Videos of the three from this week

The day prior to this video we were skyping with my folks and my mom asked Clare to smile, then to stick out her tongue and then close her eyes, etc. She has since taken to doing all three at the same time. Quite amusing. 

Nathaniel is about to lose two more teeth in the top front! one is just sticking straight out because the front top permanent tooth is coming in and pushing the next one out.

Zach played a cougar in the zoo today. We had seen a cougar during feeding time one time where it was eating from a deer carcass at the zoo and zach was recreating that.  then Clare started copying him and joining in.  it was a whole afternoon of "Mom, watch the cougar do this".

Baby's shoes

Oh What Fun it is to Ride...

 One of her favorite gifts! The traditional orange in the stocking. She was so excited about it and carried it around the rest of the day.

 Grandma made Clare a chef's hat and apron and a couple cute bags to hold her stuff. So fun and too cute. She is loving being a little baker and has perfected the taste test action.

New pajama pants!  Cars for Nate and slugs/snails for Zach. What a hit!  as well as the fun headlamps to match Grandpa!

 While it wasn't a white Christmas it was white right after Christmas.  Kids all had fun sledding and playing in the snow. Clare loved it!

 The Hairy Man from Chris and Laura. Clare sure liked him and the boys loved the story, The Legend of Hairy Man. They are so excited to make their shirts too.  Nate is wanting to draw a parasauralophus on his t-shirt.

 Laser tag hex bugs for Uncle Matt.

 Clare is yelling, Ready....Set....Go!!

Mr. Toothless lost one of his front teeth on the drive to Spokane before Christmas! 

Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight

A new talking purse and phone from Grandma and Grandpa. Complete with bracelets, too. Aunt Heather, Uncle TJ and Jenna gave Clare a whole bunch of Jenna's headbands.  We'll have to get used to wearing headbands but she did know what to do with them and got excited about them.

I just LOVED how excited they were to open toothbrushes in their stocking. Especially Mr. Toothless.

 Clare got these PJ's from my parents and for some reason has not wanted to take them off since. She refused to get dressed every morning insisting to put them back on after changing her diaper. Every evening she has been so excited to put them on. 

 Nathaniel and I went to the Children's Nutcracker this year so this was my gift to him...the start of his own Nutcracker collection:).

And Zachary and I went to a children's concert so I got him a musical snowglobe. A bit hit, too.

 Thanks, Aunt Jolene for the silver boots.  She loves boots and it was perfect since i forgot to bring her dress shoes so we opened them just in time for church.

Santa "knew" they needed a new red playground ball since the other one they had bit the dust this summer. 

 And a couple more gems from Jolene.  So cute! and Clare's new go to face for the camera.

Clare really got into opening her presents.  The boys didn't have to "Help" her too much this year. She was so excited about each and every gift she opened and just loved all her gifts. That was the fun part...watching her play so joyously with her new toys and gifts.