Catching Up Is Hard to Do!!!

Clark and Anna during 1/2 time

Clark and Tim-Tim taking a break.

Clark looking at the windchimes in the tree

Our little peeping tom. Aunt Jackie was trying to take a bath

Clarke with his Knights from Smitty and Aunt J.

What a weekend we had!! We are playing catch up on our rest and list of things to do. I was shocked this morning when I rolled over and looked at the clock and it said 8:45. My sweet baby boy normally doesn't sleep past 7 a.m. I let him sleep out on the sofa bed with me last night and we both slept like champs. My favorite Aunt from Maryland is here visiting for a few days and I was nice enough to give up my bed for her! She said she slept like a rock last night too!

Today and the rest of this week have just been a typical routine for us. Same ole, Same ole, Preschool, College, Dance Studio, being a Mommy and playing house with Grammie and Bobo!
We're missing the Hubs a lot this week. It's been pretty rainy weather and its those days that we just want to curl up on the couch with him and just cuddle with a good movie. Of course we miss him everyday, but more some days! Grammy took all of us to lunch today (Me, Clark, Jack-Jack and Nellie) at Mama Rosa's and boy was it good. Once we were stuffed we headed over to the mall for a SHORT trip so I could spend my Gymbobucks! After the mall we headed over to Clark's favorite store...Wal-Mart. Again, it was a short trip because the weather was so nasty all afternoon. We joke and tell Jack-Jack every time she comes to visit she brings the bad weather with her.

Tomorrow Clark will be seeing the firetrucks at school and it's all he's talked about tonight. He cried before bed because he wanted the "twucks". I guess I should have waited until tomorrow to tell him. Lesson Learned!!! He's in bed now and not sleeping very good at all. I hope that this isn't a sign of how our entire night is going to be. Last night must have been too good to be true.

Side Note: The Special Steppers Classes (2) have started at Kelly School of Dance and I'm hoping that I can do a blog tomorrow night with photos of the students. I am so excited to be a part of their lives. It is such a blessing to me to be teaching them each week. They are so special to me and just make my whole week! Until you've worked with students with special needs you will never know the joy they can bring into your life! If any of you out there may be interested or know of another individual or buisness that may be interested in Sponsoring a Special Stepper please let me know. We are currently looking for sponsors for our 15 dancers.

Come back tomorrow for a closer look at the Special Steppers from TAPS, Inc.

WE LOVE and MISS YOU BREEZY BABY!!!

Just Another Week of Crazy

Clark in his Coupe!!
*bought this with his birthday money!*

The hubs parents bought us this for our new car
but it just came in. It was custom made.

Clark's first 2 Year Old Haircut!
Aunt Rexy over at StrungOut Salon and Boutique did a GREAT job!

Isn't he handsome...and innocent too :-)

Me and My Dirty boy at his birthday party last Saturday

Hi Friends!
Just another one of our crazy weeks has come and gone. The less I think about the hubs being deployed the faster the days go by. I've stopped counting each day that goes by and that seems to make it a little easier as well.
Clark and I both had a very busy week; between Preschool, College, teaching at the Studio, catching up on last weeks errands and resting up from our busy birthday weekend with Mema, Papa and Aunt Bug.
We went over to the KidsMarket at Northside Mall on Friday and I found a couple of good buys. I bought a brand new (with tags) pair of Real Tree Advantage (camo for you non-hunters) cargo pants for 5.00, brand new (with tags) Children's Place overalls for 7.00 and lastly a pair of brand new (with tags) Old Navy sweat pants for 3.00. there were TONS of little smocked boutique outfits that I just thought I had to have, but for the sake of the hubs I refrained. He told me Clark was not allowed to wear them anymore. UGH!!!!! (Love You Babe!) I am going to head back over there today around 2:30 with my mom to see what we can find that has been marked down to 1/2 price!!!

On A Side Note: Tonight I'm gonna watch some Auburn Football have some pizza with some of my family. War Eagle!!!

TaDa....He's 2

Aunt Bug came from Selma to spend the
weekend with Clark and Mommy

Clark's Party at Preschool

Clark, Anna and ALL his new books!!
(She's a Media Specialist/Librarian)

Clark's Cake.
Created by Shelia Brackin of Dothan, Alabama

The Birthday Boy
(Check out his cute overalls. Read HERE for more information)

He decided to take a break from playing to color with his friends

Clarke and Heather Grace playing in the sand

The Prince riding in his Chariot!

Here's his new ride....2008 Fischer Price Motorcycle
(This is for you Mrs. Tonja!!!!)

Playing the next morning before the Bouncy got picked up!

Check out his new big boy outfit from Daddy!!!

I'm back friends and I think that I'm finally recovered from a long week and weekend of celebrating my baby's 2nd Birthday. We started on Thursday with a party at his Preschool for all of his "friends".
On Friday afternoon the hubs parents came into town to join us for the big party on Saturday. Friday evening we had our regular Clark/Gilmore cookout and just hung out around the house. Cousin's Anna and Jonathan had tickets to go see our Tigers play so they decided to give him his gift a little early. He opened up the box and was immediately excitied. I am so thankful that I have a son who LOVES to read and look at storybooks. Since before Clark was born Anna has always made sure that Clark has books. She outdid herself this year with some really amazing stories!
Saturday started off a little crazy. I had a ton of running around to do before the party at 3, but I seemed to get everything accomplished before Noon...Thank You Lord :-). Clark had a 3 hour nap and then we were good to go. Everyone started to arrive right on time and believe it or not the entire party went really well. We had 18 children of all ages and about 27 adults. My dad was the chef of the day and as always we had enough food to feed an entire army. Clark received a lot of very nice gifts. We are so blessed to have such good friends and family who love Clark.
We rented the big bouncy from B & B Inflatables and it was the best $172.00 I've ever spent (well on Clark/party). The kids played until they just couldn't play anymore. I know they had a great time jumping, but the adults had just as much fun watching them play.
By the time the sky turned to dark I was so worn out that I was just ready to crash. I had not looked at the clock all day, i was sure it had to be close to 10ish. Well, I was wrong. It was only 7:30. I had Clarke bathed, clothed and in bed before 8 and I was in bed by 9 and slept like a baby ALL NIGHT.
Sunday rolled around and Clark was ready to play again. He didn't spend much time with his gifts on Saturday so we had to go through them all again and see what was new. We also played outside for about 2 hours before they came to pick the bouncy up. By noon he was worn out again and took a 4 1/2 hour nap. I also took a 2 hour nap after my in-laws and Aunt Bug got on the road to head back home.
In all we had a swell weekend. The only thing that would have made it perfect was Daddy being home with us. We spent ALOT of the day on the Web-Cam letting him be as much a part of the day as he could be. He tried to stay up, but with the 8 hour time difference it just wasn't possible for him to be on for the enitre day. We spent most of Sunday, Clark's actual birthday, showing him the pictures from the party and Clark was able to show him most of his toys via the web cam and they both loved that.

Thank You Daddy for making my big party possible and for my new Florida Gator toy box.
I love and miss you so much. <3 Clarke.

Take A Peek at Our Week

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The way to Your Mommy's Heart.
"this one's just for you daddy!"

Wait for me, I'm almost there.

Grammy trying to get him to put some pants on.














1 Hour later and we're still in our undies, but no accident yet!

Proud as can be and still enjoying himself outside on Grammy's patio.

Uh Oh. Clark trying to figure out where the "wawer" was coming from. Then he realized he had made it from his "peanut"

So, i've had a rocky week. Not bad (besides failing a Science test) just very very busy. Here's a little run down of our week just to give you an idea

Monday: we had the morning off (thank goodness), but we had alot to do around the house for Grammy. I had to teach at KSD from 4-830 then it was home to get the monster in bed...Finally at 11 p.m. he went to sleep. Whoa I was pooped!

Tuesday: Up at 6 a.m. Clark had PS from 8-11. He didn't want to get out of bed. We were 30 minutes late for school. I hate being the last one to arrive anywhere. I went to bible study from 9-11, picked Clarke up and came home to rest before heading off to the dance studio. I taught from 4-815 then came home to get Clarke in bed and studied until 11 p.m.

Wednesday: Up at 5:30 a.m. to study more for the 2 test I was to take at 8 a.m. and 9:45. Drove to Enterprise took test came home, fixed lunch and got myself a little more presentable for the day. Had to go to Dothan with a cranky toddler to shop for birthday presents and to the bank. Was in bed by 8:30 p.m. I was so darn pooped. This weather makes me feel so relaxed in the evenings.

Thursday: Up at 6:30. Clark at school at 8 a.m. I went to the Shoppette to pick up some things to mail to Hubs, went to the PX to get more cards to send, went to the library, and at 11 picked Clarke back up. Got home at 1130, put Clark in bed for a nap, tried to get a hold of FRG leader to find out whats going on with the Hubs while hes saving the world. Was relieved to find out that he is indeed just fine. No telephone/internet response though for a few days. Taught at the studio from 2 p.m until 7:30. Picked up dinner at LaBamba, ate, put Clarke to bed with a little Dora and now here I am.

And Here he is right now with the dog bed once again. Wearing his new GAP jammies They say "Rock Around the Croc".


Side Note: Also see that blanket he's holding. I need another one just like this, if anyone sees one around Dothan, PLEASE let me know. This one came from Custom Stitches.

I am taking the day off tommorrow to work in the yard with Clark to get ready for his big birthday party next weekend. We've got lots to do to get ready :-) Tommorrow will be the first day in almost 15 days that we'll be staying at home ALL day long. I am so excitied.

P.S. Please pray for the Families of the soldiers that were involved in the CH-47 Helicopter Crash near Balad. Please also pray for the soldiers and their faimilies that will be involved in the recovery/investigation of the crash.

Oh What A Day!

Its been a busy day but I've been very productive.

I spent about 5 hours total working on Math homework for a test this week.

Clark and I played off and on ALL DAY. Good excuse to take time away from homework.

I took a break to enjoy some fresh boiled peanuts (we got them right from the field).

I went to Michaels to pick up more ribbon before my dear friend Darby goes and buys out the store again.

I had Sunday dinner (like every week) with my family and a few friends.

I finished another project.

(this was a project I copied from Darby)

THEN I found my soon sleeping in the dog bed in his bed

aAnd now i'm writing this blog and heading to bed!

Whoo I'm pooped!

Sweet Dreams my beloved hubby and you too my friends!!!