Winter Fun

Fun Times Outside

The weather wasn't too cold out, so we all decided to get out of the house and get moving.  Tyler chose to start practicing riding his skateboard.

Megan got out her scooter and rode all up and down the sidewalk.

Josh was all about playing baseball.

Tyler really loves his skateboard.  He is pretty good on it already.

Josh loved hitting the balls with his new bat.

After a while he traded in the baseball stuff for his scooter.  Man is he fast on that thing.

Allie decided she wanted to play too.  She chose the little sit scooter toy.  She did really good on it.

Allie loves to be outside.  Too bad it's been so freezing cold lately.

Tyler taking a break from his practicing.

Megan finished off the evening with the tricycle.  Such a fun and cold afternoon.

Such Cute Kids We Have

My kids are so darn cute!  I happened to have matching dresses for Megan and Allie so we decided to take some pictures of them before church.  The boys wanted to join in the fun and we got some super cute pictures.  Oh my, I am one lucky mama.  These kids are too cute!

Megan gave her very first talk in primary yesterday.  It was about the scriptures being the word of God.  She was so excited and wasn't nervous at all.  She walked right up to the stand and repeated the words I told her right into the microphone.  I was so proud of her and how brave she is.  She is definitely a super star!
Allie has less then two months before she can go into the nursery.  Since church is during nap time, I will probably nap her in the mothers room and then take her into the nursery.  I guess we'll see how that turns out.

Tyler wanted a picture of the kids in our family that were in Senior Primary.  That is only him, of course.  He is very proud of himself that he is now in Senior Primary and is getting so big.  Two more months and this kid will be 9 years old.  How did that happen?

Josh wanted a picture of just him, but he wanted it outside.  It was pretty bright so he didn't want to open his eyes for the picture,   He is such a silly kid.  He is still really enjoying Kindergarten and moved up in Primary but luckily got to keep the same teacher. Josh can be so silly.  He is totally my happy-go-lucky kid.  He is super friendly, sometimes too friendly, and loves everyone.  He still struggles articulating words, but he is getting better.  We are so lucky to have these four adorable trouble makers.

Doggie Love

We are currently watching two samoyed dogs.  They are both bigger then Koda so it's been pretty crazy having three big, white and hairy dogs around.  They came on the 16th and they will stay until January 4th.
In the picture Koda has his head on Tony's leg.  He wants to make sure that Tony remembers who his number one dog is. 
Sam is the big one laying next to Tony.  He was so big he barely fit through our dog door.  Most the time he just waits by the back door for us to let him in and out.  He is so big that it makes me giggle almost every time I see him.  He's so cute and super soft. 
Max is the other dog.  He is a little bigger then Koda but not nearly as big as Sam.  They are both good dogs for the most part.  We did find out that they like to chew up the kids toys and stuffed animals, so we have to make sure the toys are all put away before we go anywhere or go to bed.  It has been a fun change having them here, but I will be relieved when they are gone.  Over two weeks is a long time to have two extra dogs.  But lucky for us the pay is good and they are super good with the kids!

Christmas at Steenbliks

Grandma Margie working out before the kids opened their presents.  She is so good to always make that a priority.

Tyler was super excited to get knee, elbow, and hand pads to go with his skateboard.  Margie bought him and his cousins a skateboard while we were in California so Tyler has been SUPER excited all of December to get his new skateboard.  This kid was on cloud nine!  Megan is next to him opening a super fun Frozen set with Ana, Cristoph, Sven, and a sled.  She loved it too.

Josh got another Skylander to add to his collection.  He was pretty excited about that.

Allie got some super cute clothes.  She also got a rolling suitcase for her very own.  She really likes them too.

Tyler got a fancy helmet to go with that skateboard...a must while riding!

Allie liked her Olaf.  Almost as big as her!

Megan got a huge Minnie to add to her collection.  She loved it.  She also loved her rolling suitcase with Minnie Mouse on it. 

Josh got a race track too.  Originally Josh said and I quote, "All I want for Christmas is happiness."  So grandma didn't know what to get him.  So she got him a nice table and chairs.  Then a couple days before Christmas he says he wants a race track.  Tony and I had already bought all his gifts so grandma was so nice to get him a race track.  Silly Josh.  Always keeps us on our toes.

Christmas Morning

The kids woke up a little before 7:00 so excited for Santa.  We all came in the front room and had the kids pick spots to open their stockings.  They all looked so cute in their jammies that they got from Grandma the night before.

It took Allie a couple of presents before she really got into it.  She didn't seem to care much for the process and then all of the sudden she wanted to open everything.

Megan was pretty happy with her Doc McStuffins stuff.

Josh got some Bey Wheels to play with Tyler. He also got a neat Bat Man toy cave with lots of toys to go with it.  It seems pretty cool.

Allie really liked her baby doll.  The binkey was magnetic so she could put it on and off.  She also got a Little People Princess Castle.  It's adorable.

One of the things Tyler really wanted was a Pegasis Bey Wheel...well he got one.  He was pretty excited about that.

Megan got a super cute Minnie play house.  She also got a new stroller for her babies.  It looks pretty cool.

Josh is showing us his new bat and his light saver toothbrush that him and the other kids got.  Josh also got throwing balls and hitting balls to go with the bat.  We just need warmer weather to play with them.  It was a fun Christmas morning.  We really are so blessed to have so much.

Annual Clark Family Christmas Party

We had our Annual Clark Christmas Party and boy was it a good time.  We had lots of good food from everyone and even a couple cousins came, so I say success.  

We started the night off with dinner.  Everyone brought something yummy to share.  After we had enough to eat we let the kids open up their cousins presents to each other.  Everyone has someone to gift to and a present to open.  The kids loved all their gifts.  Josh was pretty sad because he got a dart gun for his gift and I wouldn't let him open it and play with it at Grandma's house.  I thought someone or something might get hurt if I wasn't monitoring the dart gun.  It made him really sad, but Tyler shared his Fart Piano with him and that made him a little happier.  That's right I said fart piano.  It makes farting noises when you hit the keys on the little piano.  The kids thought it was hilarious...me not so much.

Megan got the cutting little tea set.  It came in a carrying case with a pretend tea kettle, cups, an plates.  She loved carrying it all over the house and playing tea party.  I decided not to include Allie in the gift exchange.  I figured she was still pretty little so she probably wouldn't care so much and I didn't want to spend another $10, I am cheap. 

After the kids were taken care of it was time for the adult gift exchange.  My mom doesn't like "while elephant" gifts so we do an actual gift exchange so that people get things that they might actually want.  We went away with a nice new wallet for me and a really soft blanket for Tony.  I brought the blanket my self, but Tony really liked it so he stole it and got to keep it.  We all had a good time spending time with family and really should do more fun parties! 

Tyler...the Dog Trainer

Tyler decided that he wanted to train all the dogs.  So I gave him some dog treats and he went for it.  The dogs did good for some parts, not so good for other parts.  They all get very excited for treats and don't always listen to him.  I thought Tyler did a very good job!

This is at the end of the "training session" and the dogs are hoping Tyler still has some crumbs.  I love that Allie is on the fireplace in the back ground.  She wants to be like her brothers and sister so bad.