Kids Magic Mile

Ethan and Dylan have been curious about marathons, and running in a race. So we researched on line and they had a perfect race for them. It is the Union Tribune Race for Literacy. We signed up and waited for March 6. They were excited!! They decided that they would run together the whole time.

Here they are behind the start line waiting for the race to begin

and they are off...

They finished a mile run. They did very well, they were in the top 75 of their age group 6-9

Hannah's Birthday

Hannah turned one! November 9! We had so much fun watching you grow this year! You are a ver sweet and content baby. You have learned how to stand p for yourself and how to fight off the boys. You can say a few words, mama, dada, Ethan, Dylan. You know that a dog says woof woof. You love to eat bananas and ANYTHING that we eat. YOu have long blond hair and beautiful blue eyes. You weigh 20 pounds and are 30 inches long.



Your favorite present was your baby doll.

Grandma made your cake, she always does a beautiful job!

Family Vacation

We decided to take advantage of a time share offer and go on our first family vacation with the kids. We went to Newport Beach. We stayed at the Newport Coast Villas, which were very nice.

Marc was able to take four full days off from work, so we headed to Knotts Berry Farm on Friday. At 6 years old the boys had to pay full ADULT admission due to their height.

Dylan is not really into roller coaster, he tolerates them to keep up with Ethan, but he found one he liked and went on it 5 times.

Hannah also had a great time at Knotts

Saturday was spent avoiding the rain and swimming in the late afternoon.

On Sunday we went over to Balboa Island, we had to ride the auto ferry, the kids loved it.

Three cars drove onto the ferry at one time , you could either sit in your car or ride along side. We did both.

While on the island we walked the Pier and saw someone accidentally catch a sting ray.

We also played in the sand.

Hannah is 6 months

Time flies when you are having fun. Hannah is now 6 months old. She is such a joy to have. She just started eating rice cereal. She is really not that into it. She lets mos tof it fall out of her mouth. She is still not sleeping through the night. She loves to get up at 1:00 am. She rolls over from back to fron and front to back. She can sit with support and with out for a few seconds. She loves to get up on all fours, but no sign of crawling yet!!
She has two loving brothers that can not wait to have her crawl to them. She loves to see them every afternoon after school. She squeals in delight.

Dylan, Hannah, and Ethan

Month 1 and 2

Hannah at three weeks


Hannah at 8 weeks

Hannah is now two months old, how does that happen so fast. She coos and giggles, which brings such joy to our home. The boys run to greet her everyday after school. They are in love with their sister. Ethan made her a mobile. Dylan sings her songs. It is so cute to watch all three of my boys melt over a girl

Hannah Lynn Clark

Here are some pictures for your enjoyment

1st picture as a family of five!!

She is here!!!!!

Our sweet baby girl has arrived!! I was induced on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at around 8:00 am and she was born at 12:37 pm. She weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and is 20.5 inches long. She has chuby cheeks and hair. We were very suprised with the hair. The boys were both bald until they were almost a year old and then it was blonde peach fuzz. Everything went well and she seems to be a very good baby. Pictures to follow once we get home.

A fun game to play

Click on the expectnet icon at the top and guess when the baby will arrive.

Class Mascot

After five years of teaching, I can not tell you how many times I sent Ricky the Raccon home with a student. They children were always thrilled to be going home with Ricky. He had several outfits and a journal in his backpack. The children loved to tell about Ricky and what they did over the weekend when they came back Monday morning. Now that Ricky is enjoying his retirement, I got to experince a new bear come to life through the eyes of my child.

Well, this weekend Corduroy, Dylan's class mascot came home to our house for the weekend. They were both thrilled to have him visit us. Corduroy goes home daily in their Kindergarten class, so Dylan and Ethan were thrilled that he came on Friday because he got to spend three NIGHTS with us instead of one. It was neat to be on this side of the fence and see that Corduroy was cared for every minute of the day. He went out to dinner and had ice cream with us. He played soccer in the backyard. He went to a game and cheered on Dylan and Ethan. Dylan just knew he scored a goal because of Corduroy's cheering and clapping.

KINDERGARTEN

Today was the first day of Kindergarten! Such a big step in letting them go. They are ready, academically, socially, emotionally...but am I ready to hand them off every day for six hours. Hard to believe in many ways that they are old enough to attend school. It seems like yesterday that I was giving birth and wondering if I would make it through the sleepless nights. In other ways it has felt like a long 5 years, after all I have been there for every diaper change, every time out and every cough and cold. Good luck my boys. I hope that today is a fun day, filled with
many happy memories.

Theater Camp

The boys attended a Theater Arts camp this summer. They enjoyed learning many songs to movies and musicals. Their age group performed, Little Mermaid, Enchanted, and the Good Ship Lollipop. The final culmination of camp was a performance. Dylan was sick with Strep throat, but Ethan stayed healthy and was able to perform.

you can see Dylan's picture under Ethan's right arm.

9 Fun Things to Do

9 Fun Things to do When Grandma and Papa come visit
1. Go to Disneyland

2. Watch you garden grow. Tomatoes and Zuchini

3. Go to Sea World at night

4. Catch waves with Papa

5. Go to the San Diego Fair and watch the pig races

6. Go the the beach again and watch lifeguards play volleyball

7.Playing hours of Uno

8. Padre game

9. Walle

T Ball

We are now a t ball family. We have one game and one practice every week. They make for some cute pictures!!

Dylan is number 10 and the white glove

Ethan is number 5 and the black glove

Thursday

What does a family do on Thursday? We head to Hollyywood for an audition for a big movie audition coming up.

Then we decide to stop by Disney land for a few rides before we head back home.

This time, they had tinkerbell at the front who would spread pixie dust and light up Mickey Mouse