"thank you for reading me a book"

this is what claire told me tonight as i put her into bed. wow - how i love this kid. she is seriously so sweet. without prompting, she regularly says please and thank you. she absolutely LOVES to read. we read books all day and right before bed. she has even figured out she can stall going to bed a bit by asking for another book. who am i to refuse her reading time?!

we have one more Kindermusik class next week and auntie taya will join us. i think it has been good for claire to see a bunch of other kids. she plays really nicely with kids on play dates but she doesn't often interact with a bunch of them at once. she is quite tentative in the group setting. hopefully she will overcome this hesitancy with continued exposure to groups of kids through some fun activities this fall. we plan to enroll her next in a tumbling class and a dance class (not simultaneously!)

laura is absolutely adorable. she is really coming into her own. she has the sweetest little smile. both dimples pop when she beams at you. i was looking at the posts from when claire was 4mos old and it is amazing how alike they are. laura is munching on her fingers, she is starting to show interest in the tv, she giggles and coos and she LOVES to snuggle.

lola, uncle paul and auntie taya are coming to visit this week and laura will be baptized. we are so excited for their visit. we can't wait for them to meet laura and to hang out with claire. oh yeah, and spend time with us!

we have lots of new pictures. i will try and get them posted in the next day.

--lynn

ps - i got my hot tub -wahoo!!!