Piggy Tails

Hello everyone! This week Claire wore pig tails in her hair for the first time. She was so cute! She didn't know what to think of them at first, then she loved swinging head head back and forth. She took some pictures outside the apartment on your way to Grandma's house. We went to the zoo last week. We got there right when it opened and left before it got too hot. Claire loved the animals, she now asks to go to the zoo frequently!

I had to share with you a picture of how difficult it is to get Claire up and going in the morning. She reminds me of her Uncle Skyler; she needs her blankie, pillow, and milk on the couch with all the lights off b/c they "hurt my eyes". I just laugh and snuggle her!!! Hopefully I won't have to do this through her high school years like Uncle Skyler though!!!

Travis is busy at the house. We are painting now, well I am not painting, Travis, family, and friends are painting. It's a lot of work, but in the end it will look wonderful! We have sent up a make-shift kitchen table so we can still eat dinner together. Claire and I take the food to Daddy! Claire thinks it's fun to have picnics, but Mommy thinks it's a lot of work!!

We go to the doctor for my 12 week check up on August 1. We will have an ultrasound then, not that I haven't sneaked a peek with my mom!!

Hope everyone is doing great!

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to the Mann website. I got the idea from a friend and hopefully it will be easier for me to update this weekly rather than email pictures, which I'm not very good at!!!

Claire is 20 months and keeps us on our toes. Lately she loves to play hide and seek, babies, sing, dance, color, and go for stroller rides! She has quite the vocabulary, it's very comical at times!! She loves to help whether it be loading the dishwasher, folding clothes, or vaccuming; she'll do it all or at least try. It's hard to believe she'll be two before long.

I have some exciting news to share with those who don't know, we're pregnant!! The baby is due on Feb. 9. Claire knows about the baby and loves to kiss my tummy. She says "I take baby to house". I think that she will be mommy's little helper when the baby arrives!! We are very excited and will be waiting the full 40 weeks to see what our little baby will be!!!

We are also busy building our new home!! We plan to move in sometime in September. Travis is the general contractor so he is busy up there every spare minutes he has, but it will be worth it in the end!!! Claire loves to go the house, she enjoys playing in the dirt and visiting the horses nearby! We look forward to the day we are out of this tiny apartment!!!

Well, I'll keep everyone posted, I hope you enjoy!!