Today Grace's class went on a field trip to the AZ State Capitol. We were discussing the trip at breakfast this morning and part of the conversation went like this:
Dad: What is the capital of Arizona Jenna?
Jenna: A
After we stopped laughing we confirmed that A is in fact the capital of Arizona, but also Phoenix.
This little bug is crawling everywhere and getting into everything. She thinks it's great fun. While it is occasionally quite annoying, it is also amazing to watch a baby discover so many new things every day. Today Claire discovered the joy of the playroom. It was clean for once so I let her in to have a little party. She was in heaven. When I went to get her for nap time I discovered she had crawled onto the shelf and was getting into some of her sisters' papers. Once she came out I noticed a note stuck to her leg. Apparently she is available for only $5.00. What a steal!
I love when my kids have a break from school. We had so much fun together during Spring Break. We went to the movies, the AZ Science Center and took a quick trip to San Diego with our friends, the Robles family. Claire Bear stayed home with Daddy and spent some time with her favorite babysitters: Aunt Rachel and my friend, Laree.
While in San Diego we ate at my favorite restaurant, China Camp, and visited Balboa Park, Legoland and Sea Life Aquarium. We had a great time!
At Juanita's Taco Shop. Yum!
Jenna "swimming" with the fish.
We are all legal to travel outside the United States with our newly issued passports. Can't wait to see my parents in June. I have to say that seeing this on a passport made me giggle!
The other day my sister, Rachel, came to visit with her two-year-old, Owen. He is quite a treat. He really loves my girls and they love him right back. The weather was so beautiful that we decided to take a walk. Before I tell the rest of the story you need to know a little bit of history. About 18 months ago I was babysitting Owen when we went on a walk/roller skate and he insisted on wearing a helmet in the stroller because my girls were also wearing them. He wore his helmet all the way around the neighborhood. I was astounded that he would keep it on. I offered to take it off a couple of times thinking surely he was getting tired of it, but he refused to give it up until we were done. Here are some pictures from that day:
Apparently wearing a helmet for walks at Aunt Jessica's house has become a routine because he again insisted on a helmet this time. He wore it the entire walk. Gotta love it!
Grace won second place in the school carnival writing contest! This is a horrible picture taken with my phone so I will have to post the poem when we get it back. Great job girlie!
We met Paul and Heather Robles in the fall of 2000 when they moved into our ward. Grace was six months old and they had a son, Adam, who was just six weeks younger. We became fast friends and so did the kids. They have five boys so we're a little behind, but we now have babies about the same age again. Here are Grace and Adam with Claire and Slade. So fun!
So big--seven months old now and so much fun. Here are some of the things we love about her:
She loves her big sisters. She will follow them around and they typically fight over who gets to hold her first after school or get her out of bed after her nap.
She can now hold her own bottle and for some reason always sits cross-legged in her high chair. My not favorite thing about the high chair? She cries as soon as I put her in it. My other kids would cry until I put them in the high chair. Once they sat down they knew the food was coming. Claire, on the other hand, cries harder until you actually put the food in her mouth.
She has started babbling. Best word: dad. Not dada, but dad. Of course it doesn't mean anything yet but we all think it's hilarious. The girls have consorted with me to try and make sure her actual first word is mama. Every time she says dad we all reply with mom, which Claire finds quite entertaining.
Like all good babies she attempts to put anything and everything in her mouth, including this ball. Just before this picture I found her trying with all she was worth to eat this thing.
She now takes consistently good naps and sleeps through the night. Although I was apparently not paying enough attention the other day when I discovered she had put herself to sleep on this blanket in the family room.
She has started pulling up on things. Now this is what greets me when she wakes up from a nap. Love it!
And this picture is just funny. When Devon's parents were here we went to the AZ Museum for Youth, which has a section for babies. The walls of the baby area are mirrored and Claire was in heaven. I can't imagine having four of her!
