Utah State

Skyler got accepted to grad school at Utah State University. The three of us enjoyed our stay and thought it was worth the screaming that Claire put up the night we drove there. She was an angel the rest of the trip. They payed for us to stay one night at the University Inn and then we spent the next day getting familiar with campus and talking to the professors Skyler would be working with. Three different people mistook Claire for a boy, but that was my fault since she was dressed in a light green jacket and our stroller, car seat cover and the blanket we brought were all gender neutral. I went to an anthropology museum and Skyler came with me to see an art museum, both on campus, and then we got to try some Aggie ice cream for free! Yum! I took pictures mostly of details I liked about campus, just because I liked them visually, or thought they'd make a fun picture.

This is in the science building.

 This was one of several cool ball things they had hanging in the library.

 This is much nicer to look at than solid wood.

 Skyler and Claire waiting for me to take my tourist pictures in the library.

 I called this the fries sculpture (sorry it's so far away).

I like the triangles on this building.

 These would turn with the wind.

I thought this looked cool. It'd be fun to do this for a dance or party.

 This is the hallway of the Inn we stayed at and the only reason we took a picture of it is because it reminded us of a Dr. Who episode (guess which Matt Smith one it is).

We haven't taken a picture of us together for a while, so we thought this would be a good time.

For all of you Claire fans:

 Creepy picture of Claire playing with her baby doll.

 Claire stuffing pieces of felt in an empty Gerber jar.

 Waiting for Dad in Logan.

 I looked over and she was standing on something! There's a first for everything.

 Sunday, after her bath, we dressed her in a long sleeve onesie, a jean skirt, white tights and pink Converse.

Getting into Daddy's lunch.

Little Miss Claire

My friend tends to call Claire "Little Miss Claire." And indeed she is becoming more of an individual as the days go by. Of course her growing front teeth gives her more character in itself. Since I haven't posted for awhile here are a good batch of pictures. Enjoy :)

 Sometimes I leave the DVD drawer open for her to empty.

One skill that Claire likes to practice throughout the day is take off one or both of her socks.

 Thanks Mom for the dress and her converse were so cute with it!

 These are some hand warmer cases that I made for my friend that I threw the duck party for.

 Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 Usually these days she's too wiggle to change her diaper, let alone take lying down pictures. She looks a lot older in those pictures.

 We're in a practice room on campus in these photos. She loves playing with necklaces and standing next to chairs, benches and couches.

 She also likes to open and turn the pages in my piano binder.

Skyler and Claire chillin' on the couch at the end of a school day.

Claire Bear in a Crib

What Claire is like in her crib. Everything you do is cute Claire!

Eating Puffs

As you know Claire is super cute and so I couldn't stop posting pictures of her trying to eat puffs for the first time. All of the expressions she makes are fun to capture. I'm kind of regretting teaching her how to eat them because now she's experimenting with putting other things in her mouth like paper and bits of felt. Oh well, it is nice to have her be more independent and I don't have to feed her every time she wants to eat. It had to happen sometime!

 She likes to put her tongue sideways against her bottom teeth.

 She's concentrating really hard on how it tastes.

Love you Claire Bear!