Long Overdue Blog Post...

We have had a busy couple of weeks since our last blog. Claire is growing so fast and is such a doll (as you will see!). We wanted to thank everyone for all of the cards and gifts for Baby Claire, thank you so much for thinking of us. Now here are some overdue photos, prompted by the friendly requests of family members (thanks Michelle)!


Mt. Rainier Trip

This last weekend we were pleased to have the Barson Family come for a visit. We had such a great time!!! Friday we managed to get all three kids packed up, into the cars, and up to Paradise on Mt. Rainier (in about 9 hours). Most of the adventure was just getting there and back, but while there we went on a couple of hikes with great views of the mountain. You can see the Nisqually Glacier in most of the photos, which is on the south side of the mountain. It was such a beautiful day. Claire loves riding in the Baby Bjorn with her daddy.



Diefenbach Family BBQ

Labor Day weekend we took the family over to Ellensburg for a Diefenbach family BBQ and to introduce Claire to all of her great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was great to have so many family members together. We were also able to celebrate Uncle Gary's 50th birthday, happy birthday Gary!



Claire

Here is a smattering of highlight photos of Claire from two to five weeks old, she's such a cutie! I love the photos of Claire in her new sunglasses from Aunt Marion and Uncle Jerry! Thank you! Claire loves bath time (though she probably won't appreciate the photos!) and she loves holding her head up and looking around. She also enjoys going for walks in her stroller and riding around in the Baby Bjorn or the sling, which usually puts her right to sleep. She is really following faces and voices now and is still a really good baby.

Some of you may already know but we had to take Claire to a specialist for an ultrasound on her hips. They found that one of her hips hasn't quite developed all the way so she's been in a little harness for three weeks now, you can see it in some of the photos. She looks like she's going skydiving or rock climbing! She doesn't seem to mind the contraption too much and we are so glad that they caught it now before she starts crawling and walking, etc. We go back Wednesday to see how she is progressing. Hopefully we are almost done with the treatment. We will let you all know once we have news.



In Bellingham with her Aunties Angie & Kendra

When Claire was two weeks old, Grandma Carol and I took her to see her Aunties Angie and Kendra in Bellingham. We had so much fun. The highlight was a trip to the beach at Larabee State Park.