Clara's Check-up and The Weekend

Last week one night we made it out for a bit after supper and Clara rode in the wagon for the first time. She really seemed to like it.

Auntie Christel came to visit this weekend and the girls had such a fun time playing with her.

Cheeser

We cannot keep Clara out of this rock pile in our backyard. The rocks are so tempting and tasty.

Brynn Skyping with Reagan last night.

Clara's new favorite thing to get into. She beelines it for the craft drawers every chance she gets and gets mad when you try to take her away. In fact we must always be telling her 'no,' because that seems to be what her first word is. She just started saying it this week. She has also gotten very good at proudly telling people how old she is now by holding up her finger for '1!'

She also had her one-year check-up on Friday. She checked out very well. She weighs 18 lbs which puts her in the 21st percentile for weight and her height is at 18th percentile. Still kind of a peanut, but with the way she shovels food in, that may not last long. :-)

When I was making Clara's smash cake for her birthday, I saved the leftover trimmed pieces of cake and frosting so Brynn could have some fun with it later. So, she was busy doing that this afternoon.

It sure was a nice night out this evening.

Brynn was so excited that she has mastered the monkey bars all by herself this weekend. She had to take Christel, Dana, Grandma Laurie and me to the park to show off her new skill.

Melissa's (Brynn's classmate and friend from first grade and school bus mate) sister happened to have her birthday party in the park today. They were surprised and happy to see each other so I had to snap a pic of them together. So cute.

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carrington said…

Great pics! Just love those girls - so sweet. I'm still chuckling over Brynn's comment from yesterday! :)

August 10, 2015 at 11:53 AM

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