Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Happy Birthday Clara!

Clara is 1 years old!! (actually, 1 yr and a few weeks- sorry this is late, my little sweetie!)

She is such a treasure, and we are so blessed to have her. We love everything about her; her sweet, mellow spirit, her curiosity, her emotional expressiveness,  her love of music and dancing, her cuddles, her grins. 


It's amazing how much she has grown in this year, from a helpless baby to a walker/dancer/explorer! She says a few words now, too. Her first was "buh-buh" for her bunny lovey, and then "Mama" (so precious to hear!), and then "Dah" for duck.

1 week old

1 year old!

She has such a beautiful smile.


Lucy and Clara together. They are different from each other in so many ways, but have such a sweet and special connection.

We celebrated Clara's birthday out west with Grandma Judy and cousin Sarah. Judy made a fun snowman cake, which Lucy and I helped to decorate.
 

Clara loved her first taste of cake!

There were balloons.

And party hats and music- lots of fun!

Here's a video of me chasing Clara- she has such a wonderful laugh.


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