Dance Party

Just another wild Friday night at the Clark house

Smile

This is Livia's Cheese Face 

Lately, anytime she spots a camera that has even the remotest chance of snapping her picture, this face appears accompanied by an enthusiastic,

"Cheeeeeeeese!" 

It's definitely cute but has also ended any chance of candid shots.

Exhibit A:

I was trying to get a picture of their 2 little booties hiding in the laundry basket.

She heard the flash open and immediately turned to present Cheese Face

Another:

She loves it when Landon is at school because she can get into all his stuff. I pulled out my phone to catch a picture of her stomping around with Landon's Croc on, and out popped
Cheese Face



And another:

I sure do love this little cheese ball!

ETA: April 10, 2012

Mostly an Excuse to Post Pictures

Annalissa sent the kids some goodies from my alma mater. 

Here they are in their new gear

I thought the outfit needed a little flower action

They fought over the pom. Landon won

Go Bears!

I love that everywhere else I've lived in the country people have no idea that UNC can also mean Northern Colorado.
I used to bring a UNC Nalgene water bottle (BPA and all, gasp!) to work with me, and students would be really impressed that Mrs. Clark went to UNC! Right up until I clarified... no, no, no, Greeley, you know? Big time teaching school? Smells like slaughtered cows when the wind blows the right way? No?
This summer while we were in Mexico I was talking to another couple. I had already told them I was from CO and somehow it came up that I attended UNC. They knew. Greeley and all. It warmed my heart. I guess I just had to make it to Mexico to finally find someone who knows.

Hmmm...

She does this randomly at least 3 times a day

I have a feeling potty training this one is going to be an adventure

School Days

He seemed to think it was a great idea at first

Tuesday was Landon's first day of preschool. It went pretty much exactly how I expected it would. He went, he cried, and he cried a little more.
I stood outside in the hallway and listened to him cry and try to bargain his way into going home. The assistant director kept checking in on him for me since I didn't want to be seen, and came out to report that, "He's asking for his green money, which he says he left in his black car?" That's Landon speak for "I want my blanket," which was not in the car as I don't allow it to leave the house. It gives me the creepy crawlies to have the thing that he cuddles up to at night out in dirty, public places. Hmmm...

Reality begins to set in...

He wasn't too excited about going back, and leading up to Thursday he repeatedly asked me, "What will the clock say when it's time for me to go home from school?" and told me, "After Thursday I'll be all done with school!"
When Thursday rolled around his eyes filled with tears as we walked into the classroom, but once I pulled his green money out of his backpack he grabbed it, bravely kissed me goodbye, and walked off to face the day.
Preschool: 1, Mommy's Rules: 0

Must include the little miss

Validation

For every moment of guilt I've felt because there is only one of me, for every time I've had to decide whose needs were less important and therefore would come second, for every night (and thankfully there haven't been many) they've taken turns keeping me awake...

I see moments like this and I know it's all worth it