Happy 5th Birthday Claire!

This week Claire-Bear turned 5!  We can hardly believe it!  We celebrated on Sunday with a party at the Riverview.  This was the first time we've had a party with friends from school and it was a lot of fun.

All of the kids completed different activities and earned stickers for a chance to win a prize from the punch board.

Daddy did a great job putting together the colorful punch board that had a surprise Shopkin behind every hole.  His Claire Chair poster was also spectacular!

Aunt MJ made yummy cupcakes for everyone to enjoy!

And we finished out the planned activities with a pull string pinata.

 Afterward the kids danced and played musical chairs until the party was over.  Fun was had by all!














Halloween is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than attend a Halloween party?!  Mommy's friend at work throws a party for her daughter Viola nearly every year and it never disappoints.  The girls did lots of crafts, got glitter tattoos, had snacks, and Stella enjoyed lots of dancing too!

Birthday Morning

Paw Patrol HQ's Toy

Other recent happenings:

Claire was a bit under the weather on a day when the girls didn't have school.  We ended up sticking around the house to rest.  Here Stella is bringing her sister a get-well card and comforting her.  Poor Claire was so sick she could barely get off the couch.  Fortunately it only lasted one day!  This came on the heels of her swallowing a synthetic stone so we were pretty worried.  Thank goodness we have a wonderful pediatrician's office who will take our call anytime of day and has comforted us through the ordeal, which this sickness had nothing to do with.




Caroline, Caleb, Esme, and Eli came to visit!  They came for a sleepover and we climbed Mt. Azure together on a sunny afternoon.

Stella and Claire visited the eye doctor.  They had a great time chatting with Dr. Saidel and both have great vision :)