Cuteness!

I love these 3 more than words can express!

Christmas Activities

Adobe's Christmas Party

This isn't just your average run-of-the-mill work Christmas Party.  I had to leave my phone at home with the babysitter so I didn't get to take any pictures (I got these from my sister) but man I wish I would have had it. The theme was futuristic.  There was a live band, a dance crew, segway tours, massages, food everywhere, fires for smores, dancing, oxygen bar, and tons of crazy people dressed up in costumes...like my husband here.  It was crazy fun!

ps  Would you ever guess that Caleb's costume is a women's size small, princess amidalla costume (with some alterations)?

Frontrunner & Temple Lights

We wanted to experience the frontrunner (and trax) so we took it up to the temple to see the lights.  Fun little activity with all the cousins.  It was pretty crazy getting back though.  We were packed in the trax like cattle.  Whoever was driving must have had a little too much hot cocoa because they sent us flying forward and backward every time they would stop and go.  Miss Claire cried the whole time, poor thing, because I kept almost falling over and scaring her.

Decorating a rice crispy train

My brother and sister-in-law came and spent Christmas with us this year.  It was wonderful to have family to celebrate with.

Reading lots of Christmas books

Coop is such a good reader and loves to read to his younger siblings.  It melts my heart to see them like this.  

"Trying" to take cute Christmas Pictures

I think this may be the only crying picture I have of Claire.  It is so uncharacteristic of her and the only reason it happened was because I woke her up to take it.  She likes her sleep and was obviously not happy about it.

Decorating Gingerbread cookies

Sledding

This will also have its own post.  Sledding produces so many fun pictures.

I love all the activities that come with the Christmas season!

6 months

We had a little photoshoot today and I was going to wait until Saturday to post them (her actual 6 month birthday) but I just couldn't wait.  She is so much fun!

I just wanted to write down some things about her right now that make her the irresistible baby she is

-She still loves to be sung to

-She can roll in big big circles

-She likes to scratch our couch like a little kitty, she likes the sound it makes

-She still likes to be swaddled for nap/bedtime

-She unfortunately does not like to be cuddled or rocked for nap/bedtime, rather just laid down in her crib.

-She's a big talker (big surprise considering her brothers)

-She is very happy all the time

-She LOVES her brothers and laughs at them all the time

-She is very ticklish all over

-She does what I call "an old man smile" where she presses her lips together in a thin line all the time

-After 6 tries, she will finally swallow rice cereal

-Whenever she can see her toes, she will grab them.

-She is mesmerized by Daddy and will smile the minute she hears/sees him (and vice versa)

-She loves to hold Coop's hand in the car.

-She is a social butterfly.  As long as she can see someone, she is happy.

-If I walk from her while she is watching she gets upset.  I usually have to sneak out of the room.

-She sticks out her tongue and plays with it (which may be my most favorite thing that she does)

"Old man smile in the next 2 pictures"

And now for the princess 

We had to take a small break here :-)

Old man smile again

Tongue!

I promise I didn't put any lipstick on her :-)

I can't even put into words how much I love this little girl.  

We are all enamored!

Santa

 Our ward Christmas Party has the best Santa and Mrs. Claus.  The boys were super excited. 

In this picture Carter is busy telling Santa that he wants a remote control angry bird ballon, Cooper is thinking about his remote control monster truck hes going to ask for, and Claire is just fascinated by his beard!

Oh Christmas Tree

pj time

Sometimes

it takes 

a lot 

of pictures 

to 

get 

one

really

good 

one! 

Rice Cereal

She was super thrilled to try rice cereal.  After 5 re-tries, its still the same reaction.  

We'll just keep trying I guess. :-)

The Best of Claire 5 months

Dec 1st

Our traditional opening of the December 1st gifts went a little differently than usual this year.  Since my mom and dad are in Russia we did a family video conference with all the grandkids so my parents could see them open their gifts.  It was beyond crazy trying to conference with 23 kids but we did it.  All the kids LOVED their new Christmas PJs, Christmas Books, and Christmas night lights.  And Daduska & Babuska had quite the show watching all the crazy grandkids.

Uncle Josh using the computer to show Daduska & Babuska the presents. 

We had 6 different videos up on one tv screen.

The guys were really excited about the adults Dec 1st gift which is always a Christmas Decoration.

Some of the matching jammies. 

And of course the cute babies. 

Man, Grant looks like a giant next to Claire!