Clearly Claire

Aunt Allie turns on a Top 40 radio station...

Claire: I don't like this noise!

 

Talking about how Maggie's real name is Margaret...

Aunt Allie: What's your real name?

Claire: Princess! 

 

Caitlin: Do you want some fruit? What kind?

Claire: Ice cream! 

 

At the Columbia River Gorge...

Claire: I don't want to find a big, scary bear. But I like fluffy bears! 

 

In the middle of the night...

Adam: What's the matter?

Claire: My bum.

Adam: What about your bum?

Claire: It's in my pajamas!

Adam: ... go to sleep.

 

Examining the dinner table..

Claire: I don't like salad. I like butter! 

 

When Maggie inevitably fell asleep during a five-minute car ride..

Claire: Maggie, wake up! We have to go take a nap!

 

As we were zipping them into winter coats and joking about "Maggie the Marshmallow"...

Claire: Look, it's Claire the vegetable!

 

Walking out of the mall parking garage...

Claire: My tummy hurts. I need to go to the chocolate store. 

 

Putting up the Little People nativity set...

Claire: Oh, Mary's so cute. 

 

While giving bedtime hugs...

Claire: You have a baby in your tummy? It happens...

 

When Maggie was having a hard time falling asleep...

Claire: Maggie's being so cranky my dolly is crying!

Try as I might, I didn't get any pictures of Claire the moving target to include with this post. But I think these shots of Maggie will make up for it. She's been showing us her belly a lot lately, which she thinks is the most hilarious thing ever.

And you know what? It really is. Claire used to do that same little adorable nose-scrunching smile.

 

 

See?