Claire's favorite meal is avacado, black beans, shredded cheese, and tomatoes.  She also loves eating with her frog bib (food catcher) on.  When it's time to eat she says "froggy".


We went trick or treating with the Hudziks on Monday.  Eli was a teenage mutant ninja turtle and Avery was a dog.  Their new house that they custom built is simply amazing.


Claire continued to share her treats with her friends.


On Sunday Claire went to a birthday party at My Gym put on by three of her classmates (Abby, Max, and Simon) who all have birthdays around the same time.  It was a good chance for us to get to know the other parents better.


Claire had a lot of fun getting buried in the tank of balls.


Claire doesn't mind a bit of rough housing.  She may be small but she can hold her own with the big dogs.


Speaking of dogs.....we got a dog on Sunday!  He's nearly one year old and his name is Parker.  We got him at a rescue shelter and he is just great.  He's a black lab and beagle mix and is almost fully grown at 30 lbs.  I've been studying up on dog training and he's a very fast learner.

The only other thing to note is that Brad (our friend living next door for a month) made some killer ribs on Saturday night.  We had some dinner, had a couple gimlets, and watched the LSU vs. Alabama game (which was everything it was hyped up to be).  Aside from that, I've been playing basketball nearly every day and am digging it.  I play full court at the Dowd on Tue/Thu and half court at uptown on Mon/Wed/Fri at lunch time.  The shot comes back quickly but ball handling takes some time.