Jaime's Visit

This weekend we had the pleasure of having our good friend Jaime visit from Charleston, SC. On Friday we had a girls day and checked out the Littleton History Museum, which has two farms (from the 1860's and the 1890's). Claire enjoyed seeing some animals, especially the pigs who decided to take a mud bath while we were watching.

On Saturday we headed to Rocky Mountain National Park for a hike to Mill's Lake. It was a beautiful day in Colorado and the 5 mile hike was breathtaking. Claire did great in her backpack and we are really enjoying being able to take her on these great day trips!

9 Month Photos

On the 11th we took Claire to City Park for her 9 Month Photos. It was a beautiful day in Denver, perhaps too sunny for some of the photos. The password is Claire. Enjoy!

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Claire is cruising and clapping!

Over Labor Day weekend Claire began to cruise around anything that she could stand up at. It has been fun to watch her learn this new form of movement. She will even have her brave moments and let go! Independent standing only lasts a few seconds, but it is easy to see that she is eager to start this walking thing that she sees everyone else doing. Here is a video that Dave captured as she plays at her music table.

Another first for Claire is that she started Clapping on the 11th. We have not been able to capture this one yet, but it is fun to have another action to add to her waving, saying no and signing all done.

Claire Returns to New England

On Thursday we set out for another trip to New England this time to attend the wedding of Chip & Kristen. We felt very lucky to be making the trip as Claire had been sick all week and we did not feel that she would be ready to travel. After two doctors visits and her fever finally breaking the Thursday morning we decided to go ahead with the original travel plans. We arrived late Thursday night and spent a quick 12 hours with the Borish family before packing up and heading to Maine to the Acton Fair to surprise the family! We spent part of the day showing Claire one of Melissa's old 4-H stomping grounds. She seemed to like the animals and we all enjoyed getting to see the family. Unfortunately my dad was away in New York attending the funeral of my uncle and was not able to see Claire this trip.

After the farm we made a quick stop back at the farm and Claire was able to enjoy some additional time with her Grandma Debbie. We took a couple of family photos in the backyard.

On Friday night we headed back to Boston to stay with the Fagans. Claire enjoyed spending time with her friend Grace while her parents enjoyed a girls night and a fantasy football draft. It was great to spend some time with our Boston based friends. On Saturday we took the girls to Boston Commons and they each had their pictures taken with the Make Way for Ducklings statues. It was a beautiful day in Boston and we are grateful to have spent it with such amazing friends.

On Saturday night we attended the long overdue wedding of Chip & Kristen. We were very excited to be there to witness them become husband and wife.

On Sunday we grabbed some sandwiches at the Hi Rise Cafe and headed to MIT for a picnic in front of the dome. We then enjoyed a stroll around campus and some MIT shopping before heading to the airport to begin the journey home.