Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Recently...


  • My computer took a permanent holiday which makes uploading picture and updating the blog difficult.  And my 5 button isn't working on my cell phone so I can't use 'jkl' in any of my text messages.
  • Shiloh turned six months old.  He is such a beautiful baby and his sweet little personality is emerging more each day.  He's still laid back and now that he can sit unassisted he's much happier in the evenings.  He can roll both ways and has gotten onto his knees several times but still isn't crawling.  He loves his older siblings, especially Hannah.  He's our snuggliest baby by far.  At this point he still doesn't have any teeth but I think they're coming soon.  He's started rubbing his tongue over his bottom gums so maybe they're on their way!
  • Sweet Amos James turned 3 years old last weekend.  I can't believe it's been three whole years.  He is unbelievably smart for his age but I think it's because he has Hannah & Samuel to talk to and play with.  He is very very verbal and such a little comedian.  He loves tortellini, bubbles, Skippyjon Jones and anything Toy Story related.

          Just two days before his birthday he had a near drowning experience at a friends pool.  He   
          wore his puddle jumper all evening until we got out for dessert.  Then he got back in the pool 
          but  just sat on the steps, playing.  He stood up to get out and slipped off the steps and went 
          under -butt and head toward the bottom of the pool.  My friend, Rebecca, and I were standing 
          nearby and she immediately jumped in and pulled him out.  He swallowed so much water that   
          he vomited twice -all over me.  I spent a sleepless night keeping an eye on him for dry 
          drowning.  Thankfully he was completely fine and went back to the pool the next week and got 
           right back in.
  •  Samuel & Hannah have been so helpful with Amos & Shiloh.  They're growing entirely too fast for this mama!  Right now they're both in a tumbling class -separate classes- and are having so much fun.  Hannah is getting better & better each week.  Samuel just started last month and he's almost as good as Hannah because he is such a natural athlete.  They've been enjoying their summer vacation since we go swimming each week and then have tumbling.  

  • Bobby has been working super hard at fixing our house so we can sell it.  He's been painting our porch and storing all of our belongings in our storage building.  Our house is starting to look empty- which I rather enjoy.  He's doing all of this and working three jobs!  He's super husband! 
  • In June we all went to Indiana because one of Bobby's (many) cousins got married.  We stayed with Ryan & Bethany and there three kids.  It was a fun, crazy visit for sure.   And they were kind enough to watch all four of our children for us so we could go on a quick lunch date.  Thank you so much Bethany!!!
  • We've been trying to do something fun with the kids each Saturday.  No technology, just getting out of the house and spending time together as a family.  So far we've been to Caesar's Head State Park, Sassafras Mountain, Tallulah Gorge, and today we saw the Minion movie.  They are loving it! 

The Clark's Next Big Adventure

So much for keeping the blog updated this year 😂  The Clark family is embarking on another adventure though and it's too big not to doc...