8 Months on Mother's Day

Claire was officially 8 months old on Sunday. She is growing and changing so much. She seems to have lightning fast arms when she wants to grab something. Non-toys are her favorite toys. She scoots around really well on the floor and tips over baskets to get to her toys. She has one tooth that's pretty easy to see now. I recently bought her some amber beads to "chew" on after reading it can help with teething. She has been having a rough time.

Claire post-bath

Reaching for her comb

We were trying to reflect some light on Claire's face as I took these photos, but Claire stole our tool. She was pretty proud of herself.

I zoomed in on the photo above. Can you see her tooth?

Spencer left for San Jose, CA early Sunday morning. He's there until Friday attending the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Yesterday was their only free day. Spencer said they were able to spend some time in Santa Cruz and also went to the redwoods. Here's a shot his teacher sent to the parents today.

Claire got me 2 small canvases and easels we had originally thought would make great hand print canvases. Unfortunately her hands are too big for them now, so I think she will have to do some finger painting. Should be fun, provided I can keep her from eating the paint.

We had a lovely lunch and visited with Lucian's family on Sunday to celebrate Mother's day. We also went for 2 bike rides. What was supposed to be a quick morning ride turned into a bit of an ordeal after Lucian's bike got a flat. We swapped the trailer to my bike and I rode home to get the car and an air pump, after our efforts to inflate the new tube failed. In the end, Lucian rode home on it and we were late to lunch.

Silver spoons

We went out for a longer ride to Lucian's parents and back since we forgot to bring Nana Kathleen's gift to lunch (in our rush to get out the door). It was a good excuse to get some exercise.

Hope you all had a great weekend. I can't believe it's Wed. already and I am just now getting around to a post. Where does the time go? Not to sleep I can tell you!