Saturday, April 14, 2012

April 14: My Cutie Pies

Elise dressed up to go to a birthday party:



Clark playing with Daddy:

Friday, April 13, 2012

Thursday, April 12, 2012

April 12

Elise looking for spiders in our bushes:



Mommy kiss!

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

April 11: Baby Story Time

The kids always have so much fun when we go to the library for baby story time. Today Elise brought her big white teddy bear, which she calls "Mama Teddy" (she also has a small white teddy bear that is named "Baby Teddy"):



Clark likes songs that have hand movements that go along with the words, like The Itsy Bitsy Spider:

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Monday, April 09, 2012

April 9

Today Clark thought it was so funny to roll under my bed. He had a great time playing peekaboo. He also figured out how to play peekaboo with a blanket today-- he would pull the blanket over his head, then yank it down quickly and laugh and laugh.




Mommy and her baby Elise.

Sunday, April 08, 2012

April 7 and 8: Lots of Parks This Weekend

April 7

Elise going down a slide made of rollers. I always hated those slides, but the kids like them best.



Clark hanging out with Mommy at the park:



April 8

Happy Easter! One of the things we did with the kids today was go to a park playground.



Clark liked watching the big kids play. Happy 1st Easter, Clark!!!



(I did it! I'm finally caught up on my daily pictures! Yay! An Easter miracle!)

Saturday, April 07, 2012

April 5 and 6

April 5

Elise reading to herself while we wait at the doctor's office:



Clark was 28 inches long (95th percentile) and weighed 20 lbs 5 oz (94th percentile) at his 6 month check up:



April 6

Clark just loves to fall asleep outside. I know the perfect gift for him when he gets older-- a hammock!



Elise playing with a stick that she found at the zoo:

Friday, April 06, 2012

April 2, 3, and 4

April 2

Hold on tight, baby Clark! Mommy's a crazy driver!



It looks like I posed Elise, but I swear that she climbed onto the tree like this and asked me to take a picture.



April 3


Baby tats:



Clark laughing at Elise's choice of self-expression:



April 4


Didn't want her picture taken today:



Happy 6 month birthday Clark!!! Cookies and Cool Whip for everyone (everyone except Clark... oh, the irony):

Thursday, April 05, 2012

March 30 and 31, April 1

March 30

One of the cool things about being a tiny little person is the ability to hide in clothes racks while your parents are shopping:



Nice hat, baby Clark!



March 31

Elise is forever stuck in the 80s. Here she is turning her tank top in some sort of asymmetrical halter:



Clark playing with his foster brother's toy tractor:



April 1

Elise checking out a helicopter:



Clark sleeping through our walk around the duck pond:

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

March 27, 28, and 29

March 27

For some reason Elise and our foster daughter both love to hold Clark's hand.



March 28

Sometimes putting on your own shirt can be very confusing:



Clark is a super happy baby:



March 29

Elise calls a piano a "peeno" (or "pinot" if you want to look more sophisticated):



Clark can roll in both directions now (front to back and back to front), so he tumbles around on the floor and grabs toys as he finds them:

Tuesday, April 03, 2012

March 24, 25, and 26

March 24

Clark playing:



Elliot had a picture of Elise on his phone from March 24th, but today his phone went wonky and he lost all of his pictures. He's trying to recover them. If we get a picture of Elise from March 24th, I'll post it later.

March 25

Elise "playing" an arcade racing game:



Clark looks so big in his stroller! He's 5 months old and weighs 20 lbs in this picture.



March 26

Clark eating breakfast. So far he's had avocado, banana, rice cereal, and sweet potato.



Sweet smile:

Monday, April 02, 2012

March 21, 22, and 23

March 21

My brown-eyed boy:



Elise is obsessed with this "hurricane" machine in the mall. You're supposed to put in a few bucks and close the door and then the machine blasts 75 mile per hour winds at you. Elise doesn't know about the air part, she just wants to stand inside with the door closed. On this particular day, some lady walked by as I was closing the door behind Elise and gave me a look that clearly said, "I think you are a terrible parent. How dare you." Ugh! I didn't turn it on, lady! Relax!



March 22

Super-cuteness:



March 23

Nap time:



Spooky story time:

Sunday, April 01, 2012

March 19 and 20

March 19

Elise reading about bugs:



Clark's shirt says "Don't Be Fooled By My Size." It's supposed to mean something along the lines of "I may look little but I've got a big attitude"... but in Clark's case it seems to mean "I may look like a 12 month old, but really I'm only 5 months old."



March 20

Elise taking a nap with Applesauce:



Clark and Mommy: