Wednesday, June 20, 2012

June 8 and 9

June 8

It's hard to take a picture of an 8 month old while he's sitting on your hip.

Elise's first boat ride!
June 9

Clark LOVES to get his teeth brushed. He always cries when it's over.

Elise reading us a bedtime story.


Monday, June 11, 2012

June 6 and 7

 June 6


Close up of Clark playing on the floor.

Elise's first finger paints.

June 7



Sesame Street! My kids turn into zombies when the TV is on.

Zombie Elise.


Friday, June 08, 2012

June 5

This is how Clark sits in carts. Arm over the back, leg up on the seat. Every time.

Elise at the pool.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012

June 4

Elise and Clark playing in their tent.

Elise's first swimming lesson of the summer.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012

June 3: Good Morning!

This is the kind of sunshine that I love waking up to every morning.

Monday, June 04, 2012

June 2: Snakes

Clark and his new pal, Mr. Rattlesnake. What do they have in common you ask? They both like to bite!

Elise trying to make the snakes laugh with her "funny face."

Sunday, June 03, 2012

June 1: Express Yourself


Elise was very proud of the collage she made of clipped magazine pictures.
A naked Clark is a happy Clark.

Saturday, June 02, 2012

May 31

Clark playing with a "clatterpillar" during Elise's music class.

Elise and Daddy just before bedtime.

Friday, June 01, 2012

May 29 and 30


May 29
Clark the mechanic.

Elise wearing a bib and pretending to be a baby.

May 30
Sleepy Clark.

Elise playing a stacking game.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

May 28: Indoor Playground

My Clarky has the sweetest little baby face.

Elise zipping down the slide. She LOVES slides.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

May 27: Playground


It was hot this past Sunday. Clark just wanted to relax in the shade.

Until we finally went to the playground, Elise spent the whole morning asking to be taken somewhere so she could "go down a slide, please!"

Monday, May 28, 2012

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Saturday, May 26, 2012

May 23 and 24: Babies Awake, Babies Asleep

May 23

I'm very proud of the fact that our kids love to read books-- even Clark!




















Sometimes Elise asks to listen to music while she eats a meal. Here she is picking out some music before lunch was served:




















May 24

Clark napping in his reclining baby chair:




















Elise almost never sleeps with her head at the top of the bed and her feet toward the bottom:



















Thursday, May 24, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Sunday, May 20, 2012

May 19 and 20: A Wonderful Weekend

May 19

On Saturday, Elise's music school had a family day celebration. The kids had a great time. They got to dance, play instruments, sing songs, and roll hula hoops. Here is Clark dancing with a scarf:




















Elise got to take home a balloon from the family day event:
















May 20

On Sunday we went to Wakulla Springs for the first time. All four of the kids were beside themselves with joy when they realized that they would get to play in the (cold, cold) water. This was Clark's first trip to play in a body of water bigger than our bathtub. Clark was very happy splashing in the water and digging in the sand.





Saturday, May 19, 2012

Thursday, May 17, 2012

May 16 and 17: Kids Being Kids

May 16

Now that Clark is big enough to stay awake and pay attention for baby story time activities, he enjoys being in attendance:




















Elise, however, has her quiet and/or shy moments:
















May 17

Clark and a beach ball (this picture reminds me of how I looked in the final days of my pregnancy with him):




















We have been growing a potato plant as a little family science experiment, and Elise especially loves studying and checking up on it. Of course, when I asked her if she wanted to take a picture with the plant, she made her favorite "funny face" for the camera:


Wednesday, May 16, 2012

May 14 and 15: The Dynamic Duo

May 14
















May 15

Elise has been asking, "I hold my little baby?" Meaning Clark. The irony is apparently lost on her that Clark is nearly the same size as she is...


Tuesday, May 15, 2012

May 12 and 13

May 12

Clark chilling out at the farmer's market on Saturday morning:





















Elise flying her first kite! This experience would surely make the top 10 list of Elise's Most Adorable Moments. She took off running with that kite, squealing the whole way, and I don't think she would have stopped until she fell over from exhaustion if we didn't yell at her to come back. It was so cute.


















May 13

I'm the luckiest mommy ever and here's why: