Am I Old Enough to Hate Winter?

The only reason I ask is because I'm sick and I don't like it at all. Momma's sick too and she sounds really funny when she talks. I got sent home from school yesterday and daddy took me to the doctor. She looked in my ears and said I have an infection, what ever that means. All I know is that now I have to drink this yucky pink stuff that mom and dad try to put down my throat, but I do a pretty good job of spitting most of it back out.

The good news is that I got to stay home and play with dad yesterday and with mom today. We had lots of fun together. Man it sure does feel good to lay in their arms and take a nap. I'm feeling a lot better now and should be back at school tomorrow.

I've been a busy girl

Wow, a lot has happened around here since I posted here last.

My mom had surgery on her shoulder on the 20th. She is doing fine, but it has been a little hard for her to pick me up and play like we usually do. Lucky for her, I am really learning to do a lot on my own. Aunt Candy came to visit to help out mom while she gets better. The night she got here, I had to show off a bit and take my first steps all by myself. Everyone was so excited, I fell over!

Aunt Candy and I had so much fun together. We baked cookies and took walks all over the house. I even learned how to say "kitty cat".

For Thanksgiving, we went to mom's home town. We had Thanksgiving dinner at my Aunt Janel's house with my Cousins Hannah and Jacob and my Grandpa Mike and Grandma Helen. I got to eat turkey and stuffing and sweet potatoes and rolls and pumpkin pie and apple pie. Momma says she thinks I had a tummy ache the next day, but it sure was yummy.

On Friday we went shopping to buy some new Mizzou gear for mom and dad to wear to the football game. While we were there I got to meet SANTA CLAUS for the very first time. I sat on his lap and checked out his really cool beard and told him what I want for Christmas.

On Saturday mom and dad went to the MU vs KU game. IT was too cold for me to go with them, but my Aunt Janel let me watch it on the tv and cheer M-I-Z-Z-O-U!!!

Saturday night was the coolest night of them all. My cousin Hannah wrote, directed and starred in her very first play, "A Night With the King". She played the lead role of Princess Claire and my daddy played the King. I had a supporting role as Princess Clover, Princess Claire's little sister. I'm not sure, but I think Hannah has a real future in showbiz!

Well I should probably get to bed, momma has a bottle waiting.

You Learn Something New Everyday

Wow it is amazing how much I am learning everyday, even when I am not in school. Last night while mom and dad were eating dinner, I got a little bored sitting in my high chair eating crakers and mom and dad let me crawl around on the floor. I kept finding all sorts of cracker pieces that I had dropped and thought it was really cool that I could turn one piece of cracker into three just by squeezing it in my hand. I had a piece of cracker in each hand and was feeling pretty good about life when I noticed a third piece of cracker a few inches away. I crawled over to it (both hands still full with crackers) but couldn't figure out how I could get it since both hands were full. I sat there for a minute staring at the cracker when it hit me... I could just use my mouth. So that's what I did, I ate that cracker right off the floor, who needs hands anyway?

Countdown to turkey day has begun. Just over a week until I get to eat lots of turkey and mashed potatoes and green beans and of course some pumpkin pie. I've never had a thanksgiving before, but I sure think all the food sounds yummy.

I have a lot of things to be thankful for. All of my grandparents, my great-grandma, my aunts and uncles, my cousins, and of course my mom and dad. I am also thankful for my buddies at school, I have lots of fun with them. My teacher says that I have a partner in crime. I'm not too sure what that means, but we have lots of fun together. During lunch time my teacher sits me next to the boys because sometimes the other girls don't like it when I try to play with them while they eat.

I am also thankful for my kitty. Even though he doesn't really like me to pet him (mom says I'm pulling his hair) we have lots of fun peeking through the kitty door at each other. Man I can't wait until I can move a little faster and catch him.

I have lots more that I am thankful for, but mom limits me to five minutes a day on the internet.

Love you all!

Claire's First Blog Post

I am so happy today. I've figured out this great thing called clapping, its amazing. I clapped almost all day long. Daddy had a hard time getting me to eat my dinner because all I wanted to do was clap.

I'm trying so hard to walk. Mom and Dad get all excited every time I stand up by myself. They don't know I do it every time they turn around.

I tried some new food at dinner. Momma made homemade mac and cheese and let me have a few bites, it was yummy, but I still like Cheerios the best.

Mom and Dad also taught me a great new trick today... how to climb up the stairs all by myself. They stand behind me all the way up though, something scary must happen if I slip. I was so happy when I got to the top, I could get to my bedroom and all my cool stuff.