Good Times!

Ok, I have finally found the cord for my camera in order to download pictures! LOTS of pictures!! We are having a great time here in IN/IL! Clark loves hanging out with Ivy, especially when it includes splashing in the batch, Wagon rides, and playing at the park!! Clark LOVES going down the slides!!! It is the cutest thing...he puts his arms in the air, closes his eyes and then pushes off! He is a very cautious little boy and maybe that's why it almost took him 13mo. to walk, but he is walking and is loving his new found freedom! Clark has found a new hiding spot. He loves to crawl into the cabinet under the sink, but not only that...he loves to suck on q-tips! No they have not been used! We always no where to find Clark when it is a little too quiet! Another one of Clarks faves is bending the dvd tray up to a 45 degree angle!!! I can't tell you how many times I have to pull him away form the dvd player...my mom can attest to that! Every time I am on the phone with her she often hears, "no no clarky!" Anyway, this past weekend Clark and I went a bunch of girls and thier kids to the Lincoln Park Zoo downtown! We had a lot of fun and the weather was perfect! Clark loved watching the chimps!! Thanks to GPS I am able to get around....for the most part! I did manage to take a wrong turn on my way to target this morning and found myself on the freeway going who know where! Luckily I did arrive at target after a few detours here and there! Miss you guys!

We Made It!

I am happy to report that the flight wasn't as bad as I imagined it would be. I will admit that we had a rocky start. To start things off, my cell phone dropped out of my bag at the baggage check and I didnt' realize that it was missing until right before boarding. I was kinda freaking out. Luckily a nice lady let me use her cell and I called my dad who let me know someone picked it up and turned it in to the southwest front desk. As I was on the phone with my dad, I was paged. It was seriously PERFECT timing. As I boarded I heard people talking about how, because of bad weather, there was a possibility that our flight might be detoured to a dif. airport for the night. I can't even imagine what I would have done! Before take off, Clark started to get pretty fussy, so I gave him a couple fishy crackers. Bad Idea. He started chocking and gagging on the fishy and put his hand in his mouth which resulted in him gagging and throwing up! To make matters worse, earlier he had a bottle so not only did he purge himself of the fishy crackers, but also lovely curdled milk! There wasn't a pleasant smell in the air to say the least. I tried to clean him up as fast as possible and put anti bact. on my hands to try to mask the smell. This was all before we even took off!!! Once we were in the air, it was smooth sailing!!! Clark slept for 2 hours and then after he woke up we watched Einsteins and then before we knew it, we were landing!! Clark was so excited to see his daddy and Rob was so relieved that Clark hadn't forgotten him!

We LOVE our new apartment and area!! It is so pretty here!! Rob is doing so well and Clark is having the time of his life with little miss Ivy!!! Amy and I took the kiddos downtown yesterday! We hit up Berry Chill yougurt, Garrets popcorn, and some fun shops! I LOVE THE CITY! The drive home was a bit of a fiasco with 2 screaming kids...Ivy in her high register and Clark in his low register!! NOt so melodic! I crawled back in between two car seats and crying kids to try to calm them down with some primary songs. It got a bit more interesting when Ivy started throwing up! OH ya, our GPS took us through good 'ol Gary Indiana and we had a bit of a detour that added an extra 30-40 mins to the drive!! All in all, it was an exciting day downtown!

On the Move

NOTe: Ok, I know I repeated pictures, but actually I was thinking that I canceled the download with Clark and I (b/c it's not the best pic. of clark) + the pic at the v-ball tournament...i guess it didn't cancel. Rather than deleting the whole post I decided to leave the duplicate pic and bad pic of clark. I don't know why I am explaing this.
It has been a busy 2 weeks. We packed up and moved out of our house for the summer and the renters are in, so there is not turning back now. Before Rob and his dad headed out on their voyage to Chicago, we went to a museum for an extra credit assignment for one of Rob's classes. Clark was in awe!! He kept pointing to the dinosaur bones and would act so surprised saying "ooo ooo ooo!" It was the cutest thing!
Rob and his dad took off on Thursday with the Harry Potter book 7 on tape! Apparently it kept them enthralled because every time I called to check in, I could tell Rob couldn't wait to get off the phone to get back to the story! Thanks Kent for driving up with Rob and all you do for us! I am happy to report no traffic tickets and a safe arrival!
Clark and I have had so much fun sleeping at Nelsons and at my parents..I will admit that he sleeps a little bit better and a little longer over at the Nelsons. Katie and Chloe seem to quickly forget there is a baby sleeping and often enjoy singing at the top of their lungs, etc.! Clark does love his aunts though and he has been WELL entertained!!! He has discovered how to open their bedroom door, so last night when my dad was in there telling them a story and getting them to sleep, Clark crept over to their door and much to all of our surprise opened the door and busted in!! HE was so proud and had the biggest grin on his face!! We also attended Christy's v-ball tournament on Sat. LIttle did I know we would be there 8 hours!!!! To make matters worse, it was standing room only! When we first walked in to the gym he immediately started clapping!! He loved watching the ball go back and forth....unfortunately, it was short lived. Before long, he was crawling on to courts, trying to eat things off teh floor, pushing around a basket of balls, ETC!! He was a mile a minute and I can honestly say that my arms are so sore!! I am now TERRIFIED for the flight!!
Tomorrow we fly out to meet up with ROb!! We are so excited for this summer and anxious to escape the heat and go to cooler weather! Rob had to go buy a jacket this morning b/c he is freezing! We are really gonna miss our fam. and friends, but luckily it's not permanent! NOw, if Clark and I can just endure that flight! :)