Happy New Year!!

WOW! What a fast year 2008 was! While 2009 is here, the memories we made last year as a family will be treasured forever. Clara's first Christmas ended up being a little different than planned due to the crazy weather the Puget Sound area received. Christmas Eve with the Stevens family was canceled due to over a foot of snow in Chehalis. We were still able to make it to Quincy for Christmas Day and then met up with Erin's family after Christmas. The Smilebox above contains some of the photos from our holiday celebrations. Clara is now 11 months old. She likes climbing on things (especially Daddy & Mommy), singing songs and doing the corresponding hand motions, walking around while holding on to furniture, and playing with all of her new Christmas gifts. Clara communicates well with nonverbals and distinct sounds which we have come to understand, but she really isn't doing much true talking. We are still waiting on the correct use of Ma Ma since she refers to us both with Da Da!

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