Easter baskets at grandma's house:
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| Not sure what to do yet.. |
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| All this stuff is for me?? |
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| Thank you! |
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| Grandma's lap is filling up! |
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Lots of Easter Fun
I pulled a few photos from Easter off of Facebook today that are too fun not to share. Clara is lucky to have a cousin who is just a few months older than her. It was fun to watch them interact over the weekend..they are going to have so much fun together growing up!
Easter baskets at grandma's house:
Easter baskets at grandma's house:
Sunday, April 8, 2012
He is Risen!
Happy Easter from the Strouse family!
We had a great weekend filled with lots of family time. Don't these two look like they are going to cause some trouble together?
We had a great weekend filled with lots of family time. Don't these two look like they are going to cause some trouble together?
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Adventures
Clara has enjoyed some new adventures the last few weekends. Last week, she stayed the night at Grandma & Grandpa Daniels' for the first time! Brad and I had to work at an event Friday night and I thought that since it was going to be late before we picked her up, maybe Clara should just stay the night! When I mentioned it to Brad, I think his exact quote was "Don't tease me" as he gets up with her the most for pacifier replacement in the middle of the night.
We enjoyed a date night and even stayed out late (midnight for us these days!). Grandma is too nice and refused to complain about any middle of the night wake-ups. We slept through the night for the first time in 7 months and woke up refreshed and excited to go pick her up! I think there will be more sleepovers in Clara's future..
This past weekend, Clara joined me on a girls weekend road trip to Missouri! For the most part, she did great in the car for the 10 hours total. Played, took some naps and even ate on the go!
She let us know she was DONE WITH HER CARSEAT about the last hour on the way home (sorry Emmie!). She enjoyed meeting all the Meyerkorth kiddos and watching the action from my lap most of the weekend. She was excited to be the only little one that got to go with us out to eat on Saturday night :-)
We've learned a bunch of time already that when we are worried about taking Clara somewhere or stretching her patience she usually does great. She's a pretty flexible little baby!
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| She looks really upset we are leaving.. |
This past weekend, Clara joined me on a girls weekend road trip to Missouri! For the most part, she did great in the car for the 10 hours total. Played, took some naps and even ate on the go!
She let us know she was DONE WITH HER CARSEAT about the last hour on the way home (sorry Emmie!). She enjoyed meeting all the Meyerkorth kiddos and watching the action from my lap most of the weekend. She was excited to be the only little one that got to go with us out to eat on Saturday night :-)
We've learned a bunch of time already that when we are worried about taking Clara somewhere or stretching her patience she usually does great. She's a pretty flexible little baby!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Six almost Seven
I've been meaning to write a post celebrating Clara's 6 month birthday for a few weeks..long enough she is almost 7 months old already! She's been up to all sorts of fun and new things. She's a happy girl and a pretty darn easy baby.
She's started eating a few solids. Avocado and sweet potato are her favorites so far.
She's also talking/yelling all the time. In fact, her daycare ladies tell us almost every day how much she "sings". For a little girl, she's got some lungs.
She's gotten really social, and we spend our evenings playing on the floor playing with toys, reading books and her favorite daddy/Clara activity - looking in the mirror.
She's starting to roll a lot more and enjoys sitting in her Bumbo chair. She loves any toy we give her - she'll grab it, examine it seriously and then try and eat it! It's amazing how big of toys she thinks should fit in her mouth!
It feels like she is changing really quickly right now. Starting to get a mind of her own and let's us know when we do something (like take something away) that is not acceptable to her. You can tell she's trying to figure out how to get moving - there are too many fun things to go get! She also gets excited when one of us walks in the room - it sure makes a mom or dad feel good :-)
This is such a fun stage!
She's started eating a few solids. Avocado and sweet potato are her favorites so far.
She's also talking/yelling all the time. In fact, her daycare ladies tell us almost every day how much she "sings". For a little girl, she's got some lungs.
She's gotten really social, and we spend our evenings playing on the floor playing with toys, reading books and her favorite daddy/Clara activity - looking in the mirror.
She's starting to roll a lot more and enjoys sitting in her Bumbo chair. She loves any toy we give her - she'll grab it, examine it seriously and then try and eat it! It's amazing how big of toys she thinks should fit in her mouth!
It feels like she is changing really quickly right now. Starting to get a mind of her own and let's us know when we do something (like take something away) that is not acceptable to her. You can tell she's trying to figure out how to get moving - there are too many fun things to go get! She also gets excited when one of us walks in the room - it sure makes a mom or dad feel good :-)
This is such a fun stage!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Christmas 2011
We had a busy, fun filled Christmas. Clara was the star of the show as expected! It was great to have a couple extra days off of work and time to celebrate and be with family. We started Friday with a "Girls Day". While the guys worked, Clara and I hung out at my parents and helped cook a little bit. Clara got lots of quality time with her aunt Amy. Later that night we had our traditional Elf viewing for the season - Clara likes it already :)
We spent Christmas Eve with Brad's family. It was fun to see Clara with her cousin who is a few months older and think about how much fun they'll have in future years. Clara kept us on our toes at church (we were those parents) and did a great staying up late to open presents.
Christmas morning we got up and went over to the Daniels' house. We opened gifts, had a delicious prime rib lunch and a few relaxing naps.
Clara has all sorts of new fun toys to play with and we are so thankful for our generous family. It's amazing how having a baby really helps mark the passage of time. You start to think about what they'll be like next Christmas and how fast the year will go!
We ended our celebrations with a visit from grandpa Jerry from Texas. He and Steph watched Clara for a few days while her daycare was closed after Christmas. They sure seem like they had fun!
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| Showing off her Christmas socks (thanks Sage!) |
Christmas Eve morning we got up and had our little family Christmas. We made some pancakes and opened a few gifts. Clara got her own little nativity set to play with in future years.
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| Showing off her big girl skills in the high chair |
We spent Christmas Eve with Brad's family. It was fun to see Clara with her cousin who is a few months older and think about how much fun they'll have in future years. Clara kept us on our toes at church (we were those parents) and did a great staying up late to open presents.
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| Happy in her Christmas sweater |
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| They love their aunt Stephanie |
Christmas morning we got up and went over to the Daniels' house. We opened gifts, had a delicious prime rib lunch and a few relaxing naps.
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| Look at these amazing spoons! |
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| Grandpa is the best! |
We ended our celebrations with a visit from grandpa Jerry from Texas. He and Steph watched Clara for a few days while her daycare was closed after Christmas. They sure seem like they had fun!
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