Clarke's first Birthday!

Clarke turned one on October 15th. I can hardly believe it. Time just keeps going more quickly. We had fun celebrating his birthday with lots of family and friends. His farmyard cake turned out so cute thanks to the help of my kids, cousin, mom, sisters, and friends. It was quite the group effort!

He was most enthralled by the flame of the candle, and my dad was letting him get a little too close for my comfort. Clarke also loved grandma's newborn kittens. He would just squeeze them and drag them everywhere (good thing they're resilient!!).

Monkey Boy

It's pretty appropriate that there is a Monkey on Clarke's outfit, cuz he sure acts like one--climbing on everything, exploring everything, and pulling everything out of ALL my drawers and cupboards.

Marissa's Baptism

Marissa was baptized on October 9th, 2010. She was so excited. She even got to be baptized with her best friend, Kaden. She is such a great example.

Halloween 2010

I know, I know, it's been almost a year since I've done ANYTHING on here...I could blame it on joining facebook or having 3 kids or my calling...Anyway, my sweet sister in law cornered me then took pity on me and helped me change my background and upload a picture, since I've totally forgotten how in the last year! ha, ha. So, here is a Halloween picture of the kids. YAY!!

Christmas on Valentines...Better Late than Never!!

Yeah, I know it's Valentine's day, and I'm way late putting our Christmas pix up, but oh well. I like to do them in chronological order, so I'm trying to get caught up (BTW--the baby is already awake and crying; I have a feeling I'm not gonna get too far!) We all enjoyed our matching Christmas PJ's this year. Ty, (uh...er, I mean Santa) visited Marissa's class at school--it was so funny. Just look at Marissa's expression on her face--she was AWFULLY CURIOUS!! We had such a nice leisurely Christmas morning complete with a delicious sausage, eggs, and potatoes breakfast. We got to talk to both my brothers on their missions (in Raleigh, North Carolina and Moldova--a country near Russia) and spent time with both families. Santa brought Chandler a horse and Marissa some interactive leopards. My mom got all of us girls "flirty aprons"--Aren't they adorable?

Clarke's newborn pix

We got Clarke's pictures taken Thanksgiving weekend. They were finally ready in January, so they're pretty outdated already (newborns grow and change so fast) but I still wanted to share. I just took pictures of the pictures, (probably illegal, I know) so they aren't as good as the originals, but whaddaya do??