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Normally I don't do two posts in a day, but because of my computer situation, I'm going to. Also, these are the last pictures I wanted to share from Bethany's visit. We sure had a fun visit with them and are very glad they came. We can't wait until we can see them again.


Riding the carousel at the mall was one of Gigi's and Clarissa's favorite things to do together before Gigi moved. So, naturally, we had to take them while they were here. They had such a fun time.

While they were visiting, Clayton and Madeline even got aquainted. Here is Clayton trying to hold her hand.

Isn't she a cutie???

Birthday

I’m a bit behind on blogging a bunch of things that have happened this past month. My computer hasn’t been working great when I try to download my pictures. So I have to use Quinn’s computer when I get a chance. So, sorry that I will be posting about older things, but I wanted to document them, since someday I am hoping to put this all in a book.



Here are some more pictures from Gigi’s visit. We were lucky enough to celebrate her birthday with her while they were in town. We had such a fun time having the party at our house with all of her cousins. Bethany planned the perfect "pink" birthday party for Gigi.

The kids had a great time eating breakfast, painting picture frames, getting prizes from a fish pond, and eating cake.

Clarissa gave her a toy telephone which she picked out all by herself. It ended up being perfect because it was pink, and now they can “talk” to each other while they are so far away. Clarissa misses Gigi so much and talks about her all of the time.

I Beg to Differ!!!

This morning I was talking to Clarissa about how her Daddy goes to school/work. He was busy last night and this morning doing a lot of preparation for a couple of meetings. I don't know what a little kid understands about where there daddy is all day long. So I was explaining to her that Quinn goes to work everyday and he works really hard to earn money so that we have a house to live in, food to eat, and clothes to wear.

After that conversation this morning, she has told me and Quinn several times today that "Daddy goes to work and he works really hard." We dropped Quinn off at work this morning. After he got out of the car, she continued to talk about how hard daddy works. She contemplated for a minute and then said "Mommy's DON'T work really hard".

I guess in her little mind she figured out that since I stay at home and don't go into work like Quinn, I must not work really hard. I quickly corrected that statement and told her that "yes, Mommy's work very hard taking care of their kids". Then she told me "Clarissa and Clayton don't work really hard." I guess there has to be someone that doesn't work really hard!

A Special Visitor

Clarissa's friend Gigi came to visit us a couple of weeks ago. They used to live here, but moved last fall.

These two girls had so much fun together. It was so fun to watch them play, they picked up right where they left off, even though they hadn't seen each other for over 8 months.

New Orleans

I recently went to New Orleans for a conference. I had an afternoon free, so I took the opportunity to look around a little. I enjoyed getting out and seeing a little of the city. I only wish that I had someone to explore with. I'm sure Tiffany would have loved to have been there too.