Friday, December 21, 2012

Christmas Monkey

Claire (looking at Christmas tree): Mom, we don't have a monkey on our tree. We should borrow one from the store.
Me: We need a monkey for our tree?
Claire: Yes. But not a talking monkey.

I wish I could get inside her head sometimes.

Christmas, thus far.

Enjoying a hot chocolate at Butchart Gardens

Decorating the tree (it was a wee bit bottom heavy!)

Santa comes to school!

Claire LOVED Santa...she was so excited to sit on his knee- and was pretty reluctant to let him move on to the next child!


Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Her first dance recital

Claire enjoyed showing off her new dance moves at her first dance 'recital'- and while she wasn't always following the teachers instructions just so, she did pretty well during her first performance in front of 20+  moms, dads & grandparents!

These two were up to a little mischief during the recital and had to be separated!

Not staying the corner as their teacher is instructing them to do.

Again, not listening to the teacher so much....


The hug-a-bug dance routine


Showing her moves

Fall girl


Hanging out in the leaves with baby Ava