Claudia is eating much better, but sleeping a bit worse. She is climbing on everything right now. Claudia also says "Gelukkige verjaardag aan Judith en Gelukkige Sinterklaus aan Huib en Nore". Hopefully soon we can all get together.

Claudia had a great thanksgiving seeing all her relatives. She had many fun walks and we think she is eating better after about 8-10 days of not really eating. She was very good at Thanksgiving meal and other meals and had very good manners. She also travelled very well. Of course, Abby was great as well.

Claudia made lots of progress on the steps and was starting to stand up a bit. She's getting a lot stronger.

Claudia is enjoying her Thanksgiving here in Pennsylvania. Her Great Uncle Mark and Aunt Joan came in from Illinois to see her for the first time. Claudia had a great time dancing with Uncle Mark this morning while they watched the parade. Tonight there should be 11 people for dinner.

We arrived last night after a rather difficult and long drive. Claudia actually ate some food (she has not been eating)-- especially when Uncle Tyler helped. She seems to be slowly on the mend.

Claudia climbed stairs today! Video to follow when we get back to broadband connection at home. She is very excited.

Happy Thanksgiving to all. We have been checking the tracker on this and are amazed that this blog is viewed all over the world. If you read regularly please leave Claudia a message. She likes reading mail.

Claudia and Abby worked hard cleaning the yard yesterday. They are a good team. Claudia is having a bit of trouble with a new tooth. We also need to get her back on a good rest schedule. She also enjoying our hikes.

Rainy day....

Claudia is a good eater. Enjoy the video.

While this is kind of a newsletter for friends and family its also a scrapbook. We encourage you to leave comments for Claudia to read in later years.

Claudia enjoyed watching her friend Mr. Jack run in the NYC marathon today (4:13: unoffical time =3:59). She followed his progress on the internet. She also enjoyed watching Lance Armstrong run an amazing 2:59.

She also had a very fun conversation with her Aunt Susannah. Claudia likes talking on the phone.



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Claudia was a big hit at the XC State Open. Claudia also had a great time with her grammy visiting. They had big fun.