Got this video of Clare at the pool this afternoon!
Clare finally took her “official” first steps on Sunday at the pool. It is amazing how different kids are! She is so different from either G or J. Grace walked at 10 months and Jake at 11 months, but they didn’t talk much until they were close to 2. Clare is later with mobility milestones but much more talkative. She says so many words! She’ll even point to the backyard and say “swing”. She loves to swing in my lap. She says bye bye, hi, dada, mama, Juhjuh (Jacob), Gah (Grace), Emma, eat, swing, outside, slide, shoe, eye, nose, foot, ball, and much more! She is so much fun and growing so fast!
After a rough start to our day (and if you witnessed our Mass behavior you know what I’m talking about), we ended up spending a relaxing afternoon out and about. We went and picked up a bottle of wine at World Market and did some browsing at Best Buy (the twins loved the media area with all the movies on dozens of huge TVs). Then we rode the trolley to the Waterway and ate dinner at a restaurant on the water and had some ice cream after we rode the trolley back. We got home in time to get everyone ready for bed and either asleep or in their beds by 8:30. Of course, as I type this, Clare is waking up. That kid just doesn’t want to sleep without me beside her.
Waiting for the trolley, you can see it coming up the street
Watching out the trolley window
The whole crew
Coloring at the restaurant with Daddy
Daddy and his first girl
Miss Clarey Beary
Mommy and Jakey
Clare can color!
Checking out the fish
Look closely and you can see tons of fish!
Back in April, the twins were in George’s cousin Tina’s wedding. The pics just went up on the photographer’s website this past week. Here are the ones of the kids.
This morning we had our last T-Ball game of the season. I think, in retrospect, that the twins weren’t quite ready for group sports. We definitely spent more time playing in the sand than we did on the field, but we still had fun and that’s what counts. I’m looking forward to next year!
With Daddy before the game
Playing in the wagon, she’s getting so big!
Getting an early start
Sweet Boy
She’s getting so big! (Did I say that already?)
She wouldn’t sit still long enough for me to get a good one
Go Jake!
Headed Home
Giving Coach five
With her trophy
And His
Enjoying Celebratory cupcakes
Our Team went to Chuck E Cheese after the game. All the kids had fun, even Clare who enjoyed scooting around, pulling up on all the games, and pulling kids’ tickets out of the games while they were playing.
This one had them totally mesmerized.
Mommy and Clare
Daddy and Clare
Mommy, Clare, Daddy, Jake, and Grace’s Pigtail
We finished up the day with a Spaghetti Dinner in honor of St. Anthony of Padua’s feast day. He’s our parish’s patron saint. We had a good time and the kids enjoyed running around the gym with their friends. It was a busy but fun family day!