Trip to Pa--Part Deux!

The second half of last week we journeyed to the Defreece family home for a visit! We had a FANTASTIC time and cannot wait to return. Here is a glimpse of how much fun we had.

Our blue-eyed lil' lady!

Playing with the kids in Derek's spiderman tent.

Hanging with Bella!

Brian with his favorite lil ones!

Claire's newest word is 'baby' and boy did Bella have plenty for

her to play with. She is now 'baby' obsessed!

Chillin' with Devin

Life is pretty funny at 17 months!

Twister with Bella!

Feeding the yet another baby doll

Shopping!

Every time we hang we try to get this same picture.

I will have to post all three soon. You wouldn't believe how much

they have changed !

Lovely face!

She LOVED the play kitchen!

Jail bird!

Dancing!

Hello Bee, Hello Me! & SO BIG!

Claire showcasing her newest word: Me!

Reading So Big!!

Trip to Pa--Part One

The family has had a LOOOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGGG week but worth every minute! We traveled up to NEPA to meet the newest member of the family, Anya Lenore. She is BEAUTIFUL! We got to spend some quality time with the family, Rhys and Claire bonded over toys and we had a great spaghetti dinner provided by Grams!

Then we were headed down south to our friends, May and Dom's house to visit their family of five!(Pictures from that outing coming soon in Trip to Pa--Part Deux :-)

Claire showing MomMom her favorite "Doggie" book.

Claire meeting her new cousin. Quite convenient that her newest word is "baby"
She got to practice saying it a WHOLE bunch lately.

Proud Uncle Brian

Baby Anya and Baby Lizzie(a preemie Cabbage Patch)

Hard to say who is bigger.....LOL

Rhys and Claire swinging around..

Claire LOVED driving her cousin's car!

"One of these things is not like the other......"

Claire getting a "lil' bit Country"

Awesome pink hat from Grams and Poppy!

Thanks!!

Claire loves dogs!

Communing with Paddles

Anya taking everything in!

Claire and Grams hamming it up :-)

Kissin' cousins!

Random Bits of Cuteness

Snuggling with her favorite pillow before bed.

Vacuuming the deck.

Playing

Splashing!

Super Slider!

Ocean City Trip--July 2009

"But I don't wanna wear it!!!

Independent woman!

First steps in the sand.

First look and feel of the ocean.

She wasn't sure what to make of the water at first.

She loved her beach pool!

Thanks Grandma!

Princess Claire!

Playing!

Claire's "all you can eat buffet" of fruit...

Big shocker there, I know.

Who needs stacking blocks when you have soda cans!

She LOVED walking and pulling her wagon!

Princess Claire sitting pretty!

Hanging out in the hole Daddy and Uncle Steve dug.

Walking to the water's edge

Finishing her lunch and cleaning up!

Family shot....Claire was not really into all the posing going on...

She did have fun walking around though.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this picture!

Say CHEESE!

"Ahhhhh!"

You would not believe what we went through to get

this child to look at the camera

Stahl Family Shot!