Clark's

A List...

2011-07-25T14:49:00.000-07:00

A List...(of big events from the past, present, and future)

1. Cam graduated pharmacy school in June. He successfully passed the two pharmacy tests. He is now floating (working at a plethora of stores to get 40 hours) for Walmart. Wow...didn't seem like we would see this day.
2. We are waiting for a full-time job to open up....then we can buy a house and I'll have insurance for baby #4 - due in September. We are waiting...very non-patient like.
3. We are having a baby girl in the middle of September. Very excited.
4. Girl names we like: BreElle and Jocelynn.
5. Brayden starts kindergarten in August. Not sure how I feel about this.
6. My brother Ryan is getting married in 3 weeks to the cutest girl. We share the same name (kinda)....maybe that's why I like her so much. ha ha
7. I lost our camera battery charger. No battery charger = no working battery = no pictures of the last few months...sad. (and no pictures for this post...also sad.)
8. Aydrie changes clothes 4 billion times a day...this makes for a lot of laundry...thank goodness laundry is something I LOVE to do...
9. Our favorite shows as of late: White Collar, Covert Affairs, Design Star, anything HGTV
10. Speaking of HGTV...we were pretty bummed when we learned that we did NOT win the Green Home, GMC car, and $100,000. Maybe next year.
11. My sister Kasha and Sis-in-law Tawnie both had babies in the last few months. Both girls and both adorable.
12. Me and the kids spend our days doing school, cleaning, and venturing outside when it's not too hot.
13. Cam spends almost all his days at Walmart...On his days off, we visit different parks, splash parks, visit family, and find new places to go for walks (which he hates and I love).

So,there you have it - a lot going on - more to be happening soon.
We'll just wait.
And wait.
Patiently.

Family Pictures December 2010

2011-02-03T16:32:00.000-08:00

Family Pictures 2010
Our cousin, Kim took our family pictures in December.

There was a lot of this:

...And not enough of this:

But Kim still caught some great ones:

Want to check out her work? Go to www.kctphoto.com
Thanks Kim!
(There were many more pictures but this is all I'm going to upload because blogger is having an extremely hard time putting pictures up. I've tried for days now.....oh well.)

Simple Fun - Carl's Jr.

2011-01-24T08:30:00.000-08:00

After Cam returned home from work on Saturday (a few weeks ago), we loaded the kids up and headed out, in search of a place that could satisfy our want for food and fun. Because the kids have never played at McDonald's before, it was the pre-planned destination. However, after driving past Carl's Jr. and seeing their ginormous play area, Cam, being the skillful city-driver he is, made a sudden, very tight turn into their parking lot and parked next to the one-other-vehicle in the place.

We ordered food...
And ate the food...
And watched the kids play and laugh.
Nothing better than seeing your kids enjoy something so simple.

The kids did NOT eat their food. They did make use of the play area, though.

Jaelee did her normal...

After a smacked head on the floor and an entire cup of lemonade dumped on the same floor, we headed back home.

So simple, yet so fun.

Date Night #1 - Drive In

2011-01-19T07:30:00.000-08:00

One of our New Year's Goals is to do a date night EVERY week. Most of these dates will be at home, after the kids have drifted off to dream land.

So, being the goal-driven, resolution-keeping people that we are, we went on our first date of the new year to the Drive In.
The date was planned by Cameron.

First, he gave me a note that read:

Hey Hott Stuff,
Let's see your hott car.
I hope you can jive with me
at the Drive In.

He produced several cardboard boxes(most were rescued from the recycling bin outside), paper plates, paper, tape, and markers and instructed me to create a car in 20 minutes. It was slow-going at first. But after watching Cam hard at work, my inner Henry Ford kicked in, and we created works-of-art!
Creative process:

Cam showing the before product:

With the helpful judging scores from our upstairs neighbors, my van won first place....all because of the MODEST Hawaiian Hula-Doll on the dash of my 70's-look-a-like van.
Hey, Modest is Hottest.

(Those things on Cam's car that look like bug antennae are actually windshield wipers. He created AWESOME wheels...)

The Drive In was our next stop. We parked our cars in the living room...

...and then I got to cuddle with this HOTT STUFF while we watched the movie 'Charlie St. Cloud' and ate Trail Mix and Wheat Thins. (We didn't really like the show....kinda weird.)

Yes....I'd say it was a successful first date.

Happy Mother

2011-01-13T09:29:00.000-08:00

We started the New Year like this:

And this:

Fantastic.

After a doctor's visit, 2 filled prescriptions, and lots of rocking, cuddling, and wiping of the eyes/nose area, these girls are back at it.

Happy As Can Be.

And that makes a happy mother.
And as Cameron would say, a happy mother makes a
happy-EVERYONE.
Yes, it does...

That's A Wrap! 2010

2011-01-11T08:17:00.000-08:00

HERE IT IS - the report of 2010's end:

Christmas Tree Set-up:

Christmas Cookies:

Christmas Eve Traditions:

Breakfast (We went to Jim's Family Restaurant this year. Good food for a good price.)

(Children being entertained while we wait for food)

Movie

PJs

We enjoyed New Year's Eve with my sister Kasha and her family. We played Minute To Win It games, watched Inception (don't like it), corralled and entertained kids all night, and ate enough sugar-loaded foods to last us all of 2011. We spent the night and headed home early New Year's Day so Cam could go to work. We had a blast! Thanks Puzey's!
(Ready to head out and over to the Puzey's house)

On New Year's Day Night we had a Glo-Stick party...in the dark, of course. Is there any better way to celebrate a new year? I think not!

2010 was a good year. We're ready to make 2011 even better!
Ciao!

Carnival Cruise September 2010

2011-01-07T07:33:00.000-08:00

Cruise Story 2010

Friday, September 17
We boarded a 1am plane from Salt Lake City to Atlanta, Georgia to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. We arrived in Florida around 10am, then were taxied to our motel. All arrangements were previously arranged. That was nice. We didn't leave the motel because we were inexperienced vacationers who didn't know anything about Florida- where to go or how to get there. It turned out to be a long day.

Saturday, September 18
We were bus-taxied for about an hour to Miami. We enjoyed the ride. I thought it was interesting that the carpool lane was separated by poles coming out of the ground. There's no need for the sign "Do Not Cross Double White Lines". We arrived at the beach where our cruise ship and one other ship were boarding passengers. After tipping the taxi guy, standing in lines, tipping another guy for luggage help, and standing in more lines, we stepped onto our new home for the next 7 days. We acquainted ourselves with the ship. We took special note of food areas and the workout area. A mandatory safety briefing had our ears ringing from the blasting speakers and we witnessed a guy pass out right next to us. Awesome. At 4pm we watched the land slip by as we headed out to sea. We were at sea the rest of the day/night.

Sunday, September 19
We arrived at the small private island Half Moon Cay at 9am. This was our favorite stop of the whole cruise. We were taxied to shore on smaller boats. We were some of the first people on the shore because we had an early excursion - a tour around the island. One of my favorite memories was walking on the beach with Cameron, only one other couple in sight. WE took pictures, wrote our names in the sand (doesn't everybody do this???), and walked in the white sandy beach with clear blue water. Amazing.

Our tour was a glass-bottom boat, sight seeing tour. We saw fish, seaweed, shells, etc. through the glass floor of the boat. A Jamaican lady was our tour guide. Awesome accent. After the tour, lunch was served. Then we swam on the beach with the other THOUSANDS of people that now occupied all the previously set up blue lounging chairs. We were amazed at how fast the beach filled up.
We were back on the ship by 5:00. The ship set sail. We ate dinner and hung out in our room.

Monday, September 20
This was a day at sea. We wandered around and ate a lot. Didn't do much. We read more of the first Hunger Games book. Dinner was Elegant dress. We met the two other couples at our table. We are all about the same age and got along really well.

Tuesday, September 21
We arrived at St. Thomas Island at 9am.

We got on a smaller bus and they took us on a tour around the island, up the mountain overlooking the towns below, and over the other side of the mountain to Megan's Beach. This beach wasn't as nice as Half Moon Cay's beach, but we still had a lot of fun. We bought an expensive sandwich lunch from the local store located on the beachfront. Good food.

Then we were taxied to Black Beard's Castle and made our way down the mountain, back to the ship. We did a little shopping and took lots of pictures. When we got closer to the ship, around every corner we were asked by numerous taxi drivers if we wanted a ride back to the ship.
Once we were on the ship, we got ready, ate dinner, and watched the theater presentation of Just Rock.

Wednesday, September 22
We made it to San Juan, Puerto Rico. We had no previously scheduled events/tours/excursions so we set out on our own, on foot. We walked around their busy town and thankfully, ran into a guy who directed us to the main shopping area in the city. We walked along skinny sidewalks made of what looked like small, smooth bricks. In the spots were a brick was missing, trash/garbage filled it's space. We mostly window shopped, but did make some purchases. Cam was having the time of his life. This place reminded him of his mission in Brazil. He even talked a little Portuguese/Spanish with a sales lady at a store. We kept walking and made our way to a castle right next to the beach. MAN! I wish we still had our camera! Awesome pictures. We walked back to the ship and when in our room, went through our purchases, pictures, etc...No need to go to the gym that night! I felt like we walked the whole island.

Thursday, September 23
Grand Turk.

This is a very small island with people from other islands living here - people from Jamaica, Haiti, etc... The beach is rocky with shells, but has clear water.

We saw a girl posing uncomfortably in a skimpy bikini in the middle of everybody on the beach. Wannabe model in the future maybe? We shopped around and then went kayaking. They bused us to another part of the island. As we drove through the town, we saw small salt lakes at the center of town, pink flamingos, a little store, and the old and new hospital. The driver explained that up until a year ago, their hospital was a one bedroom run-down house. Now, standing across the street, is a new bigger building that is the hospital. We also had to make our way around a small boat that had been relocated to the road when a hurricane hit the island a while back. Kayaking was a blast! We also got to take shells from the beach. The only down part of this day was we lost our camera on the island. Back on the ship, we attended another elegant dinner where we ended up discussing our woes about our camera to the couple at our table.

The nice couple agreed to send us all the pictures they took, minus the ones with them making an appearance. How nice is that??? Nice! We went to the gym and ran/lifted weights.

Friday, September 24
This was another day at sea. These days were the hardest because we missed the kids like crazy! We wandered around the ship some more, bought stuff from the ship store, and played mini golf. We packed and placed our luggage outside of our room to be taken to shore the next day.

Saturday, September 25
We arrived back in Miami, sat and read while we waited for our deck number to be called, read more, then got on a bus that took us to the airport. We waited and read in the airport for 3-4ish hours. We ate pizza at the airport and finally boarded. We were flown to JFK airport in New York, got on a different plane and sat and waited our turn to take off. By this time, we had finished the Hunger Games book and didn't have the last two. So we were pretty bored. We tried sleeping...didn't work. We got to Salt Lake about 11pm.

Random Info:
The atmosphere on the cruise felt like a washed-down version of Las Vegas on water - very much out of my comfort zone. There weren't very many family-friendly activities. Because of this, we ended up spending time after 10pm in our room, buying videos off of the TV and ordering in Room Service. The one night we did venture out of our room after 10pm, we ran into a group of people who were drunk. We were waiting in line to get pizza when they came in ordering the pizza guy around and throwing out very colorful words. We ate sandwiches instead. Throughout this cruise I became very aware of how guarded I have been growing up in a tiny town in Utah. And I'm okay with that. We had a blast, especially off the ship. We would definitely go again, and hope to some day! Maybe a Disney Cruise next. We'll see.

(Thanks to Lindsey who emailed us her pictures from the cruise.)

Some of This, and a Little of That...

2010-10-09T11:22:00.000-07:00

At the beginning of September, my family had Family Pictures taken.
Details:
*Photos taken because, well, it's awesome to get everyone in a photo together to see how fantastic we look...or don't look. Whatever. But mainly they were taken because my brother Devan left for the MTC a few days after the shoot. All members of my family will not be together again for 4 years. (Allen will leave on his mission before Devan returns.) Oh the sweetness of it all. I love missionaries.
*Photos taken at 7:00 a.m. - wow. Not to worry - we had a large bag of candy that kept SOME of the children and ALL of the adults happy. However, that bag of candy did nothing for our frozen toes/fingers/ears/noses/cheeks.
That's okay. Family pictures are totally worth it all!

Here are SOME of the photos...

Our family:

EVERYBODY (except for two unborn babies...one in November, one in April - and no, neither are mine):

My parents and siblings:

Dad, Mom, and my Grandpa Fowles:

Grandkids...(Oooohh the cuteness):

And finally, Mr. Studly and myself:

There you have it...well SOME of it.

Now...
Also in September, Cam and I went on a cruise. WHAT?!?! Yes, we did. And it was AMAZING...most of it. We especially loved getting OFF the gigantic titanic-like ship.
We were gung-ho and picture-happy. We were NEVER going to forget this trip. Never, Ever. Picture-HAPPY I tell you.
Well, you will not get to view the plethora of pictures we took....we have them NO MORE. Sad story. We lost our camera while on one of the islands - the LAST island of the trip to be exact.
Therefore, we will not be viewing those pictures either. Ever. I hope somebody in the Grand Turk is enjoying them. No - actually, I hope nobody is enjoying them. I hope they are erased and forever gone. Instead, I hope somebody is enjoying our camera and it's picture-taking abilities.
aaahh.
On a happier note, we do have exactly 27 photos from our under-water camera that are not yet developed. Once it is developed, you will get to see an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny part of our cruise. And I'll tell the Cruise story then.

So, there's a LITTLE of that.

And, finally....

Aydrie is potty trained. It took about 5-6 days. Awesome.
Now, if we could only get her to understand that no diaper does NOT mean bare bottom...all day long...

Hola!

Same Diff

2010-07-27T10:36:00.000-07:00

This is Aydrie. She was 4 months old.
I love this outfit.

This is Jaelee. She is 4.5 months old.
I still love this outfit.

And this is Brayden, Aydrie, and Jaelee.
Outfit-less.

Yes, I love them. A lot!

And I'm still head-over-heels in love with this Hott Stuff...
the one on the right.

The Hott Stuff on the left is my brother Steven. He is now a returned missionary. If you would like to be head-over-heels in love with him, let me know. I could possibly help you out. Maybe.

Happy Tuesday.

Swingin' and GINORMOUS Swimmin'

2010-06-12T14:58:00.000-07:00

We ventured outside the other day...
...when it was hot...
We enjoyed some swingin'...

and some monkey-bar climbin'...

and some swimmin'...more like runnin' through sprinklers shooting out of a GINORMOUS beach ball...

And we all know that when you own a GINORMOUS Beach Ball Sprinkler Shooter (which we don't - our lovely relatives upstairs introduced us to this little beauty that all should include in their summer equipment), you must participate in a game of GINORMOUS Beach Ball Sprinkler Shooter Kickball.

Which we did.

AWESOME.

We loved it.

Except Jaelee

She could care less.

Happy Summer!

Sisters

2010-05-18T12:06:00.000-07:00

Check this cutie out:

This is Aydrie - 3 weeks old.

Nice shirt, right?
I love that shirt.
That shirt was purchased from an incredibly adorable baby clothes store found in our local mall.
Along with being incredible adorable, the store's clothing is also incredibly expensive.
But not that shirt.
We found it lounging on the clearance table.
Thank goodness.
Because...
I love that shirt.
Maybe one day when we're making way more pennies than we do now, we could possibly purchase other incredibly adorable clothing from that store.
One day.

Now check out this cutie sporting the same shirt:

Jaelee - 6 weeks old

Sisters?
You bet.
Because:

They come from the same parents and, therefore, share the same last name.
Their baby pictures resemble each other.
And like most sisters I know - they are participating in the wardrobe hand-me-down adventure that comes with being sisters.

Yes,
Definitely sisters.

Three

2010-04-30T16:07:00.000-07:00

Three has been quite an adjustment.
Definitely harder than two.
But totally worth it.

Jaelee is 7 weeks old.
Her most favorite thing to do is play dress-up and model for the camera.

I'd say she does a pretty good job.

She's a great baby.
She has slept through the night 4 or 5 times now. Awesome.
All she really does every day is the norm: eat, sleep, and poop. Love it.

Brayden and Aydrie love her, too.

(Tummy time is fun for everyone - except Jaelee)

Brayden loves to hold Jaelee.

He is really good at playing 'Can You Go Get...'
It's a fun game. It goes something like this:
I say "Can you go get a diaper and wipes for Jaelee?"
Brayden responds by searching the house for the wanted items.
Most times he is successful in his search.
He is a wonderful big brother. One day he pushed Aydrie on the bike for a long time. She was all giggles.

He is a BIG help!

(One day I hope to teach him how to help his sister down from high places - like on top of the table, or on top of the computer desk...)

Aydrie also enjoys playing dress up.

We have discovered curlers at our house. We love them. Even Aydrie.

She is really good at helping make cake.
(It tastes better when you're naked. ha ha)

And this is one place we find her...just chillin'.

But the MOST fun everyone has is when they get to play with Dad:

Cameron has a few weeks left of school and then starts rounds for a year. He'll experience life as a pharmacist in hospitals, retail stores, and other fun/interesting places. Although he is very busy, and often stressed, he finds time for everything - me, the kids, church calling, friends, school, and work.
He is amazing.

I'm just peachy. The first two weeks with three kids was hard.
But it's much easier now.
I'm still learning how to take all three kids out of the house on my own. Because it is a hard task, we don't make it out much unless Cam is with us.
I had a birthday. One year older - not necessarily wiser.
I passed my 6-week doctors appointment.
That means it's time to get back in shape.
P90X/treadmill/somewhat of a better diet - here I come!

Life is great.

First Week

2010-03-19T17:02:00.000-07:00

Jaelee's Fist Week:

She gets this look from her daddy:

Happy St.Patrick's Day

She does this all the time:

And Cam wishes he got more of this:

Brayden and Aydrie LOVE her.
More pictures of them soon...when my camera chip has been cleared to make room for more.

Changes

2010-03-15T08:57:00.000-07:00

I miss these two like crazy.

I haven't been apart from them for this long.
They have been staying with my parents...

BECAUSE...

She joined our family...

On March 11.

We named her Jaelee Noel Clark. I love the name Noel and wanted it for our baby's middle name from the beginning...Not Cam...but once we were in the hospital and he witnessed the painful state I was in, he agreed to Noel for her middle name. What a Sweetheart!

She weighed 7 lbs. 14 ounces and was 19.5 inches long.

She was originally due on March 17th but I asked to be induced a week early (Cam's Spring Break was one of the reasons to go early).

We're all doing excellent...
Except I still miss these two.

But they are coming home tomorrow!

I CAN'T WAIT!

Not Complaining

2010-02-25T20:12:00.000-08:00

Cam:
He has a big test tomorrow. He will be tested on a bunch of bacteria-type stuff...bacteria-type stuff that I can't read or even begin to sound-out and pronounce. So-
...GOOD LUCK to him!
He's also working Friday nights and 10-hour Saturdays at the pharmacy. This all adds up to no weekends for us...but we're not complaining. We are grateful he has a job. Plus, Cam is really good at juggling all aspects of his busy life....

Me:
I finished my last day of preschool. Bitter-sweet.
Just two more weeks until baby #3 shows up - baby #3 that still has no name...
Name possibilities (only names we agree on): Brielle (pronounced Bree-ell) and Jocelynn (you should see the facial expressions when we say that name).
I continue to grow larger by the day...I'm not just saying that...I have a scale that proves it, and even worse, the doctor has one too - and I think his scale is way too accurate. "Beached whale" comes to mind (thanks for that, Kinley) and sums everything up quite nicely.
But I'm not complaining...I have pretty easy pregnancies and I've been blessed with healthy, happy babies...So I can be a beached whale for a couple more weeks. Not a big deal.

Brayden and Aydrie:
Brayden has a very colorful imagination. And he asks a lot of questions. I hear "why cause?" and "huh?" a lot.
I LOVE watching Brayden and Aydrie play together. Aydrie even misses him when he is taking his nap. She cries and knocks on his bedroom door, waiting for him to come out or for me to open it. They are good to entertain each other. Love it.
They love it when we get out of the house.
They hate Cream of Wheat and can manage to choke down Oatmeal.
Brayden goes to Sunbeams and loves it. Aydrie walks/runs the church hallways with Cam and loves it.
Life is good.
Nothing to complain about!

This is how it's been...

2010-01-13T10:36:00.000-08:00

Christmas was Awesome!

(Clark Christmas Party)

(Christmas PJs)

New Years Eve was Hoppin'!...(As you can CLEARLY see)

I can't get enough of this guy:

And these two are Da Bomb!

Happy Day To You All!

Christmas Corner

2009-12-10T19:03:00.000-08:00

This is how the Christmas Corner came to be:

The boys in the house assembled the three tree pieces...

The girls decorated...

While this boy enjoyed time spent in this large box...

And this girl shed a few tears because it was way more entertaining to attempt to destroy the carefully hand-crafted white and blue 'snowballs' rather than place them oh-so-nicely on the tree....and mom wasn't very pleased...and the said 'snowballs' were moved out of the said adorable girl's tiny reach...

And now, to keep the Christmas Corner intact, a table chair/banana chair/rocking chair/end table gate is constructed EVERY day...

But it's worth it....because I could sit in the Christmas Corner all day and watch the pretty lights flicker on and off...

And Aydrie could also sit in the Christmas Corner all day and eat ornaments, smash 'snowballs', and unwrap presents...which might happen in the very near future....She just learned how to FLIP, head first, over the said gate to get to the tree...

Aydrie understands the Christmas Corner:

It's MAGICAL...

And now Cam is smirking and rolling his eyes...

Other activities we've participated in that have helped RING in the upcoming Season:

Ward Christmas party
...don't judge....I'm about 6 months pregnant here...

Playing in the snow
...for only 7 1/2 MINUTES....Brayden enjoyed seeing his footprints all over...and it was just long enough for me to kick a trail to our front door.

Christmas Shopping (love it!)
...this was Cam's face when we were done...

We Love LoVe LOVE this time of year!

3 in 1

2009-11-11T15:50:00.000-08:00

Three posts in one:

#1. Aydrie's most recent to-do's:

Pushing Brayden on his bike:

Immersing her self in the downward dog position:

Climbing a-top low objects such as the laundry basket...

Lookin' B.E.A.UTIFUL:

...and Brayden, too.

And she's starting to walk.

#2. The results of Brayden's love of the camera:

#3. The joy that a rather large box can bring to kids:

Life is GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD....

Current Obsessions w/ Updates

2009-10-21T20:46:00.000-07:00

My CURRENT Obsessions include:

1. This HOTT Guy:

Still got it goin' on even though he spends late nights studying and long hours at school, the gym, and with 12 year old scouts.

2. This SMALLER-but-still-a-looker kid:

He loves preschool - But I'll admit - it is hard being his mom AND teacher.

3. This "Oh-my-goodness! She's so stinkin' cute' DOLL:

She turned one on October 12. Fun Party. Fun Presents. Fun Day.

And just for kicks.....check out Brayden w/ Cam doing the same pose (Brayden was younger than one):

4. Both of the above mentioned-ees together:

5. This season (pretty and refreshing!) and upcoming holiday.

6. Making Brayden and Aydrie's Halloween costumes - not necessarily an obsession, but should be.

7. This TV show: Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader....L-O-V-E IT!!!

8. This TV show: So You Think You Can Dance - Never have been interested until this season - I especially like the married couple from Utah.

9. Febreze - Downy Fresh....AMAZING...

10. Creating Preschool Activities - activities that maintain attention and build learning at the same time.

11. Inventing a jaw-dropping (in a good way) girl's name to give to our baby when she is born in March.

Boa Noite! ('Good Night' in Portugues)

Good

2009-09-12T19:43:00.000-07:00

I sit here, eating a raspberry-filled donut and popcorn that we purchased from the close-by Holiday, and I am watching Cam - his body bulging with muscles that I didn't know he had ...and I wish that I was able to do as many pull-ups as he just pulled up....

The donuts and popcorn do not help me get closer to the goal of doing pull-ups...
But they TASTE SO GOOD...

That will be another day's goal....When things have changed...

Here's and update...

The past three weeks:

Cam started his second year in Pharmacy school, passed his first test, and continues to be a faithful member at Gold's Gym. His Dad is his trainer...like I said...Cam comes home with muscles that I didn't even know existed....

I started teaching Pre-school with my in-laws and a good friend. It's been fantastic so far...I get to teach Brayden. That's a joy. I spend my days coloring and cutting and laminating and cutting some more...and I enjoy it. Cam says I was meant to be a teacher.

Brayden loves pre-school but he was more excited when he finally got his backpack. All the kids at school had one. He asked for a backpack the following day and a half...cute...and once he got a backpack, it took a nap with him, traveled around the house ALL day with him, and even went to bed with him...

Aydrie is all over the place. She'll be 1 year old next month. She's crawling and standing up to things and falling down from other things. She's a very happy baby...even though she doesn't get a full night's sleep...which means Cam and I don't get sleep either...and she's still happy about it...She's a joy also.

Not too CRAZY but we seem to stay busy.

Life is GOOOOD...

Happy Day

2009-08-19T16:00:00.000-07:00

Smiles to ALL...

Kisses!

Flour-Sock Battle

2009-08-15T09:25:00.000-07:00

Flour-Sock Battle

Definition:

Nylons filled with old flour that are used as weapons to, not hurt the opponent, but to add a powdery white color to his/her being. The flour-sock is tossed, thrown, hurled, flung, pitched, smashed, rubbed, or heaved in hopes of covering the opponent in the said white color.

I played with the group of 4 years and younger age...I knew I had a better chance at being victorious...

My plans of rising to the top were interrupted by a few adults who were supposed to be SUPERVISING and TAKING PICTUREs...instead they joined the fun and created an even bigger mess...

Cam and my mom

My aunts, Arlee and Natalee, attacking Cam

Eventually, the older group of kids and adults went after Cameron...

He was NOT victorious...

FUN FUN FUN...

And..

A few random tidbits of info:
Brayden HATED the port-a-potties...SCARED TO DEATH....he wouldn't even go in the trailer pottie...

An empty licorice bucket strategically placed in the woods, behind cover, was the answer to the problem...

The port-a-crib was a life savor...saved the babies from eating the dirt, and the mommies from holding babies ALL DAY LONG...

Fun Camping Trip!

Family Camp...Part Uno

2009-07-30T09:26:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago we attended my mom's side family reunion.

We camped.

And...

kids played parachute...

Cam completed a little more of an AWESOME book (Cam won't let me disclose the title....too embarrassing, he says)

We fished...
(With the help of the small ones, we were quite successful in catching our fair share of green moss and ugly weeds)
(My sis-in-law Jamie, her two girls Meghan and Keltsy, Brayden, and my youngest brother, Trevor)

And ate Muddy Buddies, wore sunglasses, and fished...all at the same time!

Mommies held the babies...
(Sister Kasha and her boy, Ethyn)

And Grandma held the babies...

We enjoyed a little fire time (Smores = graham cracker, roasted marshmallow, and Peanut Butter Cup...WoW!)

Brayden practiced his kissy face...

More holding of the babies...

And kids posing before the mighty flour-sock battle broke out...
(L to R: Shaylee (Kasha (sis)and Kinley's girl), KoriAnn (Aunt and Uncle Arleen & Corey's girl), Trevor (youngest brother), Keltsy, Meghan (Jason (bro) and Jamie's girls), and Brayden)

You might be wondering what a flour-sock battle is...

More to come on that...

Later.

Related to TALENT

2009-07-22T10:02:00.000-07:00

These AMAZING works of art were created by my brother-in-law, Kinley.

Every time we visit their house, I feel like I am standing in the Very-Creative-KINLEY PUZEY Art Museum.

One day, as I was gazing at one piece of art hanging in his cute daughter's room.
I politely and very sneakily hinted that I LOVED his work. I proceeded to shower him with compliments...ALL true, of course...

And the next thing I new...

Waaah-Laaah...

He surprised me with my very own art for my very own house.
(B for Brayden, A for Aydrie)

It almost brought tears to my eyes....Almost (being the non-crier that I am, this was a big deal)

This is only ONE of the many perks of being related to TALENT...

Amazing!

So....

Want one of YOUR VERY OWN?

Let me know...

I could be that 'person-on-the-inside' who would hit up my bro-in-law, who then would make ALL your art dreams come true...

Incomplete

2009-07-11T21:27:00.001-07:00

Well...
Here I am...
Posting withOUT any pictures...
It feels so incomplete.

But, I guess there is no other way when your camera's chip is completely filled and a run to WalMart is desperately needed.

Soon....
Pictures will be coming soon.

This is what we've been up to:

Cam:
Finished his work-for-free-for-6-weeks fun at Walgreen's. YIPPEE
He's enjoying his time off by hanging out with his dad at GOLD'S GYM...OOOHHH
And he's bringin' home some 'extra bacon' by working a few extra hours this month.
He also finds time to ride his bike and cart the kids around in their stroller-thingy that hooks to his bike. He does this because I want him to go with me when I run so that no bad guys will get me. I think he secretly likes it. He says sacrificing his body for me is worth it because he gets to stare at my backside the whole way.......funny...

Me:
The main things I do in a day include: House cleaning, Exercising (I'm Obsessed...), kid-raising, and every now and then - a little cooking. Oh, and blog stocking. Not much out of the ordinary.

...Except, I did get to go shopping with my friend Randi the other day. That was a beautiful experience. She opened my eyes the wonderful world at the Mall...She showed me all the good stuff...IT IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE SHOPPING WITH A GIRL THAN WITH A GUY AND KIDS...I'm sure you already knew that.

Brayden:
He's Lovin' the preschool time we spend together...he loves learning...
He passed with flying colors at the dentist...he actually loved the experience.
He's had lots of fun playing with cousins (Holidays!!!)
And, he has to have Aydrie's light-up shoe to fall asleep...
Awesome.

Aydrie:
Not crawling yet...but there is no need. She gets where she needs to be by rolling and turning in circles. She starting to go up on her hands and knees.
She eats mush and baby food...Cheerios are NOT a good idea...all we do is clean up spit-up after attempting such foods...
She likes to scream...just to make noise...
Once again, Awesome.

We've spent a lot of time with family and friends the last little while. It's been fun and we're so glad we have people close to us to enjoy times with.

Just imagine how much better this post would be with pictures...

Feels a little incomplete, doesn't it?

Kisses to you All.

First Attempt

2009-06-26T12:42:00.000-07:00

Here's the first attempt at forming Aydrie's not-so-long, but extremely luscious hair into a pig/pony tail:

Dang...

She's quite the LOOKER...

Little Miss Alfalfa

3

2009-06-24T16:00:00.000-07:00

My boy turned the AWESOME 3 on the 19th...

It's hard to grasp the fact that 3 years ago we were rushing to Gunnison Hospital - and when I say rushing, I mean a cop pulled us over en route and was ready to give us a good scolding (that included dollar amounts) until Cam quickly explained the situation. After seeing me the cop decided that Cam's story was indeed true, and he let us go with a "good luck" and "drive safe".

Funny, HUH?

We did arrive at the hospital safe. We stated our reason for visiting the hospital that night, and the kind nurses whisked us away, down the hall, and into the same room that my mother had given birth to my youngest brother 20 days before. AWESOME...

I won't go into detail of the procedures that then took place to get Brayden here...but I will tell you - FUN STUFF!

Four hours later, out popped Brayden. Words cannot describe how I felt when the nurse laid him in my arms for the first time...I wanted to cry (and I'm not a crier) and I wanted to cuss the blasted IV in my arm that was prohibiting full cuddling ability.

But I didn't. No cussing allowed.

He's always been my 'baby doll' and nobody else can be my 'baby doll'....Aydrie is my 'pretty girl'.

These pictures are of Brayden at 2 months...there would be more of him at different ages buuuuuttttt it takes FOR-EV-ER to upload pics off CDs....probably because I don't know how to do it the right way...so here you go...Brayden at 2 months...

It's been an adventure raising him...
MANY great times - like when he was littler, and would smile when ever I caught his eye...and when he shows so much excitement when running down a hill...and when he says his prayers...
Some SCARY times - like when he stuck his hand in the bowling ball return (while it was running)...and when he fell out of the Walmart cart and landed on his forehead...
Some sad times - like when he was little and would cry and I didn't know how to help him...and when he was 2 months, I had to leave him everyday to go to work.

Yes - ADVENTURES! And we can't wait for more....more of the fun ones, anyway!

His birthday turned into a weekend-long event. Aydrie was sick - still don't know what was wrong with her. Doctors couldn't figure it out either.

When she looks like this...

Then my kitchen looks like this...

And nothing happens - no cake-making, house-cleaning, etc... only some sweet cuddling time...my favorite.

The day was not completely birthday-less...family stopped by and visited. And we continued the fun in Sterling over the weekend.

I made his cake later...

It's NOT an 8 cake....it's a race-car track cake.

I know, AWESOME!

Brayden had fun.

And he's getting really good at showing 3 fingers when asked how old he is...

Happy Birthday, Buddy!

WE LOVE YOU!

Obsessions

2009-06-17T12:01:00.000-07:00

Now that Aydrie is EXTREMELY mobile (minus crawling...her movements include a mixture of rolling and 360 degree circley-turns), she is obsessed with the table and chairs...or anything that happens to be in her way...

Brayden also enjoyed the table and chairs at that age.

And, mine and Cam's new obsession, as you can CLEARLY see from this photo:

Cam's Face.

KISSES!

Aydrie's SWEET Moves

2009-06-05T15:37:00.000-07:00

What you are viewing is a 'watered-down' version of her REAL dance.

She usually gets CRAZY with it!

What can I say....

She's camera-shy.

...takes after her mommy

Pizza Party

2009-05-27T09:11:00.000-07:00

This is the newest member of our OUTDOOR equipment:

Brayden LOVES it...

Aydrie HATES it...

Cam put it together (well, unfolded it - thanks to the ease of modern inventions) and hooked it to his bike.
We fastened the kids in.
Apparently Aydrie didn't like being strapped in...she screamed.

And screamed...

...and screamed some more.

We started out on what was supposed to be something we like to call 'Little Caesar's Pizza Picnic at the PARK!'
We made it down the driveway and halfway up the hill that leads to our house...

Cam wanted to die...

And that's when I realized we forgot our Little Caesar's Pizza.

And then Cam did indeed about die...

And Aydrie screamed...

and screamed...

and Yes, MORE screaming from Aydrie.

...I don't think she UNDERSTOOD that we were going to the PARK to eat PIZZA!

We turned around and went back to the garage, unstrapped TWO screaming children - Brayden didn't want the fun to end, and Aydrie had experienced all the fun she could handle.

NO WORRIES...

We completed our Little Caesar's Pizza Party around our kitchen table.

We'll try it again.

SOON!

Crazy Busy Week

2009-05-24T07:12:00.000-07:00

This last week was CRAZY busy...
Lots of suprises...
Some good news...
No bad news...
Many fun times...
Not too many sad times...
New stuff...
And some cute stuff...

Let me show you...

Brayden experienced the PURE JOY that comes from freezing water shooting out of one small sprinkler head.

Aydrie caught a few rays - but those rays did NOTHING to her skin because she was lathered in Sunscreen from head to tippy-toe!

Cam also enjoyed one or two runs through the sprinkler and then basked in the warmth of the sun.

I tried to stay dry - not an easy task when your soaking-wet 2 year old wants to be held because he's freezing...

I'm HAPPY - no, ECSTATIC - to report that this mini stud muffin is COMPLETELY POTTY TRAINED - I'd say it's about time! It's been a 6-month process. We now go outside, to the store, ride in the car, to bed...EVERYWHERE in underwear.
Finally - we've bought our last package of diapers (for him, at least.)

Aydrie had her 6 month doctor's appointment (a little late - she's 7.5 months old now). She weighed in at 18.85 lbs (79%), measured 28.5in long (98%), and is growing some GIAGANTIC and SMART brains...her head measured in the 98%!
She's almost crawling, almost sits by herself, almost has teeth, almost likes green beans (not really), and almost likes to sleep through the night - don't worry, what sleep she misses at night, she makes up for at random places and times through out the day.

Cam brought forth is ROMANTIC and CHARMING side when he bounded through the door after work and said 'Pack your bags - but wait, let me call your mom first.' After my mom agreed to babysit, we packed and were out the door within an hour (that's a surprise all by itself!) He took me to Yardley's Inn in Manti for the night and then, just to be adventerous and a little on the extreme side, we went to Richfield the next night. We enjoyed their Pizza Hut and their movie theater.
Fun times.
We took the liberty of modeling the Yardley's Inn room and it's many exquisite features for you:
Here's the Mormon wine (Sparkling Apple Cider) we enjoyed - especially Cam. We drank from heart-shaped wine gobblets!

Cam modeling the bed and TV - you can't see the TV, but it's there. This chandelier and view was above the bed. WOW

The amazing TUB

And here I am modeling a view of our room with the very impressive closed-eye look.

Yep - fun times.

And, just in case you forgot how Stinkin' GOOD-LOOKING our kids are, here's a reminder. ha ha

Family Adventure

2009-05-15T08:44:00.001-07:00

We ventured outside to the backyard last week.
After 4 hours of GLORIOUS work, our GARDEN is now in the ground!
This is a first for both of us...
Of course we had many WONDERFUL opportunities to weed and help in our families' gardens when we were younger...
But this is our first time creating our own.
I get a sense of satisfaction knowing we are a little more independent...

We'll both be surprised and ELATED if something - ANYTHING - grows.

Cam worked the shovel...

While posing for an EXCELLENT shot of his backside.

Brayden helped spread the dirt - over the garden area, over the grass area, and on the rocks.

Model pose...

So happy to be working

Aydrie occupied herself in her chair...

And later, turned circles in the grass (not crawling yet, but can maneuver quite well).

It was an adventure not to be forgotten!

Song from the HEART

2009-05-14T11:14:00.000-07:00

That Mother's Day Song I bragged about in the last post...
The one that Cam wrote and performed ON THE SPOT...
Yah, THAT ONE...

It's here and ready for your viewing.

It only took 2 1/2 DAYS to upload...
So, Get Ready -
Get Set -

ENJOY! I sure did...

I KNOW you are seeing why I LOVE this guy to bits - - -

KISSES

M is for...

2009-05-10T20:33:00.000-07:00

M is for:
A Mother's Day that was full of Magical Moments-

First, we were able to sleep in....church isn't until 11...MARVELOUS!

Second, Cam Made M pancakes and fruity smoothies...wow...MIND-BLOWING MASTERPIECES!

Third, we relaxed and Mingled all day...MAGNIFICENT!

Fourth, Cam serenaded and surprised me with this Mystical Mother's Day song - written and performed by himself...MOSTLY MAGICAL!

(video coming soon.....hopefully....I couldn't get it to upload this time...)

Fifth, my brother called home. He is a Missionary in South Carolina...we Missed his call - couldn't go home - but I'm sure it was MIGHTY-WONDERFUL!

And Sixth, we tried some green asparagus for the first time...MEDIOCRE...Maybe not so Magical...

Happy Mother's Day to YOU! Hope your day was full of Magical Moments!

Food Menu

2009-04-28T17:38:00.000-07:00

What's on the FOOD MENU today?

Rice Cereal?.....nope

Green Beans?......HECK no!

How about some TOES?

You bet...

Week in REVIEW

2009-04-26T18:54:00.000-07:00

Our week went something like this:

1. My Grandma Fowles passed away a little more than a week ago. We attended the funeral in St. George. Memories of her danced through my mind as I stood by her casket and later, attended the funeral services.
Good memories - like the time when she started a tickle-ice war with a few of us...she came out victorious and the rest of us emerged with ice down our backs.
Great memories - like the time when we traveled far away (I now don't remember where we were headed....strange...) and we rode in the back of my grandparents blue truck. This truck was awesome because it had carpeted floors and benches in the cab..and that's where we rode -coloring, eating treats, and playing games with my grandma.
Fun memories - like the time when we hiked in the red hills of St. George. She pointed out flowers and plants, and issued warnings to not get too close to the river.
Sad memories - like the times when she started loosing her memory to Alzheimer's'... but she never forgot who we were.

The hardest part of the funeral was seeing my Grandpa look at her lifeless body one last time before closing the casket.

The best part of the funeral was the peace I felt. Peace came because I know that one day, we will see her again. And one day, my grandpa will hold her again.

And of course, it was wonderful seeing ALL my relatives again.

2. I tuned 25 last Wednesday. No more birthdays for me...I'm staying 25 forever.
It was a great day. I visited with my family and friends. Then Cam spent the entire evening with me - instead of studying for a test (But don't worry - He passed with all sorts of colors). He took me to Olive Garden (My SECOND LOVE) and then to a movie. He also sprinkled our home with BEAUTIFUL flowers of the Hawaiian sort.

3. Mush is now part of Aydrie's diet...but it's not her second love....it's not even her first....I think she loves it about as much as I love onions...and that's NO LOVE AT ALL.

4. Brayden has become an inch-off-the-floor jumper, Desitin applier, and towel modeler.

He's also a mini Stud-Muffin...

5. And Cam - he's catching a few ZZzzzzz's whenever possible, and cooking up something he likes to call Egg-Eye (never had it before...we'll make sure to bless it first...hee hee)

Busy busy busy...

Crystal Clear

2009-04-17T19:42:00.000-07:00

It is now VERY CLEAR...

I'd even say CRYSTAL CLEAR...

Where Aydrie gets this DASHING model pose:

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Are YOU seeing it?

They say Brayden and Aydrie look like me - they have my nose shape, light brown hair color, and sexy blue eyes....

I guess they did inherit one thing from their father...(who shares the same trait with ALL the Clark brothers)

Half-a-year Old

2009-04-12T17:02:00.000-07:00

The many different FACES and POSES of Aydrie at 6 months:

Her TIRED eyes:

"I'm-gonna-be-a-model-someday" face:

Another model pose:

Newly-found JOY = TOES

Telling me stories:

Telling herself stories:

"I wanna hold it..."

Check out this belly action:

Happy child:

Random info:
*Aydrie shows more interest in toys and objects. She reaches for things and shakes them once they are in her hands.
*She recognizes me and Cam - sometimes cries when we are not the ones holding her.
*She is a HAPPY baby - full of giggles and laughs
*Brayden can make her laugh the most. Just watching him race his bike back and forth across the floor sends her into a giggling spurt.
*She looks AMAZING in blue:

She kept falling asleep as I was taking these pictures...

What did I tell ya?

4 Years Ago...

2009-04-09T14:29:00.000-07:00

Four years ago today, I married my BEST FRIEND...And he's HOTT!
Although it was an extremely cold and WINDY day (blast that wind...so much for nice hair for pictures!), and my body was seized by a little something called MONO, it was an EXCITING, HAPPY day - one full of wonderful blessings. The first blessing was my miraculous come-back from the miserable depths of mono-ville. The night before, my father gave me a priesthood blessing. The Lord sure blessed me. The second blessing was Cam - so handsome in his Tux...being married to him in the Manti Temple. AMAZING! Some may think I wasn't coherent through the ceremony - but I was and I am so grateful.

The years have been good...really good.

The first year had Cam playing basketball for Snow College, which meant he was gone for days at a time. That was hard. I started teaching 1/2 day kindergarten. Loved that!

Our second year brought our first child, Brayden. Cam stopped playing ball and focused more on schooling...working hard to get his grades higher so he could apply for Pharmacy school. I taught 2nd grade full time...a challenge because I now left my new baby every day...hard.

And our third year, Cam applied for and was accepted to pharmacy school, I taught 1st grade full time...really hard!

Fourth year we moved, Cam started school AND work (he's got a full plate!), we had our second child, Aydrie, and I am staying at home doing all the mother/wifey/homemaker things...or at least trying to.

Like I said, these 4 years have been good. One year has not been harder than the others (I always heard the first year was hardest...not true for us). We've learned a lot, changed a bunch, and have grown closer than ever!

How blessed I am to be married to my best friend. This is why:
-he makes me laugh
-he doesn't complain
-he a great father..not only because he provides for our needs, but because he plays with Brayden...they play horsey, go to the store together, wrestle, chase each other, ....I could go on an on. He loves to hold Aydrie, and lately, he's the only one she will go to sleep for. He helps put the kids to bed...singing any imaginable song Brayden asks him to come up with. He has a way with children. I AM SO THANKFUL!
-he's hott!
-he is so patient with me and he has been since day 1
-he knows how to make me feel better
-he knows how to make others feel good, too...his clever whit can change an awkward situation into an enjoyable one.....that's why I take him with me EVERYWHERE!
-he knows how to dance the sexy way
-he's a ROCK in the gospel
-he's an awesome example to me...you know how they say to marry someone who makes you want to be a better person? I definitely did that.

I look forward to the many adventures we'll have in the future...It doesn't matter what we do - as long as I have him by my side, LIFE IS GOOD.

Happy Anniversary!

Blessed!

2009-04-07T08:56:00.000-07:00

Who of you out there LOVED Conference?
WE DID...
I most appreciated the many talks of PEACE and HAPPINESS..
PEACE and HAPPINESS we can have even in this troubled time.

Our church leaders are AMAZING and how BLESSED we are to have them!

FHE yesterday was simple yet so GRATIFYING!

Cam gave a short lesson on Temple covenants and ordinances (mainly because his sweet wifey was some what confused...)

And then our small family journeyed to the Jordan River Temple...only 5 minutes away. Because the day was Monday, we had the Temple all to ourselves.

We strolled around the MAJESTIC building discussing conference favorites and our many blessings...
Because let me tell you, we ARE very BLESSED!

Brayden and Aydrie enjoyed their time on the Temple grounds.

There was BEAUTY ALL around...

Beautiful Temple

Beautiful Flowers

Beautiful People

And Beautiful backsides...ha ha ha

Life is SOOO GOOD!

Remember to count YOUR blessings...
And Be HAPPY!

New News

2009-04-02T08:28:00.000-07:00

CHOPPED off the Pretty LOCKS yesterday...

Before:

After:

My cousin, Kristel, was the one working the scissors...
I showed her a picture of the hair style Sandra Bullock was sporting and PRESTO! - Kristel created that same hairdo with my tresses...
Gifted I tell you, GIFTED!

Potty-training News:
Brayden now TELLS ME when he has to go potty. It has taken forever to get to this point, but we're glad we're finally here!

Aydrie:

Just doing her cute thing that she's so good at!

And Cam...

Nothing NEW here - he's ALWAYS this Sexy!

Giggles

2009-04-01T08:33:00.000-07:00

Baby's giggles = music to my ears! LOVE IT!

First Time...

2009-03-31T11:36:00.000-07:00

Take a look at some recent 'FIRST times':
First time catching Aydrie on camera rolling over...(she's been rolling over for a couple of days now).

First time the kids are in the tub together.

First time bottling chicken:

Started like this...
Frozen

Thawing

Fill bottles, put lids on, place in Pressure Canner

Start the oven...

And wait, and wait, and wait...can't leave the pressure cooker, so I found something productive to do...

Finished product that has at least a 5 year shelf life...sitting on the shelf!

Pretty Dang Exciting, HUH?

On-the-GO

2009-03-26T14:10:00.000-07:00

Just some randomly cute stuff:

Brayden and Aydrie ready to GO to church...Precious

Aydrie is starting to cover a lot of carpet - even though she can't roll her chubby rolls yet (but is oh-so-close to doing so). She is able to accomplish this by kicking her legs, rolling from side to side (like a rocking boat), and flinging her arms in every direction.
She started like this:

Then ended like this:

AND...

It may not be Spring outside (anymore), but inside our home it is. We have flowers poppin' up everywhere - including off of Adyrie's head.

Apparently Spring is also On-the-GO...

Have a HAPPY Snowy day!

Miracle Worker

2009-03-24T16:18:00.000-07:00

It's SOOOO Great to have a Fixer-Upper around the house!

Cam revived this sad piece of equipment (DVD player). It's a MIRACLE, really...

We thought it was a gonner when we retrieved 4 DVDs that were strategically shoved in the CLOSED DVD slot...

All thanks go to this little guy.

One might wonder what is going on in that creative, rather large, head of his...

I know I do.

More Birthday Fun

2009-03-22T18:12:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Preston and Shannon!

Preston is Da-bomb because he is TALL
and that's not all-
He is hip
As well as Ripped!
He's good at the babysitting thing
And have you heard him sing? (wow)
We know this is late,
The l0th was the right date (sorry)
Hope you had a Jammin' Birthday
And don't spend your birthday dollar all in one place.

To you, Shannon Celsie (spelling?) Clark:
We're super glad you are our older sis.
We're sorry your birthday we did miss
You're one year older and wiser too
We would like to hang out with you!
You could give BreAnn some styling tips
And Cam could eat your yummy chip dip.
Your party-planning skills are something to brag about
Definitely....WITHOUT A DOUBT!
So Happy Happy Birthday Shannon, dear
Hope you have a fun-filled year!

WE Love you guys!

Glorious OUTings

2009-03-21T21:32:00.000-07:00

Because the weather has been GLORIOUS this past week,
we took advantage of it and ventured out of our Happy Home.

The first OUTing we undertook was a little stroll to Arctic Circle.
It is conveniently located only 2 blocks from where we live. You may be thinking we visited this WONDERFUL Ice Cream Creator for it's WONDERFUL Ice Cream...but that was not the case THIS time (it IS the case EVERY OTHER TIME). We stopped by to let Brayden enjoy the slides that are inside Arctic Circle.
("Why not go to a park?" you wonder...A park was our first choice, but there were 2 reasons for our outing that day...First, to BE OUTSIDE and second, to return a DVD to a Redbox which was located very close to the Arctic Circle). Cam purposefully left all forms of money at home so we would not give into the inevitable temptation of their WONDERFUL Ice Cream.
But guess what? While we were enjoying Brayden's laughter as he enjoyed sliding,

a very nice Lady worker offered FREE WONDERFUL Mini Ice Cream Cone samplers.

WOW!

That Ice Cream was WONDERFUL!!!!

Then back into the 2-seater stroller our 2 children went
And back home we strolled.

FANTASTIC OUTing...

The second OUTing we went to is located right behind our living quarters.
It is called...
The Backyard.
Cam was not able to join us on this outing. He was cheerfully helping the many, many customers who came to visit him at his place of work: the Walmart Pharmacy. (This is the place that assists him in 'bringing-home-the-bacon'.)
So, while a pan of Tator-tot/Hashbrowns Casserole(I ran out of Tator-tots and used Hashbrowns for the remaining uncovered part because I figured since Tator-tots and Hashbrowns come from the same family, Potato, it would all taste the same...) baked in the oven, me and Brayden kicked a beach ball into a soccer net, around the yard, and almost over the not-so-tall fence and Aydrie worked on perfecting her new-found hobby - sticking her tiny fist into her mouth...she's very close at getting it all the way in there! She also enjoyed staring at the grass as she lay on her tummy.

Another successful OUTing...

Thank GOODNESS for GLORIOUS weather!

Midnight CCCs

2009-03-19T19:33:00.001-07:00

Last week we made cookies at MIDNIGHT - Chocolate chip cookies.
They were DE-LISH.....well, mostly...

(I'm on the HUNT for a really, Really, REALLY good recipe for Chocolate chip cookies...I've tried many, but haven't found my favorite yet. So any of you out there who have a CCC (Chocolate Chip Cookie) recipe that you LLLOOOVVVEEE...Please share!)

As a team, we conquered the exciting task of creating delectable chocolaty delights(almost).
I'm so glad that this IrResisTible HOTT Stud MUFFIN is MY teammate!

And of course, our team wouldn't have been complete without this incredible piece of equipment called a BOSCH. In a very short period of time, a Bosch can spin many ingredients into one large ball of YUMMMM. (It makes Bread even better)

We all know the best part of creating edible treats is TASTE-TESTING...And it has to be done...it's a responsibility we were both willing to accept.

(He makes you wish YOU were the one tasting that dough, right?...WOW..that's something else...)

NO - we are NOT smooching that oh-so-tasty beater...

Next,

We ate some of our creations...

And then we shared a few with our garbage can...
(I know, I know, these look very similar to the ones above....but the ones above were NOT burned to a CRISP!)

This is what happens when your timer doesn't go off because the beeper is broken (but it counts time perfectly) and you lose all track of time because you're having a very intense discussion about Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery (we're reading the D&C as a couple).

(and maybe because it's MIDNIGHT...and who thinks straight at MIDNIGHT??)

WhOoOops...

I'd say it was a pretty productive night...

SMILES to ALL of you!

Playing Catch-up

2009-03-18T20:51:00.000-07:00

Let's play catch-up.
Don't think we haven't been up to much because I haven't blogged....
It's quite the opposite actually...
We have been CRAZY BUSY!!!
So, like I said,
Let's play catch-up...

Here we go -

I'll start with the most EXCITING:

#1 - My sis-in-law, Tawnie, had a BABY GIRL on Sunday (15th)...I'm jealous for 2 reasons:
1. The baby practically slipped right out of her in less than 4 hours....WOW!
2. The baby weighed in at 7 pounds...WOW again! Unlike Tawnie, I'm really good at producing CHUNKERS (but dang cute CHUNKERS!)
CONGRATS STUBBS! SHE IS A DOLL!
(nope, no pictures yet...the camera decided not to join us on our visit to the hospital)

Coming in at #2 spot is the one thing that has been taking up all the extra space in my brain and in my bedroom...
***FOOD STORAGE***
Cam and I decided to get a big part of our food storage (and emergency preparedness stuff) bought and stored for those upcoming rainy days that are bound to happen. We were able to do this because of our great tax return. Even though this food storage plan has been my constant companion for the last 2 months, I have enjoyed becoming more prepared.
We don't have any more room under beds or in closets to store this wonderful stuff. That doesn't mean we QUIT (..although my very patient hubby has felt like doing so once or twice..). It means we make use of our tall, empty walls in our bedroom. Our food storage is stacked ever-so-nicely, in an organized manner, against these walls.

Here's part of what we've collected so far...

We LOVED our journeys to the cannery. Our good friends Randi and Katie accompanied us. You might be wondering how we look in the lunch lady look-a-like outfits (required clothing when participating in canning dried goods)....
4 letters.... H O T T !!! (nope, no pictures once again...maybe next time)
Thank goodness Katie owns a very nice, BIG truck...we owe her big...
We're still building and adding to our food storage...and will continue to do so forever...
GOOD FEELINGS come from building your food storage...

#3 = We've had a lot of fun visitors this past week. The Clark family came to stay for a few days. I tell you what - THEY KNOW HOW TO PARTY!!! I think I taught them a few skills in our Bad mitten game...You Are WELCOME!!!
Please stay again...we have FUN when you are here...and bring that Dog whisperer show again...and some pizza...
Movie + Pizza + Clark Fam = AMAZING...(We love you guys!)

AND...my roommate (while at SUU) popped in for awhile! It was great chatting with Cindy...she's a Dietitian now...DOUBLE WOW WOW! She's a REAL professional at what she does - I'm thinking about hiring her to create nutritious meals for me ...and to play on a volleyball team with me because SHE IS THAT GOOD!!!
I also learned that she's quite the huntress.
AND she has very pretty hair...she should be a hair model.
We will definitely get together again in the next 3 years to play catch-up because I LOVE IT! Actually, I wish it happened more often with all my friends.

Here's an old picture (taken at St. George Temple) of some of my BEAUTIFUL roommates. It's been a few years.
Cindy is the one in red.

Here we are at #4 - which includes 5, 6, and 7...(hurrying things along)
-My wonderful and very helpful brother brought our dryer to us because the one we were using decided it liked to dry one batch of my cloths in 4 hours instead of 1. So, Tood-a-loo to you, old dryer and HELLLLO newer-but-still-used newer dryer!
-I got another calling at church - Along with being a ward missionary with my sweetie-pie, I'm now the Beehive advisor...YIPEE...I've not been in Young Women's since I graduated from it 7 years ago but I'm excited and looking forward to it...
-I haven't bought bread for a month now. I make wheat bread FROM SCRATCH...yep, I even grind the wheat (electric grinders are AWESOME...but so is our hand grinder we have stowed away for now). It's quite satisfying and rewarding making bread...
I think making bread is a marvelous talent...one I have yet to master...

-AND LAST - Who else has been enjoying this GORGEOUS weather we've been having?

We're ready for Spring!

Well, stay tuned for more Catch-up...and pictures.

Good Night

I can do a LOT!

2009-03-13T08:40:00.000-07:00

I turned 5 months old yesterday.
Goodness, I'm getting BIG!

The most recent change I experienced was sleeping in a crib. I am very good at it. It's a lot better than the bassinet because I was a little squished in that tiny compartment and in the crib I can stretch all I want.

I'm also letting my mom and dad in on all the secrets I've been keeping. My talking consists of some 'hmmmmms' and some 'ohhhhhhs' and some 'ahhhhhs' and a few high squeals.

My cute older brother can get me to giggle more than anybody else. I giggle the most when Brayden is rolling cars at mom's feet. It's hilarious!

My hott mamma is debating weather to start feeding me cereal. I now wake up at 4 a.m instead of the regular 6 or 7 a.m. and I'm starving! The doctor said to wait until 6 months.

My head is still extremely odd-shaped. The pediatrician said that if my head hasn't some-what reshaped itself by 6 months, then I'll get to wear a helmet.

Rolling from my stomach to my back is easy...but I've only rolled back-to-stomach once...I'll keep at it...

I've propelled myself off the couch only ONCE so far and I can almost shimmy myself out of my bouncer seat.

WOW - I can do a LOT at 5 months.

Birthday Wishes for You

2009-03-10T20:30:00.000-07:00

Here's a Happy LATE Birthday to my AMAZING MOM and ADORABLE SIS...Both are one year older, and BOTH look 5 Years YOUNGER! I think it's the Sterling water.....(OHHH! How I MISS that Sterling water...we like to call it CELESTIAL WATER and every time we visit, we make sure to bring a few water bottles of Heaven back with us...)

I'm going to share with you just one FANTASTIC piece of information about these two FINE Ladies. (I could go on forever about these two...but we're keeping this SHORT and SWEET...cause they are both SHORT AND SWEET....

Meet my MOTHER - Clare Ann Fowles

My mother is Amazing because she can DO IT ALL...She is ALL of the following: (And we're going to count ALL of these as ONE BIG PIECE OF INFORMATION)
My mom is an impressive cook - One day I will learn her secret of how she makes 5 different foods found in the frige turn into 1 LARGE casserole
My mom is Very, Very, VERY patient...I have 9 brothers and 2 sisters...that's all I'm going to say.
My mom is not afraid of anything...she can exterminate BIG Ugly spiders with the best of them...If she is afraid of something, she has never let us know or shown any fear...I also love that she isn't afraid to do scary things...like driving a 15 passenger van on the FREEWAY...like milking the cow is the wee hours of the morning when it is still very darkish outside...
My mom is a 24 hour - at home doctor...she has doctor-ish answers for my doctor-ish questions. I always consult my mom before going to a doctor...I usually end up at the doctors because my mom cannot write a perscription...darn it! However, she does calm my fears and helps me grasp reality...
My mom has helped raise at least half the kids in Sterling...she is ALWAYS home and is willing to help in the babysitting area for those that need her.
(My GOODNESS! She's amazing, isn't she?!?...Let's keep going...)
My mother is the most selfLESS person I know.
She has a very good pair of LISTENING ears...I use their service ALL the time...I am never turned away.
My mom is 5 different people at church EVERY Sunday - primary teacher, Relief Society conductor AND teacher, kid-coraller, and prayer giver. WOW!
And most important: My Mom is FULL of UNCONDITIONAL Love!

Yes, that is just ONE FANTASTIC piece of information that I Love about my mom...(can you imagine how long this post would be if I wrote ALL the great things about my mother?)

Happy Birthday to you, MOM!

Now, Here's my youngest Sister, Kandice.

Kandice is in 5th Grade. She is an EXCELLENT student...she LIKES to read. Kandice's teachers LOVE her (yes, I know this because I was a teacher at her school...)
Kandice knows how to do cross-stich...THAT IS COOL!
Kandice has PRETTY hair. I like it a lot...she even lets me style it every now and then!
Kandice is a good friend. She doesn't like contention.
Kandice can do Ballroom dancing...and her partner is her older brother that is shorter than her...so cute! They are both excellent dancers.
Kandice is a GOOD person...
Last of all, something I LOVE about Kandice is what a VERY big help to my mother she is...The children at my family's house LOVE Kandice because she will take them outside to jump on the tramp, or ride bikes, or chase the kitties around the yard, or pet the horses, or swing on the neighbor's swings, or throw balls at the basketball hoop...and I didn't realize what a BIG job this really is until I became a mother...it takes a very patient and WILLING person to do all these things with kids...I am still learning how to be that kind of WILLING person.

Happy Birthday to you, Kandice!

We hope both your birthdays were like bundles of bright sun rays - full of Happiness. Wish we could have been there!

WE LOVE YOU!

Weekend Mornings

2009-03-04T20:23:00.000-08:00

WeekEND Mornings are my FAVORITE!
They are my favorite because NOBODY in the Clark household is in a HURRY!
WeekDAY mornings are full of HUSTLE and BUSTLE...
Those mornings go something like this:
...Cam, waking up 10 minutes before he should be walking into his classroom, finds his way into his Snow College sweatshirt and whatever pants are the closest. (I'm sure his classmates wonder if he has any other wearable piece of clothing besides this beloved sweatshirt...) Next he runs around the house looking for his Camouflage-hunter hat to cover his ruffly BLACK locks (I LOVE the black....I'm hoping that gene outsmarts my light brown/blond gene and passes to one of our children someday).
...Meanwhile, I stumble around the kitchen, hastily putting some kind of edible sack lunch together (usually consisting of yummy leftovers) for my very-close-to-being-late Stud Muffin.
...Brayden joins in the chaos by running around the house in close step behind his daddy and says: "I wanna drink-o-milk" which is promptly followed by "I wanna watch a show." When his requests are not immediately fulfilled by his father, he then turns to his mother and repeats his needs once again...and again...and again...
...And don't forget about Aydrie...she's either dancing away in dream-land (lucky girl!) or making HER needs known to everybody, including those who live above us and possibly even the neighbors.

HUSTLE AND BUSTLE, I tell you, HUSTLE AND BUSTLE

As soon as Cam is all put together, there's a kiss for me, and one for Brayden (he makes sure his daddy doesn't leave his cheeks un-smooched), a 'have a good day' and 'don't forget your lunch' from me, some "I love yous" from everybody, and a "I wanna watch a show" from Brayden.
The weekday morning has officially started....weather we want it to or not!

NOW... weekEND mornings go something like this:

(We'll need to upgrade to a KING sized bed when we have more kids)

Cam is now the one dancing in dreamland, maybe even bouncing off pink fluffy clouds and singing something that resembles Enya...

No hustle and bustle...

Just enjoying the sound of chirping birds outside my window and Cam's quiet snore...
...and of course Brayden's 'I wanna drink-o-milk' and 'I wanna watch a show.'

That's why I LOVE weekEND mornings.

P90X Update

2009-02-26T20:32:00.001-08:00

We are on day 55...Almost 2 months into this workout.

Only 35 days left!

We HATE it...but we LOVE it...really and truly.

I have yet to do a pull-up...just ONE lousy pull-up...that's all I want...But, I haven't thrown in the towel...yet. As I stare at that bar in my doorway day after day after day, I know ONE OF THESE DAYS (hopefully in the very near future) I will get up there! Don't worry - ALL OF YOU will know when I get my chin above that so-very-far-off-the-ground bar! I can't wait for that day.....

We are seeing changes:

Cam looks more and more like a CHISELED ROCK every day...

Cam's pull-up/push-up range has INCREASED and continues to do so. (IMPRESSIVE - but it makes my blood BOIL...)

Cam is less tired during the day...His teachers are now seeing more of his beautiful eyeballs instead of his eyelids.

Okay, okay...I am also seeing some changes:
I can now hold myself up in those CRAZY Yoga twists and stances...well, most of them...

I look more and more like a chiseled piece of play-dough every day...

I ran two miles the other day...and it wasn't very hard...
My heart wears a BIG smile! (For those of you who run 12 to 29 miles a day...I envy you.....YES I DO!)

Really, we are benefiting from daily exercise.

And the best part, like I've said before, is doing this with my very impressive, rock-chisely, effortless push-up/pull-up doer, HOTT Man of mine...

(Look how his whole upper body takes up the entire picture....)

Brayden and Aydrie also participate...always doing their part:
Aydrie laughing as her mom hangs helplessly from the pull-up bar...

Chiseled Rock and Itty-bitty Chiseled Rock Jr.
(Brayden joins in many of our work-outs)

See that large bulge popping out of my arm? That's called a BICEP...Want one? A lot of hard work and chocolate will get you a BICEP!

Once again, these are our BICEPS that we are trying to show off....a little difficult if you can't reach them.

Good Genes

2009-02-25T12:07:00.000-08:00

What do you think?

Are these two good-looking, so-cute-I-want-to-pinch-the-cheeks, little people RELATED OR WHAT?

What can I say........they come from good genes....ha ha ha

Love Poem

2009-02-24T08:30:00.000-08:00

Cam's pick from the Love Jar was to write a love poem.
This is what he surprised me with...

To my love, BreAnn...

Let me count the ways I love you.

I love your eyes so deep and blue.
They remind me of the summer dew.

I love your smile-it lights up my day.
Just like the sun on the golden hay.

I love your kindness that you show to me.
It makes me feel full of laughter, you see.

I love how you mother my children with love so patiently.
It makes me feel blessed that I will be with you for eternity.

I love how you are my best friend.
I'm glad that that will never end.

I love lying with you in my arms,
You are so full of sexy charms.

I love that you are my wife.
I am glad that you are with me for life.

There are many things I love about you.
But if I said them all, it would add up to two hundred billion and two.

The last thing I will say
Is I love your smokin' hott boday.

Love,
Your Cameron

Well, there you have it...
I'm thinking maybe Cam should quit pharmacy school and become a writer!

I LOVE this guy so much! How blessed I am to have him!!!

Future Picasso

2009-02-19T16:36:00.000-08:00

I didn't want to brag...but I couldn't resist...

Here's some great news...

Hold onto your shorts 'cause this is AWESOME!

Ready???

INTRODUCING....Mr. Picasso Jr.

We have discovered Brayden's new talent...

We were BLOWN away I tell ya, BLOWN AWAY!!!

We didn't even know he had it in him.

I mean, look at the detail in this drawing....and he wasn't even using a mirror!

WOW!!!....That's all I'm going to say...

Such PURE TALENT!
(You may be asking yourself, 'Where does he get such artistic ability from?'...let me tell you... just a little secret between us, I'm quite talented in the art department...)

aaahhhhhh......

We're so PROUD!

(He's gonna be famous one day...)

-Cam claims that our little artist was NOT being chaperoned while completing his work of art.

Just because Cam arrived home from school and walked into the house as Brayden was in the middle of drawing, and I, of course, was blog-stocking...

...doesn't mean that I wasn't keeping a close eye on the little guy. OH NO! I knew what was going on....

After all, I don't want to squash my child's creativity!

NOPE!
NOPE, I don't!

***Just so you know...any of you nice people who are interested, autographs will be signed as soon as Brayden masters his fine motor skills and learns how to hold and use a writing utensil correctly.

V-Day LOVE

2009-02-18T10:51:00.000-08:00

Our Valentine's Day turned into a Valentine's Weekend.
This is how it went:

Thursday - Cam surprises me with some SEXY witch boots...I'll have to post pictures later...but believe me, SEXXXYYYY!

Friday - Cam worked. I make home-made Oreo cookies...double the batch = 4 hours of creation!

I made a little surprise treasure hunt for Cam. Clever (if I don't say so myself!!) clues had Cam unscrambling cookie letters into this:

And enjoying his GINORMOUS 5 pound cookie...

And other FUN that won't be mentioned.

Saturday - We enjoyed a few hours at the Food Storage Cannery...I absolutely LOVED it...can't wait to go back.

Later, we went to Sterling and partied with my family until Monday.

Lovely times all weekend = A Happy Valentines Weekend!

Accomplished Smarties!

2009-02-12T18:43:00.000-08:00

Meet Lightning McQueen.

Mr. McQueen has successfully made it through the day DRY!

Frankenstein, Elmo, and Mr. Jack-O'-Lantern were not so lucky.

To celebrate.....Smarties for our little Smartie!

In OTHER news...

Happy 4 months to Aydrie! Check out her accomplishments:

*Her 'talking' consists of high-pitched squeals.

*She eats and eats and eats...and eats some more. Her milk source is having a hard time keeping up...

*She giggles, especially when tickled or repetitively coaxed to do so. (I don't know about you, but my ears believe the BEST SOUND IN THE WHOLE WORLD is a baby's giggles.)

*She focuses on and is interested in her toys that hang above her in her bouncy chair.

*When talked to, Aydrie drops her chin to her chest and smiles shyly.

*She loves it when Brayden talks to her.

*She lifts her head up really well.

***So many more, but that will do.

So PRECIOUS!

Tough...Real Tough

2009-02-11T10:08:00.000-08:00

Last night was tough.

Real tough.

Last night tried my patience.

Last night made me cry.

This is how last night went:

8:25 - Give Brayden his before-bed drink of milk, brush and floss his teeth, he goes potty, PJ's, prayers, sing songs,kisses and hugs, lights out.

8:39 - Nurse crying Aydrie - she's not interested and falls asleep - YEAH! BOTH kids in bed early = alone time with my sweetie (sweetie is at work, returns home at 9:30)So, alone time for me to do blog-stocking! Yeah again!

9:00 - Brayden cries - wants to play with his train set. I say no, sing another song, lights out.

9:10 - Brayden cries - wants a drink of water. I get him a drink of water, sing another song, lights out.

9:20 - Aydrie cries - is wide awake, but not happy. I put her binky in her mouth, lights out.

9:25 - Brayden cries - wants a drink of milk - I say no, (brushed teeth = no milk), sing a song, lights out.

9:27 - Aydrie cries - I pick her up and rock her.

9:30 - Brayden cries - put Aydrie down, she starts to scream - Brayden wants a drink of water - I say no - just had a drink of water, sing a song, lights out.

9:32 - Pick up screaming baby. Try to rock her. She arches her back, squeezes her hands into tight little fists and shakes them, screams some more - doesn't want to be cuddled. Try to stand and bounce with her. Continues screaming.

9:45 - Sweetie walks in the door. He runs to see me. I break down and sob - put Aydrie down and plop myself on the couch and continue sobbing. Sweetie picks up screaming Aydrie. Brayden hears his daddy, flies out of his bedroom door and screams 'daddy!' - then starts playing with his toys. I grab his hand and march him back to bed. Then back to the couch I go - and continue crying.

9:50 - Brayden and Aydrie crying/screaming. Sweetie gives Brayden a drink of water, sings him a song, (all the while holding and trying to calm Aydrie), lights out. I'm still on the couch with head in hands.

9:55 - Sweetie successfully bottle-feeds Aydrie and puts her to sleep. I pump a lousy 1.5 ounces!

10:04 - I scream "I"M A BAD MOTHER!"

10:05 - Sweetie gives me a hug and wipes away my crocodile tears.

10:10 - Sweetie pulls surprises out of his walmart bag. He creates a candle-light/lava lamp dinner. (while giving me a list of reasons why he knows I'm a good mother)

10:15 - We enjoy our candle-light/lava lamp dinner and then snuggle on the red tomato where I fall asleep in his arms and he watches 'IGOR' - movie from Red Box.

Yah - last night was tough - real tough

But...Do you know what? IT'S ALL WORTH IT- especially when you have a Sweetie like mine that makes all the crying and screaming coming from EVERYBODY go away.

It's all worth it because when you have a Sweetie like mine, life isn't as hard.

When you have a Sweetie like mine, I can keep on keepin-on...today, the next day, and the next, and maybe the next day after that...

(Oh... did I mention that Sweetie has a extremely hard test this Friday and he's swimming in stress-land and feeling hopelessly overwhelmed because of it...)

Sweetie's actions last night = Love, TRUE Love!!!

BLING-BLING

2009-02-10T13:38:00.000-08:00

FEAST YOUR EYES on what we created last night for Family Home Evening:

Each of us now don some COLORFUL Bling-Bling...

This exquisite jewelry is called RJB.

RJB stands for 'Remember Jesus Bracelet.'

When we wear our Blingity-Bling, we are reminded to be GOOD people and make GOOD choices.

My Family = My Life

And...

I LOVE MY LIFE!

You KNOW when...

2009-02-09T12:00:00.000-08:00

You know it's time to start using one of these...

When your 2.5 year old wakes up in the morning with a bare bottom and does something like this:

Here we go...time to tread down the well-worn path of...

POTTY TRAINING.

oh YIPEE!!!

The LOVE Jar

2009-02-06T07:51:00.000-08:00

Let me introduce you to...

The LOVE Jar

This snazzy piece of art was created in Family Night last week.

It holds romancey honey-do's that Cam and I created and SECRETLY do for one another EVERY day.

Romancey honey-do's like writing a secret love note, giving a massage, putting the children to bed......etc...

Life is SOOO Dang EXCITING!

Just keepin' the LOVE a-growin' and a-flowin' baby!

8 IT IS

2009-02-05T22:00:00.000-08:00

8 Things I'm Passionate About:
1. My sweetheart, Cameron
2. Brayden and Aydrie
3. The Gospel
4. Family
5. Food storage
6. Being a mother
7. Creating/trying new things (weather it be a new recipe/crafty stuff...)
8. Volleyball

8 Words/Phrases I Use Often:
1. Do you want to go to bed? (this is directed at Brayden when he's doing something he shouldn't be doing. Works like a charm!)
2. I love you
3. Make sense?
4. Are you listening to me? (directed at Cam when he is not LOOKING at me when I'm talking to him...something I need to get over)
5. That's funny
6. What do you want to eat?
7. How's my pretty girl? (to Aydrie)
8. You're a good boy (said to Brayden every night after prayers)

8 Things I Want To Do Before I Die:
1. Be out of debt
2. Have a complete food storage, plus some.
3. Visit somewhere far away (don't know where).
4. Raise happy, righteous children.
5. Be confident/happy with me
6. Vacation
7. Visit San Diego and Washington DC temples
8. Make a big difference in a person's life.

8 Things I Want/Need:
1. To be a fun, creative mom.
2. A hair cut...maybe a different hair-do
3. Money to spend on more food storage
4. Be able to do some pull-ups (ONE DAY I WILL!)
5. No desire to eat chocolate/treats.
6. Brayden to be potty trained.
7. Go on a vacation with Cam
8. New ideas on fun things to create/do.

8 Things I Have Learned From The Past:
1. It doesn't matter what others think about you (I'm still learning this one.)
2. Doing what's right really does bring happiness.
3. It's not material possessions that are important...it's the people in your life.
4. Trials are actually blessings in disguise.
5. Eating a TON of treats at one time can make you feel really sick and also get rid of your treat-cravings for a couple of days.
6. Don't worry so much...
7. Enjoy the moment/time in your life. It won't be there forever.
8. Mom's know EVERYTHING....while you're living with your mom, learn as much from her as you can!

8 Restaurants I Love:
1. Olive Garden
2. Pizza Hut
3. ...Besides these two, I don't have any more favorites. I generally like eating out where ever

8 Shows I Love To Watch:
1. Bachelor (This is the only one we consistently watch...and we watch it on the computer a day or two after it's been shown on TV...we really don't watch much TV)
2. Used to watch 'What I Like About You' but now that I've seen them all, I'm not interested anymore.
3. I like watching shows that try to sell you stuff...
4. Volleyball games
5. Romantic/cheesy shows on the Hallmark (spelling?) channel
6. Not really into anything else...and don't have time.
7.
8.

8 People I Tag:
1. Kasha
2. Lisa
3. Arleen
4. Chamrie
5. Amy
6. Jeri
7. Reesa
8. anyone else who hasn't already done this

Here We Are...

2009-02-02T19:49:00.000-08:00

Here we are...

Ready to enjoy a great day at Stake Conference!

(...and we still have 3 minutes to get there...not late yet!)

KISSES to you all!

Have a HAPPY day....

Fantastic Fishy Fun!!!

2009-01-30T17:23:00.000-08:00

My awesome friend, Randi, invited us to go to an aquarium in Sandy. Brayden loved it! And Cam and I have never seen such amazing creatures before!

Check out and ENJOY this fishy fun.....

Most poisonous fish

Cam touched this sting ray...

Octopus in upper corner

High School...Good Times!

2009-01-29T15:40:00.001-08:00

1. Did you date someone in high school? I went on dates but never had a boyfriend (although I would have gladly let Cameron take that role)
2. What kind of car did you drive? My parents' 15-passenger van. It was the only automatic we had and I was afraid of driving stick.
3. Did you pass your driver's license test the first time? yes
4. Were you a party animal? No...far from it.
5. Were you considered a flirt? No. I didn't discover this wonderful tool until I was in college. I was too self-conscious in high school.
6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? No...in middle school I played the clarinet and bass clarinet
7. Were you a nerd? Not sure...I don't think so.
8. Were you on any varsity teams? Volleyball, Track (does that count?), and I was a wrestling cheerleader my senior year
9. Did you ever get suspended or expelled? No.
10...?...What is question 10?
11. Who were your favorite teachers? I liked all my teachers...but the ones I enjoyed learning from the most were Mr. Bessey for Algebra 2 and Mr. Lund for Chemistry. Both were funny.
12. Where did you sit at lunch? the Lunchroom (hello? Where else do you get to eat a well balanced, delicious meal?)
13. School mascot: Templars
14. School colors: Red and White
15. Did you go to homecoming and who with? Jr. year- Sam Fife and Sr. year- Kyle Hansen. Both were a lot of fun.
16. If you could go back and do it again, would you? Yes. I would be more like I was in college and be more out-going and friendly...even be friends with boys. ha ha I also would do it again to play volleyball. That was the best!
17. What do you remember most about graduation? The ceremony went well...and afterwards, the party was at Snow College's Activity Center. I remember being more myself and hanging out with lots of friends - including boys (Cam was one of them...we played volleyball together....tingles...)
18. Where did you go on Senior Skip Day? Lagoon - I love the water snake ride...whatever that one is called.
19. Were you in any clubs? no
20. Have you gained weight since then? yes, from being pregnant, but I've lost it now.
21. Who was your prom date? Jr. Spencer Lund, Sr. Craig Brown from Gunnison
22. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? You bet - that is, if we have one...we haven't had our 5 year yet (are we supposed to?) So hopefully we have a 10 year.
23. Did you have a job while in high school? I cleaned rooms at a Bed and Breakfast in Sterling. I also tested cows with my Uncle Corey and Aunt Arleen. (No...this does NOT mean we had to stick a glove-covered arm down the cows rear parts (this is the one question I was asked by everyone when I told them about this job)...we took samples of the cows milk and recorded data.)
24. Worst class? Trigonometry....I DON'T GET IT...
25.Favorite class? I didn't really have a favorite..I liked them all pretty much equally...but I sure enjoyed the classes that had a certain someone in them (yes, Cam, that's YOU)

I tag: Shyanne, Reesa, Arleen, Kasha, Amy...and whoever has the desire to talk about their high school experience.

Oh, SOOO Crafty

2009-01-28T11:39:00.000-08:00

CRAFTS are the BEST...
Especially when they are FREE!

My sister-in-law, Shannon, gave me this Magnent board for Christmas.
Before:

Last night was full of crafty fun when I painted, glued, tied, stamped, and sanded the board into this:

This little beauty will proudly display my very detailed 2-week menu. (Maybe if I see the menu every day, I'll stick to it...)

***NOTE TO SELF*** - When creating beautiful art like this magnent board you just finished, always, Always, ALWAYS check the back for the initial nail-hanging holes BEFORE gluing the bow on front....This will prevent you from buying and installing new nail hangers because you glued everything on upside down.

12:17 PM...

2009-01-27T12:06:00.001-08:00

Happenings at 12:17pm at the Clark's residence:

With burp rag ready on shoulder, Brayden says:

"I wanna hold it."

...to which I reply:

"You can hold her when I finish feeding her."

....and Brayden says:

"I wanna hold it. Please?"

AND LATER...

Pictured here is Aydrie working on her newest and most IMPRESSIVE skill:

Spitting! (sometimes we even see some bubbles)

What a LADY...

ALL ABOUT CAM

2009-01-23T12:46:00.000-08:00

Answer the questions about your sweetheart…

*What is your husband’s name? Cameron Joe Clark

*How long have you been married? 4 years on April 9th!

*How long did you date? couple months before his mission and 3.5 months after his mission

*How old is he? 25

*Who eats more sweets? ME...no, wait....yah, me.

*Who said I love you first? Cam...and my reply was "Are you sure? You don't have to say that." A couple weeks later I hit him up with a big "I THINK I love you."

*Who is taller? Cam...6'3.5"

*Who can sing best? Me...I think

*Who is smarter? Cam...he loves all that Chemistry, Math, Biology stuff (he'll be a great Pharmacist). I am better at English.

*Who does laundry? Me...not because he can't or won't...it's cause I LOVE doing Laundry. It's my second Love.

*Who pays bills? I write the checks and seal the envelopes. He buys stamps and mails the envelopes...We both budget together once a week.

*Who sleeps on the right hand side? Cam...the right side is closer to Aydrie's bassinet....so who ever sleeps on that side has to put her Binky in her mouth every time she fusses....yah, I planned this.

*Who mows the lawn? Our cousins who live upstairs, who own the lawn.

*Who cooks dinner? In the past it was Wendy's, Arby's, MacDonald's...whoever sounded the best...now that we decided to be healthy, I usually cook something...okay, sometimes Little Caesars helps us out.

*Who drives? Cam...I can make it to Walmart and back. He knows I would get lost without him.

*Who is first to admit they are wrong? Cameron. Another reason I love him...
*Who kissed who first? He kissed me first. He says I denied him the first time he tried. NOT TRUE.

*Who asked who out first? I asked him to 'hang out'. That was fun. Then I asked him to hang out some more. More fun. Then I asked him again...he finally got the hint I was into him and he asked me out.

*Who wears the pants? Me on most things...but he can hold his own...especially when it comes to going to Walmart.

LOVE YOU, CAM! I REALLY WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT YOU!

I tag all you lovely ladies who want to brag about your second half.

X-treme!

2009-01-22T12:50:00.000-08:00

Just here workin' out and LOVIN' it!

Best part of P90X = workin' out with this HUNK next to me.

Blurry on purpose...didn't want to intimidate all of you with our guns of STEEL...

X in P90X stands for X-treme. We're 'Bringin' IT'!

The JOY...

2009-01-20T20:02:00.000-08:00

And.....WE HAVE IT!!!

Aydrie's FIRST GiGgle.....which turned into many giGGles and a few crow-like screeches...

Ahhhhhhhh

The JOY........

It melts my heart!

If You're Happy And You Know It.......Tell Everybody!

2009-01-19T20:38:00.000-08:00

Oh my GOODNESS! What an AmAzInG day. Nothing extraordinary happened, but what a great day! First of all, Cameron was home ALL day because he passed his test on Friday so he gets today off.

We started the day by sleeping in (Well, as much sleeping in as one can get with a 2 year old and 3 month old).

Then while I was getting ready for the day, my sweet husband picked up the house. We left for Walmart (needed milk!!!) and while there, we bought a year's worth of one meal for our food storage....and we spent less than our food storage monthly allowance! I LOVE it when I spend less than I expected. So, happy feel-goods for that! Then we tracted down a Walgreen's that will let Cam work for FREE in the summer time! Yep, more happy feel-goods from Cam.
We picked up some Sonic (Limeades...yum...that's all I'm gonna say) and went to a park. Brayden loves to slide. Because of the cold, we usually take him to Arctic Circle's slides. However, today was a B E A Utiful day. So to the park we went. Seeing my children having fun = happy feel-goods.

(Yes...this is Aydrie's type of fun)

Also, watching my studly husband be a kid with my kids = complete happiness!

I LOVE this guy SOOOO much! No...he is not sleeping on my cheek..that's a juicy kiss.

After the park, it was nap time for the kids and P90X time for Cam and I. WHAT A WORKOUT...and as you probably know, exercising = more feel-goods. Cam made an awesome HEALTHY dinner while I prepared for Family Night. And for Family Night we were uplifted with stories of peach trees, made our own paper peach tree, and then for dessert (and NO - this is NOT the most important part of Family Night) we had peaches! (FHE came from January Ensign...LOVE LOVE LOVE this magazine).

So being spiritual with Fam = you guessed it, more feel-goods! We wrapped up the night by doing dishes and Cam played basketball with friends in American Fork. We'll see how he did when he gets home.

Yep, a HAPPY day! Hope you have a happy day soon!

Happy Birthday, Jason!

2009-01-16T16:43:00.001-08:00

Today is my older brother's birthday. The big 26! He is amazing and this is why:
*He works hard to support his sweet wife and 2 girls.
*He will share ANYTHING and EVERYTHING with EVERYBODY.
*He served as a soldier in Iraq for a year.
*He is ready with a listening ear.
*He's very talented with building things...and taking things apart and putting them back together (he fixed up our stereo and TV together...THANKS!)
....I could keep going! He is awesome and I don't tell him enough. So, thanks Jason for being a great brother. Hope you had a great birthday! I love you.

Crazy enough, this is the most recent picture I have of Jason and his family...it was taken right before he left for Iraq in June 2007.....hmmm....I need updated pictures.

P90X...OUCH!!!!!!!

2009-01-15T21:22:00.001-08:00

Well, we are almost through our first week of P90X and Cam and I cannot move without feeling some PAIN! I actually like the pain because I feel like I'm accomplishing something. However, it would be nice to burp Aydrie or pick up Brayden without the constant ache in my arms, back, stomach, legs...etc. The best thing about P90X is working out with Cam. We've never exercised together before now. Cam would usually weight lift with one of my brothers and I would do exercise videos and run on the treadmill. It has been so much fun doing this together...and it sure is a lot easier to get out of bed at 5:30 in the morning when we are both getting up!
So far we have been impressed with P90X...yah, the Yoga was a little different (we've never done Yoga before) but it was still a workout!
Only 86 days left to go!

Here's Brayden modeling our new pull-up bar. It is now one of his most favorite 'toys'.

There is a tricky part to working out together...who's going to take care of the kids if they wake up? Our second day into P90X Brayden did wake up while we were doing some crazy Cardio stuff...but, instead of needing our attention he decided to join us. He saw that we were wearing shoes so he grabbed his (notice they don't match). In this picture he is running in circles around the pair of pants on the floor (which was the action we were all doing). So it actually hasn't been a problem trying to exercise with the kids awake. It makes for some really great laughs!

3 Month Old Aydrie

2009-01-12T21:10:00.000-08:00

Aydrie is 3 months old today! I know everybody says this but WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE? She used to be tiny, but not anymore! Everybody says she looks like Brayden. I agree...but she still has her own look.
Aydrie is starting to smile a lot now. She doesn't 'talk' too much yet, but when she does, it's so fun! Brayden even tries to get her to 'talk'. She's sleeping through the night now - YEAH!
Something kind of different....when she cries, sucks on her hands, or even sometimes when she's sleeping, her hands are in tight fists with her thumbs sticking inbetween her pointer finger and middle finger.
Anyway, we love our kids! We're so blessed to have them both.

Something Cute and Something Fun

2009-01-08T20:32:00.000-08:00

After all the holiday fun, we are now back in the swing of things. Cam has started school and loving it (ha ha) and me and the kids are back to our regular schedule at home. We hope all of you had a great New Year's. We sure did!

We spent New Years with my family. We had a blast playing games and eating food (Brayden ate so much junk that he threw up...). My sister introduced us to a really fun game...Partini....I think that's what it is called. We liked it so much we are thinking about buying it. We stayed extra long for my sister/bro in law's baby blessing on Sunday. He sure was a handsome little guy! Then Cam came home for school on Monday and me and the kids stayed at my fam's house for a doctor's appt. on Monday. Because of all the snow storms, we didn't come home until Wednesday. My awesome dad brought us all the way home! He is such a great dad. He will do anything to make sure we are all safe and happy. And thanks mom for taking care of us! We love you guys!
(Sorry....no pictures of the weekend)

So, SOMETHING FUN....Cam and Brayden built a fort in our living room today. Brayden didn't really understand what Cam was trying to build. He must have thought the fort was something to jump on because he jumped off the couch onto the fort. When the fort was complete, we lounged underneath it and watched Monster's Inc. I'm so glad Cam takes time out of his busy and stressful day to be with his family. He has a lot on his plate....studying, passing tests, work, church calling, and family responsibilities. And he somehow makes time for it all! We are so blessed to have him!

And SOMETHING CUTE....Aydrie in her "farmer's outfit" and Brayden being a big helper! What great kids we have!

Christmas Fun and Wisdom Teeth

2008-12-28T17:08:00.001-08:00

We had a great Christmas! We were sad we didn't get to hang out with my family as originally planned (the snow storm kept us home). However, we joined our cousins upstairs for their Christmas party on Christmas Eve. We snacked on really good food, watched the younger (and some older) kids act out the Nativity, and then opened Christmas gifts. Our cousin Kim and her family gave Brayden a panda chair. He LOVES it. He carries it around like a stuffed animal. Our cousin Tonya and her family gave him a big hummer car and I think he wore most of the battery out that night! Aydrie got a fun toy to hang on her car seat and a cute pair of clothes. Our Uncle Dennis and Diana gave Brayden a car and Aydrie a baby doll. We didn't get our kids much...but they were spoiled by everyone else! Thanks!

Brayden was a donkey in the Nativity

Nativity members

Cool panda!

Awesome Car!

Aydrie's fun toy

We slept in until 9:30 Christmas morning. Brayden didn't wake up until then. Oh, how nice! I don't think Brayden understands the whole opening presents, "what's Santa bringing you", ...that whole Christmas thing...but once he started opening presents, he liked playing with his new toys. Santa gave him a train with a track set, bubbles, balloons, and sun glasses. Aydrie got a couple pair of clothes, a toy to lay under when on the floor, and her and Brayden both got 'Candy Land'. Friends and family also gave them outfits and other fun stuff. Thank you! I got P90X! yah baby!(Clark boys and Clark Dad....you're going down!!! ha ha ha) Cam got a weight lifting bench (thanks Tawnie and Andy!), some nice clothes for work, a phone card to call Brasil, Cologne, and a movie. We had a great Christmas!
We hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas! What a great time to get together with family and friends and remember what's really important!

Aydrie's Chrismtas

Brayden's Christmas

Cam's weight bench

And on Saturday, my wisdom teeth were taken out! The whole procedure went faster than I thought...15 minutes....crazy! I only had three wisdom teeth to take out. I don't have one on the bottom left side of my mouth. So that's why I look more swollen on the other side of my face. I'm already getting sick of pudding, soup, and ice cream...well, maybe not the ice cream. Good times! Sorry about the funny picture....I didn't know Cam was taking it when I turned around. It was taken as soon as we got home from the dentist.

Some Christmas Randomness

2008-12-21T20:51:00.000-08:00

Here are a few random Christmas pictures that show what we've been up to (not much).

Brayden holding Aydrie by the tree....didn't work out too well, but cute anyway!

Santa came to the ward Christmas party. Brayden was really excited to finally get his turn to sit on Santa's knee....however, I think he was more excited to get the candy cane from Santa.

Brayden and Aydrie with Santa...of course, Aydrie slept through it all.

Aydrie in her Christmas dress (thanks Jason & Katie!) ready for church. I LOVE these pictures of her! I think she is so dang cute! What a doll! I have so much fun dressing her up!

Busy Weekend Pictures

2008-12-17T08:48:00.001-08:00

Here are the details and pictures of our Busy weekend. Thanks Cam for getting our computer fixed!

Clark Christmas Party
We started the party with a wonderful dinner prepared by Parris and Shannon. It was SOOOO good. They should start their own catering buisness. Next we sang songs and opened presents. Cam had to work, so he didn't arrive until later. We talked and laughed while the kids played and around midnight, we went home. It was really great to get together with everyone again.

Before opening presents we sang Christmas songs to Parris' excellent guitar playing.

Brayden opening presents from Grandpa and Grandma Clark

Grandpa Clark holding Karlee and Aydrie and showing what Aydrie got for Christmas from the Clarks

Brayden playing with his car he got from Shannon and Parris. He LOVES this car. He won't go to sleep without it.

Shannon gave me this. I LOVE it! Cam is showing off the magnets that Shannon made herself.

Aydrie's Baby Blessing
We blessed Aydrie on Sunday and afterwards we had a lunch at our house. It was really fun getting her dressed up in her dress. She looked so cute! Cameron did a great job with the blessing. We had lots of family and friends come. Thank you! For lunch we had sandwiches, salads, chips, and desserts. I think it all turned out really nice (even though I felt like a chicken running around with it's head cut off). Thanks to our cousins for letting us have the lunch upstairs as well. And thanks to everyone for coming and also for bringing food!

Cute girl in a pretty dress!

Family eating lunch

Our cousins. They let us use the whole house for the lunch. Thank you!

My parents and Aydrie

Cam's parents and Aydrie

We're so proud! (Can you tell???)

Our family

My Grandma

Cam's Grandparents

Brayden and Aydrie

Isn't she a doll?!?

Busy Weekend

2008-12-14T20:15:00.000-08:00

Our computer had decided to quit working, so I will add more details and pictures of our weekend later. (I'm typing on Cam's laptop right now).
This weekend was crazy and really fun. We did some Christmas shopping on Thursday - We LOVE Quilted Bear! - Then Friday night we went to the Clark Christmas party at Shannon and Parris' house. We had so much fun! The Clarks know how to party! Saturday was filled with wedding stuff...Temple, luncheon, and reception for Cam's cousin, Jad. I had never been inside the Salt Lake Temple before so it was really neat! I couldn't believe how bad the driving was on the freeway because of the snow....There were cars all over on the sides of the roads. Sunday was Aydrie's baby blessing and lunch afterwards. She was beautiful in her dress! Cam did an awesome job with the blessing. It was so great to see family and friends. Thanks everyone for coming!

More details and pictures later.

Festival of Trees

2008-12-05T18:04:00.001-08:00

Last night we went to the Festival of Trees. We have never been before. The traffic was horrible and we had to drive around for a while to find a parking spot. Once we got to the place, we were pretty amazed at all the trees. There were so many! I can't believe how creative some people can get when it comes to Christmas tree decorating. I now have some fun ideas for our next year's tree!

Brayden's favorite part was wiggling the chains that surrounded groups of trees.

You can't see very well from this picture, but these trees were called 'The Rival Trees'. One was decorated for BYU and the other one for U of U.

Family Pictures

2008-12-02T14:00:00.000-08:00

We had our Family pictures taken a couple of weeks ago. Our cousin Kim took the pictures. She did such a great job! Here are some of our favorites.

Great Thanksgiving...Now Time for the Christmas Tree!!!

2008-11-30T20:58:00.000-08:00

We had a great Thanksgiving. We spent time with both our families. Thanksgiving day we were with Cam's family. All the aunts, uncles, and cousins were able to be there this time! We had an excellent dinner at Uncle Troy's house in Mt. Pleasant. We were entertained with talents from various family members and then we had an all-family pictures taken at a studio there in Mt. Pleasant. We'll see how they turn out! We finished off the night by playing a fun 'Guessing Game' that Shannon prepared for everyone! We have some great actors in the family....Cam being one of the best...ha ha ha. Brayden enjoyed playing with his cousins again and Aydrie was spoiled by everyone! What a great day!!!
On Saturday we spent time with my family. We had another wonderful dinner. Then the boys went shooting guns and the girls made a really cute Christmas craft (Thanks, Mom!..and thanks Jamie for the bows! You have such a great talent!) Later we ate more pie and watched movies. The boys also got to play some basketball. It was another fun day!
We love our families! We have so much fun with them! Thanks everyone for a great time. WE LOVE YOU!

Well, as soon as we got back home, we put up and decorated our Christmas tree. We have a fake, pre-lit tree and we love it! I grew up with a real tree my whole life and thought that the transition from a real to fake tree would be hard. But, it's been great. The only thing the fake tree lacks is that great pine smell. AHHHH. Anyway, here are some pictures of our fun time.

Brayden getting into the Christmas boxes

Putting the tree parts together

Trying to add the tinsel to the tree...a little hard with only one hand.

Helping Brayden put the Christmas BREAKABLE balls on the tree...last year he broke more than half our collection of these balls...he's only broke 2 so far. Didn't you know it's so fun to bang two Christmas balls together? ha ha

Last but not least..the Star!

Never a dull moment at our house!! Thanks Cam - you make life so fun!

After Cam posed like this, Brayden thought it was so funny and decided to join him.

Ta-Da...Final Product! Oh, so pretty!

Question???

2008-11-24T01:28:00.001-08:00

I am wondering how to add a certain feature to my "Family and Friends" list. Many blogs that I have looked at show under each name in their list of Family and Friends when the last time that person posted.

For example:
Clark Family
2 hours ago

I'm wondering how to add the "2 hours ago".

How do I add that feature? Any help would be much appreciated.
THANKS!

Happy Birthday Cam!

2008-11-21T21:46:00.001-08:00

Today is Cameron's 25th birthday! Because of school and work, we couldn't celebrate or do anything fun today. We'll do some kind of party next week. I did send home-made oreo cookies with him to school for him and his friends (yep, that's the teacher in me). Those cookies were the closest thing to a cake he got today. Sorry Cam!
I love Cameron so much! I am so blessed to have him in my life. He is the best husband, father, and friend that I could ever ask for. I can't believe how well he juggles family time, school, work, and all his other responsibilities. Brayden and Aydrie are so lucky to have him as a father. He is so cute with Aydrie and so fun with Brayden. Brayden LOVES playing with his dad. Cam brings so much life and fun to our home. Cameron is, without a doubt, the life of the party! I think everybody would agree with me on that!
I love you, Cameron! You are the best thing that has happened to me.
Happy Birthday!

Picture Tag

2008-11-19T20:41:00.000-08:00

Fourth picture in fourth folder:

This is Grandpa Clark with the grandkids - Brayden, Karlee, and Collyn - taken a year or so ago. It's so fun when we are all together. The Clark family lives in Oklahoma right now. We hope they get to come back soon. We miss them...and as Brayden says it: "I miss gampa and mama."

We tag anyone who wants to do this.

Brayden's Tag

2008-11-13T21:58:00.000-08:00

5 things you might not know about Brayden:

1. Brayden loves to clean....whenever I am doing dishes, vacuuming, dusting, laundry, etc... he wants to be right there with me doing the same thing. What a big helper he is!

2. One of Brayden's favorite things is "stickers"...which is tape...any kind of tape.

3. Brayden has a big scar on the top of his hand. When he was about 1.5 years old, we went bowling, and he decided to stick his hand in the bowling ball return thing. The belt scraped off skin, but he didn't bleed! Ever since then, he can tell you where his "owie" (spelling?) is.

4. Brayden has always been really good at transitions...from nursing to the bottle, binki to no binki, sippy cup to one drink before bed, crib to bed, etc. We are very lucky!

5. Even though Brayden knows how to open doors, when he wakes up in the morning, he will knock on his door until me or Cameron comes and opens the door for him. It's really funny and cute.

He tags: Hannah, Connor, and Juliana

Pictures of Brayden when he was younger:

A Few Things Brayden Loves.....

2008-11-10T12:13:00.000-08:00

"Kitties"

"Doggies"

Helping Mom with the Dishes - We don't have a dishwasher...well, I guess that's what you call me...so we wash dishes by hand. More water ends up on the floor and counters than in the sink. He loves it!

Drawing and Watercoloring

Playing in the water

Riding in the stroller

Camping and Fishing

And...

His baby sister, Aydrie!

We love our little guy!

Aydrie's 1st day at church

2008-11-10T12:08:00.000-08:00

We took Aydrie to church yesterday for the first time. We had to speak in Sacrament Mtg. Thank you Natalie and Drew for watching our kids! You guys were such a big help! Our talks went great. Cameron also had to teach a Sunday School lesson. He did an awesome job! It was nice to be back.

Cousin Fun

2008-11-02T15:11:00.000-08:00

Cam's sisters and their families visited today! We had lots of fun hanging out. Hopefully we can get together more often!

Here they are! Left to right: Collyn (Shannon and Parris' boy), Brayden, Aydrie, Karlee (Tawnie and Andy's girl). CUTE!

Watching a movie together

Aydrie is 3 weeks old already!

2008-11-02T14:47:00.000-08:00

Aydrie is 3 weeks old today! I can't believe how the time goes! Aydrie is doing great. At her 2 weeks appointment she weighed 8 lbs. 9 oz.! She's gained a lot - probably because she eats really well. She's been a little sick lately - but nothing that a humidifier and Vicks won't cure! She's starting to get better, hopefully. Here's some cute pictures of her all dressed up! We love our kids to death!

Love the cheeks!!!

Trunk or Treat ~ Yeah!

2008-10-30T07:22:00.000-07:00

Our ward did a trunk or treat at the church yesterday. We dressed Brayden as a scarecrow and Aydrie as a....ghost/ballerina...whatever - not sure what she was, but she was cute! Thanks Tonya (Cam's cousin) for the costumes. Even though Brayden had no idea what was going on, he loved getting candy from each car. It was a lot of fun!

This is Cam and Brayden in the cake walk. They didn't have to do any walking to win a cake. As soon as we were at the church, Cam and Brayden joined the cake walk circle and right then is when the number that they were standing on was called out! Yep, we know how to work it in this family!

Our cousins - Brent and Tonya - We live in their basement. They watched Aydrie while we walked around to each of the cars.

Pictures of Brayden and Aydrie back at home.

2008-10-28T12:23:00.000-07:00

Ryan's Home!!!

2008-10-28T12:11:00.000-07:00

Here we are waiting in the airport for my brother. Everyone but Cameron, my older brother and his family, and three of my younger brothers were there.

This is my mom with the younger kids. The kids were so impressed with the elevator going up and down. That's what they are all looking at. It kept their attention for a little while. My mom is so great with kids. She was able to keep most of the kids calm and close by while we waited. Grandmas sure have a way with children!

My brother Ryan

More pictures of Ryan and the family!

Family picture - except my dad, who is taking the picture. (Sorry, a little blurry)

After the airport, my family came back to our house and my mom and dad made tacos. This is Ryan and my mom.

This is how excited Cameron was when he finally got home from work and saw Ryan. Ha ha. Cam's always making us laugh!

This is Ryan playing with Brayden and my youngest brother, Trever.
Welcome home Ryan! We love you!

Golfing

2008-10-28T08:37:00.001-07:00

Cameron went golfing with his Pharmacy friends last week at Thanksgiving Point. One of his friends got them in for free! (Thanks Desiree!) He had a lot of fun....as you can see from the pictures!

New Baby Aydrie

2008-10-22T14:51:00.000-07:00

Aydrie Ann Clark was born on October 12. 7 lbs. 12 oz. We love having her. Her older brother loves being with her, too. We are so glad that everything went well and she is healthy and doing great! It's so fun having another baby!

First Blog!

2008-10-22T14:36:00.000-07:00

Here's our first blog! I hope this works. Many people keep telling us to start a blog and now, finally, here it is! It is so fun looking at family/friends' blogs and finding out what is going on with life. So here's our story!