at Grandma Jones home with family. Thank you Mom and Dad for all that you did for us this visit. You are wonderful and went way beyond our expectations. It was an unfortunate visit but wonderful to be able to spend time with family, especially at this time of year. Merry Christmas to everyone.

We lost Grandma Jones on Wednesday. She will be missed more than we can write in this blog. It is very sad that we won't be able to post more videos like this one. Thank you Grandma for......everything.

OK, I Get It Now

Becoming a little person

Claire has been such a blast to have in our lives. Every single day she makes us laugh and amazes us with what she knows. We can't believe how quickly she has turned from our baby into this little human who can carry on a conversation with us so easily. I remember being so anxious for Claire to start talking and now I know why. She is so hilarious and at times Jeff and I look at each other and wonder where in the world she learned things or how she knew to put certain words together. She is such a sponge, soaking up every single thing she observes. We too are like sponges, soaking up every single minute we are blessed to spend with our amazing daughter.

Shhh. Babies are sleeping.

The video in this slide show does need some explaining. Claire had been playing dolls all morning. We had moved them from room to room until finally they were ready to take a nap. We layed them down and went on to other things. After about 30 minutes, she remembered her dolls were sleeping and told me to go check on them because they were crying. I know the video is difficult to see but she has them tucked in our bed resting nicely on our pillows. She is such a card.