Category 5 Cyclone

It was Clara's birthday this week.

How dare you take my photo?!
The last year has been interesting for her, and she's definitely had her ups and downs. Clara's favorite thing to do is to draw, and it's been really fun to see her unique artistic style develop.







In reverse chronological order, for some reason.

When not drawing, she has a very mischievous personality, particularly where Cinder the kitten is concerned. One moment she's covering him with a blanket as he naps, and the next she's yelling in his ear or pushing him off the chair. But overall we have seen an improvement in her behavior over the last 12 months. And sometimes she is actually more obedient and helpful than James or Allison, so that's interesting.

Clara's relationship with Allison is a constant source of frustration. Allison wants to play with all her toys by herself, and Clara will take one of them and run, making Allison mad. No matter how we try, we can't convince her to share with Clara, and invite her to play together. We think when Clara is included she doesn't do bad things. And interestingly, the girls have been clamoring for bunk beds, which we said we won't do as long as they are fighting.

Clara also loves running around the neighborhood playing with her friends, and she's already preferring to spend more time with them than the family, much to Katie's consternation. She also still hardly eats anything and basically hasn't gained any weight in the past year. But she seems perfectly healthy, so I just have to hope that will come along eventually. 

Happy birthday, Cyclone.










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