Father's Day and early Birthday celebration!

We got to celebrate Father's day and Claire's birthday early this year because we spent Father's day in the car driving Claire to TBarM camp for the week! Claire got Jeff some pretty funny gifts this year! A golf towel which Jeff got a huge kick out of! Then she got him a shirt that says "Awesome like my daughter" and some shorts that have her face on them and say #1 Dad! Jeff got lots of laughs!

Then we celebrated Claire's birthday. Her friend, Ann, surprised her earlier in the day by stopping over with a gift for her. In the evening, she opened the gifts she got from us. It was a wonderful day and I feel very blessed to have such an amazing young woman call me "mom"!

Finished Summer League swim with a big win!

Claire had a blast this season with her Stingray Summer League swim team! She improved so much in the few weeks she swam and loved staying after to help the 6 and under kiddos with their practices. At the team party, she teamed up with Abigail, Emily, and Ann to do a family and friend relay and their team name was the Mermaid Mafia, which explains the matching mermaid suits! Claire won the award for highest points for girl age 15 and up and also got the Stingray award for the season for her age group! She had helped make signs for the kids to use for the final meets. Her coach loved her sign that said "Swim fast, Coach Brian doesn't like to lose" and he told her that should be on a shirt. Well, Claire got to work and figured out how to put it on shirts for him and the other coaches for the final meet! It was a hit!

Mother's day 2026

Claire surprised me on Mother's day by decorating and getting me flowers, a huge card, a balloon, and some gifts. I love this girl more than words can express and am so blessed that God chose me to be her mother!

Friend pics in May 2026

Love that Claire posted this collage about remembering where you came from and treasuring those who mean the most...I think the realization that she is soon to begin her final year of high school is starting to hit (all of us...)

May brings about end of year things like friend's choir concert and graduation parties...

and concerts with friends as well!

Summer swim has begun!