Turkey Trot

We joined Emily and Zach for the "Running of the Reese's" on Thanksgiving morning. We even got the T-shirts to prove it:)

Thanksgiving / Claire's Blessing

We decided not to tell Emily until we blessed Claire. So, Thanksgiving night we blessed baby Claire at our home. I was great because we had everyone from both sides of our family there. I think Emily was very surprised when she heard Claire Emily Peterson was the name. It was such a great Thanksgiving and a great time to bless this new person that we are so grateful to have.

Claire Emily Peterson

Now, her name is official... We have debated for a long time what to name our new addition. Ruby was on the top of the list for along time, and Chris and I both still love it! (It is my Mom's first name, but she goes by Janice; her middle name) But for some reason Claire seems to be what we keep coming back to. And when Chris surprised me by flying my sister Emily from New York for my birthday/giving birth day- we thought that Emily would make a perfect middle name.

"Cuter than a wolf pup"- Clair at three months

Time is going way to fast! Three months already. When she smiles and coos you just can't help but smile back. She gets so excited sometimes a lets out these squeals that crack us up. The best is when she wakes up in the morning and is so excited to see us peeking over the side of her crib. She can hardly contain herself- it's like she is thinking, "WOW, I am so happy to see you!" We are all in love with this baby girl, but Ryan still is the clear winner as far as not being able to get enough of her. He says that she is cuter than a wolf pup! (where does he come up with this stuff!!!?)

Pie Lesson

Chris' Grandma is famous for her pies. She came over for Sunday dinner and afterwards taught Chris how to make her crust. With Thanksgiving coming up and Grandma out of town we were on our own! It was also the one month anniversary of Grandpa Winkel passing away.

Coming to a mailbox near you...

Check out the stamp for mailing Claire's birth announcements. I love it and I can't wait to get the announcements sent out (although she will be about 3 months old by the time I get them finished!)