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Planes!

If you have little ones that like airplanes, the Hill Aerospace Museum is a must-see.

We've been there twice already in the few weeks that we have been in Utah.

Plus, it's free.  Can't beat that!

There are dozens of jets and airplanes to look at, as well as a fun learning center where the "kids" can dress up, sit in a cockpit....

...and pretend to blow other airplanes out of the sky.

"I LOOOVE airplanes!"

"Meh."

These things are fun and fun is good!

Two of Luke's cousins were over on Friday, and we had a very low-key celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday.

We read "The Foot Book" and painted our feet for taking footprints...

   

(Yes, Luke is wearing underwear...YES, he is potty-trained (98%), and YES, we both survived the ordeal. Barely)

Next up was "The Cat in the Hat".

Here are the boys waiting oh so patiently for their treats...

Oh Yeah!

We made hats, if you can't tell...not perfection but cute nonetheless!

Three crazy, fun boys!

Growing fast!

Instead of a big long list of milestones, let me just say that Claire is a joy to be around and is more beautiful each day.  She is so close to crawling.  No hurry, though, as it seems we may have a battle on our hands when she is able to get to Luke's cars and toys unassisted. (:  Just the other day she learned to clap, if very daintily!  Claire is a very sweet girl who likes to cuddle, sleeps well (at night), loves her big brother and smiles and laughs at him when he will take a moment to play with her.  She is very friendly to strangers and flirts with whoever is sitting behind us at church.  A sweetheart in every way, we sure love her!!

In other news, we are baaaaaaack in Utah!  More to come on that soon...

Picture time!

We were so excited to have a little photo shoot for the kids done by the very talented Stephanie over at Stephanie Hyde Photography. 

The kids loved her (especially Luke!), and she was so great with them, making them smile and laugh, all while taking some ah-mazing pictures!

Here are just a few of my favorites.

 

Cousin time!

Thanks, Stephanie!!

Smooch

SIX

YEARS

LATER

AND

STILL

IN LOVE!

Happy Anniversary, Clark!  

You. Complete. Me. 

(sniff)

Six

6 months later and we've got this little cutie:

Some info:
16 pounds, 26 inches

-Professional sitter, with only occasional tips--more often than not caused in one way or another by her big bro.

-Smiles very easily--especially for Mom, Dad and Luke but is also very friendly with strangers.

-Loves her big brother and is very patient with him.  She likes to watch him play with toys and will laugh at him when he is being silly.

-Surprising us with unchangingly blue eyes...not really in the family gene pool!

-Not crawling yet but starting to think about it.

-Grabs everything in sight.

-Sleeps pretty well...most of the time.

-Not too interested in solid food yet but loves her some milk! (:

-Has two teeth--Luke makes sure of it often:

We continue to be so grateful for such a beautiful, healthy, and happy baby girl!

We love our Claire!