In honor of Aunt Donna the Great’s 50th birthday, Donna, Mike, Teresa and Danny all convened in Oregon for a visit. A great time was had by all – perhaps most by Clare who loves nothing more than to be surrounded by adoring fans family.
On their trip (split between Portland and Bend) we had lots of good food, good wine (well, not Clare or I but everyone else), a little bit of outdoor adventures, and lots of laughing and family time. I was half distracted/stressed by work stuff but everyone else relaxed and refreshed.
Some of Clare’s new tricks that she showed off while family was visiting included speaking practically in full paragraphs and picking up and using any phrase that catches her fancy or anyone tries to teach her. Grandpa Danny had her saying “superstar!” and “I don’t think so” while he was here. Mike tried to teach her to say “Roll Tide” but I’m sorry to report that hasn’t stuck around 🙂
I’ll work on a new blog post soon about some cute phrases that Clare has been saying – but since my camera isn’t working we’re a little short on pictures these days (translation: Grandma T – please send pictures).