Our First Big Snow Of The Year!

Earlier this week it snowed about 12 inches in Indianapolis. Thankfully Claire and I got to enjoy it from the inside with hot cocoa and movies. However, I did take her out in it one day as we were both getting a bit of cabin fever. I promise I put mittens on her before we headed out, but she wanted to feel the snow with her own hands. The majority of it is still here, so maybe this weekend daddy can take her out in more than just the balcony :)

Paaarrrrty Paaarrrty!!

Yesterday we enjoyed Claire's 2nd birthday party. My sister Sally was kind enough to host it for us. It was a packed house - even friends from Louisville came up for it! We celebrated with pizza, cake, presents, chit chat time and a special trip to the fire station. Claire's Uncle Jon is a firefighter and could not make it to the party, so we made a quick visit to the fire station and got the grand tour of where he works. He even rang the bells for Claire - she thought that was pretty exciting! She ended her big day with a slumber party at Mamaw's and Papaw's.

We thank the Lord for another precious year of life with our little Claire Elizabeth and pray for many more!

Girls' Getaway to Grammy and Pop's

Last week Claire and I stayed at my parents' home in Ohio for a little annual birthday getaway. Last year for Claire's first birthday we stayed with my parents for the week, so we thought we'd continue the tradition for her 2nd birthday. She enjoyed my mom's famous belgium waffles with sprinkles and candles to start her birthday off "sweet". The rest of the week included shopping, manicures, pedicures, cupcakes, movies, books, more shopping, baking, & lots of HGTV...it's a good thing we don't have cable at our home in Indy! We always love going "home" to grammy and pop's and can't wait for next year!