CLARKS AND THE CITY

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Happy Birthday Veronica February 10, 2009

So Veronica turns one! It was a happy day..Phil and Michael picked up some cupcakes from Brown Betty because as much as I wanted to, I could not find the energy to make the cake. Veronica thoroughly enjoyed her marble cupcake. I had to take her out of the highchair, wrap her in a towel and toss her into the tub. Next year is going to be huge in the month of February celebrating three birthdays! Yippee!

Monday, February 23, 2009

More Isabella and us!

Isabella Koko Clark Arrives! February 4-8, 2009

After 17 hours of labor, Isabella arrives at 6:34pm..6 pounds 5 ounces and 19 inches long. What a teeny tiny cutie patootie she is. Everyone is enjoying her and she is letting mommy get enough sleep.

Little did they know... February 3, 2009

...that they would be getting a new sister the following day!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Random Pictures January 25, 2009

A day where everyone had their picture taken! I'm telling you, Mia is going to have a whole bunch of great photos! Do you think she loves her Daddy? So who looks like Mommy? Hopefully Isabella will come out looking like me also to even out the score, not that it really matters.

Mommy and the Girls at the Please Touch Museum January 22, 2009

We always have a great time when we go to the Please Touch Museum. Veronica was able to experience more this time around and the carousel is never a disappointment.

Veronica..January 20, 2009

Look at that pretty little baby face! And oh what a smart girl she is reading and writing already!

Michael gets tubes and his adenoids removed. January 16, 2009

We arrived at the surgical center at 7:00am. Michael was a big boy from start to finish. He loved getting his hospital pajamas on and then the cap was just the cherry on the sundae.
Optimus Prime kept him company until it was time to go in. When he was sleeping I wanted to climb into bed with him, but there was not enough space, so instead I went and had his prescriptions filled. When he woke up, he was in his glory because he had a nice big cup of ginger ale, graham crackers and Happy Feet on our portable DVD player. Thanks to Daddy for noticing Michael's hearing loss. We were doing too much yelling around the house. Now Michael has super ears and when I ask him to say something again, he says to me, "Mommy, you need to get your ears fixed like me!" One last thing, Michael lost his second tooth during the surgery. He was shocked when he looked in the mirror. So the Tooth Fairy brought him a Transformers toothbrush that plays the theme song for two minutes. He was a great brusher before, but now he is brushing the enamal off his teeth.

Veronica takes a few steps! January 12, 2009

Veronica is starting to walk now. Please ignore my annoying, encouraging voice! She doesn't need much help anymore!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

My offspring! January 4, 2009

I have three children and finally one of them, Veronica, came out looking like me! How happy was I!

Why buy toys? January 4, 2009

Veronica loves to play with the pie tin. She don't want no stinkin' pie! Save your money!

First one in, first one out! January 4, 2009

Michael lost his first tooth! It has been loose for about 2 weeks. I only noticed it because his perfectly straight teeth were crooked. I reached in and to my surprise, the tooth moved. I didn't even tell him right away. It was right before we were leaving for school and I didn't want him going to school showing it off, sticking his finger in his mouth all day. So on this day, he asked for a pop tart and I went upstairs to put his sisters down for their nap. Next thing I know..he came running up the stairs nearly shouting, "My tooth came out, my tooth came out. So now is the Tooth Fairy coming to see me?!" Cracked me up. So that night the Tooth Fairy came through and put a certificate and $3.00 under his pillow. Again the next morning, he came running in my room with his goodies in hand saying, "She came. The Tooth Fairy came!"

Mia's smile is getting easier to catch! January 2, 2009

Mia has been the most difficult to catch a good smile in a picture. She is always cheesin', but when you try and catch it, her smile goes a little crooked. She is still my cutie!

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Veronica walks...with help December 29, 2008

It's very quick, don't blink! She is so proud of herself!

Check out the musical stylings of Mia! December 25, 2008

Mia received an American Idol microphone for Christmas. She loves to sing, so please enjoy her little medley! Please try to ignore the little bit of boogies on her face. At that time she had 102 fever.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Christmas Day December 25, 2008

There were a lot of goodies under the tree. Michael got everything he wanted. Anything Bat Man is a highlight for him. What he asked for a couple of months ago was Spike the Dinosaur. In the days leading up to Christmas, he kept pointing out the gift that he thought Spike was in. The crazy thing is, he was right. Mia got stuff that she didn't know she wanted, but was very happy with it, especially her Yo Gabba Gabba guitar. Veronica got this great VTech book that sings to her, but really Veronica is happy handling everyone's goodies. Phil, as you can see, was very happy and surprised with his Little House On the Prairie First Season DVD set. Coming in second for him was the Dark Knight. I was very happy with everything that I got, but I was the happiest watching everyone else open there goodies. What a fun day, tiring, but fun!

Midnight Mass December 25, 2008

Midnight Mass causes a little bit of anxiety in the Clark household. The plans goes like this..Phil goes to church by himself to hold seats for the rest of the family. I stay home and get myself dressed, start waking the kids by 11pm and then get them dressed, call for a cab and get to church by midnight when mass starts. But guess what?! It all works out. Then after mass we take pictures and then we find a WAWA to get a hoagie. You may not be able to tell, but it is 2 o'clock in the morning when we are taking these pictures!