Jeremy, Shauna, Clara, & Zoe

November

2012-01-09T11:30:00.000-08:00

Our neighbor, Jen, watched the girls one night so Jeremy and I could go on a date! It was so fun to be out with my best friend and husband! Jen took this cute picture of the girls.

Zoe loves swinging! She smiles and laughs everytime she swings! Its the cutest thing!

For Thanksgiving, we went to Michigan and Illinois to visit family. We visited with Uncle Edward and Aunt Evelyn in Chicago. We stayed with Dan and his beautiful family for most of the week in Michigan. We had so much fun playing with them, we didn't want to leave! One highlight from the week was our trip to Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.

Clara & Zoe looked so silly all bundled up to play outside in the cold!

Clara is a big helper. She helped me rake leaves for our neighbors. She loved being a part of making someone happy! :)

October

2012-01-09T08:34:00.000-08:00

Sorry, you are not gonna find any Halloween pictures on my October post. On Halloween, we were driving back home from Utah with Grandma and Grandpa Lifferth. We left for Utah on October 19th and returned home on October 31st. While we were there, we celebrated David & Ryan Gage's birthdays, went to Daren & Katie Lifferth's wedding reception, went to David & Mary's Halloween Party, visited with Grandma Wanda Lifferth the day before she passed away, surprised Melody Zurawski with a fun visit, attended Andrew's Priesthood Ordination, attended Wanda's viewing/funeral in Utah, funeral & burial in Montana and we visited with a lot of friends and family! (I'm sure I'm leaving something out....) We had an action packed trip!

Zoe & Clara did great on the road trip!! We were in the car for almost 90 hours and there were only a few difficult moments. I am sure the girls did so well because Grandma & Grandpa Lifferth were there to help me. They made the trip easy and fun! I hope we will always remember the wonderful memories we made on this awesome trip to Utah & Montana.

Clara was so excited when we stopped in Denver to visit with Aunt Sandy. She lives right across the street from the temple so we walked over for a quick visit. Clara loves to see the temple!

After we made it to Utah, it took a few days before I could get either one of the girls back into their carseats. I don't blame them! We spent a lot of time playing outside since the weather was so nice. One day, we walked to the park with the Gage's and had so much fun playing! David, Jordan, Ryan and Mikaela are so wonderful with children!

This is Clara in front of Grandpa Henry & Grandma Wanda Lifferth's old home in Montana. While we were up in Montana for Grandma Wanda's funeral, we were able to visit some family history sites. Being at these sites brought back some wonderful memories of when I was little and we would go to Montana for Lifferth Family Reunions.

While in Montana, we crossed the border to Canada to take some pictures. We had a small run in with the border patrol, but, luckily, we all made it out alive.

Montana is goregous!! It was really cold & Clara got sick while we were in Montana, so we couldn't do as much outdoors, but we saw some really beautiful scenry.

Zoe is growing

2011-10-01T19:57:00.000-07:00

This video is from a few months ago. Zoe has been jabbering for a while now. She started saying Dadadada and she still says that a lot. She loves her Daddy!

Zoe has been rolling since she was 4 months old. It used to be her main form of transportation. Now she is almost 8 months old and is on the move! She is crawling and enjoying being able to get around on her own. Its so fun to watch her determination and strength when she is going for something she wants.

Catching up....

2011-09-30T17:37:00.000-07:00

I have a few pictures from the past few months that I want to post. Hopefully, I will get caught up and get back into my regular blogging schedule. Enjoy!

Jeremy is really good at playing with the girls on Saturday and Sunday mornings so I can sleep in a little. He's a wonderful dad and husband! We are the luckiest girls in the world to have him!

We were so surprised one Monday morning when Elder Gage and his companion showed up at our front door!! We love Elder Gage and pray for him every day. It's been so nice being able to be so close to him during his mission. He is a great missionary, cousin, nephew and example for so many!

This is what Clara wanted to do on her birthday. We went to the park and Clara played for as long as she wanted. She has no fears when it comes to climbing, playing, swinging and exploring. This is the biggest slide in the park and it was the first place she ran to when we arrived.

This is Zoe hanging out while we ate at IKEA in Atlanta!

Zoe loves reading and being read to. She especially loves laying in bed with Clara while we read bedtime stories.

This week we went to the park with Clara's friends Sam and Sadie. Clara played and had so much fun being outside in the beautiful weather!

Clara and Zoe love each other so much! They have been sleeping in the same room since Zoe was about 4 months old. They fall asleep laughing and talking to each other. Zoe laughs at almost anything Clara does. They are learning to share and play together. I love my girls and it makes me so happy to see them enjoying being sisters!

Clara's 2nd Birthday Party!

2011-08-21T19:41:00.000-07:00

Clara had such a fun 2nd Birthday Party at Jon and Lauralynn's house! We went swimming, ate yummy food and cake! Clara was so excited to have a Dora cake! She received so many wonderful birthday presents. Thanks to Nellene, Brian, Sam, Sydney, Jeremy, Sadie, Jon, Lauralynn, Ethan, Ellie, Carson, Grandma Lifferth, Grandpa Lifferth, Grandma Zurawski, Grandpa Zurawski, Chris, Julie, Landon, Parker, Alli, Heather, Ben and Zoe!

Thanks Jon & Lauralynn for letting us have Clara's birthday party at your house!! We love ya'll!!

More Birthday Pictures

2011-08-09T14:25:00.000-07:00

Here are the pictures from my birthday dinner at Mom & Dad's house. Mom cooked her delicious broccoli casserole & meatloaf. So yummy!

I had a wonderful 28th birthday!

Anniversary Adventure in Atlanta

2011-07-31T19:22:00.000-07:00

My wonderful husband surprised us with a family trip to celebrate our 4-year anniversary. We left early Friday morning and came back Sunday just in time for church. We went to Zoo Atlanta, Georgia Aquarium, Stone Mountain, IKEA, stayed at a fun hotel, went swimming and had so much fun being together as a family! Here's some pictures from our wonderful Anniversary Adventure in Atlanta.

This is us on top of Stone Mountain. It was a gorgeous view. We got up there right at sunset and enjoyed this amazing place.

We rode the Sky Lift up to the top of the mountain and back down just in time to find our seats in the grass to watch the Laser Spectacular. What a wonderful day!

Even Zoe had fun riding in the stroller . She was a great trooper to hang out while we ran around everywhere!

Clara loves animals so she was in heaven. She was so close to so many animals and was even able to touch some of them. :)

I wish we could just take road trips everyday and spend every second together as a family. Unfortunately, someone has to work to pay for all of our fun adventures. Thank you Jeremy for being such a wonderful husband and father. You provide for our needs, wants and so much more!! Your girls love you!!

Birthdays!!

2011-07-31T19:14:00.001-07:00

Jeremy and I both turned 28 this month!! We had great birthday parties with our friends and families. Thanks Matt Rucker for these wonderful pictures! We also celebrated 4 years of marriage this month. I love my wonderful husband and the beautiful family that we are creating together. Clara will be turning 2 next month!! I'll be sure to post some pictures and updates on my 2-year-old next month. :)

Family Pictures by Kate

2011-07-21T15:24:00.000-07:00

From a rushed, last-minute photo session came these wonderful pictures!!! Just goes to show how talented Kate Tait Lifferth really is! Thanks Kate for these wonderful memories that we have to cherish forever! We love you & your amazing talents!

P.S. The girls are wearing the dresses that Kate & her family gave them as gifts. So cute, hun?

Fall Creek Falls

2011-07-19T15:23:00.001-07:00

We had an awesome Lifferth family reunion at Fall Creek Falls! Here are some of the main reasons why we loved our reunion:

*Lots of fun times in the water!! We swam almost everyday! Clara loves swimming! One day, Clara even swam about the distance of a football field from the shore to the waterfalls all by herself (with adult supervision of course). It was an exhausting swim, but she did it without a single complaint! *Fun family hikes and adventures in nature! So many family members helped with Clara and Zoe on our hikes. Grandpa and Cousin David carried Clara on some very difficult hikes. Thanks to our strong men!!

*Priceless moments together as a family! Jeremy is a hard worker and a very dedicated provider for our family which causes him to not be with us for most of the day. Every day Clara asks, "Daddy coming home?" So for us to be able to spend so much time with Daddy, it was a very special treat!

Below is where Clara had her big swim. She swam from the shore we are standing on in this picture, all the way to the falls behind us. She's a real trooper!

*FAMILY, FAMILY AND MORE FAMILY! We have a large & loving family! It was awesome to be able to spend time with everyone. We love our nieces and nephews so much and it is great to see Clara developing relationships with her cousins. It was also so much fun for Clara to spend time with Grandma, Grandpa and her many aunts & uncles. We love our family! Clara is sitting in my lap as I type right now and she is very loudly and excitedly pointing to each person in this picture and telling who they are! So cute! :)

Summer Fun!

2011-07-07T12:42:00.001-07:00

Grandma & Grandpa Zurawski gave us a wonderful gift!! SESAME STREET LIVE!!! We went to see 1, 2, 3 Imagine with Elmo & Friends at the Bridgestone Arena. We weren't sure what it would be like and if Clara would enjoy it or not, but we ended up all having a wonderful time. The show was very entertaining for the whole family!!

We love living so close to Chris, Julie, Landon & Parker. Clara wakes up from most of her naps saying, "Landon & Parker come over." She loves her cousins and they love her! Landon & Parker also love and take great care of Zoe. They are gentle with her and love holding her.

Here is another picture of some of our fun times we had with the Gage's while they were visiting us here in TN. We love the Gages!

Zoe

2011-07-06T18:32:00.000-07:00

Clara loves Zoe!! She kisses her and wants to hold her everyday! Clara is a great big helper. She is quick to help with everything, especially when it involves Zoe.

Zoe has found her thumb and is constantly sucking it. I guess we have a Thumb Sucker on our hands. We think its cute and convenient since its always around to sooth her.

Zoe is a wonderful baby, just like Clara was. She falls asleep on her own and sleeps at least 8 hours every night and takes about 6 hours of naps during the day.

The above sleeping position is genetic. Many Zurawskis have been found sleeping this way, including, but not limited to: Grandpa Zurawski, Daddy, Clara and now Zoe! :-)

This is a picture of Zoe with Aunt Laura. We were thrilled to be able to spend 3 weeks with Laura, Mikaela, Jordan and Ryan. Clara and Zoe loved this wonderful time. We went swimming, played, ate yummy food, went to family reunions, and created tons of priceless memories.

I'm a Big Girl Now!

2011-04-20T14:54:00.001-07:00

Our little girl is growing up way too fast!! In the last two months, Clara has discovered Elmo, the potty, sunglasses, fashion, numbers, letters, a new bed, Spanish and nursery. She loves her Elmo doll that Grandma Zurawski got her. He is a special potty training Elmo. He drinks, goes potty, sings and tells you all about it.

Clara has been sleeping in her toddler bed for almost 2 months now. She had some trouble adjusting to it, but now she is good about going to bed and staying in bed.
Clara started showing interest in the potty the week we had Zoe, crazy timing, hun? She has her good days and her bad days, but don't we all?!
I love having little girls!! They are so fun to dress up, paint their nails, do their hair, give them hugs and kisses! Clara is a very smart, loving little girl. She is quick to say "thank you","please", "you're welcome", "i love you", "sorry" and "hi!" She has been going to nursery and she loves it!

Zoe's Visitors

2011-02-21T18:08:00.000-08:00

Shelli is our midwife. Well, she's actually our everything! She takes wonderful care of our whole family from before conception to way after birth. She answers texts, calls, emails and even questions when we see each other at church. She's a very caring, considerate friend of ours. I do not know what I would do without her never-ending support. Just like the shirt she's wearing in this picture says, "Midwives help people out".

Sydney came to see us in the hospital and showered us with gifts!!

Uncle Josh fought the snow storm to be the first uncle to hold Zoe.Grandma Zurawski arrived at the hospital with breakfast, flowers and lots of love for Zoe!

We love Grandma Lifferth!!! She took wonderful care of Clara from Tuesday thru Friday while I was in labor and in the hospital. Clara loves Grandma! Grandma brought Clara to the hospital to meet Zoe for the first time. It was such a sweet moment. Thanks Grandma!
Both Grandpa Zurawski and Lifferth visited Zoe in the hospital and held her for a long time. These grandpas love their grand-daughters!
Aunt Julie was in the delivery room when Zoe arrived. Julie helped me get through the really hard contractions at the end. Thanks Doula Julie!
Kristen visited Zoe and brought us some awesome food! Thanks Kristen!

Landon, Parker, Chris & Julie came to visit us the first night we were home from the hospital. They brought us dinner and gifts, which included adorable matching dresses for Clara & Zoe!!

We love Zoe!

2011-02-21T18:01:00.000-08:00

I took a bunch of pictures of Clara & Zoe! Clara loves holding Zoe and she's pretty good at it. She likes to pat her on the back and rock her. It's really sweet to watch them together. It seems like Clara has grown up a bunch since Zoe was born.
Clara loves giving Zoe kisses!

Zoe winking at Clara ;-)
Daddy loves his girls!

Welcome Baby Zoe!

2011-02-20T20:16:00.001-08:00

This is the last picture taken of me while I was pregnant with Baby Zoe. It was taken on Sunday, February 6th, 2011. On Tuesday, February 8th, 2011, I started having regular intense contractions. They lasted ALL DAY long! They didn't become unbearable until around 10PM Tuesday night. At 11:30Pm, we decided to go to the hospital. When we arrived at the hospital, I was dilated to 5 cm. By 2AM, I was at 7cm and decided if I had made it that long without any drugs, I could go all the way. At 3AM, my water broke. At 3:30am, I pushed once and little Zoe came flying out!

Zoe weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz and was 19.5 inches long. She came out screaming which was different than when Clara was born. She is perfect and beautiful!
Clara is so happy to be a big sister! Every time she sees Zoe, she says, "awwwwww".
I love our growing, little family.

Gifts!

2011-01-24T08:52:00.001-08:00

Clara did really well opening gifts this year! She loved taking the paper off and playing with the bows.
Thanks to my wonderful brother-in-law, Pat, I was able to make stockings for us this year! I had so much fun learning from a wonderful teacher & seamstress. They turned out great!

Christmas

2011-01-24T08:25:00.001-08:00

We were so blessed to be able to read & act the Christmas Story with Geoff & Kate's family on Christmas Eve. We are so grateful for our Savior Jesus Christ, His perfect life and infinite Atonement. We love the Christmas Season when we can be reminded of how we should live by studying Christ's life and the example He set for us.
For the second year, we visited Santa Claus at Chick-Fil-A. We love being able to see Santa without waiting in a crazy line. Chick-Fil-A is the best place for meeting Santa. Clara was a little nervous, but ended up doing just fine seeing and sitting on Santa's lap.
We have had an exceptionally snowy winter season. It's been fun to play in and beautiful to see. We love the snow!

Signs

2010-12-22T18:32:00.000-08:00

Clara has been doing signs since she was about 9 months old. I have been meaning to record her doing them, but of course, I never got around to it. She now does the signs and says most of the words. I have enjoyed watching her learn signs because its a way she can communicate with us before her speaking skills are completely developed. I think using signs has helped Clara speak so quickly as well. I am amazed everyday by the new words she is able to say.
Thanks to Aunt Shala & Uncle Pat for introducing us to baby signing!

St. Jude's Marathon

2010-12-09T19:31:00.001-08:00

Go Jeremy!!! Jeremy finished his 2nd marathon in 5:14. He had horrible knee pains, but fought through them to finish the race!!
Chris, Darren, Geoff, Jeremy and Jon ran the full marathon together. They trained together leading up to the race and helped each other to finish. Will ran the 1/2 marathon. Julia and I ran the 5k.
Clara and I were very proud of daddy!
This is my 30 weeks pregnant picture taken 5 days before I ran the 5k. I was very pleased to do the 5k in 36 minutes considering how pregnant I was. I might actually buy the race pictures just so I have proof that I did it. :-)

Cousins

2010-12-09T19:20:00.001-08:00

I am so glad were able to spend Thanksgiving in Texas. Clara and Brennley had so much fun playing together. They were so cute to watch.
Cheese!
Hugs!
Clara was so excited to see baby McKay. She wanted to hold him, pat him on the back and just be near him.
She also wanted so badly to kiss him!!

Baby McKay is a perfect baby. He eats, sleeps and poops very well! He was so fun to snuggle with. Thanks to Pat and Shala for sharing their home and sweet family with us. We love ya'll!

Texas

2010-12-09T19:07:00.001-08:00

I love pictures of my angel sleeping... Can't get enough of these...
Clara and Brennley did story time and bedtime stuff together every night while we were visiting in Texas. Pat was so kind to read to both of the girls even when they weren't the best listeners. :-) Clara enjoyed having a big sister to play with and look up to. Brennley was so nice to share her toys and play with Clara. We miss Pat, Shala, Brennley and McKay so much! I wish we were neighbors.
It has been months since Clara has taken a nap with us. She has to be in her crib all alone to fall asleep, so this was a very special moment.
Clara especially liked playing with Brenn's cowgirl hat and horse. She would put the hat on all by herself and carry the horse all around the house.

Ice Cream

2010-12-09T18:56:00.000-08:00

We love Arctic Circle and now Clara does too! Their kiddie cones are so yummy and free! We gave Clara her very own ice cream cone to eat all by herself. She is very independent so this made her extremely happy.

Halloween

2010-12-09T18:51:00.001-08:00

Clara loved trick or treating! She quickly learned how to grab the candy, say thank you and put the candy in her bag. She even got to eat some of the candy. It was her first encounter with candy and it was love at first bite. Jeremy and I also dressed up for Halloween. I wish I had a picture of my costume because it was awesome! I cut arms & legs off a baby doll and attached them to my tummy so it looked like my baby was poking out. Funny and creepy all at the same time. :-)

Where's Clara?

2010-12-09T18:48:00.000-08:00

Clara loves to explore! She can be found hiding anywhere she'll fit. I'm always surprised to see what she's gotten herself into.

Pumpkin Patch

2010-12-09T18:37:00.000-08:00

I am very behind in posting these pictures, but they had to be seen!! Clara had so much fun visiting the Walden Farm Pumpkin Patch. She enjoyed seeing the pumpkins and petting the animals. This is our second year visiting this farm and I'm sure it will be a family tradition for years to come.

2010-10-02T20:28:00.000-07:00

Story time with Dad is part of our bedtime rituals. Clara loves spending time with Dad before bed.
Clara loves drinking out of a straw, no matter what size the cup may be.

This is a video of some of Clara's first steps. She's a much better walker now! I'll post more video of her walking soon.

Momma's Lil Helper

2010-10-02T20:17:00.000-07:00

If I'm in the kitchen, Clara wants to be in the kitchen. She is a great helper when it comes to unloading the dishwasher, cooking, cleaning and putting groceries away. Clara loves helping me clean and take care of the house. She'll be a such a huge help when the new baby arrives!
She'll always be daddy's 'lil girl.

Clara loves to read!! She evens enjoys reading the newspaper with me.

Clara found this little purse and loves carrying it around. She puts it on and takes if off all by herself. I have found some of the most random things inside her purse...

Party Time!

2010-09-18T14:33:00.000-07:00

We hosted a House Party for Fisher Price Toys!! www.houseparty.com It was so much fun! Fisher Price sent us this huge box of toys and goodies. It was Clara's first play date. We had 10 friends come and play. Thanks so much to everyone who came. We had a blast!
Clara is such a character! She loves bath time.

Clara loves her Daddy! She gets so excited when he comes home from work each evening.

Our 1 year old

2010-09-18T14:13:00.000-07:00

Recently, Clara has shown interest in being a big girl. She loves sitting on the couch with Mom & Dad. She also enjoys holding the remote and changing the channels.
I will randomly find her just sitting, lounging or laying on the couch. She can climb up and down from the couch all by herself. She is such a big girl!!

Clara also likes sitting in boxes or anything she can fit inside. She really likes taking the lid off the ottoman and climbing inside.
I'll always love pictures of my babies sleeping. This was on the morning of Clara's 1st birthday.

Happy 1st Birthday Clara!

2010-09-01T11:53:00.000-07:00

On August 11, 2010, Clara DeeAnne Zurawski turned 1 year old!! Our little baby is getting so big so fast! It's been an awesome first year. Clara is such a sweet addition to our family. Her smiles bring us so much joy each and every day. We love her so much and hope we can fill her life with as much joy as she has given us as her parents.

For her birthday, we had a fun lunch party at McDonalds. It was Clara's first time eating a Happy Meal and she learned how to drink out of a straw! That night for dinner we ate with some friends at IHOP. Clara had pancakes and loved them!These are pictures of Clara on her official birthday. I will post pictures later of her birthday party.

9-12 continued

2010-09-01T10:32:00.000-07:00

Clara loves to read. I caught her reading the newspaper the other day.
For Clara and Parker's 1st birthday, we had a Prince & Princess Party. This is the outfit that she wore. She loved the wand and wearing her cute tu-tu.
We brought Clara with us when we voted. It was her first time voting.
This is the $2.99 swimsuit I bought for Clara at The Children's Place. They had an awesome sale where everything was $2.99!!

9-12 months

2010-09-01T10:19:00.000-07:00

We've taken a bunch of pictures over the last few months and forgotten to post them. Here they are...
Clara is our little doll!!
She loves the water and had so much fun when we went to Nashville Shores.
In the bath, Clara loves to drink the water. She'll stick her face under the running water and loves the thrill of it!
It's been a super fun summer! It's been so fun watching Clara grow up and explore the world around her. She loves water, animals, clouds, balloons, anything colorful, people, toys, stairs, sleeping and lots of food!

Florida

2010-08-13T20:07:00.001-07:00

Upon arriving in Florida, we were met by Uncle Bob, Jenn, Casey, and Chloe. They brought us to this awesome Spanish restaurant. Dinner was great and so was our slumber party at their house that night.
The next day we went to Indian Rocks Beach. This is the area where Grandpa Zurawski grew up. The weather was great, beach was awesome and the sting rays were cool to see.
Clara had a blast visiting the beach for the first time. She wasn't too happy about the salty water, but she enjoyed herself and didn't want to leave.
After playing until were we ready to drop, we went to eat at Crabby Bill's. It was so yummy! Thanks so much to Jenn & Bob for showing us a great time in Florida.

Utah

2010-08-13T19:55:00.000-07:00

After our visit to Texas, Clara and I flew to Utah. We were able to attend Brent's graduation and visit with the The Gages, Lifferths and other friends & family.
Laura and I did some awesome couponing and saving at Walgreens!! Laura bought 36 rolls of TP for $0.86!! Can't beat that, hun?
Clara was a trooper on the plane ride from Texas to Utah and then from Utah to Florida. She is the best little girl in the whole world! She brought smiles to everyone's faces that we encountered on the plane.

Texas

2010-07-08T19:44:00.001-07:00

Leaving New Orleans was hard for me... Jeremy was returning home, while Clara and I were embarking on a journey that would take us 2,000 miles from home and keep us away for over 2 weeks. Despite missing Jeremy, we had a blast!!! Our first stop was TEXAS!!!

Clara and I played with Pat, Shala and Brennley for a whole week! We were treated like royalty. We had some of Shala's outstanding cooking, received a VIP tour of downtown San Antonio, visited Sea World, ate at one of the oldest & yummiest restaurants in San Antonio, visited the temple, went shopping in style and played all day, everyday!Clara loves Brennley. She can't wait to have her own sibling to play with...
We love to see the temple!

New Orleans

2010-07-08T19:31:00.001-07:00

Back In May we visited New Orleans for Aberdeen Lifferth's baptism. We had a blast visiting with family and having a huge slumber party at Darren & Sarah's house! Darren & Sarah always know how to show us a good time!While in New Orleans, we toured downtown, ate beignets at Cafe du Monde and even went swimming! Clara loves the water!!

Cutie Pie!

2010-05-05T11:38:00.001-07:00

Clara loves her new crawling position! She is really getting around now. She is always smiling. I brought her to the doctor with a 102 fever a few weeks ago and they said there couldn't be anything wrong with her because she was smiling the whole time we were there.Recently, Clara has had her tongue sticking out 24/7. We love it!
This is the creek behind our house. It almost flooded over during the recent flooding we had here in our area. We were blessed to be safe during the storms and not have any damage.
It's hard to tell, but this is a picture of Clara covered in water. She turned her cup upside down on her head and water poured all over her. It was pretty funny to see her reaction!
I love bath pictures!!! Clara loves taking baths. She enjoys playing in the water as its coming out of the faucet. She'll stick her head under the water, pull back with a shocked look on her face, smile, and then do it again. :-)

Let's Make A Deal!

2010-05-05T11:05:00.001-07:00

Back in January, we visited Las Vegas with The Gages's.http://www.thegagefamilyblog.blogspot.com/ While in Vegas, we were able to attend two tapings of the show "Let's Make A Deal".http://www.cbs.com/daytime/lets_make_a_deal/

It was so much fun!! Here we are in our costumes. :-)

Jeremy won $100 during the "quickie deals" by spinning his basketball on his finger. He's so talented!!

Crawling

2010-04-29T11:25:00.000-07:00

For the past few months Clara has been moving around by rolling, army crawling (on her belly using her arms to pull herself), and kicking off things with her legs. For the first time, she got up on her knees and has been trying to crawl. Here's a clip.

Happy 65th Birthday Grandma Lifferth!

2010-04-26T19:42:00.000-07:00

On March 17th, we had a super fun surprise birthday party for Grandma Shirley Lifferth! A lot of her friends and family were there to celebrate. We had fun telling stories, eating delicious food and partying!Momma Lifferth is the most amazing woman I know. She is an outstanding mother, grandmother, wife, sister, friend, teacher, leader, listener, follower of Christ and example. I love her and owe all of who I am to her.

Clara enjoyed the party as well!

Sleepin'

2010-04-26T19:34:00.000-07:00

I love pictures of Clara sleeping. She's our sweet little angel.

Clara loves playing with Grandpa Lifferth! Maybe it's because he's as youthful as she is. :-)

8 Months Old

2010-04-11T19:21:00.001-07:00

I am so behind in blogging!! Clara is growing so fast and doing new things everyday. During the past few months, Clara has done a lot of "firsts".

This is Clara on her first plane ride. She was a great traveler. She slept most of the time and entertained the other passengers with her smiles and laughter.

I just love this picture of Clara! You can see her beautiful smile, eyes and personality. She truly is a sweet baby.
We took this picture in Shala's backyard in Brennley's rocking chair on Clara's 6 month birthday.
We recently took Clara to the doctor with a 102 degree temperature, and the doctor said there couldn't be anything wrong with her because she constantly had a smile on her face. She's always smiling.
Clara loves reading and being read to. I love teaching and I am so excited to teach my children.
Hopefully, I will get some more pics and updates on her soon.

5 months

2010-01-24T18:58:00.001-08:00

Clara is growing and getting bigger each day. Here's a list of some of the new things she can do now:

*Eat rice cereal every night

*Roll over

*Take 3 long naps during the day and sleep almost 12 hours at night (thanks to Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by: Marc Weissbluth, M.D.)

*Make kissing sounds and say "da da da da"

*Smile lots! :-)
This is my new favorite picture of Clara. She's our beautiful angel!
This is Clara's new favorite toy. She loves jumping and playing in this bouncer her friend Sadie loaned to her. Thanks Sadie, Sydney & Jeremy.

Holiday Pics #2

2010-01-08T15:15:00.000-08:00

This is our first family photo with Santa. Luckily we didn't have to wait in any lines to see Santa this year. Tip: See Santa at Chick-Fil-A, not the mall. There was no wait and we had Santa all to ourselves for as long as we wanted. It was the best experience with Santa ever!
I have been running and exercising everyday for a few months now and I love it!! Clara is a real trooper to let me strap her into the jogging stroller and run each day.

Holiday Pics

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We loved our trip to Michigan to visit Dan & Kelly's family. Thanksgiving was yummy and our visit was a blast! Here we are at Lake Michigan. It was a beautiful day. We hiked about a mile to reach this breath-taking view at the beach.

Uncle Edward was pleased to meet little Clara for the first time! Uncle Edward is Clara's great, great uncle.
We also had a wonderful Christmas! Pat, Shala, Brenn, Darren, Sarah & their family came to Nashville to spend the holiday. We had a fun time with them in town. This is at one of our favorite restaurants, Cheddars.
Brenn was so sweet to Clara. They had fun playing together.

3 months old

2009-11-24T18:26:00.001-08:00

Aunt Tammy got this beautiful dress for Clara. She looks so cute in it!
For the first time, Clara reached and grabbed one of the toys on her play yard. She is growing so fast!
Clara and Parker are so cute together! Can you tell they're cousins?
We met Titans' Pro Bowl player, Cortland Finnegan! It was an exciting day for all of us!

2 Month Check-Up

2009-10-14T13:17:00.001-07:00

Clara had her two month checkup this week. She now weighs 10 lbs. and is 22 inches long. She is growing and developing as expected. She rolled over for the doctor right after I told the doctor that she had not done that yet. "I'll show you mommy."
Clara has a very sweet personality that we are starting to see when she smiles and makes funny faces. She loves when people talk to her! She smiled really big for the doctor.
Clara is also sleeping through the night. Her last feeding is around 10PM and she sleeps until 6AM and sometimes 7AM. This makes me, as the sleepy mommy, very happy. :-)

Blessing

2009-09-29T19:55:00.001-07:00

We had an amazing weekend! Clara DeeAnne Zurawski was blessed on Sunday, September 27th in the Rock Springs Ward. Cousin Parker Michael Lifferth was blessed as well. It was a very special experience. Thanks to all of our family members who traveled and sacrificed so much to be in attendance. Seven of my ten siblings were present for this occasion. We love you all so much!

Clara's Smile

2009-09-19T12:56:00.000-07:00

Clara is a very happy baby. She smiles a lot! I wish I could capture all of her smiles on video! Clara has brought so much joy into our home, just like her Uncle Chris said she would.

Singing Time

2009-09-02T09:53:00.000-07:00

Grandma & Grandpa Lifferth love visiting with and holding Clara. I thought this moment was worth sharing.

Thanks Mom & Dad for all of your help and support!

Clara's Friends

2009-08-15T13:11:00.000-07:00

Clara has so many friends!!

Here are some of her friends that have visited her during the first few days of her life.

The Salmon Family

Cousin Amanda

Grandpa and Grandma Zurawski

Aunt Lauralynn

Beth Graves

John Miller

Anita Miller

Kristen Rucker

Matt Rucker

Cousin Will

Aunt Kate, Cousin Henry, and Cousin Emma

Uncle Geoff, Cousin Henry, Cousin Will, Cousin

Emma, and Cousin Julia

Cousin Landon, Uncle Chris, Aunt Julie and Baby Cousin Parker (not yet born in this picture)

Shelli Collins (Our midwife angel)

David Lavender

William Bransford

Uncle Josh

Uncle Jon

Grandma and Grandpa Lifferth

Clara DeeAnne Zurawski

2009-08-15T13:05:00.001-07:00

Clara DeeAnne Zurawski was born on August 11th at 4:23PM. She weighed 5 lbs. 10oz. and was 19.5 inches long. She is healthy and changing everyday.

Ready to Pop!

2009-08-09T19:41:00.000-07:00

TPL threw a great baby shower for Julie and I. It was a blast! Thanks!

It has been so much fun being pregnant with Julie. We have been going through everything together and it has given me a lot of comfort and encouragement. Thanks Julie!!

We are both ready and waiting for our little babies to arrive. We can't wait!!

Jeremy's Graduation

2009-08-09T19:04:00.001-07:00

After only 2 1/2 years of education, Jeremy has graduated with his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA). Each semester he studied as many hours as he possibly could. Last Spring, he took 21 hours and this summer he took 18 hours. What a superman!

Jeremy's cumulative GPA is 3.95. He graduated with highest honors, Summa Cum Laude. I am so proud of him.
We are all very proud of Jeremy! Congratulations!

Thanks to everyone for your love and support of Jeremy and his educational pursuits.

Congratulations Kristen & Matt!

2009-07-21T08:08:00.000-07:00

Saturday, July 18th, 2009, Kristen & Matt were married for time and all eternity. Congratulations friends!!

17 days and counting....

2009-07-17T09:59:00.000-07:00

Here are some more pregnant pictures that I have taken this week. Yep, she's getting bigger and so am I. :-)

Nesting

2009-07-17T09:47:00.001-07:00

We are still working on getting our baby girl's room ready for arrival, but we have made some great progress. This past weekend we finished hanging the wall decals and putting up the crib. Here's what we have so far...

34 Weeks

2009-06-23T13:17:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures we were able to take today of our beautiful little baby girl! We are getting very excited for her to arrive!

Here's a picture of her beautiful smile. Her cousin Julia was able to be at the ultrasound with us and she said, "she's gonna have the world's greatest smile since she has been practicing even before she is born." Thanks Julia and Grandma Lifferth for being at the ultrasound.
More of her smile...

Here she's giving us a thumb's up and sticking out her tongue.

On another exciting note, Jeremy has been over-achieving in all of his summer classes, despite his very busy schedule which includes Scouts, work, school, a demanding pregnant wife and summer activities. He has scored the highest grade in his class on the last 3 tests he has taken!

I am so proud of my super smart husband.

30 weeks

2009-06-01T10:59:00.000-07:00

Baby Zurawski was not too happy about having her pictures made. In this picture, you can see she has her brow furrowed.

She was a lot more content when she could hide her face with her arm. Hope ya'll enjoy these pictures!

Since we couldn't get too many good pictures, we will be having another photo shoot on June 8th. Check back for more glamor shots of our beautiful baby girl!

Training for Memorial Day 5K

2009-05-05T16:20:00.000-07:00

A few nights ago I had a dream that I was running in a race and ever since then I have been wanting to make my dreams come true, even if I am 7 months pregnant. Today, I started training for a 5K that will take place on Memorial Day, May 25th.

I would like to thank cousin Michie for her proof that pregnant women can run and my loving husband for running with me even during his busy finals.

Aunt Ceil

2009-04-25T11:44:00.001-07:00

Our loving Aunt Ceil has left this life to be reunited with her many family members waiting for her in heaven. Jeremy and I are very grateful for the opportunity we had to spend Thanksgiving with Aunt Ceil and Uncle Edward in Chicago last year. I have posted some of the pictures from that trip in memory of our Aunt Ceil who will be greatly missed.

Uncle Edward and Aunt Ceil spent many hours telling us about our family history. These long talks will be remembered forever.

This is us eating the wonderful Polish Thanksgiving feast that Aunt Ceil prepared. It was delicious!

This is Aunt Evelyn and Aunt Ceil.

24 weeks pregnant and it shows!

2009-04-13T17:53:00.000-07:00

So, I finally decided to take some pictures of my pregnant belly. Hopefully I'll make this a weekly ritual so ya'll can track the baby's growth.

Just a recap of the details: IT'S A GIRL!! She is growing normally. She is due August 3rd. She still does not have a name, so all ideas are welcome. :-)

17 weeks

2009-03-06T19:00:00.000-08:00

Thanks to our awesome friend Beth, we got to see our little baby and get some great pictures! We are so happy to see our baby growing and preparing for life. We can't wait for her to arrive!

Baby's Heartbeat

2009-02-02T18:42:00.000-08:00

Today we heard the baby's heartbeat at our 14th week check-up!! Jeremy was asked to use the Doppler Instrument to find it. On Jeremy's first try, he found it! He's gonna be the best daddy ever! Everything else was perfect. I have been feeling great! Next time we go for a check-up, we will be finding out the gender of the baby.

Snow Day!!

2008-12-26T11:19:00.001-08:00

We woke up to a winter wonderland last week. It was beautiful! Jeremy and I enjoyed playing in the snow. Jeremy makes some really awesome snowballs....

And snow people.

Breast Cancer Walk

2008-10-25T14:57:00.000-07:00

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Today we participated in a 5-Mile Walk to raise money for Breast Cancer Research. The weather was perfect so there were a lot of people there.

Mom, Jeremy, Sydney, Tani and I all walked. Mom was the winner, of course.

These are my friends from Curves!

The walk began and ended at LP Field, which is where the Tennessee Titans play. They are currently ranked #1 in the NFL. GO TITANS!

Seminary Rocks!

2008-10-25T14:48:00.001-07:00

This is my awesome seminary class! We meet at 7:00AM in our ward building. This year we are studying the New Testament. Many of you have wondered why I have not been able to keep my blog up to date, and this is exactly why. I teach everyday before I go to work. Starting the day with seminary has blessed me in so many ways.

Happy 1st Birthday Landon!!

2008-10-25T14:32:00.001-07:00

Landon's birthday party was so fun! We were very happy to be there.

Happy Birthday Steph!

2008-10-25T14:26:00.001-07:00

I love Olive Garden! Kristen, Nada, Stephanie and I met there for a girls' lunch for Stephanie's birthday.

These girls have been my friends for a very long time! I am so grateful to have such awesome friends!

Kristen made Stephanie a very thoughtful gift reminding her of all the fun memories we have made together. What a fun day!

William and Shannon are engaged!

2008-10-02T17:53:00.000-07:00

Jeremy went to high school with Willliam and I went to college with Shannon and now they are getting married! We are very excited for them. We went to their engagement party. The food was awesome! Jeremy and I both love to eat a lot!

Oxford, Mississippi

2008-10-02T17:46:00.000-07:00

Jeremy and I visited Dan and Kelly in Oxford, Mississippi. We had a blast! We went swimming, running, sleeping, touring downtown, watching movies, eating sushi and we went to this cool place to eat called Taylor's. It was very yummy. I had some awesome Red Beans and Rice! The catfish was out-of-this world!! Here are the girls. Reagan, Jessica, and Sierra.

Cute lil Amelia and Justice.

Happy 25th Birthday Jeremy and Shauna!!

2008-10-02T17:15:00.000-07:00

Jeremy loves desserts and especially The Cheesecake Factory, so that's where we ate. Kristen, Josh, Momma, Pappa, Jeff, Melody and Lana all surprised Jeremy at The Cheesecake Factory. :-)

After we ate lunch, we went to the movies. After the movies we went swimming. After swimming, we ate more food and of course CAKE AND ICE CREAM!!
Jeremy's favorite present was his 3 gallons of Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream with Gummy Bears from Maggie Moos.

We had a great birthday month in July! Sorry for posting the pictures so late.

This is us at a sushi place for my birthday.

Gavin Degraw Concert

2008-06-27T21:52:00.001-07:00

Gavin Degraw at 4th Street Live in Louisville, KY.

This was Jeremy's one wish for his 25th birthday.

We made the 3 hour trip to get to the free concert in the heart of downtown.

The venue was beautiful and the weather was perfect!!!

Gavin rocked! We especially enjoyed his new song "I'm in Love with a Girl" and the encore performance of "Chariot". It was an awesome night!

Washington, D.C.

2008-06-27T21:16:00.001-07:00

New York City Continued

2008-06-27T21:08:00.001-07:00

Jeremy's chocolate heaven. We were the only two lucky people who were permitted to enter from the stand-by line for the Late Show with David Letterman. We had a blast!

Our 1-year anniversary is coming up on July 14th.

New York City Continued

2008-06-27T20:58:00.001-07:00

Wall Street/ New York Stock Exchange World Trade Center Memorial

World Financial Center
We took The Staten Island Ferry to visit Staten Island. It was a fun ride!

New York City Continued

2008-06-27T20:51:00.001-07:00

Yummy New York style pizza!!
John Heder and Veronica Mars in Central Park filming their new Disney Movie, "When In Rome."

John Lennon's Strawberry Fields

New York City

2008-06-27T20:39:00.001-07:00

Liberty Island Old Lady Liberty

Times Square
Rockefeller Plaza

Private Beach in Glouchester

2008-06-27T20:26:00.001-07:00

Salem, MA

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Temples

2008-06-27T20:05:00.001-07:00

*Washington, D.C. Temple* Boston, MA Temple
Manhattan, NY Temple

"I love to see the temple. I'm going there someday."

Trip to Boston

2008-06-17T15:28:00.000-07:00

We went to Boston, MA. While there we stayed in a small town on Cape Ann called Glouchester, or "Glosta", as they say it. Geoff, Kate and their family were kind enough to let us crash their vacation and stay at the beach house with them.

This is us in Boston touring the freedom trail.

This is the view beside the beach house.

Amelia

2008-06-17T15:22:00.001-07:00

Little Mia enjoyed herself at Kelly's graduation party. We all had a really good time. Congratulations Kelly on graduating!!

Jeremy's Graduation

2008-05-25T20:05:00.000-07:00

Jeremy graduated Summa Cum Laude from Nashville State Community College with his Associates in Business & Information Systems. He is starting Middle Tennessee State University in July.

Our New Car!!

2008-05-25T20:03:00.000-07:00

We just bought a 2007 Honda Civic. It has saved us a ton on gas and we love it!

Currently

2008-05-25T19:49:00.000-07:00

We are living up our 1st year of marriage and loving every minute of it!

July 14, 2007

2008-05-25T18:57:00.000-07:00

We were sealed together for time and all eternity in the Nashville Tennessee Temple on July 14, 2007. It was the happiest day of our lives!

Yes!

2008-05-11T17:48:00.000-07:00

After 8 months of intense, everyday dating, Jeremy proposed marriage to Shauna on April 22, 2007.

Jeremy blind-folded Shauna and took her to their favorite bench by the pond in Maryland Farms.

He then read a poem that expressed his love and desire to be with Shauna forever.

Shauna was extremely impressed and touched. This was a very special moment for the both of them.

Jeremy presented the ring and Shauna said, "YES!"

The plan was to get married as soon as they could arrange it.

Thanks to family and friends, everything fell right into place.

In the beginning...

2008-05-09T21:34:00.000-07:00

During the summer of 2006, Jeremy and Shauna convinced each other that they were a perfect match and that they no longer needed to hide that fact. In August, a very special relationship began which would ultimately become eternal.

Jeremy, Shauna, Clara, & Zoe

November

October

Zoe is growing

Catching up....

Clara's 2nd Birthday Party!

More Birthday Pictures

Anniversary Adventure in Atlanta

Birthdays!!

Family Pictures by *Kate*

Fall Creek Falls

Summer Fun!

Zoe

I'm a Big Girl Now!

Zoe's Visitors

We love Zoe!

Welcome Baby Zoe!

Gifts!

Christmas

More signing video

Signs

St. Jude's Marathon

Cousins

Texas

Ice Cream

Halloween

Where's Clara?

Pumpkin Patch

Momma's Lil Helper

Party Time!

Our 1 year old

Happy 1st Birthday Clara!

9-12 continued

9-12 months

Florida

Utah

Texas

New Orleans

Cutie Pie!

Let's Make A Deal!

Crawling

Happy 65th Birthday Grandma Lifferth!

Sleepin'

8 Months Old

5 months

Holiday Pics #2

Holiday Pics

3 months old

2 Month Check-Up

Blessing

Clara's Smile

Singing Time

Clara's Friends

Clara DeeAnne Zurawski

Ready to Pop!

Jeremy's Graduation

Congratulations Kristen & Matt!

17 days and counting....

Nesting

34 Weeks

30 weeks

Training for Memorial Day 5K

Aunt Ceil

24 weeks pregnant and it shows!

17 weeks

Baby's Heartbeat

Snow Day!!

Breast Cancer Walk

Seminary Rocks!

Happy 1st Birthday Landon!!

Happy Birthday Steph!

William and Shannon are engaged!

Oxford, Mississippi

Happy 25th Birthday Jeremy and Shauna!!

Gavin Degraw Concert

Washington, D.C.

New York City Continued

New York City Continued

New York City Continued

New York City

Family Pictures by Kate

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