Claire

This little lady is the wonderful reason I have been missing from blogland the last week. Our first grandbaby, Claire, was born to our oldest son Carlos and his wife Casey on June 9. I got home from Farm Chicks, repacked my suitcase, and headed to Texas with Raoul. We arrived when she was just two days old.

When I wasn't filling my family up with home cooked meals, this is what I did for five days. I tried my best not to doze because I didn't want to miss a moment of time soaking up every snuggle, peep and squeak from her.

Claire gained a whole pound while we were there, had her first bath and did her first art project! Here I am dabbing some white paint on the bottom of her feet for this foot prints picture.

Every grandma I spoke with before her birth told me it would be better than I could ever imagine to meet this child. They weren't exaggerating. It was pure happiness!