Claire's adventures continue

First of all I would like to thank Hill for taking over blogging duties last week. She got tired of her other duties - priestly duties, lunch duties, dead-guy duties, etc (fans of Nacho Libre will appreciate this reference), and she wanted some new duties. Apart from Al's visit a couple weeks ago, things have been pretty routine around here. But we scrape up a few things to talk about.

1 - Claire goes bowling.
2 - Claire goes to the fair.
3 - Nate is doubled over in pain and ends up with a root canal and is now awaiting a crown (as CFO, Hill was not very happy about this. Definitely NOT in the budget).
4 - Claire reads.


BOWLING

Our apartment complex gave out some bowling passes early this summer and we finally decided to take them up on the offer. It has been quite a while since we have been bowling and I was most shocked by how expensive it is. Unless we get some more passes, we definitely aren't heading back soon.

Needless to say, Claire had a great time

Mom and Claire were master bowlers. Watch out Ladies Pro Bowlers Association. There alot of things to start your kids out with when they are young - piano, soccer, dance.... None of that for Claire, she is going to spend her life at the alley. Maybe by the time she is old enough, it will be an Olympic Sport.

Just so you all know, that was a STRIKE!!! Hill was no match for my bowling brilliance.

If only Hill's game was as good as her look (s).

Claire was a very close understudy of her mama. She loves to follow mom around wherever she goes. She had alot of fun at the alley.

In the end, the scores didn't matter (although I more than doubled Hill), but time together as a family did. I love hanging out with my girls.

The Albermarle County Fair

Anyone looking to visit us should really try to correlate their visit with the county fair. It is really something that shouldn't be missed (fine, we may miss it the next year, but we would be happy to give you in directions).

Brilliantly we somehow forgot Claire's had and she ended up with a head full of sun screen. That didn't mix well with the 92 degree temperatures.

Our first stop was the petting zoo. Claire wasn't really up for the whole petting. In fact, she learned from one of the little girls there that if you put your finger up to your nose, it keeps the animals away (kind of like the smoke at the campfire)


Here is Claire trying to run with the lambs.

"Mom, why does that little girl have her head in the hay?"

"I'm really not quite sure. Possibly she is trying to be an ostrich? Maybe she is hungry."

We had to keep Claire from eating the prize winning tomatoes. She sure had a good time though.

Claire is a good reader

Claire loves her books. It is amazing how much time she can spend pulling books off the shelves. Moo, Moo, Who are you? is one of her favorites. We love to read it too.