I said I would be better....

I said earlier this year that I would be better at posting.  Obviously that is NOT the case!  I wish I had more time.  Today I sat down and uploaded pictures from as far back as January!  Now that I am caught up on that front hopefully I can be a it more on top of this, not sure anyone reads it anymore but maybe if I updated it more people would!  Here's to hoping!  We have had a busy two months...Claire turned a year old on May 4th.  We had a party for her that weekend and she had so much fun.  My mom broke her ribs in the middle of May so Claire and I took a quick trip to Michigan.  We brought grammy back with us.  She stayed until the middle June, went back for a doctors appointment and then flew back down with Aunt Barb.  We moved the first weekend in June, a very unexpected, but good move to an awesome neighborhood very close to school.  Emily and I can walk to school!  Emily ended first grade on June 10th and starts second grade on July 11th!  Gotta love year round.  I have been off school since the 13th but I have to go back on the fifth of July.  Jeremy's brother Jared and his family cam down for a week on the 11th.  We went to the beach, downtown Raleigh and to a Durham Bulls game when they were here. Then we took a extended Hainer family vacation to the Outer Banks this past week.  We rented a house with a pool and a hot tub that was about one block from the beach.  Can you say relaxing?  We had an awesome time!  We hope to make it a bi-annual (is that a word?) trip.  Now that I have given a quick up date I will post some pictures of the past few months...This is Claire on her first birthday!

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St. Patricks Day Parade

After reptile and amphibian day we went to the St. Patricks Day parade. Claire was so tired but not tired enough to miss the parade! She loved waving at the people and dancing to the music.

A family portrait. That is as good as it gets!

Emily getting her grove on, dancing to the music!

Reptile and Amphibian Day

Today we went to reptile and amphibian day with our friends Westin and Quinn. We had a lot of fun. We got to see baby sea turtles, iguanas, frogs, salamanders and snakes! All of Claire's friends can walk and she still wants to crawl!

Mr. Dane was comparing the weight of Quinn and Claire. Quinn is a year and Claire is only 10 months old but they weight the same.

Quinn was looking at the frogs!

Emily, Claire, Westin and Ms. Sandy were looking at the baby sea turtle.

Claire touched her first snake.  The first one she touched was a tiny one and she kinda pinched it.  This one is a little bigger!

Emily got her face painted like a rainbow butterfly.

We had so much fun with our friends today!



Quick Road Trip to Savannah

We took a quick road trip to Savannah with Jeremy. Jeremy had an account to visit so the girls and I tagged along. It was quite an adventure! When we got to Savannah we settled in and then left our hotel to go to dinner. We were walking to the downtown area and when we arrived it started pouring! We were soaked. A very nice couple gave us their umbrella. The next day Claire, Emily and I took a tour of the Juliette Gordon Low house. Juliette was the founder of the girl scouts. It was a very interesting tour. The tour guide made it very fun for Emily.

After the tour we met daddy and went to lunch and toured the River Street area. Then we drove home.  On the way home we stopped at an IHOP for dinner and our waitress was new on the job.  She spilt milk on Jeremy right away and then when she brought his coffee we discovered that it was not coffee but syrup.  She filled the entire carafe full of syrup! 

Claire is 9 months old!

On February 4th Claire turned 9 months! Time has flown by. She was 21 lbs 5 ounces and 29 1/2 inches long. She is crawling everywhere. She loves to smile and wave at people. We think she said dadda this week and really meant it. She's been saying it awhile when daddy is nowhere around but she woke up on Friday morning and she said it to him! She has a serious side, she likes to study everything. Sometimes she is not so sure about things, she never cries just looks real serious. She loves to laugh, Emily can get her laughing pretty good. She is starting to become a more consistent sleeper at night. We usually get about 5 days where she will sleep though the night and thenshe is up in the middle of the night??? She has her two bottom teeth in. We thought a few weeks ago that her two top ones were going to pop through but they stil haven't.

Daisy Body Talk

Today I went to Daisy Body Talk. I learned about being healthy. You should exercise an hour every single day. I learned that you should not just yank a loose tooth out because it might break off the roots. I was picked to be Captain Clean Teeth. I had to pick people to do activities.

Lost a Tooth!

A few weeks ago Emily finally lost her first tooth. It had been loose since well before Christmas. It finally was wiggly enough. She did not want us to touch it. Daddy said, "let me look." He took a tissue and yanked it out. It happened so fast! She was so excited. She put the tooth under her pillow that night and the tooth fairy left her a big bonus for it being her first tooth ($10.00)! She is very excited because today the tooth next to the big hole is now loose.