Holiday Peek-a-Boo

This looks like a good spot!

Where's Clara?

Peek-a-Boo, baby!

She loves the surprise!

Helping with the Cleaning

Clara helps us clean up the new house.

She knows she's trouble! But who could get angry at that cute face?

We ended the day with a cold one. She loves anything red.

Clara helps Mommy clean the Fridge

While Mommy was cleaning the new fridge, Clara discovered a new game. Lights on!

Lights off!

Lights on again!!

"Mommy? Why do you have a headache?"

We have a new house!

As of Friday, November 30, we are the new owners of 5229 Jule Star Drive!!!

We are so excited to end our long stretch of apartment living, have room to expand and the freedom to paint the walls! Stay tuned for pics of Clara helping to set up her new home.

Happy Thanksgiving

First Signs of Christmas

Grandma Pretz already started her decorating over Thanksgiving with the help and enthusiasm of Uncle Mark.

Clara has always loved looking into the lights, and now her favorite peek-a-boo spot has a new look.

True to her budding personality, she has to figure out how everything works and is connected.

Kitchen Helper

Clara's looking to help Grandma with our Thanksgiving dinner.

She usually plays with the muffin tin at Grandma's house, and she knows exactly where to look.

Destruction Zone

Clara loves to knock down towers of cups or blocks. Uncle Mark and Daddy are willing to keep building for our little wrecking ball.

Action shot of the hit. She swings for the top ones because they crash to the ground with the most sound.

Clara rewards herself and seeks approval by smiling and clapping the cups together. Uncle Mark has already started the next tower for her to destroy. All of this provided lots of fun between Thanksgiving football games and eating.

Fall Leaves with Great Grandpa

Wednesday before Thanksgiving, we went to the Pretz's to see everyone who came into town. Anne and Humbi, Great Grandma and Grandpa Larson, Uncle Mark, Aunt Joanie, and of course our thoughts were with Uncle John over in Iraq. I took Clara outside to play in the leaves. She found them so interesting, and then Great Grandpa shook the branches over her head to make the leaves fall. Oddly enough, the leaves were completely off the tree the next morning thanks to some high winds and a cold front.