My little scientist hard at work!

Last weekend I was able to take Claire to Little Beakers for an hour of experimenting! We had a great time making all sort of gross stuff! I loved watching my daughter collect all the needed items, figure out the correct measurements, and get the experiment completed with minimal help.Where has the time gone and how has she gotten to be so old and independent? Be still my heart...

A special little project for some special people

The other evening Claire wanted to be crafty and make a special little craft for some very special people in our lives. 

 She insisted on painting her own hands,

 placing them on the paper herself,

 and removing them all alone.

 In the end, she made two turkeys on each page and mailed them out to G-Ma, MeMaw and Pawpaw, and Mamalu and PapaDo.

Galactic Starveyors VBS 2017

VBS was fantastic this year at Houston NW Church! Claire was able to have two of her good friends come with her and I was the group leader for her group. It was very fun to get to watch all the kids be engaged and excited to learn about Jesus!

Camp Buckner 2017

We were able to spend this past weekend at Camp Buckner. I cannot even begin to express how very proud I am of Claire. She tried so many new things for the very first time and didn't let fear keep her from enjoying all of the activities the camp had to offer. She got to go zip lining for the very first time and handled it like a pro! Then she went down a very high water slide and did the Blob. I got to blob her into the water and I guess I was a little too heavy because she almost reached the clouds! She also got to go kayaking for the first time and loved it! This was definitely an experience we were blessed to have and I am so thankful that she got to get a small glimpse into what church camp is like. We had a great time and made many good memories!

Claire's 8th birthday donut party

Claire was finally able to have her birthday party today! She had a total of 16 friends come to celebrate with her and everyone had a blast. They did lots of swimming, lots of donut eating, and they even played a few fun games. They had to race to get ping pong balls from the water, each with points written on them. Then they did a water game where they had to pass cold water over their head to the next person who had to catch as much as possible in her cup. The first team to fill their cup completely won. Of course there were a few water balloon games. Finally, we played "who knows Claire?". Each person was asked a question about Claire. If they got it correct, they got to pour cold water over Claire's head. If they got it wrong, Claire got to pour cold water on their head! The kids seemed to all enjoy this game the most! After pizza and more swimming, we had donut cake and presents. It was a beautiful day for a wonderful party. So grateful for good friends and good weather! God has blessed us with most special girl and we can't wait to see what He has in store for her this coming year!