Happy 11th Birthday Claire

And all of a sudden she's a tween.  Looking back just 12 months its amazing how much this wonderful girl has grown... But she still continues to melt our hearts with her kind and loving nature (even if she tries to hide it at times).

We celebrated Claire's birthday this year in a fairly low-key fashion, with lots of good food and a small party with her friends.

We also shared a birthday meal with Ce Ce now she's living here in Sydney.

Claire also celebrated this month the first official measure of height above Mummy!

We then wrapped up the celebrations with a family day at Luna Park (as per last year) ... Alas, Grandad wasn't there as just a couple of weeks ago he went off to the UK (we'll explain more about that later in the year when we go to visit him there!).

And... lastly for memory sake, some quick links to Claire's previous birthday celebrations!

• 2007 - Birth day
• 2008 - 1st
• 2009 - 2nd
• 2010 - 3rd
• 2011 - 4th
• 2012 - 5th
• 2013 - 6th
• 2014 - 7th
• 2015 - 8th
• 2016 - 9th  
• 2017 - 10th