Grandparent Parade

We are so blessed to have so many who love us and want to come and visit us and our kiddos. Just last week we were honored to have Grandma and Grandpa K (my parents) and our kiddos great-Grandma and great-Grandpa B (my grandparents) visit and at a separate time their Grandma B (Derrick's mom). It was a house-full for a few days but what is so special about that time is that they get to see the kids in their comfort zone. So it is a more real picture of who they are on an everyday basis. Our visitors get their best moods in the morning and sometimes their not so good moods too. But they just don't miss a minute of it because of transit time. I am especially touched by the great-grandparents making a 13 hour drive down here to meet baby Clare for the first time. It was very special and I will never forget it. I am also so grateful for the effort all of our family has made to be a part of our kids lives as traveling is not the easiest right now with two very small children.

5 Months!

I cannot believe we are sneaking up on a half of a year having our little Clare. She is such a joy to be around that it is flying by. Every night, though exhausted, when they go to bed, it makes me a little sad that I never get that day ever again. And that the next morning they are just a little bit different. Clare has accomplished sitting on her own at 5 1/2 months. She's loving having a new view. She rolls around and can often be found in crazy positions in her crib. She is pushing up on all fours occasionally and hates being left behind by everyone. So maybe she has a fire lit under her to learn to crawl. She's very grabby and will try and snatch anything anywhere close (including a chocolate frosted donut she grabbed right off of my plate one morning...apparently she possesses my sweet tooth.) She is laughing more and more and still enchants most she meets with her beaming smile. She is such a great baby girl and I am so privileged to have her as my daughter.