fall festivals

We got to got to two fall festivals this past week and they were both really fun!
The first was on Saturday and it was just a few minutes from our house. Meg surprised us by not only willingly bouncing in the bounce houses but also actually having a lot of fun. There was even an obstacle course bounce house with much bigger kids in it and she loved it (she would never have done this in the past so we loved watching her being "brave").


Katie was a little skittish about the bounce house but had no problem with the pony ride.


Last night was our church's fall festival, and the girls were very excited to get to dress up! (side note: this is the bumblebee costume's FOURTH straight year being worn by a Webb girl - phew! Is that a record?? If Claire will fit into it again next year, I'll be so happy).

Meg and Katie watching the pony ride (I think these were the same ponies from Saturday!):

Katie was so funny and excited to be wearing her costume. She was running up to anyone she knew and yelling, "I'm a butterfly (buddo-fwi)"!! And then she would do a little dance with her tongue sticking out.

tuesday/thursday mornings

I love my Tuesday and Thursday mornings with Claire. The big girls are in preschool then and Claire and the house just seems really peaceful and quiet.


Claire is a good mixture of energetic and relaxed - she is a little of both. I am so grateful for the times we get to hang out, just the two of us!

claire's first year

These pictures not only remind me of how much she's grown in one year, but it also reflects the adventures in breastfeeding we went through this year...the jaundice at one month (she is so yellow!), the happy and healthy 2 and 3 months (breastfeeding was pretty good for a little while), the skinny and sickly 4 and 5 months (I wasn't making enough milk and at 5 months she weighed less than her weight at 2 months), and the gradual addition of formula and real food at 6 months (then looking more well-fed and happier with each passing month).

It never fails to amaze me how fast a baby can grow and develop in just one year!

one

Our beautiful Claire turned one today. She is a delight and we couldn't imagine our lives without her. I can't wait to watch her grow up.

Claire took her first bite of birthday cake tonight and loved it so much, she laughed out loud! Pure joy.

exactly a year ago

We looked like this...the day before Claire was born.

Katie was still a baby too! Crazy. (I think my lower back is still angry with me for carrying Katie while pregnant with Claire.) We were SO excited to meet baby Claire!

yard work

Katie and Meg were "helping" Mark as he cut down a big dead bush in the yard.


Claire watched from her stroller. And she has a bunch of new teeth to show off! She is so cute - she bites her cheerios in half now, I think just because she can.

all-natural hair product

Almost every morning, Claire eats banana for breakfast. When she eats, she likes to squish it in her fists to make a nice banana paste.

Then she runs her fingers through her hair.



Her hair parts naturally in the middle, and she reminded me of some animal with horns...then finally I think I got it! I believe her hairstyle is "the water buffalo".