Seven!

Claudia is seven!  She went to dinner at the Blue Colony Diner with both Grandmas, Aunt Susannah, and cousin Jack.

Christmas

Claudia was happy to get a bike, a pottery wheel and a little drum set. She got to be a big girl and stay over night at Aunt Pattys house.

Tooth!

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!

Santa

063, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Claudia is really proud of her dress. Big girl. She wore shoes with a bit of a heel.

DIY

Claudia has been working on a cool DIY site where she has to complete projects to earn a badge. Nice learning activity. Molly is doing it too. Claudia has been practicing how to chop with a knife, and she cooked her favorite egg sandwich.

Snow

Snow

Its November 7 and we are up to 5 inches of snow...

Bumblebee

Tooth

Another tooth gone.

Mark and Joan

228, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Everyone had a great time visiting Uncle Mark and Aunt Joan at the beach.

2nd grade

second grade is really fun.my teacher is mrs blake.

Riding a Bike!

American idol

Claudia had a good time at the concert!

First day

First day, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Claudia is in 2nd grade with Mrs. Blake. She has a bigger class this year. She looked very pretty on her first day!

Running

Claudia very excited to go for a run with Kasey this morning. Makes her feel like a big girl.

Hard to believe she will be going to 2nd grade on Thursday.

Box Family Reunion 2012

Our summer Box family reunion in Williamsburg VA was a lot of fun again this year.  Big Daddy Falls was a huge hit at Water Country (until we lost the keys in the water! :))

Spending time with all the cousins and extended family was also a big highlight.

Our wonderful hosts Uncle Ralph and Aunt Jane, getting the delicious desserts ready.

And our last trip back to Busch Gardens.  It was non stop fun from rides to swimming at the condos to mini golf and dinner get-togethers.  Always seems way too short of a trip.  We look forward to seeing everyone again soon.

Swimming

, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Claudia, Hunter, Jack, Molly

Skating

Ice Cream

209, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Ice Cream at Aunt Pats. Pat spoils the girls rotten. They like that.

Vermont

Back from another nice vacation in Vermont.  We had excellent weather the entire trip.

Claudia went tubing for the first time!  She had lots of fun and was a really big girl.

She also liked playing with Mimi, playing kickball and going to the Morgan Horse Farm.  We climbed up to Silver Lake and both girls were good climbers.

Monique and Claudia

Monique and Claudia, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Buddies

Summer Update

Claudia is swimming a lot and having lots of fun.  Upcoming there are trips to Vermont and Virginia.  She spends a lot of time playing with her sister.

Claudia likes books, watching TV, playing with her friends and ice cream.  She can run forever.

Golfer

Claudia went golfing for the first time with mommy, Mimi, and Molly.

Bridging Ceremony

161, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Claudia is now a Brownie.

Exercise

Level 3. Working hard.

Making Rockets

We know how to make rockets now.

Claudia recital

Still a Favorite

Picture 003, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

First Grade

Claudia is finishing up first grade!  Soon she has a piano recital and lots of Daisy Scouts activities.  She is pretty excited to be a Brownie next year.  Her piano playing is getting much better and she practices most every day.

She really likes American Idol and watching science/nature shows.

April Vacation

And we are off!!!  Heading to NC to visit our friends Lisa, Jacob, Ryder and Willy.  Quick pitstop overnight at Mimis.  Lot's of fun :)  Gator rides, horses and yummy waffles.

Then southward we headed.  Lot's of fun at the parks and playing basketball.  Claudia was taking Molly and Ryder to the hoop!!

Big Girl

016, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Springtime

Claudia is doing really well in school.  Daddy got to be the mystery reader at school the other day and that was super fun.

This spring Claudia will be doing soccer, tennis lessons, piano lessons, and Daisy Scouts.

USATF-CT

011 a video by brandtsch on Flickr.

Claudia won the 60m (12.82), long jump (4-8) and finished 3rd in the 400m (1:47) at the USATF CT championships. She did really good. She was nervous but got better and better as the meet went on.

Scary Pool

Jumper

IMG_0455, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

OOps

Claudia likes to drive the Gator here at the farm.

Today it was driven into the woods.  Everyone fine, a little bruised up.

Tooth

Claudia's tooth is hanging by a thread.  We really hope it pops out today.  This will be the second tooth.

Beautiful Girl

028, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Daddy's date.

The Girl Scout dance was so much fun.  Claudia looked beautiful.  She danced a lot with Daddy and her friend Taylor.  The dance had a chocolate bar.

We went out for ice cream and had a great night.

Claudia had a wonderful time at her Daisy Scout rock climbing event!  She was able to earn her Brave and Courageous Petal! All the girls started out slow but by the end of the hour, they were all ringing the bells at the top of the climbs!  They were amazing.  Claudia said her favorite part was coming down.  Definitely in the plans to do again some time soon!

Pool Birthday Party

Christmas Day

Aunt Susannah

Having lots of fun as Aunt Susannah visits.

Things Claudia Likes

Making stuff
Writing and Reading
Running
PBS Documentary
Silly Jokes
Macaroni and Cheese

Skiing

Claudia had a ski lesson at Southington yesterday and spent many hours going up and down the mountain.  She was the fastest skiier on the mountain, now she's one of the slowest now that she knows how to turn.  She is very good on the skiis.

Monique came as well and Claudia had a good time skiing with her.

Sisters

180, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

This will be one powerful ski team very shortly.