Where's Clara?

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

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.

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

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!

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

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!

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.