The Past Week in Pics

One morning last week we were getting ready to leave the house. I hollered "Are you ready to go?" and she came into the room looking like this. I'd say she was ready to go. She now goes everywhere with a purse and sunglasses.

Here's another one of her outfits. She's become quite the dress up queen as of late.

We did a baby dedication at church on Mother's Day. The children's minister asked if we'd like to include Clara. They hadn't done one since 2006 and there were a couple other older kiddos, so we said yes since we hadn't done it when she was a baby. She got her picture flashed on the screen and in the program and a pink bible with her name on it. And Mommy got a carnation for Mother's Day.

After church, I picked Jason's Deli for lunch. We're not big fans of crowds, so I wanted to avoid potential Mother's Day hotspots. Turns out Jason's Deli is not a hotspot. I splurged on a piece of turtle cheesecake to mark the occassion. Then we went into Kirklands and World Market in the same shopping center and I picked up a couple of things for my Mother's Day gift.

Later, I ran to Home Depot to pick up more paint and I got a ficus tree for the rest of my Mother's Day gift. Then we hit the pool for our 2008 inaugural swim. She was apprehensive for about the first 10 seconds and then loved every minute of it. It was a lovely Mother's Day.

Here's Clara tonight before bed playing Rock Band with Daddy. What a multi-tasker. Oh yeah, did I mention we're potty training again? I've pulled out all the stops this time. Potty chart, stickers and prizes. We're one star away from getting our first prize. Maybe tomorrow????

Ok, one quick note about the potty training. We started on Monday. She's only had 3 successes. All three happened with Chris in the room and not me. Any way she's only doing it to please Daddy? Or maybe just to tick me off? I know kids can be a completely different when they're with their primary caregiver as opposed to other people. I often see Clara act differently, so I guess it's possible she's ready to be trained. Just not by me. Man, what I wouldn't give to live closer to a grandma right about now!