Constant Beginnings

We are slowly wrapping up our "must see" travels for our time in Europe. Scotland and Ireland were our destinations for spring break. We flew (Aer Lingus) from Frankfurt to Dublin late Friday night. Side story---Claire's 2nd grade teacher is of Irish decent. She shared her love of Ireland with Claire who later that year wrote a report about Ireland. Ms. Luckie, her sweet teacher, saved that report and pulls it out every year to show her students. As luck would have it, Ms. Luckie was on our flight to Dublin! It was a great surprise to have her share our arrival to her love. We stayed at Maldron Hotel near the airport after picking up our rental. Saturday morning we enjoyed breakfast and we were off--navigating the world from the left side of the road and right side of the car. Chris was a tad stressed to say the least, but handled it like a pro! We drove to the other side of Ireland to County Clare where we took in the amazingly beautiful Cliffs of Moher. This stop was a...

My dearest Claire. 10 years ago we became a sweet little family. I can't believe 10 years have already passed. It seems in the blink of an eye, you will be out the door and on your way to college. Gosh. That thought alone makes me tear up. I love you so much. You are an amazing girl, sassy, sweet and pretty smart. You just finished the fourth grade and all four quarters were on the A honor roll--actually earning Highest Achievement awards each one. Pretty impressive. You love to read, but were less dedicated to earning points for the Reading Counts process. Your BFF is Kylee. Thankfully she lives around the corner from us so you can ride bikes, scooters and hang out whenever we are free. She is alot like you as well-smart, sweet, and innocent. I hope that innocence never changes, but I'm not naive. I'll just savor these days to their fullest. Claire you are stepping up your soccer game. You typically play striker, dominating with your speed and footwork. You began playi...