The Big 2-4!

I'm getting old. Real old. I turned 24 in July and had a fabulous birthday! I spent the morning in Salt Lake and the evening back here in St. George. Jacob had the whole house decorated when I got home and had arranged for Wendy to watch Claire so we could go out on a birthday date!

We went to dinner at yummy Texas Roadhouse, one of our favs, then off to the mall to shop! We finished up with some go-kart racing at the fun center and a Redbox at home! It was seriously so fun. Riding the go-karts made me feel 5 again. Not to mention how sickly excited Jacob and I were getting about all the tickets we were winning from the arcades. We were able to cash in for some sweet toys, let me tell you!

Jacob got me these adorable shoes and this white watch I loathe over every time we go into the Buckle.

He had gotten those birthday poppers too, so we had some fun with those. The best is our faces, we had a little too much fun.

Jacob's malfunctioned so mine was the only one that worked! Haha

Can't forget birthday cake! Neapolitan Ice Cream cake of course! Boy was it delish!!

Aside from getting older, it was a great birthday! Thanks babe, and little Claire, for an amazing birthday!

4th of July 2011

This year for the 4th of July we went to Antimony with Jacob's family. Antimony is a happenin' place on the 4th. They do a parade, fireworks and a town BBQ and games so lots to do! We got there on Saturday and they had the fireworks that night! We drove up the mountain with some friends and watched them from above the lake! It was so pretty, great weather, and Claire was so fascinated by them.

Rylie and Claire wanted to play in the dirt. Rylie was going crazy and Claire kinda just watched and ran her fingers through it.

Next thing I know, Claire is eating the dirt. HaHa... She wasn't quite sure on the taste or the handful of rocks that were mixed in.

This is what you get when you ask the boys to take a picture. Something totally cheesy!

All the Girls:

Our little fam:

Tyson, Teri and Rylie:

Love me some Claire kisses!!

Scuba, Jaz & Hallie

Me, Lish, Wend & Claire trying to perfect our self portrait skills:

Finally firework time!

The rest of the festivities were on Monday. Started bright at early with the famous Antimony parade. If you blink, you may miss it :) It's seriously only like 10 minutes long, but its a fun parade none the less.

This cute older couple drives around in this little buggy and hands out stuffed animals to the little kids! How cute is that? Claire got this adorable pink dog. Now that's what I call a parade treat! HaHa

After the parade we had a fabulous lunch at the Merc. Once all the festivities had ended Claire was EXHAUSTED! She was eating her bottle and we were chit chatting with the family and I look down to see this: PASSED OUT!

So I decided it was a perfect time for me to follow suit :)

We were able to do a little hunting, driving in the mountains and relaxing while we were there as well so it was a fun trip! Always LOVE Antimony in the summer. It's gorgeous and so many fun things to do! Before we left that day, Corlas (and Alisha!) made Claire a birthday cake! It was so cute! Corlas even hand picked out the decorations (from the Merc's generous selection) and it turned out adorable!

1 Year Old Pictures

My brother-in-law's girlfriend took Claire's pictures when she turned 1 and she did an AMAZING job! They were above and beyond what I could have asked for! Claire cooperated quite well and we got a ton of good pictures! This isn't even half of them, I can't choose just 1 that I love the most!

Thanks again Meg, you are amazing, they look so good!! Love you!

My Baby Is 1!!

This post is a little late, but Happy Birthday to my baby girl!

As of June 29 you are a now a big 1 year old! Where has the time gone? We celebrated a little early in South Jordan with my family so we didn't do a ton on her actual birthday! We went to the pool, of course, and swam swam swam! Claire is my little fish. She used to love to lay out with me (or so I'd like to think) but not so much anymore. She just wants to be in the water. Once daddy got home we went to dinner at Claire's fav place, Cafe Rio (Ok, maybe her birthday was just an excuse to go to our favorite place!) and then came home and opened presents! She mostly loved the wrapping paper, which I wasn't surprised.

She would rip a little and then look at me like she was going to get in trouble. It was so funny. She got some fun toys and cute clothes!

(Don't mind "Teen Mom" in the background! haha)

I totally forgot to "give her" her clothes on her birthday. I forgot I even had them, sad enough! Found them in my room a week later! Oops! All in all, I'd say it was a good birthday! I hope she will agree!

Claire Bear-

Happy Birthday Sweetheart! I can't even believe that you are 1. It makes me sad to see you grow so fast but I love watching you learn new things and develop your cute personality. You are such a happy baby; me and your daddy are lucky to have you in our lives. Your such a good sleeper, good eater and always have a smile on your face. You LOVE to watch Baby Einstein and cartoons. I fear you would watch them all day if we would let you :) You love eating Popsicles with mamma and snuggling with daddy. You can say mamma but think it's so funny to say dadda every time we tell you to say something. Your my little angel, and such a joy to have in our home. I love you lots Clara Bella, and so does your daddy! I can't wait to watch you continue to grow and learn new things. You have brought so much happiness into our lives. I hope you had a wonderful birthday and know that mamma and dadda love you SO SO much! Happy 1st Birthday!

~Mom