Clark chooses favorite parent!

Fun with Hair!

Abby kindly let me do her hair this morning. It turned out awesome!!!
Why don't I do this more often? Oh yah, because we don't want to wake up an hour early!

Halloween 2008

Halloween has been tons of fun so far, but we're not even done yet!

We did totally LOVE the warm weather last night - the first time in Colorado we've been trick-or-treating without hats and mittens! Yay!

Here are some pictures:


All of the kiddos before school on Halloween:


Abby is a "Punk Rock Girl"


Clark is "Superbaby" (of course!)


Jason is "Spiderman"


Zander is "Superman" - love that hair curl!


Superman found Superwoman!

First day of school! Abby's in 2nd grade, and Zander's in Kindergarten.

Clark in the Playpen

Clark liked his playpen, and he liked smashing his face on the side. Hehe!

My Favorite 30th Birthday Present

This is the best thing I got for my 30th birthday -
Cheesecake and a Lie!

Aquarium with Adam's family

Some summer updates:

We had a blast at Denver's aquarium with Adam and his family.

Why are my kids so crazy?

Superbaby tried to fly -- AGAIN!

This kid just wants to fly!

I was trying to get some pictures and video of Clark's name-appropriate Halloween costume, and he would not stay on the couch! He really wanted the camera, and he was willing to dive off the couch to get to me! He's fine. And I apologize if my shriek startles you!

Clark's head looks so much better now! It's almost completely normal again - babies sure heal quick! I'm trying to get over my guilt for not preventing the accident, but luckily there's no longer a big red mark to constantly remind me. And I think Clark still loves me. He's such a happy kid!

Superbaby tried to fly.

I know the picture looks bad, but he's really just fine.

We have sadly discovered that Clark the Superbaby can't really fly. His car seat was on the stroller. I hit a bump. The carseat flipped off the stroller, and he landed face first onto a HOT black asphalt sidewalk. The red part is a mild burn. He's so fair-skinned that it looks so red! Luckily he was strapped into his seat, so he only got a couple of tiny scrapes on his forehead and not even a bruise, so far. Boy was he mad, and boy was momma freaking out!

It happened as we were walking into the YMCA, so fortunately I took him straight to the head lifeguard to get him checked out. She is such a professional. She checked him all out, got him an icepack and held him while I tried to calm down. I was afraid I'd drop him or that he was mad at me. (Sounds silly now.)

So here you can see the imprint of the HOT bumpy asphalt sidewalk burned onto his poor little forehead. Poor baby! Worst mom ever!

Herbie Cake

Zander's Herbie cake that his daddy made him for his birthday! Cool! Yummy too!

Clark performing for the camera. He's 5 months here.
He only made this sad face for one day (all day!),
so I'm really glad I caught it on camera!

For Zander's 5th birthday, he got a pet fish!

His name is Flippy.

Breaking Dawn Countdown

If you know what this is...
then you know how anxious and excited I am!!

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Haircut time!

We has a fabulous haircutting party yesterday. My cousin Kristen - an amazing hair pro, and my friend Christina came over and much insanity ensued. Tubes of hair color, miles of aluminum foil, paintbrushes, and scissors flew through the air. Six bubble-blowing kids kids ran underfoot, and a couple of strange metal-headed aliens were even spotted. The chaos resulted in two rather awesome new hairstyles! Thanks Kristen!

Zander's Preschool Graduation

Zander's Preschool Graduation was so cute! Ms. K did a great job with it. Every kid got to say their favorite thing about preschool. Zander's was "choice time" where they get to choose from a variety of activities. They sang a couple of songs, got their diplomas, and then had snacks. It was really fun. Now it's time for Kindergarten!

Name that Baby!!

Here's a fun game!

Guess who's who!

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Clark rolls over!

Look who performs so well for the camera! So willing to take direction and deliver!

Academy Award material?

Clark is almost 5 months old!

Little Clark is almost 5 months old now. He is still such a sweetie! He's quite a flirt, always smiling at the ladies. Is it just me or is his hair getting lighter? All the new hair is coming in white! We've never had such a light-haired kiddo. Maybe it'll be red!

He's about 19 pounds, and 25 inches. What a beast! (But Zander was bigger!)

He figured out how to roll over this week, and he likes to sing with me. It's so cute the way he keeps up a conversation. He'll listen while you talk, and then when you stop, he starts jabbering. What advanced communication skills! I'll try to get some video of him rolling over or talking.

Mother's Day craft time!

Grandma Annie and Grandpa Vance were in town over Mother's Day, so I made sure the kids made her a card. I actually took out the camera and took a picture of the fun! Too bad I didn't have the camera out at any other time during their visit!

It was great to have them here. Dad had a business convention about 30 minutes away, and Mom got to come with him. I went to pick her up in the mornings, we played all day, and we took her home at night. We got to see Dad a little bit too. For Mother's Day, we got a babysitter, and Dad treated the grown-ups to dinner at Pappadeaux, one of my favorite restaurants ever! Crawfish bisque.... mmm..... It was really great to have them over, and I didn't even make Dad do any home improvements! He really has gotten this place in good shape over the years. It is always fun when my parents visit, and I can't wait to see them again.