the christensen's: May 2008

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Memorial Day Up North

Erin, Claire, Baxter and I headed up north to Herb and Judy's house on Sunrise Lake for Memorial Day weekend and had a lot of fun. Claire hadn't been up there since Labor Day, so she had a blast scooting around the house and deck, going for a boat ride with Erin and I, and blowing bubbles with Grandma and Grandpa. We did a lot of fishing, grilled out, and drank a few beers...so all-in-all it was a perfect holiday weekend!

Bass-Masters

Well, this past weekend Herb and I decided it was time to let the fish in Sunrise Lake know that there were two new Bass-Masters in town. Neither of us had been fishing in ages, so we geared up and hit the lake on Sunday afternoon. Herb was the first to catch something...a bluegill which was pretty decent in size. Soon after that I got into the game by hooking a large mouth bass (about 14" and 4 lbs). It put up a bit of a fight...it even did the signature "bass jumping out of the water". It was a lot of fun, and everyone (Judy and Erin also got their fishing license's) is looking forward to hunting the fish again over the 4th of July.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Where are your eyes?

Here is a short video of Claire after her bath the other night. It seems like she is picking up a new word or two every day...so Erin and I were quizzing her on the name of her favorite Sesame Street character, along with different body parts. Her teachers say she is very bright and picks up on things quickly, so dad needs to start watching his mouth!

Claire's new swing set

Last Saturday a new addition showed up in our back yard...a swing set for Claire. With the weather getting nicer, and Claire getting much more mobile and active, Erin and I knew we needed something for her to play on outside. She already loves it, and if you ever drive by out house at 6:30am, you may see one of us pushing her on the swing before she goes to day care since that's the first thing she wants to do once she's dressed and ready to go.

Happy Mothers Day!

I'd like to wish all the Mothers out there a very Happy Mothers Day...even though it is a little belated. Erin and I were actually out of the country on May 11th. Her and I took a trip to Cancun, Mexico for 5 days with Kate and Adam. We had a great time, got a lot of sun, and drank a lot of pina colada's...but were excited to get home to Claire. So, since Erin wasn't home for the actual Mothers Day, Claire and I celebrated it this past Sunday. We took Erin to lunch, then the three of us went to the zoo. It was Claire's first time there, so she had fun seeing all of the different animals, and saying "hi" to the monkeys.

Monday, May 5, 2008

We have a walker!!!!

Well, it took some time...and practice, but Claire finally has begun to walk. She isn't brave enough to venture out on her own, from the security of a near by piece of furniture. But, she will walk to Erin or I when sitting across a room from each other, as this video shows. Erin and I have been waiting for this day to come...but once it did, we looked at each other with a tear in our eye and said that she is growing up way too fast;)

I found my belly-button!

Claire made a major discovery a few weeks ago...she found her belly button! And, she loves to show everyone it...along with trying to find yours (she continuously lifts my and Erin's shirt up to find ours).

Showing Mom...

Showing Dad...

My first time on a swing!

Last month Grandma Christensen came and visited, and we all went for a walk to the park so Claire could go on the swings for the first time. Her and Grandma had a blast swinging together. Ever since then Erin and Claire go for walks to the park on Erin's day off, and we should have our very own swing-set in our back yard in the next couple of weeks.

Happy 30th Birthday Erin!

Well, the day finally came...Erin turned 30!! (March 27th) The only picture I have is of the flowers that Claire, Baxter and I delivered for her at work to mark the occasion (30 Red Roses). Claire and I, along with Herb and Judy, took her out to dinner that night. Then, on the following day, I took her out of town for a 3-day weekend (thanks for baby-sitting Herb and Judy!). She didn't know where we were going, or what we were doing...so she was excited when we pulled into a resort in Lake Geneva...but even more excited to see that her (older...by a few minutes) twin sister was also there (a surprise to her as well). Adam and I had fun planning it, and the four of us had a great time relaxing and hanging out.

Two step process on how to kill a chic

First, you pull its head off...

Then, you start munching on it...any questions?

Happy Easter!

Well, the Easter Bunny once again visited our home, and filled up Claire and Baxter's Easter baskets. After they went through them we went to church, then headed over to Grandma and Grandpa Waymire's for lunch with them, Aunt Kate and Uncle Adam, Great-Aunt Kathy and Great-Uncle Dean, and Great-Grandma McVey. Claire then put on a piano recital for everyone...I have a feeling a piano purchase will be in our future.

Cheese:)

Claire likes to smile on cue (when someone says "cheese")...Dad likes to smile when someone says "I got the next round".

Double pony-tail

Claire's teachers at day care always like to "style" her hair...it's long enough now where she can have two pony-tails! You can also see a few of her teeth in this pic...she inherited Erin's "chiclet front teeth", or as I like to call them, Michael Strahan teeth.