Blog-CATION

Friday is a big day because I'm going to be another year older. It's a "slightly bigger deal kinda birthday" than say last year. Good 'ole 2014, the year of baby Claire AND my 30th birthday.

Since I'm in celebration mode, I'll be taking a week off from Blogging. Rest assured, I'll have lots of new material upon my return!

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No no no

I tried to look for something to blog about from my camera that wasn't Claire. But, that was difficult. So I thought my camera was trying to send me a message.



The same video is also located here: Claire Baby video!

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Playtime Pics

Baby girl got some new toys this weekend

Claire likes knocking down towers. And eating them.

Free smiles!

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Claire's First Boyfriend

The Stone family came over for a dinner/play date.

There was only one time when Baby Elias tried to get too close and I had to split them up :)

Who's the baby?

Baby Elias is about 3 months older than Claire, so he was showing off his crawling moves. And now I also have a better idea of what I need to "babyproof" in my house. Thank you Elias.

Play dates are fun!

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Heavy Heart

Today I attended the funeral of a co-workers son, who sadly took his own life over the weekend. Hearing a mommy's heartfelt weeping is one of the saddest sounds I've ever heard. As a new mommy, I can better understand the unconditional love that a parent has for their children.  Please, please, please take this opportunity to tell your babies or loved ones how much they mean to you.

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Bath Time Smiles

What a tumultuous day at the office, with more announcements on the impending lay offs. No fun :(

I feel so blessed to have a giggling bundle of baby love to come home to.

Baby love makes it all ok.

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Sushi Night

Ross and I have been making sushi at home. It certainly took us long enough for us to jump onto the "homemade sushi" bandwagon!

Sushi is not for everyone, but recognize that it is an admired taste.  We like to use sushi grade tuna, but we also make sushi with smoked salmon. Cream cheese goes well with the smoked salmon, but other toppings include avocado, bell pepper, and cucumber.

The most time consuming part is making the white rice, which is NOT just your average run of the mill rice either.

Hope you can enjoy some sushi soon!

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Claire and Pop Pop

These pictures pretty much sum up our weekend...

These two love to make each other laugh.

So many smiles!

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Little Ross

Claire looks so much like her Daddy when she's sleeping. So serious!!!

Ok seriously cute.

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Storytime with Gigi

Claire loves to read books and help turn the pages. Well, except at night, because then storytime makes her hungry and sleepy and she can't be bothered with turning pages...

Here's some pictures of a special morning storytime with Gigi, who is visiting.

The "Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "LMNO Peas" were on the menu!

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Falafel... from Egypt!

I flew to Egypt after college graduation to visit Ross while he was on a temporary job there. The food was not overly memorable... with the exception of Falafel. Ahhhh-mazing. I had never had falafel before that trip, and served up in warm pita bread, it's hard to beat. I mean in falafel, chickpeas do things I didn't know possible.  Pan fried perfection.

Ross's current co-worker is Egyptian and on a recent trip home brought back falafel (made by her mom!) for us. All we had to do was defrost, form patties, and pan fry. I also made some homemade pita bread to go with 'em. Add some humms and instant meal.

Pita Bread

Discerning audience.

Thank you Menna!

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6 Month Baby!

Claire just turned 6 months old. Why is it that I feel like college is around the corner? Oh my gosh, this age is so much fun. I want to bottle it up and never forget it.

I like to see how many times I can make Claire smile from across the room. The answer is A LOT because my cheeks were hurting afterwards.

Skinny jeans wha what?!

Granna brought this shirt back from her trip to London and I think Claire models it so well :)

Happy Half Year Birthday to my favorite lil boo!

1 year ago: Lakehouse
3 years ago: Aldrich's in Alaska
4 years ago: Roma's Boyfriend
5 years ago: Grammie's Bday Party

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Berry Cute

Claire likes it when Granna visits...

Claire might get a tad bit spoiled when Granna is around :)  There's lot's of new outfits, including this one that says "Berry Cute" on the front and across the bum it says "Sweet Cheeks"

Such a cutie!

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Hiking with Boo

We had a glorious weather kinda weekend in Anchorage, so we hiked along Powerline and had a "picnic" lunch. I put picnic in quotes because we just ate a sandwich on the side of the trail, does that count as a picnic? And what's the difference between a walk and a flat hike? :)

Ross and his Momma

First time to use the hiking backpack!

We had such a nice visit with Granna, we are sure gonna miss her being with us!

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