MORE OF CLAIRE WALKING

There was a request for more video of Claire walking. She has improved so much in the past couple of weeks.

CLAIRE LAUGHS LIKE GRANDPA GROMMESH

Claire is developing a laugh like Grandpa G. If you know him, you will recognize the similarities.

updates

It has been awhile since we have updated our blog. Claire and Alley got to spend a week with Grandma Erlys and Papa Charlie and Grandma Helen - while Rob and I took a trip to Hawaii to go to a friend's wedding. I am sure they were spoiled the whole time. Claire apparently really missed us at the beginning of the week. But when we came home - she just gave us a dirty look.

We unfortunately missed Halloween - but the grandparents took the kids to a few house in the neighborhood and they went to a party at our daycare. Claire was a monkey - a hand me down from Alley from last year. I figure she really doesn't get it yet - so we'll worry about fancier costumes when they get older.

Claire is really walking now - but very wobbly. She always has her hands up above her head - like there are invisible hands helping her walk. She seems pretty proud of herself. She certainly is not agile though and falls over - even from something simple like making a turn.

She must be getting more teeth - as she has been drooling so badly lately. The other day - she drooled through 3 bibs and 2 shirts and by the end of the day - that last shirt was soaked. I always wondered why some parents had their kid wear a bib all day - now I know why.