Claire?

Happy Birthday to our little Claire Bear!

She looks just like her mother doesn't she? She hears this all the time. Her mother's daughter. The day she was born I was so thrilled to have a child that looked like me. Emma is a "little Larry." And I got tired of hearing that. So Claire was a Martin. She has my temperament and mood swings. I can't imagine what she will be like at thirteen. Larry picked her name out. He just liked it. It is a perfect fit for her. It means "brilliant or clear." She has clear blue eyes. When she was a baby I would call them brilliant. Not only are her eyes brilliant but her mind is also. Of course I am a little biased. Sometimes the things she says are so deep for a little one. And sometimes they are really funny. She loves to read and draw and is a tenacious worker. She will practice until she gets it right. And most important of all she loves to learn about God.

Happy Birthday Claire!