Clark Clan Chaos: September 2013

A Whole Lotta Catch Up...

It's been a while since I updated my blog... like an entire summer, ugh! Time just doesn't seem to be a luxury that I have any more. Even now, I am pretending that I don't have any planning to do for school next week. I'm not sure that that is helping my lack of time, but oh well. I'm sure that I will be happier in 5 years that I updated my blog, and have record of our lives, than I would be if I had stellar lessons planned for the coming week...

She'll always be my baby...

I can't remember the last time that Sophie fell asleep in my arms. And I'm not sure that it will happen again soon, or ever... Glad Ana snapped a pic. Love my baby...

Clark Family Reunion 2013...

The Clarks all convened in Carlsbad, CA this year for our yearly reunion.

We spent a week soaking up the rays on the beach and just enjoying each other's company...

Terrible picture, but the only one I got of these two cousins on the beach...

The highlight of the whole week (for the kids, anyway), was a fabulous trip to Legoland. They were all at the perfect age to thoroughly enjoy the park. Hayden and Dallin, who are both obsessed with Legos, considered it the best day of their ~~short little~~ lives. The adults enjoyed just watching the kids get so excited about everything...

Sophie, sad because she was the only one not tall enough to go on a ride...

She of course perked right back up again after Papa let her have soda with her lunch...

Cute cousins...

Look Mom, no hands!

Legoland has princesses, too...

Rob pretending that the ride was super thrilling... Hayden trying not to laugh...

Rob's sisters are always so nice to the kids.

I'm sure they would have enjoyed the day more somewhere else, doing something more fun for older kids, but they always make it so fun for the little kids...

Papa bought Hayden a brand new Star Wars Lego set, he only slept with it every night until we got home and let him open it...

Another fun week with the Clark Clan...

Thanks guys!

Summertime Adventures...

Just some of the things that we filled our time with this summer...

Bike rides. Sophie thinks that she's pretty big now that she rides on the trail-a-bike instead of in the trailer...

Some friends gave us some day passes to Elitch Gardens, the kids were ecstatic...

The rain storms we had this summer were CRAZY!

The kids of course took every opportunity to make a splash ...

Rob couldn't help but join in the fun...

We can't get enough of having Mindy and Rob around. They moved about 5 minutes away from us a couple of months ago and we are loving that we FINALLY have family nearby.

We took a couple trips to tube down the river in Golden...

Sophie Turns 5...

Our little Sopherella is 5! But even though she's 5, she'll always be my Sophie-Pink, and she'll always be my baby...

Happy Birthday Punky!

Lammers Family Reunion 2013

This was the very first year that my family had an official family reunion that wasn't held at my parents house. We rented a bunch of cabins at Custer State Park in South Dakota (near Mt. Rushmore), and spent 3 days having the best time ever. There is nothing like family.... prepare for picture overload...

Family Olympics...

If you're looking to laugh, hose-head is the way to go...

Or you might want to try, Shaving Cream-Cheeto-head...

When there's shaving cream involved, this is bound to happen...

We had a reward system for the little kids. When they did something kind, responsible or helpful, they earned a Silly Band. They got to cash them in each night for prizes...