Enjoying Idaho

Claire

She loves the animals that we get to see and the grandparents house and the cousins we visited for a BBQ had kittens which she was very excited to see. She got really comfortable holding and moving the kittens when they were trying to explore and the other ones were sleeping. I got to try braiding her hair because she likes to sit in my lap a lot and lets me play with her hair more and it stayed in all day! I'll definitely try it again when she is being cooperative since her hair is so long and beautiful these days. She is exploitative and mostly friendly as we have been playing with family, she will need to continue when it is just her sister in our new house.

Playing firewomen!

Her new song she sings all the time.

Shay

I finally did her hair, and she hated every minute of me messing with it! She was really annoyed with me making her sit down and pulled them out eventually too but I'll keep trying because it was cute. She also loves the animals we got to visit even though she is a little too rough with them and needs to be taught to be nice. I'm surprised at how understanding she is and how she knows what she wants and how to tell us by grabbing our finger and pulling us a certain way. She is so smart and probably ready to start talking, and she does a little when she says 'mo' for more. When something isn't quite right she starts squealing to let us know to fix what has gone wrong.

Shay knows it isn't supposed to sit that way

Shay giving "Kisses" to baby cousin

Chris

I gave Chris the project of using some of the wood we had to make me a planter box and he did an amazing job! I wanted it tall enough that the girls wouldn't get in and ruin the plants or play with the dirt so he measured how tall Claire was to make it the perfect height. After he built it and washed it, his brother helped sand down the rough parts and I coated it with a finish so we can bring it to Cali. While we were in town, we visited with one of Chris's oldest friends that we got close to over the years. The guys cooked a delicious dutch oven meal and I worked on a puzzle while it cooked and chatted. It was a great night with friends that we won't see for a while.