The Little Swimmer.

This is just TOO cute. Usually I put her in her little tub and then in the big tub... but this time I just put a couple of inches of water in, and she was fearless! She loved it! It was hilarious...like she was making snow angels in the water she was wiggling so much. Anyway, enjoy :)

Ode to Frogurt

MMmmmmmm I really love this new frozen yogurt place at the Draper Peaks shopping area... "Frogurt." It has Dryers Frozen Yogurt, (which means it tastes more creamy, like ice cream--not that pathetic frozen yogurt that's halfway melted into a puddle of milk by the time you walk outside!!) and when you walk in, there is wall full of frozen yogurt machines--you help yourself! Then they have a "salad bar" type set up with toppings galore. You pay 35 cents an ounce and it carries the best sugar-free, fat-free vanilla around!! Plus it has this great atmosphere--leather sofas & coffee tables...a really cool place to hang out with your girlfriends. LOVE it. (Ok, promise I'm not the spokesperson for Frogurt...but don't you think they should pay me for the free advertising?)

So, I've started counting my calories, and so far it has been the easiest "diet" I've ever been on!! WHY did I not think of calorie-counting before??? Maybe becuase I try to steer away from MATH & COUNTING as much as possible. But, omigosh, and I ate so much--seriously...4 days on this thing, and I've already lost a pound. And what makes it easier? 80 calories a serving at Frogurt. :)

The Little Talker.

Pretty sure there is no way she'll be a "late talker..."

Easter with the Gollahers

So I didn't take hardly any pictures--just this. Pathetic, I know... sorry. We had a WONDERFUL dinner with Mainha & Painho, and the Colemans and Barnums. It was really fun to see everyone and have some yummy scalloped potatoes, rolls, spiral ham and Heather's amazing carrot cake! Ok, I can tell that I'm hungry as I write this...

Claire is now known (according to my parents and Heather) as the one who always wears bows, flowers, and headbands... I guess that's okay... I'm training her, so she doesn't pull them out later on! I finished this bow before church that day--had to have SOMETHING to go with the cute dress! And for Easter, of course!

We topped the day off with Claire talking to my parents. It was so cute. Next post I will have a video her talking...very fun.

Easter with the Taylors

Easter SATURDAY was with Jordan's family. We had a lot of fun eating good food (these amazing marinated shish kabobs and pina colada cake) and hunting for eggs. Each year, the Taylors have an Easter egg hunt for the kids (jelly beans, chocolate), but then one for the adults (jelly beans, chocolate, DOLLAR BILLS) :) This year was a bit of a lean year for Jordan and me, in the hunt.... we made out with a whole....DOLLAR :) In previous years, it's been more like $45! But hey, we are a dollar richer! (until I go to the vending machine, that is...)

OK another picture of us trying to get everyone in and smiling... This is Jordan's sister, Jessica with Ava, Samuel, and Claire

This one turned out a little better--a little easier!

Ava's sister, Lexi, with Claire

Claire with Jordan's cousin, Julie

Jordan and Ava--very cute, I must say!

Lenore, Jordan's sister, Katie, his cousin Kiersten, and Jordan's Dad with a jello jiggler coming out of his mouth. Nice, Dan. Nice....

Jordan with his longtime friend from High School, Josh

Me decorating Easter eggs!!

Jordan and I got an Easter basket, and this is what I did with the glow sticks we got.... (we also got play doh and a frisbee...we live in Never Never Land on Easter with the Taylors!)

Discovery Gateway!

Last week, Claire and I joined my mother-in-law, Lenore, and the other grandkids (Jenn and her kids), Lexi, Spencer, Ava, and the newborn, Samuel, AND, Jordan's aunt Vicki and her grandkids, Shelby and Kaylee...anyway, it was a full house :) Here are some pics.

Getting everyone ON the horse and looking at the camera was quite a feat. Claire also looks posessed... oh well!

They have a full-on Life-flight helicopter!!

Cute little Samuel...slept the whole time...

And so did Claire...

My gorgeous mother-in-law and niece!!

Another one of Ava...so cute!

3 Months Old!

Why I like this age:

1. Fussiness is SO much less!

2. She smiles all the time!

3. Starting to laugh!

4. big enough that I don't feel like I'll "break her" anymore.

5. Much more alert/responsive

6. Sleeps a lot longer! (except the past few days...growth spurt I guess...)

7. Has finally started to fit into her 0-3 month clothing :)

Reality Check: 10 Not So Cute Things About Me

Saw this on Amanda's blog, and wanted to tell you all what is very NOT cute about me.

1. Sometimes I can be really insensitive to my husband's needs...like his need to sleep, for instance... his graveyard work schedule can really suck sometimes.

2. I really like reading/watching Hollywood gossip. Sad but true. (but I only believe People & Us Weekly--all of the other tabloid pubs are full of lies!)

3. I can't keep a secret to save my life. Ok, maybe to save my life. I've kept a few secrets, but let's face it, it's really hard!

4. I only make dinner like once a week... (and mostly try to get out of it by inviting myself to the in-laws on Sundays -OK so they actually say the invitation is always there, so...)

5. I am having the WORST time trying to get myself to exercise. Eating healthy is much easier. Exercising takes changing clothes and showering a lot...

6. I kinda don't like working. I'd rather play. Or shop. Or hang out. Or eat brownies all day.

7. I very frequently forget my morning prayers. I need to hang some kind of reminder sign up...

8. I really only brush my hair when I blowdry it. And i don't wash it every day... (which is normal, I guess). You put two and two together.

9. I hate opening my mail. (unless of course, it's a wedding announcement or something like that)

10. I HATE checking my voicemails. If my cell phone wasn't a work phone, I would put something like, "don't bother leaving me a message, becuase it may take me weeks to check it." It's really bad. Sometimes I check my messages after I have like 16 of them on there. And even then, I delete the message before the person is finished leaving it...sad. Friends: don't leave me voicemails. If I see you called and I missed it, I'll just call you back.

Claire's First Giggles

Well, Jordan first heard her giggle yesterday when we were at Kohl's. He was feeding her his pinacolada slurpee...yes...that might explain the weird diaper changes she's had lately... Anyway, she LOVED it, and would pucker up her lips to receive the slurpee straw each time he pulled it out. It was really cute...and at one point, she giggled in anticipation, he said. I missed it!!

So, my mom and I recreated the giggles that evening...that's my Mom "making a fool" of herself :) haha... Not sure who's laughing more though--Claire or US!

More Claireisms

A couple more funny things I know Claire is going to want to read about when she's older :)

1. Claire's favorite radio station: 87.9, a.k.a., in Utah, "static." We discovered this when she was upset in the car, and we didn't have the cordless drill handy.

2. She has become a bit of a drooler...although it's not like it drips off her chin. It forms bubbles on her lips. Jordan calls her "bubbles" sometimes.

3. When Jordan puts her in front of the mirror (held like "Superman"), she starts talking to her image...it's pretty funny! She also "talks" when she's in her Baby Einstein gym. That's the video I posted, above.... (not her BEST speaking "performance," but the only one I've gotten on video so far!)

4. I don't know if all babies do this, but when she's hungry, she may cry a little...softly or be fussy...but ONCE I lay her down on my lap to get ready to feed her, it's like the anticipation is too much! She starts screaming! Fortunately this is short-lived since I can generally get things going quickly from there.

5. Claire really likes to suck on her hands. She'll sometimes try to fit BOTH fists in her mouth!

6. She can't stop wiggling. And she has also begun to roll on her side...she lifts her legs and throws her body over to the side!

7. When Jordan feeds her, she still wants to be in the same position she's in when I FEED her...the BREASTFEEDING position!! So, she twists her body until she's chest to chest with him, and he she ends up cocking her head back at the crook of his arm, and he feeds her the bottle that way! SO funny... It looks so uncomfortable too! But, that's the way she likes it!

I might be a little obsessed...

With making flower clips for Claire's...head (not hair since she doesn't have much of that yet) All but three of these I've made (thank you Bonny for the ones you gave me!!) Looks like, as far as hair thingies go, I've got Claire's head covered (no pun intended...)

My Fabulous Font!

I saw this on Ariel's blog and thought it was such a cool idea, so I had to do it!! I hope you guys do it too because I'd love to see everyone's "typed" handwriting! (so that's an oxymoron!)

Here is a sample of what my handwriting looks like:

If you want to do it too, the website is: http://www.yourfonts.com/ !

The Many Faces of Claire

So, I was merely trying to get her to smile. No such luck...but it was so funny when I started looking at all the pictures I did get how many different expressions she makes in seconds! Hilarious. "does this water bite?"
"I spy a fly...I'm gonna squish that little bug in these hands right here..."

"Mmm....yummy hands...."

"Should I try the thumb or just stick to sucking the hands?"

"This is my "angel" pose...don't I look like I'll just fly away?"

"Do you think I could take up acting? I mean, check out this "surprised look..." not bad eh?"
"Wait, don't take it yet...corners of my mouth are almost up...wait...."
"You didn't wait! Now I won't smile!"

"OK, I'm done. Get me dressed, It's freezing!"