May 11: Clark is Growing Up

I'm still not used to seeing Clark sitting up by himself:

Clark's two little toofies:

May 10

 Clark has started trying to play along with the activities during Elise's music class:

Elise, Caleb, and Ingrid are all fascinated with diggers and earth moving vehicles lately. Elise was overjoyed to see this hulking construction machine outside of her music class the other day. She wanted me to take a picture of her standing near it:

May 9th: May Showers

Clark's first shower with Daddy! He wasn't as enthusiastic about the shower as Elise was when she was little, but he wasn't scared, either.

Elise joined in the shower, too, and even helped to wash herself:

Elise LOVES the water. Swimming lessons will be starting soon and she's already talking about wearing her bathing suit and going back to the pool. All four of the kids will be taking swimming lessons this summer. What fun!

May 8

Elise often sleeps with her legs propped up on something. The other night I checked on her and she was sleeping on her back with her legs straight up along the wall.
















Happy Baby Clark:

May 7

Clark can sit all by himself now:

Elise likes playing the keyboard:

May 6: Our 5 Year Wedding Anniversary

Happy anniversary to us! Elliot and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary on May 6th. Of course, with four tiny children we didn't have much time or opportunity to make any big plans. We did eat delicious cupcakes and drink champagne after the kids went to bed, though, and that's good enough for me.

Five years! And now here are pictures of two of my beautiful children. Clark:

 Elise (who is obsessed with The Very Hungry Caterpillar right now) asked that I make her a cocoon out of her bath towel:

May 4 and 5

May 4







































May 5

Elise driving us to the duck pond on Cinco de Mayo:

 Clark enjoying the scenery:

May 2 and 3

May 2

Grocery shopping. Elise likes to help:

Clark likes to sleep:

May 3

Another day where Elise screamed "No Mommy!" when I asked to take her picture and then either hid her head or made a face every time I pointed my phone in her general direction:

"Oh, hey dude. That's pretty cool. A skeleton. So, where are you going trick or treating tonight? Wait. It's not Halloween! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!"




















Clark crying at my doctor's office. If you look closely, you can see a blurry white blob on his gums-- baby's first tooth!

May 1st

Elise playing in her tent:




















Clark sitting up by himself for half a second until he got excited, moved too quickly, and fell over:

April 30: On the Go

April 29: Baby Close-ups

April 28: Visit with Papa Lee

Elliot's dad visited with us this past Saturday while he made a quick trip to our city. The kids were all so happy to see him!

April 27: My Beautiful Babies

April 26: Hanging Out At the Zoo

April 24 and 25

April 24

Elise's funny face:

 The end of a long day for my boys:

April 25:

Elise has ditched the camo boots in favor of neon orange jellies:

 

 Clark got his first tooth today! Bottom right.

April 22 and 23

April 22

Clark and Daddy, hanging out at the mall:

Elise emptied her giant toy box not so she could play with the toys, but so she could play inside the toy box:

April 23

Lately Elise has been making a "funny face" by sticking her fingers in her mouth and stretching her cheeks. She even makes her "funny face" at strangers sometimes.

April 20 and 21

 April 20

Happy Anniversary to Mimi and Grampy!

April 21

We went to the Wakulla Wildlife Festival today. The kids got see all kinds of cool animals including a skunk and a baby alligator. They also got to touch a snake, a starfish, horseshoe crabs, and sea urchins. But the highlight of the day (for our foster son especially) was all of the cool antique tractors on display.

April 19

Elise in front of a lovely shower curtain backdrop:




















Clark playing on the floor during Elise's music class:

April 17 and 18

 April 17

Lazy babies:

April 18

Clark sleeping:

Elise in her cardboard play house:

April 16

Clark playing on the floor:



Elise was given a sticker today at the library. She peeled the backing off and then immediately stuck the sticker on her back. Don't know why. She wore it there all day.

April 15: Silliness

Clark spent the morning chewing on his blanket:



My Elisey Bat: