Tuesday, February 24, 2009

TylorTurns 11







We celebrated Tylor's 11th birthday last week. He had a Sports Party and played football, soccer, and basketball with about 10 of his friends. We also fed them all pizza and cake (I made him a basketball cake). It all turned out pretty well and I think Tylor enjoyed himself.

Tylor's Broken Arm


This is a silly picture of Tylor, but it shows off his broken arm (and sometimes goofy personality), so it will do the job! Tylor was running outside about 2 weeks ago and somehow tripped and fell. He landed just right on his arm to cause both the bones to start to buckle a little above his wrist. We thought it was probably just sprained or something and so we didn't actually get an X-ray taken until the day after it happened. I know, we should be "Parents of the Year"! At least it is taken care of now. Three more weeks in the cast, and then Ty should be as good as new!

Thursday, January 15, 2009

It's A Boy!!!

Well, I had my doctor's appointment, and it is official that we are having another boy! I can hardly believe that I will be a mother to 5 boys and 1 girl, but I guess that is the reality of it! We are all excited (except for Coleton who was really mad that the baby is not a girl). It will be nice to have another boy since we are already in the "boy mode" anyway. Besides, these little boys are pretty dang cute! Our biggest challenge now will be choosing a name since we have used up all our boy names already, but I am sure we will come up with something (I would feel bad if his name was Baby Boy Clark forever!). :) So, about 4 more months and then I can post some pictures of the little guy!

Clark Family Gathering - Winter 2008

It has become a tradition with Taylor's side of the family to get together every year for a few days after Christmas up at the condos in Eden, Utah. It is a great opportunity to see everyone, and a lot of fun. Here are some pictures of the good times we had!


Tubing and Skiing at Snow Basin
































































Family Dinners, Home Evenings, and Gifts from Taylor's parents



These are all the girls (except Greg standing in for his wife who couldn't come) in our new aprons from Coleen.











Family Talent Show














Greg doing push-ups with all the kids on top, JayDee and Coleen enjoying all the chaos, Taylor and his brothers doing their "whistling"...










Jaymon doing "tricks", T.J. doing his cool arm moves, Coleton doing gymnastics, Tylor and Taylie playing the piano, and the cousins all singing together...











































































Bowling with the Whole Family (even Grammie and Grandpa!)















































Making Snowmen out of Donuts




Christmas Day 2008





Our Christmas Day was a quiet one spent at home with just our family. I have really come to enjoy the simple peace of being at home Christmas Day with my family. We could even stay in our jammies all day if we wanted to! We all had fun opening gifts and enjoying our new things, but the best part was just being together!
Don't you just love the picture of Taylor? He was one tired guy after all the morning excitement! :)

Christmas Eve

O.K., so I am a little behind with posting pictures, but here are some from Christmas Eve. The kids' Aunt Cassidy and cousin, Jayden, sent them some reindeer food to put out, so we ran out in the snow to sprinkle it around the front yard.
We usually let the kids open one gift Christmas Eve (new pajamas). Jaymon thought his new jammies made a good hat!
My brother, J.R. was able to come and spend the evening with us, which made it even more special. We all just love him!

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Jaymon's 2nd Birthday

Our little boy, Jaymon, turned 2 years old in December. We didn't have a big party, but celebrated with our family and a few of his cousins (Ace, Crew, and Karis) and his Uncle Mike and Aunt Sicily. I made him a cake and we had pizza (his favorite food). It was fun to watch him blow out the candles and open presents by himself this year - and really get excited about it all. His favorite gifts were the ones he picked out himself at the store - a ball and a baby doll. For some reason, T.J. and Jaymon are obsessed with baby dolls right now! Anyway, it was a fun day to celebrate one of the cutest kids I have ever seen. I just love this little guy!