Visits galore!

This one is for you Ross. You're right...how can we have a blog without a picture of Claire? This one was a couple of weeks ago. She's starting to grin now! Matt and I love it. Matt does especially...he always tries to get me to look when she's smiling and by the time I turn, Claire is done! No worries though...she will start smiling quite frequently pretty soon here. :)

Grandma and Grandpa R (that's Mark and Brenda) came to visit last night! Brenda called Sunday and wanted to come down. It's amazing how much more they visit now that little miss you know who is around! I thought they visited quite often before, but I was just comparing that to my parents. ;) We all took a walk, Claire nursed, and then we went out to eat at Fuddruckers! Claire took a long time to eat the the boys were getting antsy, but Grandma R would have waited for Claire for hours...hehe. She also happily took her before and after her meal. I think I even noticed that she ate a little more quickly than usual...jk. At Fuddruckers, I found a hair in my burger. I'm telling you this because of the eventual outcome, so be patient. First, I told the cooks very nicely and they offered to make me a new one. A few minutes later, that came, WITH a side of fries (I hadn't ordered any, so score!). After my meal, I went to the ice cream counter and asked politely (think sweet voice here) "Is there a complimentary shake for those that find a hair in their food?" The manager said "I can do that." DOUBLE SCORE! The cookies and cream shake was delicious, right Mark?!? ;)

For the record, Omi and Opa have visited a lot more too...especially Omi. However much she loves those dogs, and if you know her you know that's a ton, she obviously loves Claire more. In fact, it was funny because on our way home from 'home' Labor Day weekend, Matt shared an observation he made. He told me that Mom was holding Claire and that they dogs were coming over to them and wanting all the attention and love that they usually do, and Mom shooed them away. Matt said that was a sure sign that Claire is numero uno.

Anyway, we all love that family is coming to visit so much! :) If you'd like to visit, our Hotel R is open and in business. We'll get you a really good deal too! ;)

On a side note, thanks to the advice of Matt and Tante Christine, Claire and I have ventured out and about more these past couple of days. I have gone a little stir crazy never leaving the house, and they both told me to just get out and that it'll acclimate Claire more to 'normal' life anyway. Yesterday we ran errands and she did a marvelous job! Today we went to a 'Lunch with Jesus' Bible study at church. It's perfect because it just happens to be a six-week study, the exact amount of time I have before going back to work. I look forward to meeting other moms and seeing what God has in store for me to learn!

This train is now departing (this one's for Matt) ... Choooo - Chooooo! :-)