1 month old today!!! Mommy and Claire are both doing well, happy, healthy (except for sharing their cold) and spending lots of quality time together every day.

Some great grandmothers were feeling especially happy this Thanksgiving! Claire did a wonderful job at travelling all the way to Iowa to see her grandma and grandpa Deb and Rich on the farm, and Great grandma Pat, Great grandma and grandpa Iles, numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins of Daddy. She is quite the little traveller, took it easy on mom and dad.

Claire is all decked out in her Christening outfit with Mom and Dad. Claire was baptized on 11/18/07 at Mizpah United Church of Christ in Hopkins, MN where Aaron and Megan have recently joined the congregation. The event was attended by Grandma Char and Grandpa Doug, Grandma Deb and Grandpa Rich, and Aunt and Uncle Meimann. Thank you all for coming to share in the special day.

First Bottle on 11/13

First real bath on 11/16

Morgan, Emma, and Claire together. Future babysitters? I think so! Thanks for coming over and playing with us here at our house.

The Pattersons are doing well, we have been out of the house almost daily on some task or errand. We love Claire. She keeps us entertained all day. We celebrated Mom's birthday yesterday with cards, and special dinner and cake. Aaron's special culinary creations at Megan's request were chicken pot pie with the special crust and gravy-both from scratch, and then some super yummy chocolate cake and truffles from scratch (no mixes involved). There may have been some cabernet that graced the table too.
Thanks to the Emersons for the special blankie above!

Dad likes to play motorboat to amuse Claire when she is cranky...and to prepare her for future fishing excursions!

A bit of an early Birthday dinner for Megan at Doug and Char's house gave them all the excuse they needed to be near Claire. They are pretty great grandparents, and are having lots of fun...Claire is just so somber.