All About Claire

1. It's great to be eight! I can't believe Claire is 8 years old. She is now a baptized member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. :)

2. Claire weighs 53 pounds and is in the 35th percentile.

3. She grew 2 whole inches since last year. She is now 48 and a quarter inches tall and is in the 19th percentile.

4. Claire is going to be in 3rd grade this year. She loves going to school. Her favorite subject is art. And she's made a new friend this last year. :)

5. This last year, Claire has mastered riding a bike, doing the monkey bars, jump roping, and hula hooping. She's so good at hula hooping, so much better than mommy and daddy. :) She's also been doing so well at learning to play the piano.

6. Claire has a funny little habit of occasionally walking in her sleep. And it seems to happen most when we are away from home. Yikes. Once, on our Christmas vacation, she walked out of the room and down the hall, even talking to my sister, but not awake at all. The second time I can recall, was in the hotel on our way home from Texas. She walked out of our hotel room and down the hall, and woke up while in the hall. She couldn't remember what room we were in though, so the desk clerk called our room at 3am telling us Claire was outside! It was scary at the time, but a little funny thinking about it later. :) I wonder how many other times she has done this at home and just gone back to bed herself...

7. She is getting to be a super big help to me. She's such a good daughter with a willingness to please and make her family happy. She's quick to finish little jobs when I ask and she's always happy to help with Caleb. She's becoming a little mommy herself and she can't wait to start babysitting. She keeps asking when she'll be old enough to babysit. :)

8. Claire has always been a Daddy's Little Girl. They have a special little bond between them. And right now, they try to always make a little time in the evening to read books together. It started with Harry Potter, and now they are reading the Percy Jackson series. I love seeing them together, cuddled up and reading.

9. Claire has a great relationship with her brothers. She's really close to Everett. They definitely have a bond. She's always willing to help him with his jobs so they can play games together and she loves to do little secret services for him. She even made him an activity book for his birthday. Claire may not play as much with Seth and Caleb, but she is always watching out for them. She tries her best to make them happy and loves to pick up Caleb for me.

10. Some of Claire's favorites this year... color - aqua; activity - art; book - Percy Jackson; song - How Far I'll Go; show/movie - Moana; food - spaghetti; dessert - cake; holiday - Christmas; day of the week - Saturday; animal - horse; drink - root beer; game - Harry Potter Trivia; toy - Rainbow (stuffed elephant). She wants to be an Elementary School teacher when she grows up.