Biker Babe

Last week Claire enjoyed a spaghetti dinner.  Thankfully, we were wise enough to strip her down before letting her feed herself.  Needless to say, she loved it.

But what a mess.

Friday night, we celebrated Grammy's birthday with a little bbq...and of course some cake :)

Claire got to hang with her buddy, Lilly.

Who also loves Mommy's necklaces just as much as Claire does.

On Saturday, we headed back down to the beach.  This time we took the little lady for her first bike ride.  Turns out, they don't really make helmets for 10 month olds.

"What the heck dad?  How am I supposed to see?"

Claire spent most of her time on the bike trying to lift her helmet up so that she could see what a gorgeous day it was.

I tried really hard to get some good action shots but it was kind of hard to do while riding a bike myself (especially since I'm not the most coordinated).  This was the best shot I got.  Wish you could see Claire's face...

because she really had a blast smiling and singing the whole time.  

Right up until she fell asleep.  Yep, she fell asleep on the bike.  Not sure what I was thinking not taking a pic of that but we'll definitely be taking her for more bike rides so hopefully I can capture that super cute moment next time.


On Sunday, we headed to the beach.  Claire was so happy to be back.

She played in the sand, jumped some waves, and took a nice long nap while listening to the ocean.

Woke up an hour and a half later and then played some more.

After the beach, I got to hang with the cutie patootie for a little bit while everyone got ready for the boardwalk.

It was such a gorgeous night.  You can't tell from this picture but the moon was huge...even though it looks like a little speck.

We had such a great weekend and are already counting down the days until we go back.