tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365422562012-01-30T18:12:19.993-06:00See what the Boneau girls are up to in Keller, TXJacindanoreply@blogger.comBlogger1441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-26132131397284644132010-11-01T18:21:00.001-05:002010-11-01T18:22:10.064-05:00

And here is the whole family thanks to a neighbor! I'm a witch and Rick is a Texas Rangers fan missing the World Series. HA!

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What better time to jump back in than with some Halloween pics! The girls had a blast. Quinn was totally into it and said "teet teet" at every house which was either "tweet tweet" or Trick or Treat" Very cute either way. Clare loves her Snow White gig. She has been wearing that hideous black wig for weeks and insists on eating a red apple as a prop whenever she is in costume. So fun this year,

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Dear Quinn- I can't believe that you are almost 1 year old. Over the past week you have changed so much. You are really becoming a big girl! Last week I unexpectedly went back into your room shortly after putting you down for a nap and you was up on your knees with your head hanging over the railing!!! You had never even gotten yourself into a seated position before! So we lowered the crib that

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Is that a picture of a... gingerbread house? Shameful. I'm hoping that we are those kind of friends that can jump back in after 4 months of not talking. Are we? Well, Ill just break the ice with this cute picture of 10 (yup, 10) month old Quinn. And if you are wondering what's been keeping me busy, stop by Prudent Baby. The girlies make regular guest appearances.

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Clare and I just hung out tonight and decorated this little gingerbread house. Yup, Clare's a big girl now. She does things like hanging out decorating a gingerbread house. Can you believe it?

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For Halloween this year, we traveled down to San Antonio for the Notre Dame vs Washington State game. We had so much FUN! PJ and Grandpa Dave, Marielle, Drew and Brookes and the Trent Boneau clan were all there. It was a beautiful day for a Notre Dame victory. All of the drunk college kids in Halloween costumes kept the kids amused during the game. "Who likes to Party? Penguins like to party!!"

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Bad Blogging Mommy! But we have had such a wonderful busy Fall filled with a long trip to Rhode Island, a beautiful wedding, and two blissful visits, first from Jesse, Nico and Juliette and then from Sunshine, Kevin, Sage and Sumner. But more on that later (although I'm not making any promises) Back to my sweet little peach, Quinn. At your 6month visit you weighed in at 17lb, 4oz (75%) and

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Quinn, you are baby perfection. You are so happy, you smile for everyone. You sleep through the night almost every night and have done so since you were about 1 month old. You wake up around 6 or 7am, eat, and go back to sleep for a few more hours. Sigh, bliss.I brought you for your 4 month appointment last week and you are such a big healthy girl! You weigh 15lbs8oz and you are 26" tall, 95% for

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I can't believe that Grammie has already been here for 4 days! Time is flying. Thankfully we have many days to come. Here are a few shots of us at the Nasher Sculpture Gallery (and alot more here) yesterday. I love having people come visit... it actually gets us out to see what's going on in the big city!

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Quinn adores bathtime with Mommy, she was smiling away! Such a nice way to spend a Friday night.

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We had a great visit with Auntie Amanda last week. It was short but we made the most of it. I think that I actually had the most fun as Rick took both afternoons off so that I could spend time with sister. We cocktailed by the (neighbors) pool, we went out on the town, we got our nails did, we FINALLY saw The Hangover, we lunched! So much fun. We did spend SOME time with the children... here are

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It's been H-O-T here but we have made it outside to enjoy the yard a few times. Rick has put alot of time into keeping it looking nice... with a PUSH MOWER!! The least we can do is enjoy it.

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Clare's new thing is rhyming everything she says. for example, she just picked up the 3000 photo corners that she spilled on the floor in the office and turned to me and said... "I did it! Little Midget!" "Little Midget" is redundant but it's so funny that she called me "Little Midget" that we will let it slide.

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Me: Clare, please go get your gold sandals. They are in the blue bedroom.Clare: (Pause) They are in the AQUA bedroom (running in opposite direction of said bedroom)To be fair, it's aqua, she's right... and still barefoot.

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I came home from the gym to find Quinn snuggled in bed with dad. A last hurrah for the little one before she moves into the nursery? The lighting was so beautiful (dark and stormy) but I didn't capture it at all as I was on auto exposure. I need to improve my manual camera skills so I don't miss these perfect moments...

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We had a great day today enjoying the freshest bagels with our friends Drew and Brookes. See a few pix here.Also got this pic of Quinn's eyes looking quite blue today. Another Boneau girl defying the dominant gene.

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Guess who turned 2 months old yesterday?!? That's right it's Quinn!Dear Quinn-You are a beautiful and well-behaved baby girl. You weigh 12lbs 1oz and are 23 inches long. You are in the 75%ile for both. You love to smile back at me and stick out your tongue. You have started to coo, which is just too cute! You love to stare at the ceiling and are totally addicted to your binky (pacifier). You also

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Clare is modeling shoes for my Aunt Liz's wedding over on Creative Legs. If you just need a little more Clare in your life (and who doesn't?) take a peek and let us know which shoes YOU like.

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She's working on her moves for Clare-Mania 09!

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but you better be fast.

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We had a great day today. We started off with gifts for Daddy in bed including popping corn, a road atlas(a Boneau family tradition), Sham-wows and some fancy wine (I hope daddy shares, yum!) Then our friends came over and cooked us an amazing Mexican feast. We watched some baseball and played in the sprinkler, an all around great day which included random silliness as seen below.We wish that we

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This morning..."I'm a maniac Mama, a sticker maniac!""I always feel like somebody's watching me""Let's go shopping!"

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Hi big girl-It's been a while. You are so amazing right now. I find myself thinking that this is a magical little window of perfect balance between baby and little girl. You still love to cuddle up and give hugs and kisses but at the same time you are able to express yourself completely with words. People keep asking me what I have done to give you such an amazing vocabulary at such an early

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Clare received MANY MANY cool new gifts but the smile on her face when she opened this stroller from Uncle Jesse and Auntie Nico and exclaimed "A PINK STROLLER FOR MERMAID!!!" was priceless. Look, she is actually beaming! Also featured are Clare's new shoes of choice, a pair of aqua chuck taylor slip-ons from the Lahmers!The dolly that goes in the stroller came the next day but she has a long

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Clare had a super fun 2nd birthday party yesterday. There was Pizza, there were cupcakes, there was lots of sangria and there was little drama other than a locked bathroom door with nobody in there (hmn.) We are super tired and happy that birthday season is over until Quinn's first birthday next April 25th. There are lots of photos of Clare's actual birthday and of her party posted if you want

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Clare: "Baby Juliette, Baby Juliette!, pictures of baby Juliette"Me: "Do you know who's baby Juliette is? It's Uncle Jesse and Auntie Nico's baby... Juliette"Clare: Dramatic Pause... "NO"... exit stage rightShe doesn't want to believe that there is yet another baby stealing away her complete devotion from the entire family. Poor Clare.note: unrelated (but still hilarious) recent tantrum photo.

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We had a great weekend. My lovely family treated me to a wonderful birthday, possibly the best one ever! We are sleepy but having alot of fun. If only Clare weren't on a mission to smother her baby sister. Take a look at some new photos here.

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Quinn coming home from the hospitalSilly girlLove those baby smilesRick had a birthdayQuinn had a bathwe braved the outdoor and went to the park (see Clare in the background?)and a lovely mother's day was celebrated complete with...sleeping in, a hot latte in bed, 2 bouquets of white tulips, a spa gift certificate, and a turkey dinner prepared by our friend Drew. He actually showed up with a

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If you happened to talk to me the first week that I was home from the hospital It's likely that you heard my "1st Doctor Visit" story. Let's just say that I was unhappy with the experience. They didn't even have a proper way to weigh the baby, there were shirtless crazy man in the parking lot and some lady reached over my shoulder and touched my baby's hand in the height of Swine Flu Pandemonium!

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Clare and Quinn 4.09 from Jacinda Boneau on Vimeo.

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Just kidding : )People have been commenting on how much the girlies look alike so I did some side by side comparisons. What do you think?

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We have been home with our new little girl for a day and a half now. Quinn is a cuddly baby who eats like a champ. Since nursing was my biggest challenge with Clare, this is a huge relief. No shields, no syringes, no detailed feeding diary, yay! But, um, ouch Quinn, you are ferocious! Quinn doesn't cry very much but has a high-pitched squeal that she reserves for the middle of the night when I am

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Look at that belly! It was a windy evening but we braved it to bring you this horror show. Look how cute Rick and Clare look!

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Before I forget...some of Clare's new favorite sayings...Ready, Set, Go1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,X,Y,Z"OH MY GAD", "OH MY GOSH", OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS"as she holds up something unusually small..."Baby (Insert noun), so coot (cute)" as in "Look Mama, baby broccoli, so coot!""Dada sleeping?, Dada at work?, Dada on potty?""New house!""myyyyyyyyy mama"... uh oh!

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We are home from the hospital with what has been a false alarm. I was having some contractions and "leakage" issues today, much like I had before Clare was born and figured that since I am exactly 36.5 weeks along (exactly what I was when Clare was born) that it must be time but apparently it's not. I was actually somewhat prepared this time, meaning that I had a bag with me. Although now I will

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It's been way too long since we've updated here and now I feel like I need a really impressive post to jump back in. Agh! Blogging is so much pressure. : )So, Im just going to take the pressure off and post a few pictures of Clare from the park today. She had a blast with her buddies Manning and Taylor. Doesn't Taylor look like she could be Clare's brunette twin? too cute.

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I won't admit it to Rick (who is pretty bummed about Clare's new short hair) but these photos from Nico and Jesse make me miss Clare's pigtails. I still like it short but the piggies were oh so cute. And look at her and her buddy Sam "sharing" toys, too sweet.

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We enjoyed an afternoon at the zoo with the family.I didn't get many shots but here are some of our nephews making silly faces. And some of the girlies checking out the sights.Mostly I just wanted to take the opportunity to show the RI relatives that Clare is wearing shorts in February. I have to brag before it turns 105 degrees in March and we go into hiding. : )

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The pottie arrived today and Clare was immediately on board with stripping down and taking a seat. She even hung out for a bit and read one of her favorite books just like her daddy!

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We spent the morning playing in the sunshine at the cousin's. Auntie Becca pulled out the bubble machine and the girlies ran around screaming in the back yard. They loved it! After naptime this afternoon we went to the mailbox and picked up a package filled with goodies from Auntie Liz's store. There were some of Clare's favorite chocolate cover gummies, some Stonwall Kitchen jellies and dips,

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The big girl now climbs to the top of the steps and slides down to the bottom all by herself. Look how fast she's going!! Her hair flies in the breeze!

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Clare had her first haircut this morning. We went to a fancy little kiddie salon because I wasn't sure how she would handle it and also (I admit) because I thought that it would make a better photo op. I was a little worried (and so was Clare) when we arrived and a little boy was screaming as he was being held down and clipped but then it was Clare's turn and she was great! She sat very still and

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This one is for Jaime who reminded me that I wished I'd had more photos taken of myself the last time that I was pregnant. So here we are... just me and WIZARD! taking self portraits in the bathroom. And yes, I know I'm giant! We'll see you in 3 months little baby!

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As I have mentioned, the girl has a sweet tooth. Yesterday as I was finishing up decorating V-day cookies, Clare woke up from her nap and I handed her a plain sugar cookie to munch. After a minute or so she came over, peeked up on the table, looked down at her cookie and said "Sprinkles?" So we decked out her cookie. How could we not?Please note that she has been wearing this heart necklace that

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Sorry Clare. From this moment on you are officially not an only child with your very own blog. It is with great excitement that we present the mystery-sexed baby known only as "WIZARD!" yes, all caps and exclamation point just like the Alltel Wireless commercials. So here he/she is.WIZARD! is due May 15th. Mommy is doing well now that the morning sickness has subsided and the Boneaus are happily

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Look who's a big girl in her new big girl seat!

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Despite the arrival of a nasty cold Clare had a great day yesterday. We found a nice park right around the corner from our apartment and Clare literally ran "around" for 20 minutes straight. Then she stopped in the middle of the soccer field, put her arms out and yelled "MMMMAAAAMAAAA!!!" and wouldnt take another step. She also climbed 5 steps to the top of the slide and slid down all by herself

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Hi Sweet Girl!It's been a crazy month of traveling and moving and sickness but also some great laughs thanks to you. We were still in Rhode Island the first half of this month, spending more time with the family and trying to give everyone a good dose of you so that they would make it through the no-travel pregnancy drought this Spring. It didn't work. Everyone still misses you, although I hear

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Clare honestly didn't really love playing in the snow but put on a decent show for the cameras.

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Dear Clare-Have you been wondering why I haven't written? Well I have been pretty busy not only chasing you around in your new, active toddler lifestyle but also growing a sibling (whom we have been lovingly referring to as "Wizard" regardless of sex, but more on Wizard later) entertaining fun relatives, saying goodbye to all of our amazing San Diego and Los Angeles friends and moving the week

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We have had a great holiday visit to Rhode Island.Here are some photos from Christmas morning!The Santa loot!The girl inspects the lootThe girl shares a proper breakfast with dadAuntie Amanda and GrammieIt has been determined that they only thing that these goggles will repel is the opposite sex. Enjoy your gift dear brothers.

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I know, I know, long time, no blog entry but it's a new year and you can expect to hear from us more frequently. I'll start by traveling back in time and posting some fun Halloween photos! For Halloween we went to our friends Jacinta (too weird, right?), Frank and Grace's house. They had a big party with all of the kiddies. They live in a fun neighborhood with lots of trick-o-treaters. We didn't

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Dear Clare-I was holding out on writing this letter knowing the big day was coming soon! Yes, you finally took your first unassisted steps! Just this very morning. People have been telling me (just yesterday in fact) that once you did you would be all over the walking and never turn back. We'll see. You seem pretty excited about it so far but that could be all the giggling and clapping that I do

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-66902242639561506002008-10-08T00:07:00.002-05:002008-10-08T00:15:23.041-05:00

I was inspired by the GAP baby photo contest to get some new shots of the kid. It didn't work out so well. She was in a spunky mood and was making lots of silly faces. It didn't help that her new shoes from Auntie Amanda were making her feel quite sassy. I totally agree that they are very sassy shoes. Not so good for walking but excellent for general fabulousity. Please take a look at the rest

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Hi sweet girl-We have been having so much fun with you. You are starting to say so many words and really let us know what you want and how you feel. First thing every morning you wake up and from your crib say... "Mama?", "Maaammma?" and then you try "Dah-Dahhhh!" You are usually sitting up or standing up when we come in, you grab your dollies which you call "Cinda"(maybe?) and carry them into

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-11397449019576130822008-08-10T13:55:00.002-05:002008-08-10T15:06:11.732-05:00

Dear Clare-We have missed a couple of months of letters but we sure have been enjoying our summer. We have been doing alot of traveling and spending time with family. The big news this past month is your ever expanding vocabulary. Your list of words now includes: Duck, Fish, Drink(dink), Snack, Mama, Hi, Whatsis?, Whatsat?, Apple, pants, cake, shoes(shiz), pretty(pity) and yesterday you said

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-40824972140253578782008-07-10T15:08:00.002-05:002008-08-10T15:34:23.600-05:00

Dear Clare-I'm doing a little catch up on my letters to you. We have been having such a wonderful Summer and time has gotten away from me. Our big adventure in Early July was a 10 day trip to Texas to visit with the Texas Boneaus, to house-hunt, to hang with cousin Sage while her mommy and daddy were in a friend's wedding and to throw Drew a bachelor party (that was more Dad's department.) Sage

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-36925332468169768572008-06-16T22:15:00.002-05:002008-06-16T22:23:12.725-05:00

Yes, she is standing.Yes, she is under the bed in a clothing crate.

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lots of posting to catch up on but here's a quickie.there are also lots of new photos.

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Yup, she has a new frienemy.

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Dear Clare:Time has been flying and you are full of new accomplishments. You are now an expert belly crawler and will even get up on your knees to get momentum to sit up. One morning this week I went into your room in the morning and you were sitting up in bed, leaning back in the corner with a book open in your lap and you were "reading" it out loud with a series of syllables. You seem to be

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-35291349224467114952008-03-24T15:14:00.001-05:002008-03-24T15:14:04.093-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } IMG_5998, originally uploaded by J. C. Boneau. This photo makes me nervous for some reason.

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click here for more Easter egg hunt photos.

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If you have ever wondered where Clare spends her sleeping hours (and no, it's not in this box) take a peek at a few photos that I've posted over on Creative Legs.Also, Rick and I are hosting a College Basketball Tournament Pick em'If you know us personally, please Click Here to join in.If you have any problems signing in please let me know.And hey, while you're at it, for future reference, why

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-18678180817257934512008-03-03T08:17:00.004-06:002008-03-04T12:03:06.288-06:00

Dear Clare:The sun is just beginning to peek over the canyon and we have been awake in the dark for an hour. A small price to pay for your sleeping through the night. A friend from class had been urging me to try some sleep training... "The first night, go in after she has been crying for 15 minutes and just pat her on the back and reassure her that you are still there but don't pick her up. The

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-10921341329741045482008-03-01T23:19:00.001-06:002008-03-01T23:20:43.841-06:00

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-75003375794230663302008-02-26T10:50:00.002-06:002008-02-26T10:53:38.869-06:00

Clare just discovered keys. Just this second. She is chewing on them with her new top teeth. Oops, she just hopped in the car and drove away. Things are happening pretty fast around here these days.

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-78329580984810631882008-02-25T14:43:00.001-06:002008-02-25T14:44:55.154-06:00

This sitting up business is getting easier.

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Hello again!My mom was in town for the past week and we sure were busy. When we weren't busy I was taking advantage of having my mom here by sleeping. I'm not sure if a baby just "knows" her grandmother or the fact that my mom sounds just like me but Clare was instantly in love and at ease with her Grammie. Mom arrived early Sunday morning (1:30 AM) after a few flight delays and was eager to show

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-16393581460344457372008-02-16T19:56:00.002-06:002008-02-16T21:15:19.657-06:00

Last weekend Clare and I went to her "friend" Jake's first birthday party. It was Clare's first birthday party! Let me tell you, they did it up. There was a band called hullabaloo. They are local rock stars with the under 4 set. And there was a petting zoo with goats and bunnies and chickens and a pig! Clare was enthralled with the music as you can see in this first photo. I thought that she was

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-66836516470137767342008-02-14T18:06:00.002-06:002008-02-14T18:09:15.020-06:00

Happy Valentine's Day! We love you!

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I've started a new blog to post some of my creative projects because I know that some of you are very territorial about this being a "Clare only" blog. : )So if you want to see what else I'm up to visit... www.creativelegs.comAnd please leave a comment so I know that you've stopped by.

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Dear Clare-You are so much fun! You are getting to be so silly. Right now you are hanging out on the floor here in the office talking to your Little People Lioness from the Noah's Ark playset. She has a fuzzy little afro that you keep rubbing on your gums then laugh/gasping in what I can only describe as a "nerd" laugh. Here is a shot of you enjoying the zebra and elephant from the same play set.

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-7601603129554885892008-01-26T17:58:00.000-06:002008-12-12T23:00:25.913-06:00

My mom just sent this side-by-side of Clare and Me. I think we look a little alike but I might just want it to be so. What do you think?

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-80761869899961493202008-01-19T15:25:00.000-06:002008-01-19T15:30:54.410-06:00

I asked one of my favorite bloggers Emily from EmilyStyle for advice on how to be a stylish work-from-home mommy. What do you think? I love it! Take a peek at her other "What to wear" posts. She has great advice and such a cool style. Yeah, yeah, I know, less about me and more pictures of Fang. Stay tuned.

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Inspired by this fantastic photographer I set up a little photo shoot for Clare today (Heather was so right in her comment, we can not let "Fang" stick. It is dangerously catchy.) End results: Mandatory embarrassing nude baby pictures - check!Photos of Clare in gorgeous hat commissioned by Grammie - check!Fang sighting - check!Mom reminded how cute and sweet her little girl is - check!

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-70880936499520001552008-01-08T16:20:00.000-06:002008-01-08T16:59:07.453-06:00

Yes it's true. We once had a shiny and sweet baby girl named Clare but now we have a little beast that we call Fang. Let me introduce Fang. Fang has 1 tooth and talons that grow at record breaking speed. Her pastimes include yanking out tufts of mom's neck hair and dad's underarm hair when she has the opportunity, as well as, waking up at 9pm, midnight, 2am, 5am and up for the day at 6am. Fang

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At nearly 7 months in, with a little help from PJ, the perfect mobile has been located. It's a vintage Fisher Price mobile (circa 1975) and it covers all the bases. It has style, It has movement, it has music and most of all, She loves it!As a bonus, you will also see that she has figured out how to turn her beloved fish tank from Grammie on and off. Genius! : )I tried to zoom in so that everyone

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-16858741967675966172007-12-30T23:28:00.000-06:002007-12-30T23:48:09.876-06:00

In 1966 a lovely woman named Phyllis bought some festive fabric to make a fun holiday tablecloth. With the leftover material she made a pair of overalls for her infant son Rick. 41 years later the very same overalls have been passed down to Rick's baby Clare. Groovy! And in case you were wondering, yes, that is also the tablecloth!

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-16965894338449304852007-12-29T23:20:00.000-06:002007-12-29T23:21:21.359-06:00

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-91359474576257545022007-12-29T00:01:00.000-06:002007-12-29T00:02:57.653-06:00

Clare is no different. This is just a tease of the many Christmas photos and anecdotes to come.

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Here is the promised New England Patriots Alternative Version of our Christmas card. When you get our card you will understand.We briefly considered printing two versions and splitting the list. I'm going to use "parent of 6 month old" as my excuse for not doing so. Such a great excuse... Im going to use it as needed for the next 18 years..."Parent of 2 year old", "Parent of 6 year old", "Parent

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-12496134265064080132007-12-07T09:40:00.000-06:002007-12-07T10:46:55.762-06:00

The tree is up and Clare is very intrigued although she is also intrigued by rain, football on TV and her parents eating so that's not saying much. I did opt for multi-color lights this year for the first time, thinking that they might be a little more fun for Miss Clare. Not only multi-color but flashing. I thought that I was a white light kind of person but I have to admit that Im kindof

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-22563631445562214142007-12-04T14:14:00.000-06:002007-12-04T17:13:54.441-06:00

Dear Clare-It's December and you are now 6 months old! I can't believe it. The big news is that you have started eating solid food. After rice cereal was mastered, sort of, we moved on to bananas. You seem to like that and now that there is a little more substance to the spoonfuls it seems that a little more of it actually gets into your mouth. Tomorrow we are going to move on to your first

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-78745323239091452422007-11-28T00:47:00.000-06:002007-11-28T11:48:33.345-06:00

Probably only interesting to major Clare fans. It's a VERY long first feeding video. Male relatives: Beware the PG moment at about 5:50.

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Dear Clare-I have to admit that Im a little sad that I will not have a mini-me. On the bright side you are starting to look ALOT like your handsome daddy. And it's not just the killer blue eyes. You have his forehead and his brow and you sometimes make some very boneau-like faces. You're pretty cute. You are laughing alot now. After many attempts to get a giggle we have realized that it is really

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I know that I owe Clare a 5 month newsletter. I was hoping that she would stop this weird grunting stage before I wrote it. It's creepy. She seems really angry and frustrated about something. More on that later. In the meantime. Here is a photo of my Brother and Sister-in-law's dog, Sam, for Halloween. Ahhhg cuteness!

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Rick said that he felt bad using our daughter for our own amusement. I thought that was why we had a baby? Am I wrong? Here is Clare dressed for her first Halloween. the tongs are a nice touch but I should have had Rick put on an apron!

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I hesitate to complain about anything given the fires that have been raging here in San Diego but with fires come smoke and ash-filled wind. We have had to keep all of the windows shut at all times this week and it has been a little steamy in our non-air-conditioned home. Clare was pretty fussy for a few nights and finally last night I smartened up and put her to bed in just her diaper and she

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Life is good with our little family here in San Diego.Clare wakes us up at 8 and Dad retrieves her from her crib to snuggle in bed with us for a while.We throw on some lazy gear, dress Clare in her new Fall shirt with a cute orange owl on the front and head out to the farmer's market.It's 72 degrees and sunnyGrapes and Figs are at their peak. Peaches are still sweet. We pick up some basil and

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-60664893879511065112007-10-10T19:09:00.000-05:002007-10-10T20:25:14.555-05:00

Dear Clare at 4 months (&1 week, oops!)You have had an adventurous month. Lots of "firsts."I finally realized that my genius plan to only file your fingernails was not working. When you woke up one morning with scratches covering your nose, cheeks and forehead I knew that I had to brave the clippers. At first you would only let me do one hand at a time before you realized that I was up to no

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-4064979130384462162007-09-11T17:03:00.000-05:002007-09-11T17:42:51.679-05:00

Yesterday morning when I went into Clare's room I found her with her head at the opposite end of the bed from where it had been the night before. I just thought that I was confused. Brain mush, it happens. But then I went in this morning and she was completely sideways. I'm not crazy, the girl is on the move. She has also managed to arch her back so far that she flops over onto one side. she

Jacindanoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36542256.post-8708446802982168822007-09-04T00:17:00.000-05:002007-09-04T01:07:06.141-05:00

Dear Clare,Your third month has flown by. We spent the first ten days on our own while your dad was working in Japan. We survived, which is good because we have several more weeks of being on our own in the near future. The second half of this month we had some fun! We went on our first family vacation. We drove up to Big Bear, a lake up in the mountains of California, and rented a log cabin for

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