Oh where oh where have all the Clark's gone?

So you know when you get behind on your blog and you have every intention of catching up, but then so much time has gone by that you now don't have time to do the catching up that you wanted to do? Well I have finally conceded to my procrastination and good intentions! Here are all of the pictures that I wanted to post and just couldn't get around to...

Oh remember when there were leaves on the trees and no snow on the ground?
OK, this just shows how far behind I really am on posting!!

Me, Yoda?

Mooska Meeska MICKEY MOUSE!!

What a cute little guy!!

Oh yeah, this is definitely where the wild things are!!

Me, Yoda too!!

Pretty blue eyes!!

My little 4-wheelin baby!!

The other day we were on a play date and Cooper started singing the Spiderman song and the little boy that we were playing with said, "That's not how that song goes. It goes Spider pig Spider Pig..." I guess we missed that one!

Sweet toothless baby!! I miss those gummy smiles! We now have 4 teeth with 4 more trying to work their way through...thank heavens for teething tablets!

Coop informed me that he's not allowed to jump on the bed, but I never said that he couldn't jump on the couch...he caught me on a technicality...smarty pants!

This little monkey gets into EVERYTHING!! I am constantly amazed at what he can do, he is so curious and smart!!

Coop put the finishing touch on the tree...the star

PIZZA FACE!!

And last but not least...last night Cooper came upstairs with a mischevious grin and a blue face. He said he was trying to look like Cookie Monster, I always knew Sesame Street was a bad influence! No worries though it wasn't a permanent marker (thank heavens) and it came off pretty easily! It's hard to discipline when you can't talk because you are laughing to hard!!

Christmas Tag

A friend of mine had this posted on her blog, so I thought I would tag a few of you out there in blog land. Copy to your blog...and don't be a SCROOGE!
WRAPPING PAPER OR GIFT BAGS? wrapping paper
REAL OR ARTIFICIAL TREE? Artificial - the hold more decorations!
WHEN DO YOU PUT UP THE TREE? Always the day after Thanksgiving
WHEN DO YOU TAKE THE TREE DOWN? Within a week after Christmas is over
DO YOU LIKE EGGNOG? No
FAVORITE GIFT RECEIVED AS A CHILD? Cabbage Patch doll, her name was Leanna Lorelle and I am pretty sure my mom risked life and limb to make this Christmas wish happen
WORST CHRISTMAS GIFT EVERY RECEIVED? I know there has been one, but I just don't know if it's smart to share...someone may get offended, besides it's the thought that counts.
HARDEST PERSON TO BUY FOR? My parents and Steve's parents
EASIEST PERSON TO BUY FOR? Cooper and Payton
DO YOU HAVE A NATIVITY SCENE? Yes - I have 4
FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIE? Christmas Vacation
WHEN DO YOU START SHOPPING? Day after Thanksgiving, something about the thrill of a good deal is so enticing to me, however since Cooper came around, Steve has been the one to face the crowds...I go later in the day when the crowds have died down.
HAVE YOU EVER RE-GIFTED A GIFT? No.
FAVORITE THING TO EAT AT CHRISTMAS? Turtles, what's not to love about chocolate, caramel and pecans
COLOR OF LIGHTS ON THE TREE? White
FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG? "I'll Be Home for Christmas" sung by Donny Osmond
TRAVEL AT CHRISTMAS OR STAY HOME? Stay Home
CAN YOU NAME ALL OF SANTA'S REINDEER? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixon, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen & Rudolph
ANGEL OR STAR ON TOP OF THE TREE? Star
WHEN DO YOU OPEN PRESENTS - CHRISTMAS EVE OR CHRISTMAS DAY? Both - we open Christmas PJ's on Christmas Eve, and we get to open cousin gifts and gifts from my parents
MOST ANNOYING THING ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR? Greed. I wish I was able to get Christmas for every child who may not have Christmas, and take away Christmas from every kid with a Christmas list a mile long.
FAVORITE ORNAMENT ON THE TREE? Our tree is jeweled fruit, so the favorite fruit oranament is the grapes
WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS? My family all around me, and a scentsy candle.

I tag Lonna, Tawnia, Melissa, and Kenzie.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!!

All Aboard the Snow Train!!

Well the day has finally arrived that Steve has been waiting for!! For the last 3 years and 12 days Steve has been waiting to play in the snow with Cooper. They had so much fun and they built this really cute snow train! We had quite a congregation of kids looking at the train on their way home from school and Cooper kept yelling, "ALL ABOARD!!" The art of packing the snow just right...
The architects

Food coloring, and a spray bottle...

And VOILA!!!

WOWEE!! COOPER TURNS 3!!

Superman birthday cake of course!!
Superman t-shirt... check( I should have gotten 2 because I know this will be what he wants to wear everyday!!)

The anticipation is so exciting...

Super cool geo trax airport!! If I would've known how cool this toy was I would have made up some excuse to get it earlier!! It is so cool and so fun! Coop has played with it for hours and hours!!

Well I can't believe it, but Cooper turned 3 on Friday! I honestly cannot believe that he's been around for 3 years. He is a great kid and watching him grow and learn has been one of the greatest joys of my life. He is such a funny kid and so imaginative. This year we went from talking about basketball and playing basketball all the time, to loving trains and superheroes. His little imagination is on overdrive all day switching back and forth between batman and superman and driving trains through tunnels and over bridges. And of course I (batgirl, supergirl, or Robin) have loved playing along!! And of course we became a big brother this year. I love watching these two together. Payton absolutely in enthralled with all things Cooper and Cooper watches out for him. Lately they have been playing TOGETHER!! For the past few months every toy commercial that comes on TV is followed with, "I can get that for my birthday!" and as a result opening presents this year has been so much fun!!

Happy Anniversary!!

Well from the events of the day, you wouldn't know that Steve and I are celebrating our 6th wedding anniversary...Cooper is sick (what else is new), and the day became a wash because we are both tired and confined to home so as not to spread the stomach flu. Nonetheless, our wedding day has been playing like a movie in my mind and I feel like it was yesterday, not 6 years ago!! I looked through our wedding pictures today and had forgotten that some people had been there and that some had not, I was surprised how different everyone looked, and I laughed at the family pictures of Steve and I with all of the nieces and nephews...so many new ones have come, and one has gone. But what didn't surprise me was how quickly the memories of my time with Steve on that day came. I remember very clearly walking down the hall in the temple to be united with him. He looked radiant. I remember sitting in a sealing room alone, and laughing over trivial things, like it was any ordinary day. I remember prompting him to say "yes" from across the altar when the time came. I remember the way his hands felt in my hands, mostly because they still feel the same way. I remember being so tired and running solely on adrenaline. I remember feeling overwhelmed before our reception and Steve sensing that and scooping me up off the floor to dance me back to a calm state. And I remember watching the clock waiting for the reception to be over so I could have him all to myself. We have made it through trials that I never thought we would have to face, and through joys that I never knew were possible. We have brought 2 amazing boys into this world, and I am always amazed that we made them!! He is truly my best friend and I know that we can do anything as long as we do it together! I love you Steve!! Happy Anniversary!

Have you ever...

I pulled this off of my friend Lonna's blog. I thought this was a fun list to share, and I hope others do it too! Just copy and paste the list and the highlight the ones you have done. I am so far behind on posting pictures that maybe this will give me the motivation to get blogging again. And here we go.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band, the oboe in 6th grade, a band is a band!!
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea, not at sea but over a lake
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child, nope but I have adopted cats!!
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train, nope but many an overnight bus trip...no fun!
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked, when I was 12 or 13 all the way to the mall, fortunately a friend's mom was the one that picked us up!
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Ran a Marathon, no, but I will run a half marathon in JUNE!!
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run--if kickball counts then yes.
32. Been on a cruise, just a lake cruise which was absolutely fantastic, and I hope to go on a REAL one someday.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied, not anymore but it was fun while it lasted.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain.
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie, just the home variety.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies--nope but I sure have eaten my fair share.
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy, not a toy, but a book.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life, my brother saved mine, I fell through the ice in the dead of winter, and he pulled me out...thanks Bob
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club, anyone who has read Twilight belongs to a club!!
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

BATMAN

Cooper was ab;e to see one of his hero's at the pumpkin walk this year. He is very into superhero's and we often hear him singing the batman and superman theme songs.
Here is our little superhero in action.

When he is in this costume he does not refer to us as Mom, Dad, and Payton. It is Robin, the Joker and the incredible hulk.

To the bat Cave Robin!