A Good Laugh!

One day in Dallas, Laura and Matt were outside with Taylor, Marcus, and Claire. Taylor was bouncing a ball, and Claire evidently thought it was pretty funny because she really laughed!! At the same time, Marcus had fun riding around in his little car. - You'll see Claire get sidetracked by Marcus when he rolls by her. I'm glad I was able to capture Claire's sweet laughter at the simplest thing!

Playing

While we were in Dallas, Claire had a great time playing with things from this drawer, which was just right for her!


She also got better and better at pulling up and cruising along while holding onto different pieces of furniture.

But Claire wasn't the only one who played. Some of the boys, (often including my dad, but he's not pictured here), made it a habit to enjoy the hot tub. And, guess what? Jordan decided to play, too. He decided to go under water to "hide" from the picture.


But I got him!

And then there's Matt, the ultimate playmate of Marcus and Taylor, at times! - What 3 or 7 year old boy wouldn't love this?!!

I love the expression on Taylor's face here!

And finally, all three cousins playing together!

A New Addition!

We got a new couch!


I am completely thrilled about it! I'll spare you ALL the details of our previous couch, but let's just say that it wasn't comfortable. At all. And I really mean it was COMPLETELY uncomfortable. So we've been thinking we could look for one - at Goodwill stores, (the couches there were actually scary), at garage sales, on Craig's List, etc. My previous searches on Craig's List were unfruitful, but last week I decided to search again. - And look what I found!!! I absolutely love it! It's soooo comfy! It's sooooo nice compared to our other one! And it doesn't hurt that the previous owner used it for less than a year. (She said she had a furniture store, and she's moving, so I guess she probably has a better couch lined up for her new place).

Every time I even walk through the living room and see the couch from the corner of my eye I get so happy about it! Yay for simple pleasures, and yay for our new couch! It's wonderful! :-)

Keep Your Pants On!

I know it's just an expression, but Claire really does need to keep her pants on! I put her down for a nap one day this week, and she didn't go immediately to sleep. That happens sometimes, so I usually go back into her room and put her down again, and then she generally goes to sleep. Well, this time I found her without her pants on! She looks so proud!


P.S. Today when I went back into her room to put her down for her nap again, she was sitting up, and one of her legs was hanging out of the crib. I tried to keep a straight face - to stay in my "you should lie down and go to sleep" attitude - but I couldn't. I just had to laugh. And then Claire was really proud of herself!

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