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Cute Girls

Clara almost always refuses to be in pictures, so I thought I'd share these of both of the girls. I got Clara to get in the pictures by the crib by asking which one of them was taller. Clara definitely thought she was taller. In the past couple of weeks Savannah has started to pull herself up on things, including in her crib. Clara is so delighted to see her standing in her crib and says, "Good job, Savannah!" It's so funny.



I got Clara in this picture because she wanted to play baby (she's the baby, obviously). I told her to lay by the other baby so I could take their picture.


Savannah is always pulling up and standing up by things. If someone is holding her and puts her down, she immediately crawls or army crawls over to me and pulls herself up by clutching onto my calves or pant legs. She is very much a mama's girl.


She is barely 10 months and got her first teeth this week! Her first one was her top, left front tooth. And a couple days later we could feel some bottom teeth. She's already chipped paint off her crib rails and even had paint on her cheeks. So here is one of her last toothless smile pictures! In this picture she had dumped out all of Clara's crayons out of a gallon-size ziploc bag and was very pleased with herself.

Summertime

We've tried to find new places to see and things to do this summer. We found a little gem called Decker's Creek. It looks like we're in the middle of a wooded wonderland, but the car is just behind us, and we can hear the rumbling sounds of semi-trucks zooming by. But it was fabulous. Cool, clear water, smooth rocks and a little 4-year old who looks like she just climbed out of a pool. She was so soaked on the car ride home. She loved it. :)

(This is the only picture that would upload...so more to come later.)

Helen, Georgia

When we visited my family, we took a little side trip to Helen, GA, with my sister and her family. We went tubing on the Chattahoochee River, went down water slides and hiked to the beautiful Ana Ruby Falls.



Savannah and I sat by the river and waited for the others to finish coming down the river. She just sat happily on the picnic table and watched the river and the cars going by.


We rented a cabin out of town, which had a hot tub on the deck. It wasn't very hot, and Clara and her cousins Sarah and Tate had a good time playing in it. At night we could see lots of stars and fire flies. We had two close-calls: Jason was on a rope swing and almost really injured his leg; and when Jason was taking down the baby's pack-and-play crib he found a little black scorpion that had either been under the crib or somewhere in it. Yikes. We were so grateful it didn't get anywhere near the baby. It was a good trip.

May

Well, summertime is here! We've been spending more and more time outside in the backyard, playing in our pool and running through the sprinkler. Savannah has enjoyed relaxing in the neighbor's baby swing, sucking on the straps to her heart's content. I love Savannah's little bare toes.



One of Clara's favorite things to do is go into my closet, dump the dirty clothes out of the laundry basket and turn it into a turtle shell or take her animals for rides. If she's really lucky Jason will push her around the house in it.


I've been trying to find out things to do locally this summer. We made it to the university's arboretum, which was an adventure. Savannah needed a nap and it was the hottest day of the spring so far, but we did see some nice bugs.



Clara can't get enough of books. If she could, she would have us read to her for hours. She's learning to read and can recognize lots of words.


I'm tired, too. Adios.

Clara's birthday!

Clara's birthday party was Saturday: her first party with friends, which she was so excited about! She wanted to bob for apples, but ended up just playing with the apples. She didn't want to stick her face in the water, but ome of her friends, and Jason, bobbed for them and had fun getting all wet. We played some other games and had a pinata. She had such a fun time! I can't believe she's four!




My parents got Clara these dress-ups, which she and her friends loved playing with.

Six Months!

This was back in April, but she's so cute I wanted to share! She is sitting up so well now, has found her feet, and has started playing with her tongue, which is so amusing to watch. She loves Clara and always laughs for her. It's so fun to have a baby in our family. Sometimes she looks just like her big sister.


Clara around 6 months