The LeClair Children....

Jeanette, Max and Shannon. Wow we are all grown up! Who looks the oldest now? :)

Happy 3rd Birthday Kiley!

Miss Kiley brought in her third birthday with a bang. She woke up not even remembering that the 22nd was her Special Day.... but she wanted a cupcake for breakfast. It took me a while to get her to tell me why she should get a cupcake for breakfast, but she racked her brains and remembered. I was up before 8:00 decorating her special Ariel cake, I told her to not ever doubt my love for her because it wasn't just anybody I would spend 4+ hours decorating a cake for!

She got to go to Umma Bossy's and Uncle Joe's house for breakfast- and what a treat she got there. Umma had made her three cupcakes specially decorated and we sang her Happy Birthday before she even ate her sourdough pancake. Kiley was in hog heaven. The afternoon party was a blast with a Little Mermaid theme, a pinata, her favorite games of Duck, Duck Goose and the Hokey Poke and Ariel cake and ice cream. Many of her cousins are a little old to play these games now, but they were such great sports and didn't say a word! Every time someone became the "goose" all the little kids jumped right in and were chasing everyone around the circle. It was a riot.

Waiting patiently for their turn at the pinata- Kiley, Camryn, Triston, Dillon, Alethia, Jake and Teresa is in the background.
Ryn helping Kiley open her presents
Miss Kiley and her Ariel cake- she was so excited!
This is what I got Mom!

Kiley showing the others what that pinata was all about.


We also made a bunch of pizza and other snacks. Thank goodness Papa, Gram and Auntie Jeanette were there to help because Mom's hormones just couldn't handle the stress of getting everything ready! The house looked so nice and when Kiley woke up from her nap we all got to hear the, "Oh!" from her that made it all worth it.

Of course Kiley couldn't wait to open her presents and did she ever! She was a whirlwind of opening, showing me and then on to the next. Kiley was overwhelmed with "lippas"- her version of lipstick, new purses, babies and cute clothes. We waited until Saturday to show her the new Red Flyer wagon and piggy bank she got..... which was a hit with walking around the neighborhood and behind our house.

Great News

I don't have a picture... but wanted to share some great news. The Clouses are expecting Baby #2 in April. We are so excited and Kiley seems to be pretty happy about finally being a big sister. We'll see how she is when it does happen. I'll have ultrasound pictures to share soon- and hopefully news on whether or not we are having a boy or a girl. All is going well so far- mom is tired, cranky and frequently nauseous. Other than the normal stuff- no complaints!

Spawing Salmon

Our new teacher inservice took us to Lake Aleknagik again this year. We were lucky enough to enjoy another gorgeous day in this beautiful part of Alaska. Kami and Kiley got to come along and on our boat ride we went and checked out the spawning salmon. I'm not sure who liked seeing them more- Kiley or Kami! Kami kept trying to pick one up and was running after them as they tried to swim away from her. Kiley wanted to tickle them with a feather and have Mommy touch them, she did end up touching one but it wasn't the highlight of her day! It was such a neat trip- I hope we get to go back every year! I am a little late at posting these pictures since our new teacher inservice was in early August! But better late than never....

Just hangin' out

Jon and I bought this armoire for our bathroom for storage... but we found out a little too late (after it was assembled) that it is much too large for our bathroom. Now it is a linen closet in another room. But anyway guess who thought it was a fun play toy just for her? Miss Kiley of course, and Dad thought it would be neat to lock us both inside. :)