American Idol

Looks like Claire is already in training to be a future American Idol!

Pink Ladies

Mommy finally decided that Claire was too big for the infant carrier in the car (not to mention Mommy was tired of carrying around 20lbs of Claire Bear in it and not getting the Michelle Obama arms she'd been hoping for!) It was time to pass my convertible seat onto Claire and to go shopping for a new seat for me!!

I'm smiling in this photo because I convinced Daddy that a pink seat would be MUCH safer for me ;) He was reluctant about having something pink in his car, but he gave up the pink battle recently when Mommy told him she did a super size laundry load of ONLY pink clothes! Poor Daddy. If anyone has a little boy they'd like to loan him for awhile, I bet he'd appreciate it!

Claire loves her new car seat as long as she's not wearing a jacket while sitting in it. We're not quite sure why. I hope she isn't too upset that it isn't pink. I hope she soon learns the power of pink!!

Here is just a tiny, tiny fraction of our crazy pink wardrobe. We love to wear our pink matching jammies. In Claire's pink bed. In her pink room.

Poor Daddy.

Our Holidays - By the Numbers

Sisters VERY excited for the holidays: 2

Inches of snow that fell the week before Christmas: 10

Minutes it took Daddy to shovel a path for the pugs: 3

Snow angels designed by me: 4

Reindeer cookies baked and decorated on our snow day: 32

Cousins who were very wound-up after Christmas Eve Mass waiting to open gifts at Nana and JoePa's house: 2

Babies who weren't at all afraid of the freaky talking and moving Santa: 1

Princesses that Daddy seemed really excited about: 7

Retro toys Claire and I received that Mommy also received from Santa when she was little: 3 (Cabbage Patch Kid, Care Bear, Strawberry Shortcake) The 80's are making a comeback!!


Retro toys that Claire didn't seem impressed by: 2 (and these are vintage!)

Time we returned home from Nana and JoePa's on Christmas Eve to get Santa's snack ready: 11:00pm

Coffeez delivered by Santa Gibson on Christmas morning: 2

Princess Tiana gifts that I received: ~15

Boxes that Claire preferred over the actual gifts: 17

Boyfriends that Claire made at the Gibson Christmas Party: 1




Chocolate martinis that Uncle Mar and I concocted for Mommy and Aunt Jill: 2

Ounces of home-brewed beer that Uncle Mar and I pumped: a lot

Snuggies that Mommy and I wanted to steal from Aunt Jill and Uncle Mar: 2

Baths Claire received during our two day visit to MA: 23

Girls excited about spending New Year's Eve together: 4

Barnaks that Claire wrapped around her little finger: 2

Exhausted pugs after spending five days at Nana and JoePa's house: 2

Kids who were sad about the holidays being over: 2

Numbers without photos:

miles traveled: ~900

hours Claire and I slept in the car: ~2

crying fits by me or Claire during the long car rides: 0

very generous gifts that Claire and I received from Santa, Mommy, Daddy, Nana, JoePa, Grandma Betsy, Grandpa Al, Grandma Diane, all of our aunts and uncles and friends: too many to count!!

time spent with our family and friends: not enough!

We had a fantastic holiday season. We hope you all did, too!!