First Chaps

In addition to having grandparents here, Daddy also has the entire next week off from work! We are so happy to have him home with us. Today Clara spent some time out in the shop sitting on Daddy's saddle, practicing holding reins, swinging a rope, and wearing the first pair of chaps that Daddy had as a little boy! Daddy even modified them to fit Clara and they are just adorable! See for yourselves...

For those of you who don't know, they're pronounced with a soft "ch" - more like shaps, not like the chap of, "I say, old chap!"

Overheard: "No, you're not a puppy dog, you're an elephant! Come on." (As she dragged Baaba around the house by a rope.)

"Don't tickle me, I'm your friend!"

"I don't like it when it's cooked, I just like it when it's sour." (Upon being warned that a raw cranberry was, in fact, sour. After tasting said cranberry, she decided she didn't like it after all...)

"Mama, did you get food for Jesus?!?" (Upon our return from the grocery store this afternoon.)