CLAIRE'S FIRST BIRTHDAY

Claire enjoyed her first birthday. She enjoyed opening her presents:

She did not like the elephant wash cloth and book Dad and Mom gave her:

The cake seemed to make up for it:

So much to do!

Claire liked getting down and dirty with the chalk, as she helped Alley color on the sidewalks.

" Mom - there's a waterfall over there! Why are you looking that way - there's a waterfall over there!" - If she could only talk - we all went to the Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, which neither Rob and I had been too- living here all these years.

Just plain exhausted from all the excitement and all the growing up she is having to do lately.

This week we are weaning her from bottles and turned her carseat around for the first time tonight. I have a feeling it isn't going to be so easy to wean her from the pacifier.

Just imagine how tired she will be after the big birthday party on Sunday - number 1!