New Bicycle!!!

Clare's birthday in January 6. Since the weather is supposed to be nice this weekend, she got her birthday present a little early.

Clare and Claire!

Today, Clare and her friend Claire Bowlby had a play date to McDonalds, then to Hafer Park in Edmond, Oklahoma. The weather was absolutely gorgeous and the girls had a great time swinging and sliding. We have introduced Sue and Claire Bowlby in earlier posts. Sue and Bill Bowlby were so very instrumental in helping us keep our "chins up" during the long wait for Clare. It is wonderful that Clare and Claire can be good friends.

Clare's Nativity Sets & Jenga Blocks

Clare has been enjoying her Fisher Price nativity set this Christmas. Her cousin Darcy (Aunt Jan and Uncle Dave's daughter) made a woodblock nativity set for Clare. Clare's brother Blake got her a Jenga game for Christmas. From those things, Clare (with help from Daniela) created the beautiful scene you see above!!

Aunt Jan & Uncle Dave!

Clare's Aunt Jan and Uncle Dave have been visiting from Jacksonville, IL. Jan is Jim's sister. Today is their 41st wedding anniversary! Wow! Happy Anniversary, Jan & Dave! Here's to 41 more! It was such a beautiful day today - 65 degrees on December 29th - so Clare shared a "Coca" and a Snickers with Mama. Clare loved it down to the wrapper!

Clare's Godparents

Dear family and friends. We would like to introduce Clare's Godparents, Kent and Paige Keithly, from Enid. We first met Paige in early October, 2006, when we attended our first adoption seminar sponsored by Great Wall China Adoption. Paige is the regional director for Great Wall. Over the next two years we became close friends with Paige and her wonderful family. We have determined that we have much in common with Paige and Kent. Choosing Godparents is a daunting endeavor, if done in the proper spirit, and we are absolutely confident in our choice. Thank you Paige and Kent.

Meet The Keithly Family

Today Clare and her Mama and Baba had the privilege and honor of having the Keithly family from Enid visit in our home. From top to bottom please meet Paige, Joe (playing with Marley, Clare's brother Blake's dog), Mary, Harris, and Alice. Thank you for coming to meet Clare. We had a wonderful time.

Merry Christmas and God Bless

To all of our family and friends we wish a Merry, merry Christmas. May God bless you all; may you all travel safely. We are traveling this evening to Guymon, Oklahoma, out in the Oklahoma Panhandle, for Christmas. We hope that you will continue to follow our blog. We will begin posting again on December 26.