May 2015The Al

Front Crawl for first swim meet!

First Swim Meet!

How to stop sucking your thumb!!

Read to Succeed Award

1st Grade Graduation!! Mrs. Marie Relampagos

The Alamo

Swim Team!! You are great at backstrokes and working on your front crawl. Go CLAIRE!

For Mother's Day

April 2015

Today, I want to be an artist when I grow up.

We keep finding cute things like this around. 

We all got new flips!

This oldest girl thing is something else. She is such an awesome girl. This is her playing with all the kiddos. Zoey is DANCING her socks off while everyone watches.
God, thank you for giving me this wonderful girl Claire who is learning that she doesn't have to be the center of attention all the time. What a big kid thing to learn. 

March 2015Easter

Easter Dress from Grammie Krista

Easter Dinner---Salmon, YUM!

Easter Egg hunt at church

Bath Time

Big sis

Little Sis

Claire dressed them both and walked around in her shoes. Zoey tried to do the same thing with shoes, but being that they are Bruiser's shoes, they aren't as glamorous. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I love that Thomas is in the pic, too. Cute eyes, Claire.

Visiting Colorado, Claire got to go to her old school and see her old teachers. This is her kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Herman.

Recess at old school, a picture with Tyson Anderson. Good friend.

Claire played with all her 1st grade friends. Everyone was excited to see her. She ran around, did the monkey bars and PLAYED. This is her with Henry. Our very dear neighbor that we miss so much.

Isn't she beautiful?

SNOW!! While we were in Colorado, Grumpy helped build a snowman. Only snow we touched all season. First time ever not having snow for Christmas.

thumbsucking...

You finally did it! You stopped sucking your thumb. We've been working on it for years. We tried putting socks on your hands while you sleep, painting your nails with stuff from the grocery store, turning off movies when you put your thumb in your mouth, etc. Finally we bought the Barbie of your dreams, brought it home and said if you could make it 10 days in a row without sucking your thumb, this Barbie was yours. You worked SO HARD! But you couldn't stop at night. We'd come in to tuck you in and you'd have your thumb in your mouth. AH! You'd be sitting on the couch, watching a show and you'd not realize your thumb was in your mouth. We went to the dentist 3 weeks ago and man! She said it's important now. Showed me lots of pics and told me to get this: Malva Stop. It worked! You stopped! Congrats little one. I'm so proud of you!

I sent this email to all your family:

This is a picture of Claire and the Barbie she picked out for when she stopped sucking her thumb! Notice the chalk in her hair and her Barbie's. It was pretty important to her. We are so proud of her!! 

Matthew is so close, too!

These are the responses:

Congratulations CLAIRE!!!!! Wahoo!!! We are so proud of you. Lets skype today so that we can see your new Barbie and blow you lots of kisses!!!!! We are so proud of you Claire!!!

 

We love you!!

 

Grammie and Grumpy

yeah, that is so awesome.  Grumpy and Grammy will take her out for a special treat next time we are together

-Grumpy

Way to go, Claire Bear.   You are a champ!!!  Self discipline is hard.  Gramma works on it all of the time.  Sometimes I slip up, but then I try to get back on track.  I have been playing too many games on my Ipad.  I have now gone three days without playing any. I was tempted last night but ended up being a winner.  It's hard.

Love you, Sweetheart!

Gramma Mathews

way to go Claire.  I know it was hard to stop that habit, but we sure are proud of you!

-Aunt Becky and Uncle Adam

Yeah,  for Claire!!

Watch out mom, she looks older with the chalk in her hair.  

-Aunt Tamme

Holy cow pretty blue eyes! Good job Claire!

-Aunt Savvy

WOW she looks like you! so proud! 

-Elizabeth Emery

Lots of people love you and are so proud of you!!! Great work, Bear!!!