Clare is FIVE

Clare turned FIVE on August 13th.

While that was nearly a month ago, she had fun stretching her birthday celebrations over the course of several days.

Her first party was in Michigan...where she celebrated with the other August birthdays from the Hillary family.

Then she had another little celebration with Mema and Papa the day before we flew back to Florida (the eve of her actual birthday).

She showed genuine excitement for every gift she opened: new dress, new books, Finding Nemo DVD, lots of crafty stuff, and some new dolls/Princess stuff.

Daddy didn't show the same excitement for all of the Princess stuff.

Daddy and Daughter are in the mutual admiration society!

Clare celebrated a final time once we were back home...on her ACTUAL birthday.

 She received five presents on her fifth birthday, and she was thrilled!

Clare requested to decorate her own cake, and here is the masterpiece!

CHEESE!

Sweet Clare...you are one of a kind!  

We LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

Clare at FIVE:

- Wants to make others happy.

- Loves her brother and is VERY excited about the baby on the way.

- Has a perfect blend of tomboy and girly-girl.

- Insists on wearing a dress whenever she hears music that makes her want to dance.

- Wants to do crafts EVERY SINGLE DAY!

- Sleeps with her "pink blanket" and "Pinkie" 

(the bear she made at Build-A-Bear when she turned four) every night.

- Eats every kind of fruit imaginable. 

- Loves Edamame...but she isn't crazy about too many vegetables.

- Checks the mailbox several times a day in hopes of seeing something with her name on it.

- Wishes that she could fly.

- Wants Daddy to do magic anytime something is broken or missing.

- Enjoys spending time in the pool.  She could swim all day!

- Brings joy to laughter to our family!

Weight = 45 pounds (75th percentile)
Height = 44.5 inches (90th percentile)