Growing babes...

These kiddos couldn't be any cuter! We are so thankful for every day we have with such precious children.

Lyla Grace is One!

Our precious Lyla Grace is one year old! She has blessed our lives in so many ways; We thank God for her every day. She and Clark are beginning to play together more. That's entertainment... She loves to eat, she isn't afraid of anyone, and she is an adorable, sweet baby. It's hard to believe that she is already one and Clark is already six. Time really flies, but we try to enjoy every moment possible! Lyla Grace had a birthday brunch for her first birthday celebration followed by a cake sampling. We enjoyed celebrating with our family; Thank goodness the party was for her...she stole the show!

Introducing Belle of the Ball

Our newest family member, Belle! Clark has been begging for a puppy now for about a year. We decided that a lab was the best choice for us. So a chocolate lab she is. She is adorable, but Clark wan't quite prepared for puppy play that includes teeth (which are extremely sharp). Our house is an *exciting* place to be with a 5 year old, 8 month old, and 10 week old puppy.

Ten little toes...

Our Little Star

Friday was Nursery Rhyme Dress Up Day for Clark's Pre-K class. He was the shining star, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star! He did great!

Lyla Grace

Lyla Grace will be 11 weeks old this Saturday. She is getting so big (99th percentile weight and 93rd percentile height). She is starting to laugh out loud and is grinning and cooing a lot at us. She is a sweet baby and of course we think she is just adorable!

Snugglebugs

The other night when Clark was going to bed, he wanted Lyla Grace to have a sleepover with him. He scooted over as far as he could so she could have as much room as she needed. It was adorable...he is a little gentleman in the making! He really thought we were going to let her stay with him and assured us he could take care of her if she cried. ;)

Santa and kids

Merry "Kiss"mas

Cousins

I totally swiped this from Alice's blog...(Alice: I hope you don't mind me sharing your cutie fellow with mine on here.)

Clark's Christmas Wishes...

Clark has circled almost every item in this magazine and we have about a dozen (no joke) Christmas wish lists for him sitting around the house. He is wishing big this Christmas...

Lyla Grace (3 weeks)

Lyla Grace is already 3 weeks old and she is doing great! She is a wonderful baby. She has already changed so much and is growing every day. Clark is loving her a little more each day and for that we are thankful! Life is good...

Lyla Grace has arrived!

Lyla Grace was born on Saturday morning, November 13th, at 2:56 AM weighing in at 8 pounds 8 ounces. She is precious!

Clark is 5!

While it is almost unbelievable, our little Clark is five years old! We celebrated Clark's birthday with our family and way too many presents on Sunday afternoon. He had a great time celebrating with everyone and began watching as soon as we got home from church for his "guests to arrive". We are so blessed to have Clark as our son! He is a true gift from God.

Clark's 1st Day of Pre-K

Drew brought Clark to school on Friday to meet his teachers and to get to see the classroom. He was tired from the excitement and crashed on the way home. Of course, he did spend the day with Drew and they made a dozen plus stops before getting back home.

Clark was very excited to get to class Monday morning. Here he is with Mrs. Debbie & Mrs. Renee on the first day! What a handsome boy!

Exploring in the classroom...
He left me a work of art before we walked to his class.
He was very happy to tell Drew about his "awesome" day at Pre-K.

He has been a great student so far and loves school! I hope both of those continue for a few more years.

Summer is coming to an end...

Yet another summer has come and gone! The thing that makes next week different than any of the others in the past decade is that when I go to work, Clark will be coming with me. CRAZY!!!! He will be in Pre-K this year and I am fortunate to have him at Arbor Springs with me. He doesn't seem extremely excited about starting school, but I know he will love getting to socialize with more kiddos soon. He has been home with me all summer and with the exception of play dates and spend the night dates at grandparents' houses, I have been the one to entertain!
On another note, Lyla Grace is doing well...growing like she should and staying busy lots of the time. We got some good news back regarding the testing with the specialist and we are very hopeful that she will be born a healthy baby! November will be here before we know it and we cannot wait to meet her!

Gender is Revealed...

We did the 20 week ultrasound yesterday. Clark was so excited to see pictures of "the baby" and he had been saying both he and she all week long changing back and forth. Drew and I were convinced recently that it was going to be another boy. We finally got to see that the baby was indeed a girl. Lyla Grace was very active and gave us some good laughs at how much she is already like me...quite humorous. We are all very excited; the family gathered last night to celebrate the announcement!

Walt Disney World

We finally took Clark to Disney World this past weekend and he loved it! We all had a great time, especially Clark.



Of course, the castle was amazing to Clark. It seemed a little less large to Drew and me as adults, but it was still "magical".


Can't go to Disney World without seeing Mickey and Minnie!


Drew braved any ride Clark wanted to try....old reliable merry-go-round.
Clark was so excited to see Tigger and wanted to know why he wouldn't bounce on his tail. ;)


Our late night at Disney World and Clark was going strong about 10:30 on the Dumbo ride with Drew.
One of my favorite pictures from the trip!

Another favorite...Clark's view of the fireworks on Drew's shoulders!


This proved to be the best method to keep Clark awake on the bus ride back...games on my phone. We tried whatever worked!

Clark was super excited to see one of the characters in the afternoon parade. I don't remember who it was, but I love his face here and his hand was busy waving as fast as it could go.

Clark and me in front of the castle.


His all-time favorite character (and ride) at Disney World was Buzz Lightyear! He has talked about it non-stop!!!

At our hotel, they had a huge Woody that Clark loved!