Claire's First Ice Cream Cone

Yesterday we got Claire her first ice cream cone after spending the afternoon playing at the park.  We were all so hot when we left we decided to go through the drive-thru at Mcdonald's and get drinks for us and an ice cream cone for Claire.  She wasn't so sure about it at first, she has always been hesitant with cold foods.  But it only took a minute for her to discover how yummy it was.  The pictures do the all the talking, she clearly loved it!

Visit to Grandma & Grandpa Richins'

On Wednesday my mom, Laci, me, and our girls went to visit my Grandma and Grandpa Richins' in Henefer.  Lydia & Claire had so much fun playing outside in their yard.  Claire got lots of practice doing her somersaults on the grass.
Claire was very entertained by these two balls.  She kept trying to carry both of them at the same time and then kept carrying them up to stack them by the tree.  It was super funny watching her.
Lydia & Claire are best buddies.  They are so cute together.  They play really cute and love to give each other hugs, which almost always end up with them both on the ground giggling.  It was a fun little girls day and we loved getting to visit with my grandma and grandpa who we don't get to see near often enough! 

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Giggling and soaking up the setting sun.

"A portrait of my daughter once a week, every week, in 2015."

Evening Walk

One of our favorite things to do as a family is go for walks in the evenings.  We load Claire up in her stroller, put Rory on her leash, and go out and explore around our neighborhood.  There is a little park area with a walkway and pond a few blocks away that we like to go to.  We stopped there on Friday evening and let Claire get out and explore.  I took my camera with me and captured some of my favorite photos I've taken of Claire.
Bryce took these last two photos of Claire and me and they turned out so pretty.  I'm going to make a photographer out of him yet!  I am not a big fan of the heat, but these summer nights with cooler temperatures and gorgeous sunsets are making up for it.

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Always admiring the flowers everywhere we go.

"A portrait of my daughter once a week, every week, in 2015."

An Afternoon at the Park

Claire has been feeling a little under the weather this week.  She seemed to be doing better today so I thought it would be nice for both of us to get out of the house and go on a little outing.  We decided to go to one of our favorite parks near Beus Pond.  
We had the whole park all to ourselves.  Claire was in heaven exploring every inch of the place without interruption.
She likes climbing the stairs but she doesn't care too much about the slides or anything.  Mostly she likes to walk around under the playground and find random places to stack the wood chips.  
This little window was probably her favorite part of the whole park.  She kept peeking out of it then would wave and say "Bye!" before ducking out of sight.  After we played that game for a while she dropped wood chips out the window for a good five to ten minutes.  I love seeing the funny things that entertain her at this age.
As we were leaving we passed this flowering bush and I couldn't help but stop to take a picture.  Afternoons like this with my little girl are what I always dreamed about before I became a mom and I'm glad I'll get to spend a entire childhood of them with Claire.

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Claire playing in her kiddy pool.

"A portrait of my daughter once a week, every week, in 2015."