The next black swan?

Perhaps not. I don't know that I'd wish the life of a professional ballerina on Claire, but she certainly does love all things musical and dance, and looks pretty darn cute in her new tutu from Auntie June.

Birthday parties and walking!

The weekend was all about birthdays- first dinner for Uncle Rod and Aunt Jane's birthdays, and then a playdate at Tumblebums for Katie's 2nd birthday- Claire loved the bubbles and trampolines, and enjoyed having a big space to practice her new walking skills- she's venturing a little further each day and has the frankenstein pose down to a tee!

Learning to stand

Claire recently figured out how to stand up in the middle of the room- and stand she did....again and again and again- finding it all quite hysterical.

14 months!

It's hard to believe Claire is already 14 months- becoming more of a toddler every day. She's close to walking- braving a few steps here and there but mostly relying on cruising or holding a hand. She loves climbing the ladder and going down the slide by herself at the playground- she's a bit of a daredevil! We're hearing more and more words- "hot" (paired with a very serious frown), "key", "eye" (said while poking us in the eye) and "no no no no" are amongst the most popular right now.

Who me? (aka: the tiny opportunist)

Any opportunity Claire finds to get into large volumes of 'stuff'- whether it be clothes, wrapping paper, shoes, tupperware or anything else she can get into- is considered good times by her. She's recently started reprimanding herself when she gets into something she really isn't supposed to by saying 'no no no no' (usually whilst standing on top of her high chair, spinning all the toilet paper off the role, or attempting to touch the tv).

Dancing queen...

Claire followed up her New Years horn blowing festivities with a little dancing....thinking she might try out for "So You Think You Can Dance" pretty soon!

Happy New Year!

Given about 30 minutes before this video was taken she burst into tears when I blew the party horn, I'd say she warmed up to it pretty quickly! Happy New Year from Claire to all her faithful readers:)