It's Been Awhile!

Happy Fall!  This post is for Aunt Erica...  We had family in town a few weeks ago for the camping trip and today we rode the pumpkin train.  This year we will have a mermaid and an astronaut for Halloween.  We are looking forward to gaining a new nephew any day now!

Happy Easter, Happy Birthday AJ

We did about 6 Easter egg hunts this year which was 6 too many!! Next year we are going to scale that back.  :)  Aunt Sandi hosted an excellent Easter brunch and the kids had a blast with their cousins, Max & Luke.  This weekend we celebrated Aiden's 4th birthday.  I can't believe we have a 4 year old.  It is crazy how time flies.  On his actual birthday, Aiden sent his "bobbys" to Aunt Erica's baby that is in her belly.  He has done a great job so far without them.  If we can get through naptime at school tomorrow I think we will be good to go!

Florida

Our vacation is winding to a close down here in Florida and we had the best time this year!  Matt was healthy which was HUGE, weather was excellent and kids are finally old enough to have some fun!  The pool and the beach were the biggest attractions everyday.  In between, we went on bike rides, hit up some parks, ate a lot of seafood and Matt & I drank quite a few "adult beverages"!  Putt putt was a first for us this year, they both loved it. 

Kids are psyched to get back on the plane tomorrow and head back to Indiana.  Matt and I, not so much.  Happy New Year!

GO HOOSIERS!!

Merry Christmas

Christmas came a little early this year as we are heading to Florida tomorrow.  Christmas Eve at the Clarke's involved watching the Hoosiers take home another win & notes, cookies, milk and carrots for Santa & his reindeer.  Aiden was so excited this morning to come out of his room and has not stopped playing with his toys all day long.  We had to wake Ellie up but once she was awake, she was ready to go!!  Now for round 2 in Florida.  Happy Holidays!!

Breakfast with Santa, Gingerbread Houses & Christmas at the Zoo

This was the first year we saw Santa without a child crying.  Although Aiden choked on a candy cane which was very scary, he made sure to tell Santa everything he wanted for Christmas: diggers, real candy, zip up pjs, jake & the neverland pirates stuff.  And on Ellie's list: a pink ball!  Aunt Mary helped the kids make Gingerbread houses....or just eat a whole lot of candy in one sitting.  Christmas at the Zoo was lots of fun and the kids were WILD!!

And the Christmas festivities have begun

We had a busy weekend after Thanksgiving!  We got up bright and early Friday morning to go see Santa at the Children's museum.  We followed that up with picking out our first real tree as a family (Matt's first real tree ever!)  Today, we brought out all the decorations and for the first time, the kids were able to help decorate the tree and they each wrote a letter to Santa about what they wanted for Christmas.  We also managed to name our elf.  His name is "Clarke".  Pretty creative if you ask me. 

Happy Birthday Ellie!!

My little princess has turned 2.  She definitely rocked the princess outfits this year but after her 2 year appointment, we determined she is not so little anymore.  She is 36 inches tall which means she could be a 6 footer!  Definitely catching up with big bro AJ...

Happy Halloween

We have had...

class parties, 

school parties, 

dance parties,

friends parties 

 AND trick or treating. 

The costumes are dirty, the kids are high on sugar, and I am exhausted! 

Happy Halloween!

Happy Fall

Aiden started preschool this year.
It makes me so sad to see my "baby" in school but he is doing great.
Ellie, on the other hand, has entered the "terrible twos"!
If she wakes up on the wrong side of the crib....WATCH OUT.
We are knee deep in potty training with her.
She doesn't quite understand how to "poopy on the potty" yet.

Halloween brings a firefighter and a Supergirl princess from our family this year.

A Busy Spring

There has been a lot going on in the Clarke house this Spring.
We have pictures to prove it...


Ellie in her Easter dress, searching for eggs at Mimi's!

The Mini-Marathon crew! Matt finished his first mini in 1:52!

Ellie is trying out Aiden's new grill. Thanks Solomon's!

All the kids at Aiden's 3rd Birthday Party!

Ellie at the zoo today!

Looking forward to a great Memorial Day Weekend with The Waelty's!!

First day of Soccer

Aiden started soccer today. It was actually everything BUT soccer. They drove a boat, played with a parachute, threw the ball and did a lot of running. Whatever it was, it was cute, they had fun and were definitely worn out when we got home! Especially Ellie.