"Where's the Baby?"

Clara loves to play "Where's the Baby?" She hides herself under her blankets, mom and dad's laundry, her clothes...anywhere really. Her latest hiding place - under her cereal bowl!

A Day in the Life of Clara and Mommy

So, this is pretty much what Clara and I do when we're at home together. She roams around the house playing with things...climbs the furniture...plays "Where's the Baby?"...helps me clean and do laundry...makes messes everywhere she goes...and eats and eats and eats...It's really quite amazing to watch her explore and learn as she goes! :)

Bathing Beauty

It's a good thing Clara loves taking a bath...she needs it after all of that messy eating!

Fun with Food

Clara has discovered how much fun feeding herself can be. Fun for her...a bit messy for mom and dad!

Girl on the Go

Clara's favorite things to do these days are crawl, climb and pretend to walk. She loves cruising behind her "walk along."

Laughing Girl

Who knew bouncing the ball with dad could be soooo funny!?!

In the Kitchen

Today, we discovered how much fun the kitchen can be. While I was loading the dishwasher, Clara kept trying to climb in.

Tupperware and wooden spoons may be our new favorite toys!

Jumping Girl

Our girl is constantly jumping. We figured that she'd love the Johnny Jump UP but the first few times we tried, she freaked out and cried. Now she loves it!

Water Baby

Clara went for her first swim about a month ago. She LOVES the water! Our gym has family swim twice a week where they open up the warm water therapy pool for the kids. So far it's been a great introduction to the water for her.

She like to stare at her friend Abigail and watch all of the other kids splash around.

Does she have a future in swimming??? I guess we'll all have to wait and see! :)

How fast she changes!

Since I last updated our blog in early December, Clara has changed A LOT. She has had many firsts of things.

First time eating rice cereal. (She's an old pro at food now. Her favorite is squash.)

First time riding her rocking horse.

First push up... Gotta start her early if she's going to the Olympics! :)

First time with a sippy cup.

First time sitting up from lying on her tummy.

Twins

As if Clara didn't already look just like her dad...

add a sweet potato beard and...

you have twins!!!

Cayucos, CA

We got to spend the week after Christmas on the Central California coast with Will's side of the family. Clara loved watching and playing with her cousins!


The girls enjoying the afternoon sun on the beach.

We had a crab feed for New Year's Eve. It was awesome!

In Cayucos it's an annual tradition to do a polar bear plunge New Year's morning. The water was a lovely 58 degrees. Will and I may just be crazy enough to do it next year.

More Christmas

Just a few pics of the family at Christmas...





Grandma and Grandpa Newman

Uncle Abe

We tried to put Clara in a beanie too but she didn't want to keep it on so we gave up!

The Newman/Bunker clan at church on Christmas Sunday.

Baby's First Christmas

Clara loved her first Christmas! She had a great time opening presents. As soon as she had them open they all went right in her mouth.

She made out like a bandit. Our living room looked like a toy store.

Here she is wearing the perfect Christmas morning outfit...a santa onesie, Uggs and her elf hat(thanks Auntie Sarah).

Clara helped mom decorate the tree. Here she is hanging up her first ornament.