Weekend Visitors

Mom and the girls before church on Sunday.

Emily running away from Grandma and Mommy.

Grandma and Emily.

Kailey getting ready to go into the ocean!!!

This past weekend we had some totally awesome visitors. My mom and niece Kailey finally came to visit us!!!! I had a blast spending time with my Mom!! She really is the greatest. I enjoyed watching her squeal like a school girl while she was bowling and boxing on the Wii!! I had a blast shopping with her at Wal mart Saturday morning.(We got stuff for our beach trip) Emily really liked sitting in the ocean with her Grandma and playing in the sand with her cousin Kailey. And I loved seeing Mom get so excited at the thought of going down the lazy river at the water park on Jekyll Island. And of course I "loved" being a backseat driver while Mom drove us home from the beach. But most of all I loved being able to go to church with Mom and hearing her bear her testimony. Kailey had a blast in Primary. I was really sad to see the two of them go home after church. I can't wait to be able to spend four months back home with my family and spend as much time with them as I can!

Mother's Day

I know this is a little late but I wanted to post what my wonderful hubby got me for Mother's Day!!! He is the greatest!!!!! He got me these really cool craft organizing cubes from Michael's and made me a craft desk!!! Lately I've been complaining about not having a space of my own in our home! Our computer room has turned into a Ham Radio room and I sort of got pushed aside!!! But being the wonderful hubby that he is he listened to my complaints and found a solution!! If you look closely you can tell that half of my desk has been taken over by his ham radios!!!!

Easter Egg Hunt

Emily and her overflowing bag!!!

Emily putting her eggs in her bag!

So we went to the Easter egg hunt on post yesterday and had a blast! We were so shocked at how well Emily did! As soon as they said the children could start she started crawling and collecting her eggs. She would grab two and put them in her bag. She had her bag overflowing in less than five minutes. It was really nice because they only had the 0-2year olds on one field that was covered in eggs. Last year they said they laid out 42,000 eggs!!! We finished off our day going to a pond on post to visit Daddy who was participating in a Ham Radio Contest. Grandma and Grandpa Thomas came into town so they could see Emily at the Easter egg hunt.

Happy Birthday Emily!!!

Emily 12 months old getting ready for our morning walk.

Emily 11 months old.

Emily at the hospital soaking up the sun.

My baby is finally one!!! I can't believe how fast it's gone. I am so glad that I have a beautiful, happy, healthy little girl!!!

Happy Birthday Emily!! Mommy, Daddy and Wesson love you SO.....Much!!

Emily's First Birthday Party

Yesterday we had Emily's first birthday party!!! It was a lot of hard work putting it together but it was well worth it! We had around 40-50 people there(almost all of Ryan's family) and a good number of kids. I am really thankful for all of the love and support our families have given us this past year. So here are some pictures of her party!Enjoy!!!

My Valentines Day

I had a fantastic Valentines Day!!! My hubby got me lots of chocolate and The Princes Bride. I've had a cold for most of the week but that didn't stop us from going out and having fun!!!! We left early in the morning and drove down to Orlando. We wen't to HamFest in the early afternoon and then we drove down to Downtown Disney and walked around. I really had a great time spending the day with my wonderful hubby and beautiful baby girl!!! On our way home we wen't to Panera Bread and I got my favorite baked potato soup!! So after a long day we finally got home and Emily stayed up till 11:30!!! Even though we spent most of the day sitting in the car driving I'd have to say this has been my best Valentines Day yet!!!! I love my hubby!!!!

The Claar Curse Lives On!!!!

Welcome Gabriella Maria Sharpe to the family!!! She is such a cute baby!! I was completely shocked when I saw her black hair and dark complexion!! I didn't think it was possible for a Claar girl to spit out a child with such dark features!!! Emily loves her new cousin. She was a little jealous when I held her at the hospital but she got over it quickly when I let her kiss the baby!!! I can't wait to see her again and I am so proud of my sister!!!

Emily is eleven months today!!

I thought they looked so...cute in this picture!! They loved taking a bath together.

So I can't believe my baby is going to be one in a month!! This past week I stayed at Jenn's house while she was at the hospital and took care of Keira. Emily wanted to be a big girl just like her!!! If Keira had a cup Emily wanted it. If Keira had a pacifier Emily wanted it. If Keira was eating something Emily wanted it. I had a blast spending time with my family and welcoming Gabriella. Here are some pictures of Emily's first time sitting on a big girl chair and Emily taking a bath with Keira.

Daddy's Girl

Emily has come to the conclusion that Daddy is a lot more fun than Mommy!!!! Instead of cuddling with Mommy all day(like she used too!!!) she likes to play with Daddy in his man cave!!!(the computer/radio room!) She gets to talk to old guys on the radio and chew on all the cool looking cords that are all over the room!!! My sweet baby who only wanted her Mommy for the longest time has officially become a Daddy's Girl. Bump Mama she will only say Dada and Dogdog now!!!! Okay so I really enjoy the free time now that she only likes to be with her Daddy but I still miss my cuddling sessions with my baby!!! So this is a picture of Emily in the computer chair that Ryan took while I was sleeping the other night!!!( they stayed up playing on the radio till midnight!!!)

Emily's Birthday Invitations

So.. I took some pictures of Emily in her first birthday dress for her invitations to her party.(I know her birthday is a month and a half away but I had to make her invitations before it's too late!!) I ordered some normal ones for the kids but for the extended family I am ordering them from Walmart. I just want to know if there are any other moms out there who were just as crazy about their babies first birthday as I am?