Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Eleven

So hard to believe that my little baby girl is 11.  I have such vivid memories of her as a baby, she made me a mama and I love her for it.  My bright-eyed, chubby, talkative little baby has turned into quite the young lady.  I see her every day and it seems that she has grown up overnight.
There are so many things that I love about my Claudia.  She has a very strong interest in people and notices and interacts with things that others miss.  She is often compassionate towards me in her questions and desires (asking me how she can help, asking me how I am doing, etc.)
Claudia is a young girl full of excitement and ideas.  She is a planner and loves to organize.  I often ask her to help me remember things and details, and she does not forget!  She's my personal administrator.  Her ideas often look like planning out plays, skits, parties, etc. to have with her friends or siblings.
One thing I am increasingly grateful for is her humility.  She is quick to admit when she is wrong and ask forgiveness if she has hurt somebody.
Of all my children, she is the one that I see the most of myself in personality wise.  But yet she is different than me is so many ways, she's got a lot of firstborn traits that I never had!!  People often say how much she looks like me.  Tonight as she was looking through these pictures, she said, "Mom, I look like you in these pictures!  I have never noticed that before."
We love you, Claudia and so grateful for you and so happy that you are our firstborn daughter.

FINALLY had a chance to get some shots of my girl tonight.  It was fun to do a "fall" shoot for her summer birthday.



























Monday, October 10, 2011

More G

Looks like Claudia and Greta have a new favorite pastime to do together.  Little model and little miss photographer.  Fun times for all.



Daddy came home in the middle of the shoot.






Saturday, October 8, 2011

Birthday leftovers

Just a few more pics that I liked from Morgan's little birthday shoot.




Aaron and Greta wanted to attempt a jump shot.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Monday, October 3, 2011

Rubble

This past weekend, after another big day of rain, the creek by us was crazy flooded.  I have never seen it this bad.  I guess we have had too much rain.  Not only was the water super high but there was so much debris.
We took a break from school one day last week to go down and watch the township guys clean it up.  We had a guest with us. Uncle Jeremy has moved in from Iowa and is staying with us until he gets his own place.  The kids are loving having him here, though they can't seem to understand why he had to spent time looking for a job and then today he actually had to start WORKING!  What a crime that has been to them.
The water is not very high here, but a few days earlier, it was almost up to the white fence at the rear of the photo.

Greta did not want to get out of the back of the truck!!

Enjoying her apples and pb.

A lesson from Uncle Jer in how to skip rocks.

 

Friday, September 30, 2011

More Fair

Just a few more shots from our evenings at the fair.  I love this time of year.
Morgan and her greased pig attempt.  She's in the middle with a white t-shirt.

Greta and G-ma snuggling while watching the greasy pigs

Claudia getting congratulated by Mr. Freeman