Merry Christmas!

Hope you all had a fabulous and joy-filled Christmas!

We sure enjoyed our day spent together as a little family.

And just in case you were one of the few who didn't get it, here is our Christmas letter:

We have had a great year here in California! We spent several weekends this summer knocking off California destinations from our bucket list. Some of the things we did include visiting the Redwoods, Monterey Bay, traveling along Highway 1, seeing Old Town Sacramento during Gold Rush Days, and riding the Amtrak. Despite the fun we’ve had, we are happy to say that we will be moving to Utah County, Utah at the end of February next year.

This year the biggest adventure we had has been in raising our little girl, Claire. She is SUCH a joy and we sure do love her! It’s hard to believe that this is already her second Christmas and that she started the year unable to sit or eat solid foods! At 16 months old Claire runs and jumps and is learning to summersault. She loves to read books and figure things out. She loves giving hugs and kisses to her mom and dad. She has 12 teeth—8 in front and 4 molars. She doesn’t speak very well, but she is trying REALLY hard to communicate better.

Peter still loves his job. He has been given more responsibilities this year and has really enjoyed the freedoms that come with small business, namely, building a train layout around his cubicle! See pictures of it here: http://www.digitaltrainlab.com

I spend my days playing with Claire and trying to figure out how to manage a home, raise a smart, healthy, and happy child, and do all my crafts and reading at the same time! I still haven’t figured it out. I still love to bake, sew, create useful and decorative items, edit photos and build digital scrapbooks, read, and watch movies, but I just can’t seem to fit them all in like I used to. This year I managed to start probably, 25 projects and I won’t tell you how many I finished! You can read about some of my adventures in trying to do it all here:   peterandmelanie.blogspot.com

We are so grateful for the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ and hope that you have peace and love this coming year.

We love you all! Thanks for being a part of our lives!

The Liebers: Peter, Melanie, & Claire

Hazards of learning to dance

Claire used to dance by spreading her legs, plieing and shaking from side to side.
She has recently changed to the classic head bob.

Sometimes she bites her tongue because of the new up and down motion.
sad

Don't wear black...

When your child has a cold.

Warning:
Snot is MORE evident, not less, on black shirts.

Recent Videos

Here are the videos I promised. They are just fun little clips of normal Claire filled life.

Claire was helping to put the cans where they belong.

Claire has learned that good things come from the oven. She also knows that when a timer sounds, food is done and that we have to get it NOW! 

A little clip of Claire opening the laundry closet door. It's funny how proud she is of her accomplishment.

And here is Claire learning about lollipops!

Happy Thanksgiving

We were lucky enough to visit my dad's family in West Virginia this last week for Thanksgiving.

 
Claire had so much fun playing with her Gigi, Grandpa, Uncles, and my aunts and uncles. She just loves attention and there were so many people there that were willing to entertain her!

Claire LOVED being able to run anywhere and everywhere! Gigi bought Claire a new hat to keep her little head warm in the not-San Jose temperatures. We even stayed long enough for Claire to warm up to Jed, the dog. She also had her first sled ride when we visited my Aunt Katy up in the mountains.

These are just freaking hilarious!

Thanks for a great week!