2011 is here

Ringing in the New Year with some good friends! Can't believe its 2011 already!!

Party time!

Claire's first birthday party was a hit! We invited a few friends over to have a little pool party. Randy and I figured this would be the only year that Claire could actually have her party outside.

Our lil' fish, she played in the water the entire 2 hours.

Claire's first taste of a cupcake. She didn't dive into it as I was hoping, she sort of ate it "lady" like.

Our baby is ONE

I can't believe that today is Claire's first birthday! This past year has been AMAZING and sadly has gown too fast. Claire has changed our lives for the better and while she has been learning new things, she has taught Randy and I many new things too! Two most important lessons that Claire has taught us, is unconditional love and PATIENCE. Claire is truly a blessing and I hope that we've been able to show her that and that we can continue to do so.

We love you Claire bear!

A Day with Mom

Beach Fun

Last weekend we took Claire to Barber's Point, for a relaxing Sunday. She LOVED the water! This was her first encounter with sand, and she didn't have any problems with it. Randy and Claire played in the water for about an hour and a half. Thankfully Claire only had a small taste of sand. She was a full on giggle box every time the water came up and she didn't mind that it was a tiny bit cold. We are going to take advantage of the warm "winter".

Saying Aloha to Hawaii

Randy found out on Tuesday that he was chosen to be an Instructor at the Captain's Career course at Ft. Jackson in South Carolina. We will be moving back to the mainland in April!!!! We are both so excited to be moving back and be so close to both of our families. The next 5 months are going to fly by and I can't wait to say ALOHA to Hawaii. Its been an amazing ride, and we have enjoyed our time here....but its time to begin the next chapter in our life.

Thanksgiving

Randy, Claire and I had a great Thanksgiving in Florida with family. It has been 2 years since Randy has been to Florida, so it was a great "homecoming" for him, as well. We had 2 Thanksgivings, and Claire LOVED all the food! We also had the opportunity to goto Sea World with Randy's sister and her family. That was so much fun. I haven't been there since I was in Jr. high, and it was awesome to watch Claire take it all in.

Here is the link to Snapfish, so you can view ALL the pictures :o)

http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=5451605009/a=33052411_33052411/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/