18 months!

Wow!

Where did the time go?

My baby is 18 months old! Emmalin is such a joy! She keeps us giggling and in constant amazement. She loves her brother and sisters and does anything she can to get their attention. She has us all wrapped around her little finger and she KNOWS it!

We are embarking on a new adventure with her starting on Sunday...Nursery!! It's a little bittersweet. On one hand it will be wonderful to enjoy our Sunday classes and not spend so much time in the foyer with her. On the other hand it's kind of sad to see my baby grow up. I wish I could just keep her little!

We love you Emmalin!!! We LOVE that you are in our family!!

Gorgeous Weather!!

We have spent much of our times outdoors lately. Playing in various backyards, picnicing in the park, riding bikes, wandering around the Zoo, and hiking in the desert. (Aren't Arizona Deserts BEAUTIFUL this time of year!) The weather has been absolutely gorgeous! These are pictures I snagged from my sister's blog. We had a family get-together a few nights ago to say goodbye to her as she embarks on a new adventure with her husband in the Air Force. The kids (and adults) enjoyed a fun evening swinging, and merry-go-rounding, and running around in Grandpa and Grandma's backyard.

We have to enjoy this weather while we can. The heat is COMING!

Papa's Retirement Party

Tonight we threw a surprise party for Papa! He has worked long and hard and earned his retirement. We are so excited for Papa and Mommer...and now they are getting ready to go on a mission!

Bryan and Karin put ALOT of effort into putting this activity together. Thanks guys! They set up a relay race around the yard. Each station was set up as one of Papa's jobs throughout his working years.
The game was called, "Get Papa To Retirement". Papa's first job was delivering newspapers. We practiced throwing newspapers aiming for a target at the other side of the yard.

Papa was in the Army. We got to shoot guns!

At BYU Papa's job was to walk around campus and change out the burned out lightbulbs. We unscrewed the lightbulb in one lamp and screwed it into the other. We raced to see who could do it the fastest!

Papa worked at a Service Station, pumping gas. We pumped "gas" into a gas can.

Papa painted houses. Each family was assigned a different part of the house to paint. Our family painted the trim yellow!

Papa taught school. We wrote our ABC's.

Papa sold and distributed video games. (Sorry, I don't have a picture of the cute sign that Karin made). We rolled pennies.

Papa worked as a trainer for APS. We played the game "telephone".

Congratulations Papa! We are so proud of you! We wish you and Mommer the best!!!!

Yay, Dads!!!

A fun game played often at Papa and Mommer's house is for all of the Dads to lay down on the carpet and let the kids walk across them. Now...this game started years ago when the kids were just tiny. They aren't so tiny anymore! The Dads are so brave as these kids not only walk across, but jump, fall on their heads, dig their knees and elbows in, etc. At one point the Dads got up on their hands and knees and made a wave type of thing. The kids LOVED it! You Dad's are awesome!

Gage Needs A Brother!

Poor Gage, he's the only boy in the family. He has three beautiful girly sisters! Fortunately he has a lot of boy cousins to help fill the void!

The Clark Men

Before the men headed off to the Priesthood Session of Conference we gathered them together for a group shot. What a handsome group. These are Kimball's father, brothers, brothers-in-law, and nephew.

Clark Family Easter Egg Hunt

The Zoo!

Gorgeous weather and family made for a great day at the zoo! Here are Kimball and the kids eating their snowcones, which tasted soooo good as the day started to get a little warmer. Don't you just love Kimball's hat. It sure made it easy to find him in a crowd! Gage withe the Rhino...

Emmalin really liked the flamingos...

Amberly and some of her cousins checking out the animals...

Papa, Brandon, and Bryan...

Gage with some of his cousins...