Claire's Birthday

It is our 4th Birthday under the pandemic, and we made it!

I made Claire crepes for breakfast- her request.

Claire really wanted another escape room. We ended up going with a different company, and we were happy with it. It was a lot of fun!

Then we met with Ben's family at a park. We ordered pizza, had cake, a slack line, ping pong, and fun. It ended up being perfect!

Audra and Camille insisted that Claire had asked for a red wig, so they picked this one out and Claire LOVES it! It is so incredibly random and fun, and she is so happy with her entirely new character she has created with this wig.

Here is Claire at ELEVEN:

-Her favorite color is still pink
-She still loves pigs
-She is so witty. Honest, she is hilarious in the best possible way because she can use her wit to tell the best one liners
-She pays incredible attention to detail and has an impeccable memory. She would make an incredible detective.
-She hates rice. She is a picky eater, but she will generally eat most things except rice. She never eats rice. I think it is a texture thing.
-Which brings us to texture. Texture is still an issue for things like clothes and such. She will never, ever wear a pair of jeans! That's been the case since she was 18 months old. I vividly remember changing out her clothes in her drawers when she was 18 months old and her taking every pair of jeans and throwing them down the stairs.
-She thrives on routine, but is getting better at being flexible. But, she definitely has her VERY strong opinions! She HATES it when things are done differently than what she is expecting. Everything is a "tradition" so if we have the wrong syrup when maple was what we have always had before, it usually does not end well
-She still is excellent at puzzles
-Her art skills are top notch. She truly is talented.
-She is feisty and fierce. I still predict she will be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company someday. She has a fire in her that will really take her places, and I love her spirit- even if sometimes it is rough to parent.