Last year in the single digits for this lady! She and Genevieve combined b-day parties again this year at Mema's (not sure how long that tradition will last, but for now it's pretty fun). It is a very satisfying experience to give Claire a gift - she has the best reactions and seems to genuinely love everything she gets. This year she asked for an MC2 science kit that her cousin McKinley also has. You do experiment and make fun projects with it. I am all for encouraging her to like science since usually she just wants to read and work on writing projects.
Claire was meant to be our first born - she is such a good kid, and a good example. I expect a lot from her- I think that happens to the oldest of a big family. I sometimes forget she's only nine when she actually acts her age.
She told me that she wants to be a mom and a teacher. Or maybe a librarian. She loves wearing a pair of fake glasses - she and I share an envy for glasses.
She asked for a trip to Ikea for her birthday - we hadn't been to the new Las Vegas store yet, and she wanted a date with mom. When we went to leave, Penelope threw a colossal fit because she wanted to go on the girls date too. Claire let her come, even though I told her she didn't have to take her sister. You would have thought we'd walked into Disneyland with all the oohs and aaahs they made inside Ikea. It was a pretty fun trip - plus the food was good too!
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