Morning Smiles

Miss Claire knows and LOVES her mommy!

When I come in to get her out of her crib in the morning, she has started to greet me with the sweetest little smiles!

She also likes to talk talk to me. (I realize that it's probably a little long and that she does start crying at the end, but it was so darn cute because it wasn't quite crying yet. She was just telling me about how hungry she was getting)

Working Out

This morning our family went to work out together at 6 AM (Claire was already awake and ready to go!)

We support the Y unless they're playing USU or the U :)

It was a hard workout--Claire was just plum tuckered out!

Blogging Hiatus

So, we were blessed to have friends and family help us with meals and cleaning for the first month of Claire's life.
Now that they are gone I'm supposed to take care of the baby and myself all on my own.

Somewhere in this time I missed the lesson on how to continue your life while raising a baby!

I have such a hard time prioritizing things and getting them done in that order.
The condition is accentuated when I get online--say to blog--and get stuck on FB!

So, this is the beginning of a blogging hiatus of indeterminable length.
I will try to post at least once a month, but until I get some random projects done, blogging will be on the back burner.
With only two 1-hour blocks to work with every day it's hard to choose between projects, computer time, and nap time.

I'll try to make Peter blog, but honestly, it might not happen.

Until next time!

Newborn Photos

Here they are!

You might have been waiting anxiously to see these.

We were really lucky to have gotten such a patient photographer.

For a small studio, this was an awesome deal!

And they turned out so cute!

It helps when your baby is freaking adorable!

Claire's Blessing Day

Sunday September 4th, 2011 our little Claire Annette was given a name and a blessing by her daddy.

What a happy day!

Peter's parents were able to be here with us.

Claire wore the same dress that I was blessed in, and she was ADORABLE! (of course!)

Peter's dad stood in the circle with him along with our friend and home teacher Paul.
The blessing was simple and sweet.
We actually recorded the blessing so Claire can look back at it once she can appreciate it.

Peter bore his testimony and expressed gratitude for the two cutest girls ever! :)