We have been busy! On Sunday, July 7, we took Clara to her first circus. I absolutely LOVE the circus and have gone every year (except when we lived in Honduras) since high school. Kevin has grown to share my love of the circus and even took me after he proposed eight years ago. Laurie also loves the circus and she and Russell normally accompany us. This year the four of us took Clara thinking that she would either sleep through it or not even notice that it was going on...WRONG! She woke up right as the first act started and was mesmerized by all of the lights. Clarita watched the entire first act in awe and only cried when someone was shot out of a cannon and the boom scared her. She fell asleep at intermission and slept through the second act, but I think that her first trip to the circus was a success!
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| This is her excited face... |
Last Saturday Clara and I attended a baby shower for my friends Lindsay and Emily. They are sisters and Emily has a son five weeks younger than Clara and Lindsay is due in September. Emily just moved back from Louisiana and the two had a joint baby shower. Clara got to meet Emily's son Parker (future boyfriend?) as well as my friend Trisha's son Elliot who is a month old. It was a fun time and Clara was very good, sleeping through the first half and flirting through the second half. It's getting so fun as more and more of my friends have babies. I can't wait to watch all of them grow up together!
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| Clara can't wait to meet Carver! |
Saturday evening Laurie and I threw a retirement party for our mom. It was a fun night complete with our own photo booth (luckily we have a lot of costumes) and some great Mexican food. Clara even used some props for the photo booth! We had a great time with all of the people who came out to celebrate with my mom and Clara got in lots of snuggles and got to meet lots of new people. Although she had a super long day, Clarita was a trooper and very well behaved. She slept in different people's arms and smiled at everyone!
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| So excited for La Abuelita to take care of her now that she's retired! |
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| Sleeping with Donna |
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| Happy retirement Mom/Abuelita! |
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| The compound |
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